Appraiser Seminars

8:00 – 9:00

Registration

9:00 – 10:00

New Product Preview and Q&A with the Product Managers
Get a sneak-peek at the latest and greatest products we’ve got slated for the first half of the year, including a revolutionary new data gatherer and TOTAL 2011 news.

10:15 – 12:30

WinTOTAL 1:  Essential Formfilling
See how to start a report using SmartMerge and cloning, swap out forms, manage your contacts, fill out your forms in just a few clicks, add documents to reports in seconds and customize your formfilling options. We’ll also cover the ins-and-outs of working with comps including importing MLS data and comp data, moving and swapping comps, adjustments and then some.

12:30 – 1:30

Lunch

1:30 – 2:30

WinTOTAL 2:  Photos, Maps, Delivery
We'll walk through the Images PowerView, adding photos, how to quickly search, QuickPix, scanning in plat maps and optimizing photos. Then, you'll learn about street and aerial maps, options and how geocoding works along with flood maps. Following that, delivery using XSite plugins and PDFs will be shown.

2:45 – 3:45

Sketching at the office with DaVinci for Desktop
You'll see how fast and easy it can be to sketch using DaVinci on your PC, along with adding areas, annotations, labels and symbol, and much more.

4:00 – 5:00

Data gathering and sketching in the field with DaVinci for iPad
New! Walk through gathering all of your inspection data using our app for your iPad. It saves you a ton of time both onsite and back at the office. We'll also go through DaVinci's amazing sketcher in the field.

8:30 – 9:00

Welcome Message/Questions and answers
Grill the Product Managers during this lively session.  Come ready with your toughest questions.

9:00 – 9:45

Jumpstart your XSite's homepage
You'll see how to launch your XSite in as little time as possible. This highlights session will give you the “top 10” items to fill your homepage with relevant, useful content that is attractive to search engines and potential clients alike.

10:00 – Noon

Creating standout XSite content
We’ll show how to write and publish content that will make you show up highly in the most popular search engines, like Google and Yahoo!, and we'll show you how to establish yourself as the local valuation expert. We'll also cover blogs, social media links, statistics, keyword discovery, and even how to spy on your competition’s ranking!

Noon – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 3:00

Step-by-step effective appraisal marketing
From Mercury Network to non-lenders like attorneys, CPAs and homeowners, this class gets into the nitty-gritty of how to create a custom, targeted e-mail campaign, put together useful landing pages, find and import lists of contacts, set up a print campaign, and even use your XSite to attract FSBO clients.

3:15 – 4:15

The Elite Workflow: Putting it all together
Check out the products from a workflow standpoint, with real-world examples of your appraisal office needs and how our products fit. Watch as we step through a report from the order all the way to billing and automated backup.  Learn how to use your tools so everything works together seamlessly, to save you time. It's an eye-opener!

4:15 – 5:00

Live XSite coaching
We'll pull up your XSite and give constructive critiques covering easy, impactful ways to make your website look and perform better. This interactive course is priceless.

8:30 – 9:00

Welcome Message/Questions and answers
Grill the Product Managers during this lively session.  Come ready with your toughest questions.

9:00 – 10:00

Incorporating Spreadsheets Into Your Reports
Learn how to use basic Microsoft Excel features to create good professional-looking graphs that help you support your adjustments and conclusions – and then import them into your WinTOTAL reports.

10:15 – Noon

Advanced WinTOTAL Features
Have you mastered the basics and think your WinTOTAL knowledge is up to snuff? Join us while we cover the more advanced features of WinTOTAL. From sharing Quicklists across your network to using the Digital Workfile to reduce your paper costs, and importing MLS into your Comps Database, you'll see the features that really make WinTOTAL shine.

Noon – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:15

Easily Manage Orders and Billing
Whether you’re a one-appraiser shop or a multi-appraiser operation with several mobile employees, keeping track of your billing can be frustrating – and it doesn’t have to be! We’ll cover the most common (and quickest!) ways to use WinTOTAL and your XSite to route and track orders, and keep a handle on your day-to-day billing.

2:30 – 4:00

The Mobile Appraiser
Un-chain yourself from your desk! We’ve heard of hundreds of tools, large and small, expensive and free – and we’ve picked the very best ones that we think will help you reduce costly overhead expenses and keep better track of your needed data - all while shaving time off every report you do. Every single item shown in this class is something we’ve seen an appraiser use in their daily workflow.

4:15 – 5:00

The Elite Workflow: Putting It All Together
Check out the products from a workflow standpoint, with real-world examples of your appraisal office needs and how our products fit. Watch as we step through a report from the order all the way to billing and automated backup.  Learn how to use your tools so everything works together seamlessly, to save you time. It's an eye-opener!