Go to www.erascal.org
and choose the Member Benefits link near the top of your screen.
1. Choose the link that says CREATE
Your Directory Page.
2. Enter a Username and Password you will remember. They can be a mix of letters and digits and
six to ten characters are recommended.
If you forget your password, you will be able to have it emailed to your
administration email, determined in the next screen. Attempted use of an existing username causes it to be
rejected. If a Username that you choose
already exists, you will have to choose a different one.
3. Click the Login
button. This creates your account using
your newly chosen Username and Password. Once you click Login, you have created
your account. This then takes you to the Managing > (Member name is blank
until you fill it in) page.
You will see the following warning
at the top of the Managing screen
Your Account is
Inactive. Please contact the Web Site Administrator
if you have any questions. Click here
to activate your account.
Enter your company information
including Branch Office, Customer Bases, Marketing Groups you sell to and
information about manufacturers you represent.
Refer to the Edit
Your Directory directions for more details on editing your
information.
4. Select the Submit button to make your changes take effect. BE
SURE TO DO THIS or your changes and additions will be lost.
5. You can edit all of your
company information from this page.
6. Click on the here link in the red sentence at the top of
the page and fill-out the member application.
a. If you are a SoCal ERA member and setting up your database account
for the first time, fill-in all the details of your company and then send an
email to mcgillis@erascal.org that says Please
activate my account on the erascal web site.
b. If you are a new ERA member,
please fill out the form after you click here and fax it to the SoCal
ERA office at 949-551-1162. Be sure to
write your email address clearly on the application. You will soon receive email notifying you of account activation.
c. Regardless of activation status,
you may edit your account at any time by going to www.erascal.org and choose the Member
Benefits link near the top of your screen. Then choose EDIT
Your Directory Page (existing account) link and enter your Username and
Password.
If you have difficulty with the directory, we would be VERY
interested in knowing the problems you encounter. Please email our webmaster
Bill Perry (bill@pertel.com) with problems
and issues you have with the site.
Also, if you would like help with the data entry and account
editing/updating, PerTel Communications, (www.pertel.com)
would be glad to help you with this. You may email Bill Perry (bill@pertel.com) or call 949-830-2092 for a
quote on this type of assistance.