Edit Your Profile
Members can edit their website profile online and expect immediate update of most information on the website.
Please note that this does NOT update your information on record at the association’s office. If addresses, phone numbers, or other information change be sure to update it with the association office as well as online here for your online profile.
How to Log In and Edit Your Profile
To edit your profile, click the button below. This will open a new window so you can refer back here for instructions.
Click here to Log In and Edit your profile Once you’re logged in, click the link near the bottom of your profile page that says, “Click Here to Edit.”
To save your changes, click Save Member Profile. Then look for Click here to return to website and click the link to go directly to your profile.
To make further changes, click Click Here to Edit at the bottom of your profile.
Hint: If you can’t find the Click Here to Edit link, you’re probably not logged in.
When you’re finished, be sure to click the Logout button in the sidebar.
Frequently asked questions
Okay, some of these aren’t questions, but they beg for an answer…
My login doesn’t work
Both userid and password are case sensitive. Also, no spaces, including spaces before or after the userid and password. Check that before panicking or requesting the system issue a new password.
I forgot my password , or, I forgot my userid
Your userid is displayed in small grey type at the bottom of your profile listing. 
Your email is displayed in your profile. When you’re trying to login, there’s an option for members who have forgotten their password. Click that option and an email will be sent to you with a link that will generate a new password and email you (in a second email) with the new password.
My address or phone numbers look funny
Use multiple lines for your address, like you would address an envelope.
Put each phone number on a separate line.
Can I hide my address for security reasons?
Yes! We need your address for mailing. (Eventually, this will be our main database.) But we know some members run a small home based business and are concerned about posting their address online. If you want to “hide” your address, simply check the box where it says “Check this box to block address from online display.” (And “Save” the change.) Your address will not be displayed.
My name sorts in the wrong place.
Alphabetical sorts use your Company Name. No, you can’t change your comapny name to AAAble just to get a better sort.
How do I edit the copy that shows up next to my image in searches?
This is the Promo copy. This is for a short description of your business. It will appear in search results. Please limit to 30 words. The system will chop off anything over that! And the system counts punctuation as a word — if it stands alone like the dash in this sentence.
The text in my listing is cut off mid-sentence.
Promo copy is limited to 30 words. See above.
How much copy can go in my profile?
So far, we haven’t set a limit. This is your chance to do some marketing. Think of it as a nice online one-sheet or brochure where you can tout your business.
Can I change my password?
You can change your password. Enter a new password in the Password field, and type it again in the matching field. Leave these blank if you don’t want to change your password.
It says my session has timed out.
The system stores your userid and password in a cookie on your computer so it’s available as you move from page to page. If you change your password … or wait too long … the password no longer matches and you’ll have to log in again.
How do I change my book cover image?
Your image should be a good quality scan. It should be scanned as an RGB photograph, jpg format.
While you’re logged in at your login page, you’ll notice the area at the bottom where you upload the image. Before you do your upload, be sure you’ve saved any changes to your profile in the upper portion of the page.
How do I put an email address in my profile?
Your email address already appears at the top of your profile, next to your photograph.
If you need to put in a different email address in your profile text for a special purpose, put it inside angle brackets, like this:
<yourname@yourdomain.com>
It will appear like this: yourname@yourdomain.com, complete with a link that will work in the user’s email program. Not only that, the email address will be scrambled in the underlying webpage code so it’s less likely to be picked up by the spambots that constantly troll the internet looking for email addresses.
My profile looks funny. How do I fix it?
There are several secrets to editing your profile.
There must be a blank line between paragraphs. Otherwise, the system will assume you wanted them to run together. (If you really must have several paragraphs together, without a blank line between them, like you might for an address, put two blank spaces at the end of each line. That will signal the system not to combine them into a single paragraph.)
Don’t start paragraphs with blank spaces or tabs. These trick the computer into messing up your page.
Paragraphs are running together
See previous question.
How do I italicize a book title?
If you need to italicize your book title, surround the title with an asterisk, like this:
Beth's book is *How To Succeed.*
That will appear like this: Beth’s book is How To Succeed.
How do I create a bulleted list?
To create a bulleted list, begin each line with a hyphen and a space, like this:
- Bulleted item #1
- Bulleted item #2
That will appear like this:
Bulleted item #1
Bulleted item #2
How do I create a subhead?
To create a subheadline, begin the paragraph with ###. (No, don’t end the line with anything special.) You will type something like this:
###This is a short headline
It will appear like this:
This is a short headline
This only looks good if you do it for occasional, short headlines.
Please use these forms of emphasis sparingly, because the appearance of your profile reflects on the whole organization. If it’s abused, we’ll have to turn the feature off for everyone.
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