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Marketing, Advertising, and Social Media Compliance

$39
This product includes:
LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS Elective Hours: 3 Mandatory Hours: 0 Total Hours: 3
Description
State Requirements

The internet is full of promotional opportunities. Whether it’s a post on Facebook or a tweet linking to your new listing, a status update on LinkedIn, a virtual home tour on YouTube, or photo collage on Pinterest, you can easily promote your professionalism, highlight your expertise, increase your connections, and showcase your listings. Or you can fall flat on your face.

This course shows how to use the unique advertising and marketing opportunities available online to better serve your clients and customers, and further promote your own brand.

Course highlights include:

  • How consumers—and agents and agencies—are using social media and how this is impacting the real estate industry
  • How to use various social media platforms—including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Pinterest—to promote your business and better serve your clients and customers
  • How various social media platforms differ and how to select the ones that are best for you and your needs
  • Tips for creating an online marketing strategy
  • Legal and ethical issues surrounding online marketing
  • Copyright law, trademarks, and public domain content
  • Tips for avoiding common social media missteps.
  • Activities and scenarios to provide real-world context for course content

Package Content:

State Requirements For Alabama

Alabama State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: 8/31 every even-numbered year

CE Due Date: 9/30 every even-numbered year

Hours Required: 15 hours every 24 months including 6 mandatory hours.

  • 3 hours – Risk Management Mandatory hours
  • 3 hours - Qualifying Broker Mandatory hours
  • 9 hours – Elective hours

The CE Shop’s Offering: 15 hours

  • 6 mandatory hours
  • 9 elective hours

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Alabama.

Provider Approval Number: 96000

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion. Students may verify reported credits through the Commission website using thes state's CMAP instructions. 

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Final Exams: Passing a final exam is not required to receive continuing education credit in Alabama, therefore our system is set up so that final exams can be passed with a 0% passing score.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew.

Alabama Real Estate Commission

Street Address: 1201 Carmichael Way, Montgomery, AL 36106

Telephone: 334.242.5544

Fax: 334.270.9118

License Information

Renewal and Continuing Education Information

Exam Information

Contact the Alabama Real Estate Commission