Marketing Control Panel
User's Guide
Website
Promotion Tools - Reference Guide
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Introduction - Login
1.
Point your browser to http://www.marketingcontrolpanel.com
2. At the home page (note that the Home tab is highlighted), click on the Member Area tab.
3. At the Log On page, notice that the Log On tab is highlighted.
4. At the Log On page, enter your Username and Password and click
the Log On button. If you click the “Remember Me?” checkbox, you will
be automatically logged on the next time you visit.
5. If you can’t remember your username and password, simply click
on Forgot Password? Just enter
your email address and click the “Email It” button. your username name will
be emailed to you along with instructions on how to change your password.
How do
I use the First time user Set up Wizard?
We have
provided a First Time User Set Up Wizard to run you
through the set up of your Banner Ads, Search Engine Submission, and URL monitoring
tools. Use the following instructions
to set up your wizard:
Step 1: Logging on to your Account:
After
Website Source Hosting support staff has created your account, http://marketingcontrolpanel.com
logon with the username and password you selected upon sign up. You will see a Welcome Screen that states: Good
morning/afternoon [name]!
Step 2: Starting the First Time User Wizard
Under
“Welcome to Marketing Control Panel” select “First Time User Wizard” to go
through the wizard based set up tutorial.
If you wish to skip the tutorial and set up the account yourself, click
on “Skip Wizard”. The First Time User
Wizard will walk you through Banners, Search Engines, and URL Monitoring. For instructions on setting up Text Ads, Newsletters/Mail
Center, and Alerts please see their respective categories.
Step 3: Entering your Account
Information
After
clicking on “First Time User Wizard” you will be asked for your Website Information.
In the fields provided, please enter your website URL, your site title,
the language your website is in, and select a category for your website from
the drop-down box.
Step 4: Banner Ads
You will
next enter the Banner Wizard page. Click
on “Start Banner Wizard” to begin creating a banner from Website Source Hosting Banner Creator
template, or to upload a banner you have created yourself. Before you start, make sure next to Banner Network you select “Run-of-Network”
from the drop down box (Run of Network is the default setting.)
After you have set up your Run-of-Network Banners, you can select the
“New GeoTarget…” feature if you wish to utilize
Website Source Hosting geographical targeting feature (see GeoTarget).
Next,
select either “Upload Banner” or “Start Banner Creator”
- Start Banner Creator
- A new window opens and you
are asked to select a banner from one of sixteen categories
- Select the category by clicking
on the category name, and then select a banner by clicking on the graphic
displayed
- your banner will appear in
a screen titled “Banner Selected”. If
you wish to change the banner, click on (Want a different template?).
If you are satisfied with your choice click on “Customize Banner”
- Follow the prompts through
the Editing Frames to create your banner, selecting text, clicking “Next
Frame” when you are ready to move on to the next step
- When you are done, click “Save
and Preview” to preview the banner. If
you wish to go back and make changes click on “Make Additional Edits”.
If you are satisfied with the banner click “Add This Banner To
My List”
- Once you have added your first
banner you may select “Upload a Banner”, “Start the Banner Creator” or
you may select “Next TWebsite Source Hosting Stop” at the top of the page to continue in
the set up wizard. Banners submitted
will wait in a queue until a member of Website Source Hosting staff reviews the banners for
content.
- Upload Banner
- A new window opens. In the fields provided enter the banner
name and click-to URL
- Click “Browse” and locate the
file where your banner is saved
- Select the file and then click
“Upload File”. your banner will
then be sent to a queue where it will be held until a member of Website Source Hosting staff
approves it.
Step 5: Search Engines
You will
now enter your URL into the Submission tool and schedule your URL for submission
to 400 search engines
- Entering your URL.
- Click on “Add URL” to begin
the Search Engine Submitter wizard.
- Check the fields for URL and
Page Title to see if the default settings are accurate. You can make any changes in these fields.
- Fill in the Description, Main
Key phrase, Additional Keywords, Search Category and Special engines fields
and click “Save”
- Verify that you have saved
your site information by clicking on “OK”
- Scheduling your Search Engine
Submission
- To set up the auto-submission,
select the date you would first like your URL to be submitted to the search
engines in the “Specific Date” field
- Next to “Suggested Dates” click
on either the thirty or the forty-five day schedule and click “Save”
- You will then be re-directed
to the Auto-Submitter Overview page. Select
“Click Here to add Another URL” if you wish to add another.
