Certified Practitioners – Give your RPA webpage listing a new look

Certified practitioners in good standing may have their basic RPA web  listing at http://www.hramembers.org/Membership/ListingUSACA.asp  by completing step #5 or # (for a full page listing) at the association MY ACCOUNT Page.    If you already have a listing there and have not looked at it for sometime, you may want to do that as part of an annual review of your promotional material.  Be sure to update any email addresses, phone numbers or website addresses you may have.

One new thing you can do is to easily add in the hottest new feature on the internet – a short video interview as a website link  at either the basic listing or full page website.  This used to be more of a production than the average person could handle, but recent upgrades in technology makes it easier than ever. Here is how:

- You will need a basic webcam which most laptops now have or buy an inexpensive one for about $25-$30.00.  If buying one, its as simple as just plugging it into  your computer.

- Open an www.YouTube.com   account if you don’t already have one. YouTube is now owned by Google and therefore the video’s logged there get indexed to the search engine so much faster.   Your video will enhance your search results.

- Login to your YouTube.com account and you will notice a link at the top of the screen to “UPLOAD VIDEO” .  Click that once and now you will see 2 options one to upload a video from your computer – great if you have one but if not…. choose option 2 RECORD VIDEO. When you press this second option you get a chance to comb your hair and smile then start recording.  When done you can preview it, delete it or re-record over top.   Record and re-record until you create something you like then  press SAVE.  The program will process your video.   When the video is complete (could take 15 minutes) you can copy the code for the link and put it on  your blog, or website as well as your RPA listing.

How to Get Your Video onto your RPA Web listing: At RPA go to step 5 or 6 of your MY ACCOUNT Page and paste the video link in your website space  if you only have a basic listing and no website.    If you have a full page listing you have 3 spaces to list your video link. HOWEVER, if you do have a full page listing and would like to have your video show up instead of a photo like I have done here http://www.hramembers.org/practitioners/carolynwinter.asp simply get the EMBED code from your video.  It is easy to find at the YouTube Site when playing your video.   Could You Make a Video by February 4th? - Send me your Embed code by February 4th and I will upload it to your full page free of charge as I will make a volunteer day of it on Feb 4th.  Otherwise the fee is  $30.00 payable at the www.RPAMembers.org/webstore.htm.  (You can also purchase a full page listing there as well)

Email me if you have any questions – I am glad to help.

Webmaster, and all purpose volunteer at RPA

Carolyn Winter