It is always beneficial to not only post on Craigslist all throughout the day to get a gauge for when prospects are searching for apartments, but it is also very advantageous to post numerous types of ads as well. In posting many different ad types, the poster is able to see which ads are drawing in the attention of the potential prospects. Therefore it is very important to determine the specific ad that the prospect saw that made them pick up the phone and dial your community.
One of my favorite templates to use for posting Craigslist ads is the javascript editor TinyMCE. TinyMCE is basically a template upon which a Craigslist ad can be designed and simply copied and pasted, via html format, into the body paragraph on Craigslist where one would normally type the wording for an ad. Once the wording is typed into TinyMCE, then with the collaboration of Photobucket, pictures can be added after the wording on TinyMCE since Photobucket provides an html format option for each picture as a copy and paste function into TinyMCE. Upon completion of the wording for the Craigslist ad and the placement of the pictures from Photobucket, the TinyMCE html can be copied and pasted into the Craigslist body paragraph and the ad is complete.
When the ad is finished, the publisher will immediately notice that TinyMCE allows for the inclusion of many more pictures than Craigslist normally allows (4) and also provides a forum for the pictures to be vastly larger. These two features are what allow for a more innovative and attention grabbing posting since pictures are the most important part of a Craigslist ad.
Enjoy!
CLASS Leasing
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Monday, August 1, 2011
CLASS Leasing: Facebook Tip Of The Day
When setting up an apartment community on Facebook, it is important that the property be listed as a Page and not as a Profile. Facebook will actually erase your page once they realize that you are listing a business and not an actual person. The main reason that this is a requirement Facebook enforces is for the safety of any individual that is following your Page by liking it. Whereas with a Profile in that anyone is able to pull-up who is friends with your community, when a community is listed as a Page, the only people that are able to view who likes the page are those individuals that are administrators of the property Page. If you have already created a Profile for your property, you can still switch the Profile to a Page without losing any of your followers, but you will not be able to retain anything information that has been posted previously to the community wall.
Enjoy!
CLASS Leasing
Enjoy!
CLASS Leasing
Friday, July 29, 2011
CLASS Leasing: CLASS Leasing
To conclude our week of those companies in the multifamily industry that are striving to make an impact in not only the business world, but also in the charitable work of giving back to the community, I found it fitting to highlight our company, CLASS Leasing.
Our organization that we partnership with is Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). Each year we plan a fun-filled afternoon of activities for those children that so wish to participate in the activity center of one of the CHOA hospitals. This afternoon allows the children that are receiving treatment to get away from the hospital rooms and into a room filled with art making, game playing and winning prizes. It is a great opportunity to bring a short burst of joy and excitement to children and their families that often times may find it hard to just spend a few minutes laughing and playing. This is definitely an experience to be a part of and something that we will continue doing year after year.
Enjoy!
CLASS Leasing
Our organization that we partnership with is Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA). Each year we plan a fun-filled afternoon of activities for those children that so wish to participate in the activity center of one of the CHOA hospitals. This afternoon allows the children that are receiving treatment to get away from the hospital rooms and into a room filled with art making, game playing and winning prizes. It is a great opportunity to bring a short burst of joy and excitement to children and their families that often times may find it hard to just spend a few minutes laughing and playing. This is definitely an experience to be a part of and something that we will continue doing year after year.
Enjoy!
CLASS Leasing
Thursday, July 28, 2011
CLASS Leasing: Mid-America Apartments
Day 4 of our charitable businesses in the multifamily industry highlights Mid-America Apartments (MAA). MAA was initially founded in 1973 as The Cates Company and became Mid-America Apartments in 1993.
For over 15 years MAA has been operating the Open Arms Foundation, which is a corporate charity serving those in need that must travel away from home in order to receive medical treatment. The Open Arms Foundation provides temporary housing in a multitude of cities throughout the country for those families that become displaced from their permanent homes, as result of a family member needing specialized medical treatment in a different city. The housing provided is free of cost to the families and seeks to help alleviate a small piece of the families stress and financial burdens associated with a family member becoming ill. This is an incredible foundation that MAA has established and I can only imagine how much this is helped those families in need.
Great job MAA!