If you wish to continue in the set-up wizard click on “Next” under
“Search Engine Setup Complete”.
Step 6: URL Monitoring Tool
Use the
following instruction to enter your URL into the Monitor. The system will notify you via email and/or
wireless connection should your website go down.
- URL Monitor – Know Quickly if
your Site is Down
- Under “Add URL to Monitor”
enter your website URL and a notification email address in the fields
provided and click on “Add URL”
Step 7: Completing the First Time User Wizard
E. Finishing Wizard
1.
When the wizard set up
has been complete you will receive a “Wizard Successfully Completed” message.
Click on the “Exit Wizard” button to close the wizard and set up the
rest of the tools in your account.
The
fastest way to promote your site is with banner advertising. With up to 50,000
banner displays each month you’ll get traffic in days. Getting recognized
by search engines can take four to six weeks. With Website Source Hosting banner exchange your banners get exposed to more than 50,000 different sites – starting as soon
as you sign up. You’ll get from 1,000 up to 300,000 impressions per month
(an impression is one banner shown on one site). No one has the site inventory
we offer. And, you won’t have someone else’s banner taking space on your website
as is the case if you were to join a banner exchange program.
The
Banners area allows you to manage and monitor the effectiveness of
your banners. There are four sub-sections under the Banners section
– Reports, Banner Manager, Geo-target and Banner Creator.
Reports
1.
This screen shows the overview of your banner results.
- An Impression is an ad view,
or a banner being presented.
- A Click is an instance of
a user clicking on a banner.
- CTR (clickthrough
rate) is the percentage of times that viewers click on a banner ad, causing
a request for your Website to be transmitted to the viewer.
2.
Click on the Calendar link to look at a Calendar Report showing the
number of impressions and clicks you receive each day in a month. The
Calendar Report tracks the number of impressions you have received each day
for up to three months. We also display the number of visitors you have
received because of those impressions.
- The first number represents
your impressions for the day, the second number
represents the number of clicks you received that day.
- To view reports from previous
or next month, click the left or right arrow at the top.
3.
Click on the Hourly Report link to see what's going on with your Website
every hWebsite Source Hosting . The report shows you the number of times your banner is
displayed — along with the number of clicks you have received — broken down
by each hWebsite Source Hosting of the day. We can present these hourly figures to you for Today,
Yesterday, and as a Weekly Average in one clean and easy-to-understand report.
Banner Manager
There
are many tricks in making your banners work effectively for you, and the best
way to know which banners are most effective is to test them. Website Source Hosting Banner
Manager allows you to track and maintain up to ten banners simultaneously.
Compare how well one banner does against others, upload new banners to try
out, and even have each of your ads click to a different URL. From these strategies
you can see which banner works best for you.
1.
The Banner Manager screen shows all your banners, their settings, and their
action steps.
2.
Enter the URL the banner will click to in the format http://www.yoursite.com.
Click the Browse button to upload your banner image file. The file
type should be GIF, PNG or JPEG. The size of your banners should be 468 by
60 pixels respectively. You can use Website Source Hosting “Banner Creator” tool to create your own banners.
3.
At the Banner Manager screen, you can change the Rotation for each banner.
Heavy displays twice as often as Medium, and Medium displays
twice as often as Light. You can choose Disable to take a banner
out of the rotation; the banner is not deleted, it simply will not display
until you enable it again by clicking Light, Medium, or Heavy.
4.
You can also change the URL the banner clicks to or delete the banner altogether.
Banner Creator
We
can save you time in creating your own banners by using Website Source Hosting Banner Creator
Tool.
1.
Click on the example banner for the type of banner you would like to create.
2.
Input the text that you wish to appear on your banner then click the Create
Custom Banner button. your banner will appear on the screen; click the
Add Banner to My List button.
3.
Back at the Banner Manager screen you can now change the settings for your new banner.
GeoTarget
LexBoost
offers a new Geo-targeting feature which will allow you to control where your banner ad will be shown. To add a geo-target
within the
-Logon
to your account in LexBoost and go to the “Banners”
section.
