How To Post An Event On Cityblack.com?
How do I edit or delete my ad?
I never received a verification email. Where is it?
I want to respond to an ad but there's no contact info.
My ad was removed/deleted.
How are ads reported for violating the terms of use?
How can I protect my email address from spammers?
How can I get my ad in one of the yellow boxes? (Sponsor Ad)
Optimizing Images.
Deleting Your Browser's Cache.
How To Post An Event On Cityblack.com:
Step 1. Select Your Event Category.
What type of event are you putting on? Select the category
that is the closest to your event that you are hosting.
Example 1. If you are having a monthly meeting with your civic
organization, choose the organizational meeting category.
Example 2. If you are having a gospel concert, you may choose
either the concerts or church related category.
***If you would like to place your event in multiple categories, this can be done
later on in the event posting process. There will be minute charge for each
additional category. You may choose up to two additional categorie4s to place
your event in.
Step 2. Fill out the remaining event information
Event description and location should be self explanatory during this step.
Events posted without or vague description is subject to deletion or non-approval
by cityblack administrators.
When Event Occurs:
This section allows you to select when your event will be occuring.
The first field will ask if your event occures several times.
(Check this field if your event happens over and over again.)
Then you will select event type:
Usual Event: You will just enter the date of event, the start time of event and how long the event will occur.
Multiple Days Event: This selection will allow you to select start date of event and select how many days the event will occur.
(You may want to place exact times of these events in the details section above.)
If you selectd your event occures several times, additional fields will appear below...
If will ask what date the event will end. Then it will ask you if your event occurs daily, weekly or monthly.
If it occurs weekly, it can occur every week, every two weeks, every 3 weeks, etc.
If it occurs Monthly, it can occur every month, every 2 months, every 3 months, etc.
(The monthly option will also let your select specific dates within a month. For example, if your event
happens on the 15th of every month..you will select the number 15)
Step 3. Select Your Upgrade Options
A. Select your event level. Your options are:
- Basic Event Listing = FREE
- Premium Event Listing = Cost
- Premium Plus Event Listing = Cost
What is included with eachlisting level
Basic Event Listings:
This event listing will be displayed within the calendar with the info you entered.
Calendar browsers will find your event by searching categories, dates, and so forth.
You may also add an image to your basic listing and post your event in up to two
additional categories.
Premium Event Listings:
This event listing will be displayed within the calendar with the info you entered.
Calendar browsers will find your event by searching categories, dates, and so forth.
You may also add an image to your basic listing and post your event in up to two
additional categories.
Also:
- You will be placed randomly on the homepage of the city your event was posted.
- Your event will be placed at the top of the search results in the category that it was placed in.
(Above basic event listing.)
- Your event will be highlighted in search results as well
Premium Plus Event Listing (Plus Weekly Email Newsletter Listing)
This event listing will be displayed within the calendar with the info you entered.
Calendar browsers will find your event by searching categories, dates, and so forth.
You may also add an image to your basic listing and post your event in up to two
additional categories.
Also:
- You will be placed randomly on the homepage of the city your event was posted.
- Your event will be placed at the top of the search results in the category that it was placed in.
(Above basic event listing.)
- Your event will be highlighted in search results as well
AND:
Plus you are guranteed to be placed in the email newsletter of events in that city.
(Email newsletters go out automatically every wednesday night)
B. Select if you would like to upload an image.
Do you have an event flyer that you would like to add to your profile? People repsond to images!
Let people visualize the identity of your event!
C. Additional Categories
Does your event fit into more than one category? Well this is your chance to add your event to these additional
categories. You may select up two additional categories, which means you can be in a max of three categories.
This provides you more exposure and prevents you from having to choose which category will work best for you.
Step 4. Event Confirmation
Basic free event listings will be live on site once you complete instruction in email that is sent to you.
(Make sure you check bulk/junk mail folders if you don't see email in your inbox)
Paid event listings will automatically appear live on site.
How do I edit or delete my ad?
1. Login to your account and click on the My Events Tab. Here you will see
all the events you have posted. Click on the edit link that corresponds
to the event you wish to edit.
2. If you have forgotten your login info click here (http://www.cityblack.com/register/forgot)
I never received a verification email. Where is it?
1. Check to see if your email program or filter has automatically moved the email to a bulk or trash folder.
2. Re-post your ad and make sure you have entered your return email address correctly.
3. Your email provider may be experiencing delays and you may want to wait before re-posting your ad.
4. Add newsletter@cityblack.com to your email address book.
5. Try a different email provider.
I want to respond to an ad but there's no contact info.
If there is no phone/fax number or email address in the ad text, that means the user who posted the ad requested to remain anonymous.
My ad was removed/deleted.
If you have already tried deleting your cache and refreshing your browser and you still don't see your ad, it's more than likely that your ad was removed by the community. Removals are automatically issued on a user request basis. All ads are monitored by the community. Users can report any ad that they feel violates the terms of use by clicking "ad abuse". If enough people report the ad, it will be automatically removed from the site. If the ads reappear and continue to be reported by the community then the ad (or very similar ads) are sometimes automatically banned.
