Community tips

Hosting a frightfully fun Halloween block party

Although trick-or-treating is a classic way to celebrate Halloween, it’s not the only way to bring your community together for the spooky holiday. Dive into the spirit of Halloween with a community block party for an evening of frights, delights, and shared excitement. We’ve shared ideas below for

Recap

Third quarter recap

Ah, fall—we're glad you're finally here! We hope you and your community are enjoying the cooler weather as much as we are. The summer heat might have been stifling last quarter, but it couldn't stifle the release of new features and improvements here

Meet the team

Meet the team: David

Welcome back to our “Meet the team” series! These posts give you a glimpse into our team members’ lives and allow you to get to know us a little better. In this installment, we’ll learn more about our Software Engineering Manager, David, who just celebrated his first work anniversary

Recap

Second quarter recap

We're off to a fast start this year! In our last recap post, we showcased just how busy we were building new features and improvements in Q1. That momentum didn't let up, and Q2 was no different. Keep reading to discover our favorite enhancements released over

Community tips

Keeping your home safe while away

The bags are packed, and you’re ready to go! Then it hits you...did you prep your home for vacation? While traveling is something most people plan months for, sadly, it's not the same with precautionary home measures. This article outlines simple steps you can take to

Recap

First quarter recap

We hope you and your community are enjoying wonderful spring weather wherever you're located! Our team certainly is. Yet, even the winter weather we're leaving behind couldn't slow down our pace of product enhancements last quarter. As is our tradition, each new quarter we

Community tips

Spring into the season with these community events

Spring has sprung, and as the weather warms and buds bloom, it's time to go outside and enjoy the beautiful weather with your community! The mild weather and change of season offer a variety of events you can plan for your members to enjoy together. If you need

Website tips

Placing advertisements on your website

There’s no denying advertising is everywhere and a huge part of our lives. Especially in today’s digital age, businesses can more easily find and target their ideal customers to make them aware of their services or goods. As a community, you likely have several members searching for reputable

Recap

Fourth quarter recap

Can you believe it's already 2024? We've entered both a new year and a new quarter—the latter of which means it's time to recap our favorite product enhancements from the past three months! And this time, we have something special to coincide with

Website tips

5 steps to crafting an engaging announcement email

One of the best ways to drive member engagement to your website is by utilizing announcement emails for the calendar, survey, and online payment features! These notification blast emails can be sent anytime to bring awareness to a specific event or available surveys and online payment options.  In today’s

Feature spotlight

Explore the versatility of the groups feature

In a community, whether small or large, it’s essential to have an efficient way to keep members organized and offer various groups a way to collaborate. We’ve designed the groups feature on our platform with that purpose in mind! The “Groups” section in the Admin Portal allows you

Recap

Third quarter recap

For many of our communities, it's finally starting to feel like fall—one of the best times of year! Our team is certainly enjoying the cooler weather, but the summer heat we experienced last quarter didn't keep us from releasing a variety of new features and

Community tips

5 Halloween traditions to start in your community

As we enter October, we welcome the changing season and the start of a few months of major holidays. Even with Christmas decorations already appearing in stores, we can't forget one of the most fun and spooky holidays on the calendar: Halloween! This is an excellent holiday for

Website tips

Create an efficient workflow for sending blast emails on your website

In today’s digital age, email plays an essential role in keeping a community both informed and engaged. This process can be fun and rewarding for the individuals responsible for sending out communications to members! However, since most board and committee members are volunteers, they often don’t have the

Recap

Second quarter recap

Like clockwork, the start of each new quarter means we get to round up and showcase our favorite new features and improvements from the previous three months! We're constantly improving our platform and services, and last quarter was no different. Keep reading to discover the best of what

Meet the team

Meet the team: Dequalin

Welcome to another edition of our “Meet the team” series! In this blog series, we spotlight the talented and passionate individuals within our company. Through these interviews, you can get to know our team members better through questions ranging from their work to some fun personal facts. In this article,

Recap

First quarter recap

With winter officially behind us, we hope your community is enjoying the spring weather that is no doubt starting to set in. While the cold weather might have limited the activities your community could hold these past few months, it certainly didn't slow down the pace of enhancing

Website tips

Transitioning board and committee members on your website

When there are newly elected or appointed board and committee members in your community, it's important that your website also reflects these changes. This not only keeps your members updated on who to contact in leadership but also ensures relevant people have access to view, manage, and receive

Announcements

Our new text message credits system

We’re excited to introduce two significant improvements to our text message credits system: the ability to accumulate credits from month-to-month and the option to purchase extra credits! Both of these features were highly requested by our customers and were made possible by the introduction of our new pricing. Developing

Recap

Fourth quarter recap

Happy New Year from all of us at HOA Express! We wrapped up another exciting year with our favorite activity: releasing a host of new features and improvements for our customers. With 2022 in the rearview mirror, we’re highlighting all of those updates in this quarter’s recap blog

Website tips

Best practices for organizing your page menu

Have you ever visited a website and couldn’t quickly locate what you needed? If so, you probably left the website feeling frustrated and without the information that you were seeking. This is an example of how a poorly organized menu can lead to frustrated visitors and lower website engagement.

Recap

Third quarter recap

Two quarters ago, we officially released the Admin Portal and pointed out how—because it's powered by all-new technologies—it would allow us to build new features and improvements even faster and with a greater degree of quality. Last quarter we proved this to be true! Over the

Announcements

Announcing new pricing

Today, we're excited to unveil new pricing that will position us as we grow and help us continue to offer our customers a world-class experience. This is our first pricing change since our company was founded nearly 13 years ago. For most communities, your subscription price will be

Website tips

Organizing community events on your website

In one of our previous articles, we provided you with 4 tips for hosting summer celebrations in your community. Those tips help you to ensure your community events run smoothly. However, before any great event can happen, there will be some planning and preparation required. In the following article, we

Recap

Second quarter recap

Last quarter was a big one for us at HOA Express! We completed and then launched the Admin Portal, held our first webinar, added support for six new countries, and made numerous small improvements. The launch of the Admin Portal is particularly exciting for us, as we've been