Getting Your Profile to 100%

Completing your KW Agent Profile is a very important step.  Having a complete profile will ensure that your information comes up when clients search for agents in their area, languages they speak, or particular specialties.  Your KW Agent Profile also ranks with search engines when it is complete and it has all of your contact info as well as a link to your website.  Follow the steps below to complete your profile now, whether your are a new agent or just need to give your profile a checkup, this guide will walk you through your profile. 

Step 1 - Log in to www.mykw.kw.com & click the Profile link

Step 2 - Click the Edit link under the Other column

Step 3 - Fill Out Your Profile

Team Name - If you are joining or creating a team enter the name here

Specialties - List what your specialties are or what you would like to specialize in here

Designations - List your designations here

Slogan - Enter your slogan, motto, or value statement here

City/Service Areas - Click "Add Service Areas" and enter each city that you would like to promote your business in

Languages Spoken - Select the language(s) that you speak here (hold Control to select multiple)

Referral Notes - Enter a note to other KW agents who are looking to send a referral to someone

Loss Mitigation Resume - If you have experience with loss mitigation enter it here
Agent Photo - Upload your professional photo here, or email it to Marty and he will upload it for you

Name - Verify your name it displayed as you would like

Address - Enter the Market Center's address unless you have an office where clients meet with you


Business Phone - enter your primary business phone here (if it is your cell phone, enter that number)

Mobile Phone - enter your cell phone number here

Mobile Carrier - if you would like text notification of new leads through KW.com enter your cell number, select your carrier and click Send.  You will receive a text with a keyword that you have to enter and click Validate

Fax Number - if you have a fax number enter it here, or enter 763-463-7501 (Front Desk Fax #)

Country - select United States

Gender - select your gender

Salutation - select your preferred salutation

Display URL - set your profile URL (typically your first and last name (ex. martyrichter)

Facebook URL - enter your Facebook URL, only copy the part that follows www.facebook.com/

Twitter Handle - enter your Twitter username, only copy the part that follows www.twitter.com/

Blog URL - enter your blog URL here, of if you don't have one you can enter http://blog.kw.com

YouTube URL - enter a link to a YouTube video to be embedded in your agent profile.  You could make a video biography and add it here.  Copy the URL from the Share link below your video

Google+ - enter your Google+ URL, only copy the part that follows plus.google.com/

LinkedIn - enter your LinkedIn profile link here, only copy the part that follows linkedin.com/in/

Email Address - enter the email address you want to use for your real estate business

Save - Be sure to click Save!

Congratulations - Your profile is now complete!

Your profile should be between 90-100% (depending on the social media & blog links that you entered).  If you need additional help with your profile contact Jacqui for assistance.