GO DIGITAL, SAVE A TREE WE LIVE IN A DIGITAL WORLD. NOW MORE THAN EVER, THERE’S A HOST OF OPTIONS FOR DOING AWAY WITH PAPER, AND SAVING TREES (AND MONEY) IN THE PROCESS. HERE ARE A FEW TO CONSIDER. By Hamlet Vazquez, MCAM-HR
Are you looking for an easy way to please your
information with an e-form that is fillable
homeowners and residents? Are you looking
on a computer or smartphone. We use it
for an easy way to simplify your work life?
for room reservations, release of liability
Does there really exist something out there
waivers, vehicle registrations, move and
that will please your residents and make your
delivery reservations, and plan to use them to collect room usage fees with
work life easier at the same time? If you are a
their payment integration widgets.
believer, keep reading. If you don’t think it’s possible, well… keep reading anyway. For the ‘Graduate’ it was plastics, but for us today it’s ‘Digital Forms.’ If you understand that reference to plastics then this article is for you. If you don’t, then most likely you don’t need this article since you are probably already doing all of this at your associations.
A great way to direct your residents to
DO-IT-YOURSELF FORM BUILDERS Have you ever discovered something and wondered how you ever lived without it? Well, I have and that something is a Form Builder. While you can certainly make use of the free Google Forms platform (https://
Either way, if you have ever attended a trade
docs.google.com/forms/u/0/), if you want
show or a conference you are well aware of
something easier and with more features
the plethora of companies out there offering
then you’ve got to try out JotForm (www.
everything from online forms to online room reservations and everything in between. In this article I will provide ideas for the do-ityourself crowd and then highlight a few of the companies out there for those who would rather not re-invent the wheel.
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jotform.com). Heck, even Facebook uses JotForm. JotForm will make form building easy and even fun if you’re into that sort of thing. At the property I manage we use JotForms for new residents to fill out their
your e-forms is to use another wonderful invention – QR Codes. Dating back to 1994 a QR code is an easy way to direct your residents to your e-forms. For example, outside the conference room you can post a QR code for residents to scan with their phones in order to reserve the room.
