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Below you will find detailed instructions on how to subscribe, login, use your account dashboard, post a business profile and post an event. If you have any problems with any of the functions below, please contact us by email, and we will have an answer for you within two hours.
HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE?
1. Click the subscribe button on the right hans side of any page on the website > You will will be directed to our subscription/login page.
2. Put your email address and choose a password you will remember in the fields provided on the right hand side of the box under "Need to Subscribe?"> Once you click register, you will be prompted that an email sent to you to confirm your email address.
3. Check your email straight away for the confirmation email and click the "Confirm Email" button. > This will return you to the home page of the website and give you access to the entire website including: voting on Charities, posting charity profiles, posting classified ads and participating in forums. The email will generally arrive within seconds, but can take up to one or two minutes. If it doesn't appear, check your "junk mail box"
Important: Your confirmation email is only good for 24 hours
ONCE SUBSCRIBED, LOGING IN
1. At the very top right-hand corner of the site, in the grey menu bar, you will see a login button. Click the "Login" button > You will be directed to the "Login/Subscribe" page.
2. Put your full email address in the left hand "Login Box" and your password underneath. > If you have forgotten your password, simply leave the box empty, press the login button and a reset your password email will be sent to you.
HOW TO USE YOUR ACCOUNT DASHBOARD
As a user, you have your have account with us. Your account dashboard is where you can control all the products you have in our magazine:
1. Edit classified ads you may have posted
2. Edit business profiles you might have posted
3. Edit events you may have posted
4. Print off your Daily Lifestyle Deal Vouchers
POSTING A BUSINESS PROFILE
1. Login in and click on 'Post Business Profile' located at the top of the screen.
2. Fill out the form accordingly - note that title, business name, and magazine department are required fields.
3. Be sure to include the complete address, telephone number, hours, and website of your business.
4. You may upload up to 4 images to accompany your business profile. Pictures should be 350 x 350 in size.
5. Include the Google Maps Code so that your customers can easily find you! Enter your business address into Google Maps and click on the 'Link' button from the Google Maps website. This will provide you with a URL that you can copy and paste directly into the Google Maps Code field of our business profile form. (see below for more details)
6. Click 'Add to Cart' once the form has been completed.
7. You will be taken to the check-out screen where you can pay the $100 fee with Visa, Mastercard, or American Express. Your business profile will automatically run for one month once you have completed the transaction. Additionally, your business profile will be mentioned on Twitter and posted directly onto our Facebook site providing your business with even more exposure to potential customers.
POSTING AN EVENT
1. Login in and click on 'Post an Event' located at the top of the screen.
2. Fill out the form accordingly - note that title, magazine department, and date From are required fields. You must fill in the starting and finishing time of the event
3. Be sure to include the event times, complete address, telephone number, price (if applicable), and website.
4. You may upload up to 4 images to accompany your event posting. Pictures should be 350 x 350 in size.
5. Include the Google Maps Code so that your customers can easily find you! Enter your business address into Google Maps and click on the 'Link' button from the Google Maps website. This will provide you with a URL that you can copy and paste directly into the Google Maps Code field of our event posting form. (See below for more details)
6. Click 'Add to Cart' once the form has been completed.
USING GOOGLE MAPS
Our Business and Events posting feature a map functionality to help your customers find you easier. Here are the instructions for finding and inserting Google Map code into your posting.
1. Open Google in your internet browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer etc.)
2. Click the "Maps" button on the top menu.
3. Enter your address into the text field and click the magnifying glass
4. Ensure this is the correct address on the map
5. Click the link or chain like button found just to the left of the top left corner.
6. Copy the upper website link. This is the one that starts with: https:// maps.google....
7. Paste it into the map link section in your Business Profile or Event Listing
If we haven't helped you with the above information, please email us. We'll be back to you within two hours.