AN IMPORTANT NOTE: Although the general public can view many of the tab sections on The Renewable Network® Community website participatory membership is restricted to professional installers of renewable energy systems, professional site assessors, renewable energy students/interns and affiliated organizations involved with the installation of renewable energy systems. If you are one of the aforementioned group please see below for more information on becoming a "Participant".
Installers and Site Assessors
Installer and Site Assessor participation comes in a number of formats and can vary with the type of services offered. Participants in this category receive a Member Profile on the Renewable Energy Installer Directory and as a "Credentialed Installer or Site Assessor" on the Group Page at the interactive Community website. All Installer and Site Assessor members must document the "Credentials" they will be listing on their Profile Page. Fees for Installers and Site Assessors vary with the type and number of service offered, geographic location requested and the options selected to help promote your installation or site assessment business. If you are a Renewable energy installers and/or site assessor please click here to request Participation.
Affiliate Participation
This type of Participant includes businesses that manufacture or distribute renewable energy products or other organizations that provide services to the renewable energy industry. The benefits are similar to those mentioned above but also include the added exposure to the Installer and Site Assessor members themselves. Links to your Profile Page will be found wherever you "participate. Please click here to request Participation.
Student/Interns
Student/Intern information coming soon. We do know the cost will be $10/month. In the mean time if you are a student of renewable energy please click here to request Participation.
Regarding "Advertising" on this Site: Renewable energy installers, site assessors and other commercial enterprises that provide services to the renewable energy industry normally want "exposure". We are a Participatory Media which means exposure on any of our sites does not come in the form of conventional block advertising or web pages. Exposure here comes in the form of "Participation". Participation comes via posting a response to an inquiry in the Forum, posting an interesting entry on your Blog or by uploading an educational video of a system you have installed. You may also want to "participate" in projects like SolarForHabitat, SolarForOthers, or SolarForShelters or maybe by helping out a Project Owner at RenewableStories.org. Every time you participate your post will include your Profile Image and a link to your Menu-Driven Profile where they will learn even more about you, your business and other projects you have participated in. The more you participate the more exposure you get.
We have incorporated leading edge web technologies on TheRenewableNetwork.com to provide a venue for interactive participation on your part. If you opt for our premium services via RenewableInstallers.com we can help out even more with video, images, video and image editing, podcasting and a host of other web technologies specifically designed for attachment to the Network sites or that can be "embedded" into your own website.
Another important consideration about participating in a social media network is that you will need to be prepared for immediate and unedited comments from other participants. We will monitor the sites for profane language and other abuses but other than that people can say what they want to say. If you have a great product they will say so. If you are promoting unproven technologies or have provided poor service they will say that as well. That being said... we hope you will see the benefits of Participation in TheRenewableNetwork.com.
