ASTD Consultant Referral Service

Enter or Update your CRS Listing | Fees | What You'll Need | Instructions

If you are a member of our chapter, you are eligible to be listed on our web-based Consultant Referral Service. The Consultant Referral Service offers our members the opportunity to offer their services to companies and potential clients via the World Wide Web. When your expertise matches the requirements entered by an organization searching the CRS, your contact information as well as your expertise and industry experience will be displayed.

The contact information displayed depends upon what you enter, and can include the following:

• Your Name (required)
• Your Business, Home, and/or Fax phone numbers (optional)
• Your Company Name (optional)
• Your Mailing Address (optional)
• Your Email Address (required)
• An Optional Web Address for your website
  (there is an extra charge for this, see below)
• A Brief Comment, which you may use to describe your services and business philosophy.

Your expertise areas can be selected from over 100 expertise categories. You may also enter a list of keywords to further refine your expertise information. In addition, you can select your industry experience from over 30 industry classifications. There is no limit as to how many industry or expertise categories you can select, but keep in mind that any category you select you may receive a call for.

Fees for CRS Listing

The following rates apply for listing on the Consultant Referral Service:

• Individual Listing: $50.00 per year.

• Company Listing: $150.00 per year.
  A company is any organization having three or more employees.

• Additional Website Address Link: $75.00 per year.
  When your information is displayed as a result of a CRS search, a website address allows "click-thru" to your website. This is not included in the standard Individual or Company listing above.

What You'll Need to List on the CRS

To list on the Consultant Referral Service, you must have the following:

1. You must be a member of the Philadelphia / Delaware Valley Chapter of ASTD.

2. You must know your ASTD member ID. It was provided to you with the materials you received when you joined the Chapter; it's also on any invoices for membership that you may have received. This is the same ID as your National ASTD ID, if you've joined nationally. If you don't know your ID, you may Email the chapter office to request your ID or call them at (610) 341-1895.

3. You must have a valid Email address. All invoicing and other business functions for the CRS are handled via Email. In addition, organizations searching the CRS will be able to contact you via Email. You can receive free Email from http://www.juno.com, http://www.hotmail.com, and several other services. If it's impossible for you to get an email address and you would still like to be listed, please contact the ASTD Chapter Office for special arrangements.
   
   Also, be sure you update the CRS if your Email address should change.

Instructions for Listing

First Time Registration

If it's your first time registering, you'll be presented with a form which asks about your contact information. You'll also be asked to provide a password that you will use later when you want to update your information.

Upon submitting your registration, you'll be sent an invoice via email, which you can print and send to the Chapter office with your payment. Once your payment is received, the office will validate your CRS database entry.

Your one-year listing term starts on the day your entry is validated. The office will send you email with directions on how you can then enter your expertise information. You should enter this information soon after you receive this notification.

Making Changes

You may make changes to your CRS listing at any time, at no charge. The system will automatically detect your existing CRS Entry, and will ask you to provide your password so you can update your information.

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