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Frequently Asked Questions

General Help Questions
Directory Listing Submission Guidelines
Login to your account at http://www.southyorkshiretoday.co.uk/directory,

Click Add Listing, fill out the form provided.

Here are the guidelines for your convenience:

Membership
Select Membership: Choose the membership level from the drop down box provided.

Select Catagory
Use the drop down box or Search Catagories field provided to select the catagory you would like your listing to appear in. You may select more catagories once the listing has been created (up to 10 catagories depending on membership level).

Listing Details
Listing Title: This is a 'REQUIRED' field. Enter your Name, company name or title into the box provided.

Please DO NOT:

1.DO NOT use the keywords or terms in your listing title that refer to your business or services:

2. DO NOT use ' or " or £ or any other special character in your listing title / company name or any other text field.

Apologies to anyone whose name contains these characters (i.e., O'Brian), but they cause issues with the system that may result in your listing failing to display and upgrade or our script to upgrade correctly.

3. DO NOT use ALL CAPITALS - standard letter formatting please.
4. DO NOT use alpha numerical or other unassociated symbols in an attempt to be displayed at the top of the other listings. We do not condone or allow this practice and automatically reject all attempts to bypass our standard listing practices.

5. DO NOT enter qualifications after your name ... yes we realise you've earned the right to use them but these will prevent visitors who are searching for you by name from finding your listing. Please enter all qualification info into the short description or description field.

Short Description: This field allows you to enter a short description of up to 50 characters in length, i.e., your qualifications (M.D.) or other info (e.g., Singing Teacher).

Description: This is a 'REQUIRED' field. Enter a description of your teaching services, vocal products, or brief biog about your teaching background. Browse some of our existing listings for an overview of the type of information you can provide. IMPORTANT NOTE: Please DO NOT enter your telephone number, email address or website url in the description!

Address Line 1: This is an 'OPTIONAL' field. Enter your company/studio house name/number or address here. i.e., 3 Star House

Address Line 2: This is an 'OPTIONAL' field. If you have a long address, enter the second part of it here. i.e., SuperStar Road

Location: This is a 'REQUIRED' field. Use the drop down box to select the 'COUNTRY' and 'COUNTY' in which your service is available. (Enter a letter or keyword into 'Search Locations' box for help in finding locations.

City: This is an 'OPTIONAL' field. The town/city should be entered to help visitors using our search form to find your listing when searching for teachers in their area. i.e., Shoreditch.

Zip: This is an 'OPTIONAL' field. Enter your Postcode or Zip Code. This is also used to display a link to an online map service to enable visitors to find directions or view the map location.

Email: This is a 'REQUIRED' field. Enter an email address to enable visitors to contact you using our 'send message' form. Your email address is not publicly displayed or disclosed to enquirers unless you respond to their enquiry.

Website: This is an 'OPTIONAL' field. Enter the full URL to your website i.e., http://www.yoursitename.com

Phone: This is an 'OPTIONAL' field. Enter your contact telephone number into the field provided.

Fax: This is an 'OPTIONAL' field. Enter your fax number into the field provided.

Contact Person: This is an 'OPTIONAL' field. Enter the name of the contact person here.

Mobile: This is an 'OPTIONAL' field. Enter your mobile telephone number in the field provided.

Security Code: This is a 'REQUIRED' field. Enter the auto generated alpha numerical digits into the box provided.

Terms and Conditions: This is a 'REQUIRED' field. Tick the box to agree to our listing terms and conditions. To read terms and conditions, click 'I agree to the terms and conditions' which will open in a new window.

Once you have completed the form then click 'Submit Listing'

Your listing will be reviewed and if considered suitable accepted into the directory. If your listing does not meet our guidelines it will be rejected. A confirmation email will be sent to the address provided on registration stating whether your listing has been accepted or rejected.





Listing Help
How do I view or edit my listing?
Login to South Yorkshire Today Directory. In the user control panel home page you will see a box with your listing title and status. Under the 'Manage' section next to the listing 'Title' click 'View/Edit'. In the next screen you will see your listing details under which are the visitor and banner statistics.

To edit your listing, click one of the editing options displayed above your listing. Please note that some options may only appear when your listing has been upgraded to one of our premium memberships.

View Public Listing: Click this link to view your listing on the directory. (Opens in a new window).

Edit Listing: In this section you can edit your listing using the text field and boxes provided. These will register line breaks and paragraph formatting (press your return button once for a new line and twice for a new paragraph. and upload a logo from your hard-drive. (if available). When you have finished editing your details, scroll to the end of the form and click the 'Submit' button. Please ensure you follow the Listing Guidelines. To return to the View/Edit Listing page, click 'View/Edit Listing' link located above the editing form.

Edit Categories: In this section you may add or delete categories where your listing will be displayed.
1. To Add your listing to a Category, use the drop down box provided to select the category, then click 'Add Category' button. You may select up to 10 categories (depending on membership level).

2. To Remove your listing from a Category, click the Delete button next to the Category name.

To return to the View/Edit Listing page, click 'View/Edit Listing' link located above the editing form.

Edit Banners: In this section you may upload a small side banner or large top banner from your computer hard drive which will be displayed throughout the Directory. (Premium Members Only). Please note the height/width and file sizes as images failing to meet the requirements will fail to upload or display. To upload a new banner, any existing banners must be deleted by clicking the delete button under the banner you wish to remove. Once the banner has been removed, the banner upload form will re-appear. Only ONE side banner and ONE top banner can be uploaded and displayed per listing.

Edit Products: In this section you may Add/Edit or Remove products from your listing. (Premium Members Only). The amount of products you may include depends on your membership level.

To create a product listing: Select Type from the drop down box provided (REQUIRED). Enter the Product/Service Title (REQUIRED). Enter a description of the product/service (OPTIONAL). Enter Product Quantity (OPTIONAL). Enter packaging/shipping costs (OPTIONAL). Select Expiration from the dropdown box (OPTIONAL). Enter link to your product purchase page or payment URL (OPTIONAL). Enter product Price (OPTIONAL). Enter product image (OPTIONAL). When you have finished adding product details, click 'Submit' and if successful your product will appear in the product editing section.

To Edit a product: click the 'Edit' button located next to the product info.

To Delete a product: click the Delete button located next to the product info.

Edit Images: In this section you may Add or Remove jpg or gif images to/from your image gallery. (Premium Members Only). The amount of images you may include depends on your membership level. To add a new image to your gallery, enter an Image Title (REQUIRED). Enter a description (OPTIONAL). Browse to and select the image from your computer hard drive. Click the 'Add' button. To Delete an existing image, click the 'Delete' button next to the images info.

Edit Documents: In this section you may Add/Edit or Remove documents in .txt, .doc, rtf or pdf format to/from your document gallery. (Premium Members Only). Documents can include promotional material (i.e., Posters, flyers), Press Releases or any other form of informational material for visitors to download and read at their leisure. The amount of documents you may include depends on your membership level.

To Add a new document: enter a Document Title (REQUIRED). Enter a description (OPTIONAL). Browse to and select the document from your computer hard drive. Click the 'Add' button.

To Delete a document: click the 'Delete' button next to the documents info.





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