How to build your PRO Network

Building your PRO Network is perhaps one of the greatest features of PRO, and, with a little bit of up-front setup, we'll provide a powerful, time-saving way to get the job done!

As an added option, we'll set you up with your own custom landing page on www.signvendornetwork.com that can list your requirements for any potential sign vendor that is interested in joining your PRO Network. Your requirements typically include insurance, certifications, etc, and the vendor must acknowledge that they meet these requirements before submitting their request to join your network. Note that PRO has no way of confirming that their acknowledgement is indeed accurate, but you have the opportunity to review their profile before accepting the connection, and/or at the time you wish to award a job. Once they've acknowledged your requirements, they'll proceed to verify or complete their extensive PRO profile, ensuring that you've received the information you need to find the right vendor for the job.

Once the custom page has been created, you can provide the link to your custom page in a custom email template that your users can access to send PRO Network invitations to select potential vendors to join your network. Here's a KB on how to create a custom email template.

Prospective sign vendors that are interested in working with you can also utilize your custom branded sign vendor network site as a great way to easily network with you, thereby allowing you to effortlessly grow your own PRO Network.

The custom-to-you branded web page will require an SSL certificate (provided by you).

You can source potential vendors within the Search or My Network tab at the top. From here, you have four options on how to search.

Search by Location:

1. Click on the Search or My Network tab at the top.
2. Choose the Search by Location option.
3. The only required field is the City, State, Zip. However, you can choose a service and add a keyword as well. Click Search on the right when you're search perimeters are set. Note: You can add multiple locations by clicking the Add Location link.
4. We suggest using the filtering icon in the upper right to narrow down the results. You can also click on the vendor's name on the right to pull up their PRO Profile (then click the Back to Search Results button in the upper right to go back to the search results).
5. Once you know the vendor(s) you'd like to invite to join your network, you can check their profile(s) on the right. When you find a potential vendor, simply click the "Send Email" link, or, from the search result, click the check box next to the vendor's name to send your request to multiple recipients (in confidence). You will, of course, need to choose the appropriate custom email template!

Search by Project:

1. Click on the Search or My Network tab at the top.
2. Choose the Search by Project option.
3. Select a Client, Location, and Project. You can also add a service and keyword if you like (optional). Then click Search.
4. We suggest using the filtering icon in the upper right to narrow down the results. You can also click on the vendor's name on the right to pull up their PRO Profile (then click the Back to Search Results button in the upper right to go back to the search results).
5. Once you know the vendor(s) you'd like to invite to join your network, you can check their profile(s) on the right. When you find a potential vendor, simply click the "Send Email" link, or, from the search result, click the check box next to the vendor's name to send your request to multiple recipients (in confidence). You will, of course, need to choose the appropriate custom email template!

Search by Name:

1. Click on the Search or My Network tab at the top.
2. Choose the Search by Name option.
3. Type in the name of the vendor and select the state or province in which they're located. Then click Search.
4. You can click the View Profile link to view their profile in more detail.
5. When you find the potential vendor, simply click the "Send Email" link. You will, of course, need to choose the appropriate custom email template!

Search by ID:

1. First, you'll have needed to add an ID to a vendor's profile. If you're unsure of how to do this, click here to learn more.
2. Click on the Search or My Network tab at the top.
3. Choose the Search by ID option.
4. Type in the complete vendor ID into the vendor ID field.
5. Click Search.
6. To connect to the vendor, click the Make Connection button.

Note:

If you recognize a vendor that you've worked with previously, and yet are not currently identified in PRO as being part of your PRO Network, you can establish the connection with "one-click".