Build Your Own Enhanced Website

The newly remodeled website includes feature enhancements that allow you to improve the appearance of your rental business website without the need for a webmaster or professional company right through your Rentec Direct account. 

(Example in "Forest" theme)

Important Note: Keeping your data safe and secure is a top priority at Rentec Direct. Website security includes SSL certificates, server hosting, encryption overhead, and firewalls as an enhancement to your website service.

Learn more about SSL Security upgrades for your property management website  

Enable Your Newly Remodeled Website

The newly remodeled custom website is optional at this time and must be enabled to be accessed.

In your Rentec Direct account:

1. Click on Settings
2. Under Program, click on Website & Branding
3. Click on the "Try it now" link

System Note: By default, only the primary administrative user of your Rentec Direct account will have access to edit the new website. Learn more about permission settings to allow subusers access to edit your website here Add Subusers, Managers, and Additional Users to Your Account

Create Your Own Custom Website

Each of the five sections defaults to a common professional property management subject that can be customized to your specifications. You can add your text and pictures to the template or create a new format that works best for you.

(Example in "Dark" theme)

The following steps will walk you through how to create and customize your website.

In your Rentec Direct account:

1. Click on Settings
2. Under Program, click on Website & Branding
3. Click on the Expand icon to view the full page and access each section (click the Collapse link to proceed to advanced settings)
4. Hove your mouse over the page to view the five customizable sections
5. Click on the "Show..." button to indicate if you want that section to display live on your website.
   
   Note: This option is a great feature, allowing portions of the website to be available when a section is being updated.
6. Click directly on the text to view the text box and make changes as needed
7. Click on an image to upload a new image
8. Check a Phone or email box to add contacts
   
   Note: This can help streamline contact with appropriate team members
9. Theme - Select one of the seven color themes offered in the dropdown
10. Title - The title displays in your visitors' browser, and is also how search engines will show your site in the search results. You can write your own title, or by leaving it blank, the system will automatically generate a title that includes your company name and locations
11. Description - This is a great place to put a description of your company that will appear in search results but does not appear on your website.
12. Your Logo—Upload your logo to display on your website. This logo will also appear on communications through your Rentec Direct account, such as statements, receipts, and letters. You can also upload a unique logo for just your website within the home page editor.
13. Lighten the space behind the logo
    1. This setting applies to the Rentec Direct application to help make your logo stand out. When any user manager, tenant, or owner logs into Rentec Direct, logos made of dark colors may stand out more with a lighter logo background
       
       Note: This setting does not affect your property website
14. Web Address—Your website URL will start with propertymanage.biz, and you can customize the end of the URL to align with your brand or company.
    1. For example, a company called Glamourous Rentals in Denver, CO, may choose propertymanage.biz/glamrentals or propertymanage.biz/.denver to reflect their properties' location. If you pay for another service for your own custom domain, you can find directions for pointing the domain to your Rentec Direct website.
       
       System Note: Web Addresses created in the previous version will automatically apply to the newly enhanced website.
15. Advanced Options allows you to:
    1. Configure settings for Using Your Own Domain
    2. Enter your Google Analytics ID for tracking visitors to your site
    3. If you built your website on a different platform, you can access the iFrameURL to integrate your property listing from your Rentec Direct account to your own website hosted outside of Rentec Direct.
16. At any time, click on
    1. Preview to save your progress and review changes before publishing automatically
    2. Save Draft to save your progress
    3. Publish to allow your website to be accessed and viewed by the public

Pro Tips:

• Download and save images from the previous design if you would like to add them to your newly designed website
• Add a QR Code for your new website to flyers, banners, and other marketing material

Note: If you're interested in a professionally designed website, check out this information from our friends at Cevado.