CLASS Leasing
For over 15 years MAA has been operating the Open Arms Foundation, which is a corporate charity serving those in need that must travel away from home in order to receive medical treatment. The Open Arms Foundation provides temporary housing in a multitude of cities throughout the country for those families that become displaced from their permanent homes, as result of a family member needing specialized medical treatment in a different city. The housing provided is free of cost to the families and seeks to help alleviate a small piece of the families stress and financial burdens associated with a family member becoming ill. This is an incredible foundation that MAA has established and I can only imagine how much this is helped those families in need.
Great job MAA!
CLASS Leasing
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
CLASS Leasing: Atlanta Apartment Association
Our multifamily business that we will be highlighting today for day 3 of those giving back to their community is the Atlanta Apartment Association.
The Atlanta Apartment Association (AAA) was founded in 1975 and is currently one of the largest apartment associations in the country, as well as an affiliate of the National Apartment Association. The Atlanta Apartment Association "represents over 1,600 member companies consisting of 400 companies managing 330,000+ apartment homes, and over 1,200 businesses that provide products and services to the industry." How the AAA gives back to the metro area is done is a very unique way that gets the community actively involved as well. For over 25 years the AAA has been hosting an annual food drive, the Can Can Ball, that has become the largest food drive in the country! The Can Can Ball benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank and in 2010 along, the event raised $157,800, allowing the Food Bank to provide 252,480 pounds of food to those in need. This is an incredible cause and hopefully will be one that AAA continues for years and years to come.
Great work AAA!
CLASS Leasing
The Atlanta Apartment Association (AAA) was founded in 1975 and is currently one of the largest apartment associations in the country, as well as an affiliate of the National Apartment Association. The Atlanta Apartment Association "represents over 1,600 member companies consisting of 400 companies managing 330,000+ apartment homes, and over 1,200 businesses that provide products and services to the industry." How the AAA gives back to the metro area is done is a very unique way that gets the community actively involved as well. For over 25 years the AAA has been hosting an annual food drive, the Can Can Ball, that has become the largest food drive in the country! The Can Can Ball benefits the Atlanta Community Food Bank and in 2010 along, the event raised $157,800, allowing the Food Bank to provide 252,480 pounds of food to those in need. This is an incredible cause and hopefully will be one that AAA continues for years and years to come.
Great work AAA!
CLASS Leasing
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
CLASS Leasing: Lane Company
Day 2 of our multifamily industry week of giving back highlights Atlanta-based Lane Company.
Established in 1974 Lane Company is recognized as an industry leader in property management. Lane Company gives back to the community in a multitude of ways from an annual food drive that supplies millions of meals for those less fortunate, to working with an extensive list of Atlanta area businesses and organizations to provide for those in need. In addition Lane Company launched a nonprofit corporation called Community Life Concepts that strives to enhighten the quality of living for those residents in low-income housing.
Lane Company is a great example of a company that prides itself on giving back to the Atlanta area.
Awesome job Lane Company!
CLASS Leasing
Established in 1974 Lane Company is recognized as an industry leader in property management. Lane Company gives back to the community in a multitude of ways from an annual food drive that supplies millions of meals for those less fortunate, to working with an extensive list of Atlanta area businesses and organizations to provide for those in need. In addition Lane Company launched a nonprofit corporation called Community Life Concepts that strives to enhighten the quality of living for those residents in low-income housing.
Lane Company is a great example of a company that prides itself on giving back to the Atlanta area.
Awesome job Lane Company!
CLASS Leasing
Monday, July 25, 2011
CLASS Leasing: Aspen Heights
This week we will be highlighting those in multifamily that are taking the initiative to not only provide excellent service for their customers, but are also going one step further in providing for causes outside the industry.
Aspen Heights is a student housing community in College Station, Texas that essentially revolutionized the student housing market by developing an actual neighborhood of apartments. Aspen Heights put together a program titled "Aspen Heights in Africa," whereby for every lease signed, Aspen Heights provides housing and education for individuals subjected to severe poverty in Africa. This is a great example of giving back to those less fortunate and incorporating it into the multifamily industry.
Awesome job Aspen Heights!
CLASS Leasing
Aspen Heights is a student housing community in College Station, Texas that essentially revolutionized the student housing market by developing an actual neighborhood of apartments. Aspen Heights put together a program titled "Aspen Heights in Africa," whereby for every lease signed, Aspen Heights provides housing and education for individuals subjected to severe poverty in Africa. This is a great example of giving back to those less fortunate and incorporating it into the multifamily industry.
Awesome job Aspen Heights!
CLASS Leasing
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