Adding Community Coupons and Member Discounts to the

Adding Community Coupons and Member Discounts to the Fort Worth Chamber’s Member Information Center and Website

Welcome back! The Member Information Center allows you to do more than just update your Company Information. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to offer Community Coupons to the public and Member-to-Member Discounts through the Fort Worth Chamber website and Member Information Center. This training slideshow will go at your pace. To advance to the next bit of information, just click your mouse or hit “Enter. ”

Go to www. fortworthchamber. com. Do you remember how to get back into the Member Information Center? Then click on “Members Login. ”

Enter the username and password you chose. Click “Submit. ” Forgot one or the other? Click “Forgot your username/password? ”

Enter your email address and click “Get Password. ” You will receive an email allowing you to reset your password. We don’t keep them and cannot reset it for you.

If you get this message, you are either using the wrong email address OR you have not set up your log in. First, go back and look for your Welcome email with the link to set up your log in. If you can’t find the email, contact us. We’re happy to help!

There you are! And you’re back in! Today we are going to learn how to offer coupons and discounts on the Member Information Center and Chamber website. Watch for other tutorials on using the other fun features!

There are two discounts/coupons/deals options. Community Coupons are discounts or deals you make available to the general public – the community. They are publicized on the Chamber website for anyone to see. Member-to-Member Discounts are discounts or deals you offer ONLY to your fellow Chamber Members. These deals are ONLY published on the Member Information Center. You’ll need to decide if you’re offering a deal for the public or an exclusive perk to your fellow Chamber Members. This tutorial will walk you through both options.

First, let’s post a coupon, promotion, or discount for the public. Click on “Community Coupons. ”

Click on “ Add Community Coupon. ” Remember, these are promotions meant for the general public.

A word about Categories: This drop down will populate with the category or categories your Company is assigned. If you only have one option, choose that. We recommend including your Company name in the title so that when the deal is tweeted, people will see that YOU are offering the deal. We recommend choosing one font and sticking with it throughout your post. You may copy and paste from Word, but be sure to review it to ensure it looks right. Sometimes Word will inject formatting you did not intend. We recommend a minimum font size of 14 when customizing your posting. Remember a short description.

Set a beginning and ending date for your deal. If there “is no end, ” set the end date a year or more from now. You’ll need to repost when it “expires. ” Photos always add a little something special to your post. Click “Add Image. ”

Click “Choose File. ”

Find your logo on your own computer. Click on the graphic you want, and the name of it will show up here. Click “Open. ”

Ensure that this is the file you wanted. Click “Done. ”

Now THAT looks fun! Tell them who can help with inquiries. Or you can always use your Company logo.

If your publish date is different from your deal run date, you may set these as different dates. However, dates are required here, and cannot be changed once you submit the deal. Click “Submit. ”

Let’s preview it! Chamber staff reviews submissions daily. If there any questions, you’ll be contacted. Now you wait…

This deal is too good to pass up!

On the Chamber website, Community Coupons can be found in the Quick Links section.

Once approved, it will show up here on the Chamber’s public web page.

It will show up here on the MIC News. Feed.

It will show up here in the MIC under Community Coupons.

And it will be tweeted to all of the Fort Worth Chamber’s Twitter followers! (Yes, we did accidentally tweet out the “FREE Photo with a Giant Chicken” deal to our 13. 2 K Twitter followers. BUT! We got replies about it in the mere moments it was up before we quietly took it down so that shows you that people pay attention to our Twitter feed and you should definitely use this feature!)

Click back into the “Community Coupons” to review your postings. Then click on “Manage Community Coupons.

Or even add more deals! Here you will see what is pending, approved, passed, etc. You may edit, preview, copy, or delete deals. We encourage you to post deals regularly to the Community Coupons. Not only will this help your Company bring in business, but it will help build a robust Community Coupon page on the Chamber’s website, which will then in turn be more useful to everyone in our community.

Now, let’s post a coupon, promotion, or discount exclusively for your fellow Chamber Members! Click on “Member-to-Member Discounts. ” When you offer exclusive discounts or promotions, you increase the value of everyone’s Chamber membership! YOU are value-added!

Remember: This drop down will populate with the category or categories your Company is assigned. If you only have one option, choose that. Fill in the information about your Member-to-Member deal. We recommend choosing one font and sticking with it throughout your post. You may copy and paste from Word, but be sure to review it to ensure it looks right. Sometimes Word will inject formatting you did not intend. We recommend a minimum font size of 14 when customizing your posting.

Remember a short description. Let’s make it happen! Set a beginning and ending date for your deal. If there “is no end, ” set the end date a year or more from now. You’ll need to repost when it “expires. ” Click “Add Image. ”

Click “Choose File. ”

Find your logo on your own computer. Click on the graphic you want, and the name of it will show up here. Click “Open. ”

Ensure that this is the file you wanted. Click “Done. ”

That photo is going to SELL it! Or you can always use your Company logo. Tell how to contact you. If your publish date is different from your deal run date, you may set these as different dates. However, dates are required here, and cannot be changed once you submit the deal. Click “Submit. ”

Let’s preview it! Now you wait… Chamber staff reviews submissions daily. If there any questions, you’ll be contacted.

You’ve just added value to all Chamber Memberships by offering something exclusively to Chamber Members only!

Your Member-to. Member deal will show up in the Member Information Center. These Member-to-Member deals do NOT appear to the public on the Chamber website, nor are they tweeted, as they are meant for Chamber Member eyes only.

To manage your Member-to-Member Discounts, click on “Member-to. Member Discounts. ” Then click on “Manage Member-to-Member Discounts. ”

Or even add more deals! Here you will see what is pending, approved, passed, etc. You may edit, preview, copy, or delete deals. We encourage you to post Member-to-Member discounts. Your fellow Chamber Members may become your clients! And you’re adding value to everyone’s Chamber Membership.

A quick word about Market. Space: We don’t use it.

That’s it! You’ve added Community Coupons and Member-to-Member Discounts to the Chamber’s website and the Member Information Center. If you encounter issues or need assistance, we’re here to help! • Member Services Coordinator Ms. Liesl Manone lmanone@fortworthchamber. com or (817) 338 -3373 • Director of Database Services Ms. Stephanie Grant sgrant@fortworthchamber. com or (817) 338 -3384 Be sure to watch our other training guides, which will show you how to post events, press releases, job openings, and more!