Marketing Power: How You Can Add Your Listings to ViMO

MLS has proven to be an incredible tool that real estate sales professionals use to search, post, market listings, and to keep track of sales in a particular neighbourhood. The MLS is not like other tools that you may use to market a listing because the MLS is generally only used when someone is looking for a house vs. just researching information about buying a house.

The evolution of technology has led to the creation of apps such as ViMO which enable you to do much of what you do when using the MLS plus much more, all in one place. This is very important because if you want to make the most of your marketing efforts, you want your listing to be anywhere another real estate sales professional may be investigation homes for their client.
In order for your listing to be added to ViMO, like the MLS, you have to add it. This document will provide some training outlining how you can add your listing to ViMO.
Firstly, listing data is managed and updated through CREA’s Data Distribution Facility (DDF) – so to add your listings to ViMO you must obtain credentials from CREA. It’s actually fairly, simple and this document will help you through the process.

1. First you need to complete the CREA application form to create a DDF Feed. Your broker of record can do this which will create a DDF feed for the brokerage so that any real estate sales professionals can post listings, or you can register on your own but then you will only be able to post your own listings.
2. Next go to www.realtorlink.ca – select the board you are a member of, your user ID, password and click “Sign In” – this will direct you to the “Realtor Link” portal.
3. On the right hand side of the screen once in the Realtor Link portal you will see a large badge that says “Access the Data Distribution Facility” – click on it.
4. Now you will be on the Data Distribution Facility screen – click on “Manage My Data”. You will need to know the type of data feed that your brokerage is a part of: national pool or membership pool.
5. After clicking on the type of Data Feed you will be on the “Data Feeds” screen – now you can add your feed by selecting “Add a Data Feed”.
6. Now you will have to complete a form:

• Website section – Status: active, Name of Website: ViMO, Fill out URL: www.myvimo.ca, Destination Owner: Your name.
• Technical contact section: input your name, email and phone number.
• Filters for Data Feed Section: Destination type: National Shared Pool, Property type: none recommended, Uploading board: select your real estate board.

7. After your feed has been completed CREA will send you a confirmation email with your credentials as well as your username and password.
8. Once you have received your credentials, immediately send them to ViMO.DDF@teranet.ca. Once received we will enable the feed listing in your account.

This document is a high-level overview to help you get set up to add and promote your listings within ViMO. If you have more questions or require more assistance you can click here to download a complete instructional PDF guide: http://myvimo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Add%20Listing%20in%20CREA%20DDF-3%20-%20Final.pdf that includes screen grabs or you can contact customer service at 1 855 999 8466 (VIMO). Not a ViMO customer yet? Get in touch to access this powerful new app today.