How are ads reported for violating the terms of use?
Ads are monitored by the community. If you feel an ad violates the terms of use, you can report it by clicking the "ad abuse" link at the top of the post. If enough people report the ad, the ad will be removed from the site.
How can I protect my email address from spammers?
Do not place your email address within your event description. It gives you the best possible anonymity and helps to prevent email harvesters, spammers and scammers from accessing your email address.
How can I get my ad in one of the yellow boxes? (Sponsor Ad)
When you post an ad you will be given the option to upgrade to a sponsor ad (premium ads include this service). If you missed out on this the first time don't worry. You can always login to your account and upgrade events you have previously posted. Sponsor ads rotate randomly, so if your sponsor ad appears at the bottom right part of the screen don't worry. Eventually everyone's ad gets a chance at the top.
Optimizing Images.
Hello friends. If you would like to edit images for use on Cityblack.com and do not have access to an editing program, all is not lost. On the internet, there exists a free program which I shall now endorse. The program, for which I speak, is called Irfanview. It can be downloaded for free: Click here for links to download Irfanview
There are a lot of freeware programs like this one but here are some reasons I recommend it:
· Only one EXE-File, no DLLs, no Shareware messages like "I Agree" or "Evaluation expired"!
· No registry changes without user action/permission!
· It can read any file extension you throw at it. Yay!
So, let's say your image is too big, too small, or you are trying to upload a file type that CityBlack won't accept. No problem.
Go ahead and click the first button on the left (The one that looks like an open folder).
Browse to the file that you want to edit and open it.
Now that you have the file open, click on (Image - located on the top menu bar) then scroll down to (Resize/Re-sample.) and click once.
From here, you can resize the image using the (set new size) box. You will notice the image's dimensions are determined by two variables, height and width. This can be displayed in either pixels, centimeters or inches. Pixels, is the default selection and is fine for what we're trying to do.
Now, this is really up to you but I would recommend staying somewhere between 400 and 600 pixels for either the height or the width. Try typing a new value into the (Width) field. Notice that the (Height) field changes as well. This is because it is fixed proportionately to the width.
For example, if your image has a width of 50 pixels and a height of 25 pixels, and you raise the width to 100 pixels, the height will automatically compensate by changing itself to 50 pixels.
Let's say you just want to make your image twice as big as it is now. Or, twice as small.
Select the next box down (Set new size as percentage of original)
Here, for instance, you can set 200% in both fields and your image would be twice as big.
Or you could set it to 50% in both fields and it would be twice as small. Make sense?
Finally, there's the DPI field, in the third box down. DPI stands for (Dots per inch)
The standard dpi for a web image is 72 DPI. The standard for print is 128 DPI.
If your image is larger than this, don't worry. However, a DPI of 300 is about as high as you are going to want to go. Anything larger than this is unnecessary.
Now that you have set your fields to what you want, click ok.
Your image will now be displayed with the new settings. If it doesn't look the way you wanted, don't worry. Hold down the [Control] key and hit the [Z] key on your keyboard. This will undo the changes.
Or you can select (edit / undo) from the menu at the top of the program.
If you like what you see, click (file / save) at the top menu.
If your file type is not accepted by Cityblack, click (file / save as).
From here you can select from a list of file types to save your image as.
Jpeg or (.jpg) is the most common and optimal.
Save your file and go upload it to your ad! Now you're an Internet Scientist!
Deleting Your Browser's Cache.
If you've made changes to your ad and they aren't being reflected on the site, or you just don't see your new ad listed, you might be experiencing problems with your web browser's cache. It might help to try clearing out your cache and revisiting your ad. To do so, find your browser on the list below and check out the instructions:
. In Internet Explorer:
1. Click Start, select Settings and Control Panel.
2. Double-click Internet Options to open Internet Properties.
3. Click the General tab.
4. Click Delete Files.
5. Click OK on the Delete Files dialog box.
6. Click OK.
. In Firefox:
1. Click Tools and select Options on the Firefox menu bar.
2. Click the Privacy Icon on the Option menu bar to open the Privacy Properties.
3. Click Clear across from the Cache option.
4. Click Ok to return to the browser main page.
5. Exit and relaunch the browser.
. In Netscape:
1. Click Tools and select Options.
2. Select Privacy under the Options tree on the left side of the screen.
3. Click Cache.
4. Click Clear Cache.
5. Click Clear.
6. Click OK.
. In Safari:
1. Open Safari.
2. Select Empty Cache.
3. Click Empty on the Are you sure message box.
4. Exit and relaunch the browser.
. In America Online:
1. Click Start, select Settings and Control Panel.
2. Double-click Internet Options to open Internet Properties.
3. Click Delete Files.
4. Click OK.
After you've cleared out your cache try following the confirmation link that was emailed to you when you posted your ad. After you've done this you should be able to view your ad normally. However, if this doesn't help please feel free to shoot us another email and we'll investigate the matter further.