Membership Matters: Spring Cleaning 2024
As many are embarking on their annual Spring Clean, don't forget to add a review of your the Member Portal to the check list! It's important! A lot can happen in your organization in one year. Updates to services, locations, branding, etc. And we're popular! Our directory generated over 940,000 referrals in 2023. So you'll want to ensure your member presence is up to date. Updating your profile is simple. All you need to do is log-in to your Member Portal and click on "Edit this Profile" (if the amber Welcome bar notes you are in your personal profile, be sure to switch to your business profile before you move on.) Do go down the Profile Edit menu, but the most important sections to review are General Info, Directory Listing and Social Media as these are what the public sees if they view your listing. When reviewing your Directory Listing, you'll have a full suite of editing tools to play with including hyperlinks. If you've changed your logo or want to add pictures, return to Member Portal Home, scroll down the page to "Manage Files" to upload your new media. You can find details on how to manage your listing in the attached user guide. Related Profiles Don't forget to review the Related Profiles section from your Member Portal Home page. Ensure that former staff are removed and new teammates are added in. You can even assign other profile editors and billing contacts. Please note that there can only be one Main Profile (the primary person in charge of managing your company's membership and recipient of all WSCC direct to member communications) and one Billing Contact (the person in charge of receiving and managing WSCC invoices). The Main and Billing contact can be assigned both duties. And finally, the EXTRA IMPORTANT part We'll be using the content in our online directory when creating our 2024/25 Business Resource and Relocation Go2 Guide, which is distributed all over the WestShore, so you'll want to make sure your listing is up to date before May 31st. All member company names, addresses, phone numbers and websites are listed in this publication by category as a member benefit, and advertising sales are on now until May 16th, 2024. What do you want to learn about your membership? Every month, we provide you with a membership e-mail on a new topic. Is there anything you want to learn more about? Let me know so we can schedule it in. Or sign up for our next Membership Matters session on May 7, open to existing, new or prospective members. In the meantime, happy dusting! More than NetworkingWithout a doubt, our events are more popular than ever! We host two events at minimum a month, the Membership Mixer or Mix & Mingle are usually held mid-month on a Wednesday evening and Coffee Talk the last Tuesday morning of the month, and spaces go very fast. But did you know we offer a lot more than opportunities to network? Here's a few of your other benefits and exclusive deals available to our members and their team. Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance Plan: An employee extended health benefits plan for small businesses (even solopreneurs can qualify!) Exclusive to Chamber Members Only! Promotion, Promotion, Promotion! Member profiles are shared on our popular Business Directory - which sees A LOT of traffic - we had over 900,000 visitors to the directory in 2023 alone! Members can also increase social media post views by tagging us in them. Our hashtag is #WestShoreChamberOfCommerce. Want to take it further? With over 900 subscribers and rising, submit content you'd like us to share in the Member News section of our weekly E-News! (Some restrictions apply). Members Only Job Board: Looking to build your workforce? Let us help you spread the word. Opportunities posted in our Job Board are shared on the homepage of our website and in E-news! Member 2 Member Offers: Get in the habit of visiting this page before you shop. Many of our members are offering exclusive WestShore Chamber Members Deals for both business and personal needs and new offers are being added all the time. Share these offers with your staff too as they can also take advantage of these discounts! Can you offer a special deal to your fellow WestShore Chamber members? Posting an offer is a member benefit as well! Member 2 Member offers are shared on a rotating basis in our weekly E-News too! Build Your Brand with Exclusive Advertising Opportunities: Members get 10% off E-News advertising, and only members can advertise on our Business Directory and in the Business Resource and Go2Guide. Sponsoring a major event like Viva la WestShore or Best of the WestShore is also only available to our members as well. But that's not all:
To take advantage of any of these benefits or to learn more, just contact us! Our team is always happy to help. Araceli SmartWestShore Chamber of Commerce Membership Coordinator |
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