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I. Browsing
To view classified ads, navigate to category
that contains ads that interest you. From there you will see
a list of all the ads that are contained within that category.
If the number of ads that are contained within that category
exceed the maximum number of ads per page, then you will see
a navigation link at the top and bottom of the listings allowing
you to go to the next or previous page. Once you have found
an ad that interests you, click on either the ad title or
the details hyperlink to display the full size ad.
The full size ad contains the following
areas -
- General - contains
information about the specific ad such as ad number, date
posted, date modified, date expires, number of views and
number of replies.
- Description - contains
the details of the item displayed
- Price - asking price
of the item displayed
- Web Link - if displayed,
link to another web site
- Contact - contact
information of the user posting the item
- Attachments - if
displayed, Photo, Audio or Video attachments
Reply To Ad
To contact the user that listed the ad you can use the built-in
e-mail interface.See below for a complete list of fields in
this form and their descriptions.
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From
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First Name
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first name of person sending the e-mail
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Last Name
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last name of person sending the e-mail
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E-Mail
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e-mail address of person sending the e-mail
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E-mail
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Subject
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subject of the e-mail that you are sending. There
is a default subject that you may modify.
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Details
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body of the email that you are sending.
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All Ads From Same User
You may view all ads posted by a particular user by clicking
on the hyperlink labeled 'View all of {username} ads'.
Send Ad to friend
If you find an ad that you think a friend may be interested
in, click on the hyperlink labeled 'Send Ad to Friend'. This
will display an e-mail form for you to complete. Once the
form is complete, click the 'Send E-mail' button. See below
for a complete list of fields in this form and their descriptions.
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From
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First Name
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first name of person sending the e-mail
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Last Name
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last name of person sending the e-mail
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E-Mail
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e-mail address of person sending the e-mail
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To
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Name
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name of person receiving the e-mail
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E-mail
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e-mail address of the person receiving the e-mail
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E-mail
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Subject
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subject of the e-mail that you are sending. There
is a default subject that you may modify.
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Details
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body of the email that you are sending. There is a
default message that you may modify. (Maximum characters
is 150)
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Send me a copy of this e-mail
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check this box if you desire to have a copy of
the e-mail that you are sending sent to the e-mail
address specified in the From E-mail field.
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Printer Friendly Version
A printer friendly version is available by clicking on the
Print
Version hyperlink
Notify Administrator
If you happen to view an ad that you think is violation of
the Terms & Agreements of this site you can click on the
hyperlink and send an e-mail notification to the site administrator.
Once the e-mail is received and the ad reviewed the administrator
will make the final determination if the ad should be removed
or not. See below for a complete list of fields in this form
and their descriptions.
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Notification Form
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First Name
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first name of person sending the e-mail
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Last Name
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last name of person sending the e-mail
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E-Mail
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e-mail address of person sending the e-mail
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Details
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body of the email that you are sending. There is a
default message that you may modify.
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II. Searching
Basic Search - Enter
your keyword,choose a category to search within and click
the 'SEARCH' button to conduct your search.
Advanced Search -
Click on the advanced hyperlink located next to the basic
search button to display the advanced search form. Once you
have defined your search criteria, click on the 'START SEARCH'
button. See below for a complete list of fields in this form
and their descriptions.
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General
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Search for
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enter your search string here
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in the
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you can choose between 3 different options:
Title - searches only the title
Body - searches only the body
Title or Body - search either
title or body
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from category
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chose the category you want to search within
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Posted by username
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if you want to search for ads posted by a particular
user than enter their username here.
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Location
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State
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define a state/providence to search within
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Country
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define a country to search within
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Date Range
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Posted between
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enter the date range that you want to search by clicking
on the
icon. You may also manually enter the date in the
format of 'YY/MM/DD'
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in the last
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you may choose a predefined number of days to search
by choosing a value from the drop down list
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Attachments
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Must have
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if you want the search to return only ads with
attachments, you can specify what the type of
attachment the ad must have
Options are:
Audio
Photo
Video 
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Results
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Per Page
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how many listings you want displayed at one time on
a single page
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Sort By
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specify what order you want the ads to returned
Options are:
Date Expires - date the ad is
set to expire (Default)
Date Posted - date the ad was
posted
Price - asking price for the
item
Title - title of the ad
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Way
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sorts the results either in Ascending [A-Z/0-9)
or Descending [Z-A/9-0]
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III. Placing
Ads
Click on the 'Place Ads' hyperlink located
on the menu. Complete the Ad setup form, and click the 'Post
Ad' button to post your ad. Attachments (Audio,Photo or Video)
can be added once the ad has been posted. See below for a
complete list of fields in this form and their descriptions.
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Category
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Main Category
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defines the main category of the ad
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Sub Category
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defines the sub category of the ad if a sub category
exists for the main category
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Details
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Caption
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choose a caption for you ad by selecting one of the
pre-defined options from the drop down list
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Title
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title of your ad
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Description
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body of your ad (Maximum words 200)
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Price
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price of the item you are listing. You can enter either
a price or a short text string. (Maximum 20 characters)
(e.g. '$12.00' or 'Best Offer')
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Web link
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associated web link
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Contact Info
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choose if you want your contact information displayed
for this ad.
Options are:
YES - Displays all contact information
in the ad. Interested users can contact you via,
phone, mail or the built in e-mail interface.
DO NOT - Only displays your username.
Users that want to contact you, must use the built-in
e-mail interface.
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Duration
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Number of Days
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choose from a pre-defined number of days for your
ad to be displayed
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IV. Modifying
Ads
Click on the 'Modify Ads' hyperlink on
the menu to to display you currently listed ads. Click on
the ad modification icon
to display the ad modification form. See below for a complete
list of fields in this form and their descriptions.
Note:
If the administrator has determined that all ads must
be approved prior to them being displayed, you may see
[ Awaiting Approval ] indicating
that this ad has not yet been approved.
Note:
If one of your ads is no longer listed, this could indicate
that the ad was rejected by the administrator or that
the ad has expired 30
ago and has been purged from the system.
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Ad Information
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Ad Number
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identification number of the ad within the database
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Date Posted
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date that the ad was posted
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Date Modified
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date that the ad was last modified
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Date Expires
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date that the ad is set to expire
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Stats
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number of ad views and ad e-mails
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Days Left
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days till the ad will expire
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Category
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See Placing Ad Category description above
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Details
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See Placing Ad Details description above
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Duration
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Number of days
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how many days ad will display for
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Start ad over from today's date
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resets the number of days the ad will be displayed
from starting from today's date
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Attachment Upload
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File Types
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click for the accepted file types
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Browse
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click to browse for your file to attach
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Upload File
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click to upload selected file
File Size Restrictions:
Maximum single file size -
1.00 MB
Total file space allotted to each user
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2.00 MB
Note: Photos will automatically
be resized to 350 px wide. Height will be
proportional to the 350 px width.
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Photos
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click to delete photo attachment
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click to view photo attachment
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Audio
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click to delete audio attachment
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click to hear audio attachment ( must have compatible
player installed that supports the audio file type,
if not the audio attachment will download to your
computer. )
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Video
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click to delete video attachment
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click to play video attachment ( must have compatible
player installed that supports the video file type,
if not the video attachment will download to your
computer. )
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V. Deleting Ads
Click the 'Modify Ads' hyperlink on the
menu to display your currently listed ads. Click on the delete
icon
and confirm that you want to delete the ad.
Note: Once an
ad has been deleted, all attachments associated with the
ad will be permanently deleted.
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