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Finding and Recommending Local Vendors in Classifieds

Browse the local businesses your neighbors use, read and write reviews, and add a company you recommend to the Classifieds directory.

Classifieds is your community's directory of local businesses: the lawn crews, AC companies, plumbers, painters, and other vendors your neighbors have used. Residents add the companies they recommend and leave reviews, so the next person looking for a good plumber can find one without searching old posts.

Who can do this

Browsing Classifieds and reading reviews requires the View Classifieds permission. Adding vendors and writing reviews requires the Add Classifieds permission. Residents have both by default.

Classifieds only appears once your community turns it on. If you don't see it in the main navigation menu, ask your board.

Some options may be unavailable or appear differently depending on your level of account access.

Find a vendor

  1. Log in to Communitrak at https://app.communitrak.com.

  2. Click Classifieds in the main navigation menu.

  3. Choose a category from the All categories menu, such as HVAC or Plumbing, to see only those vendors. The number beside each category is how many vendors are in it.

  4. Type in Search vendors or services to search by company name, description, service area, or category.

  5. Use Sort by to order the list by Top rated, Most reviewed, Newest, or Name (A–Z).

Each card shows the company's star rating and number of reviews, its categories, and who in your community added it. Click Call or Website on a card to reach the company directly, or click anywhere else on the card to open its page.

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Note: Top rated weighs the number of reviews as well as the stars, so a company with one 5-star review doesn't automatically rank above one with twenty 4.8-star reviews.

Sponsored vendors

Some vendors carry a Sponsored label. These are local businesses that have arranged a sponsored listing with your HOA. Sponsored vendors appear first in every category while their sponsorship is active. Their reviews come from your neighbors, the same as every other vendor.

View a vendor's page

A vendor's page shows its description, phone number, email, website, and service area, along with every review from your neighbors. Click the phone number, email address, or website to contact the company.

To share a vendor with someone, click Copy Link at the top of the page and paste the link into a message or post. Anyone in your community who opens it goes straight to that vendor.

Write a review

  1. Open the vendor's page.

  2. Click Write a Review.

  3. Choose a star rating under Your rating. This is the only required field.

  4. Under Your review, describe what the company did and how it went.

  5. Under When did they work for you?, pick the month, if you like.

  6. Click Post Review.

You can leave one review per vendor. To change it, click Edit Your Review on the vendor's page, make your changes, and click Save Review. To remove it, click Delete in the same window, or open the menu on your review and choose Delete review.

Add a vendor

  1. Click Add Vendor at the top of Classifieds.

  2. Enter the Company name. If a company with a similar name is already listed, Communitrak shows it under the name. Click it to open that vendor and add your review there instead of listing the company twice.

  3. Choose one or more Categories. A handyman who also paints can be in both.

  4. Add whatever contact details you have: Phone, Email, Website, and Service area.

  5. Under About, describe what they do, their specialties, licensing, or hours.

  6. To add a logo, click Add under Logo, choose an image, drag the frame to position it, and click Use Logo.

  7. If you've used the company, turn on I've used them and add your rating and review.

  8. Click Add Vendor.

The vendor appears in Classifieds right away, with your name shown as the neighbor who added it.

Edit or remove a vendor you added

Open the vendor's page and click the menu button next to Copy Link. Choose Edit vendor to update its details, or Remove vendor to take it out of Classifieds. Removing a vendor also removes its reviews.

You can only edit or remove vendors you added. Once a vendor becomes a sponsored listing, only your board can change it.

Report a vendor or review

If a listing or review is inaccurate, spam, or inappropriate, let your board know:

  1. On the vendor's page, open the menu next to Copy Link and choose Report vendor, or open the menu on a review and choose Report review.

  2. Choose a reason: Wrong or outdated information, Spam or advertising, Inappropriate, Abusive or harassing, or Something else.

  3. Add any Details that would help.

  4. Click Send Report.

Your board reviews the report and decides whether to remove the listing or review. You can only report the same vendor or review once while your report is open.

If you have questions or need help, chat with Communitrak Support from any page using the messenger icon in the bottom-right corner.

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