-Next
to the Banner Account field select
“New GeoTarget…” from the drop-down box. -You will be redirected to the Geo-target page
which outlines geo-targeting.
-Next
to “Add a Geo-target” select the
city and state in which you wish your banners to be shown.
-Click
“Add Target”
-You will
be redirected to the Order page for the city and state you selected
-This
page will list the cost per thousand banner impressions (CPM) for the geo-target
you have chosen
-Select
the number of impressions you wish to purchase from the drop-down box and
click “Order Now!” The charge for the
order will be applied to the credit card on file in your account.
You can
also add a geo-target outside of the
-Logon
to your account and click on the “Banners” tab
-Select
“New GeoTarget…”
-Click
on the hyperlink in “To add a foreign (non-US) GeoTarget,
Click Here!”
-Select
a continent either from the drop down box or by clicking on the map.
-Select
the country you wish to target from either the drop down box or the map provided.
-Select
a region and click on “Target ____________”
-You will
be redirected to the Order page for the region you selected
-This
page will list the cost per thousand banner impressions (CPM) for the geo-target
you have chosen
-Select
the number of impressions you wish to purchase from the drop-down box and
click “Order Now!” The charge for the
order will appear on the credit card on file in your account
In
addition, you may decide that you wish to order additional banner impressions.
If so, simply logon to your account and click on the “Banners” tab
and in the Overview screen click on the “Order More Impressions” link at the
top of the page. From the list of choices select “Order!” and
we will charge the credit card on file for your additional impressions.
You can create
text advertisements in the “Text Ads” section of your account. These ads work in a fashion similar to Website Source Hosting banner
ads. Simply create a Text Ad with the
Text Ad Creator provided and we will distribute them for you.
To set up
your Text Ads click on the “Text Ads” tab at the top of your account screen
-Click on
“Start Text Ad Creator” to begin the Text Ad Wizard tool. Enter your ad title in the “Title Line” field.
Enter text relevant to your site/service/product in the fields provided
for “Pitch Line 1” and “Pitch Line 2”. Enter
your URL in the “Display URL” field. Enter
your click-to URL in the “Actual URL” field.
Click on “Make Edits” to view your created text ad.
Click “Save This Text Ad” to save to your account, or go back and make
edits in the appropriate fields.
You will then
be redirected to the “Text Manager” page.
your text ad will be suspended in a queue until a member of Website Source Hosting staff
can review the ad and the URL to which it links for content.
The
Newsletters area allows you to create your email newsletters and manage your email lists, campaigns, subscribers, and settings. You can maintain
an unlimited number of mailing lists for special purposes or demographic needs.
To handle newsletter subscriptions you can gather valuable information using
questions as part of your subscription form. You can select from a set of
typical questions that we provide or you can define your own questions based
on your specific needs.
For
newsletter creation, we provide several typical templates for you to use based
on your needs. Once you’ve composed your newsletter in HTML using one of Website Source Hosting templates, by writing your own code, or using the HTML editor in Website Source Hosting free-form
template, you’ll want to do a test send to make sure everything is working
as expected. Then you can schedule distribution.
There
are five sub-sections under the
Settings section
This
page allows you to change Global Settings (general settings for the Newsletter
utility) or add custom questions to your sign-up questionnaire.
1.
To change the Global settings:
Input
an Admin Name, which most likely will be yours. The Administrator name is for records only and
will not be revealed to the email recipients.
Input
an email address in Admin Email. You will be notified via this
email when people subscribe or unsubscribe from your lists, if the "Notification
of new subscribers" checkbox is selected. The Admin Email is also the address that will
appear in the From field of the newsletter.
There is also a checkbox for "Notification of unsubscribers"
for you to receive an email when subscribers have opted not to receive further
mailings.
Input
an email address in the Bounce Notification field (optional).
You will be notified via this email when an email delivery fails. The system will automatically remove subscriber
entries that have bounced or failed repeatedly.
Input
your complete mailing address.
2.
We provide a list of 20 default questions from which to choose from when setting
up your subscriber sign-up questionnaire. If these are not specific enough, you may add
a Custom Question to your subscriber questionnaire. Simply fill in
the fields and click the “Add Custom Question” button.
3.
Click on the List Settings link in the top right of the Settings section
to change your email list settings after you have created email lists.
This will allow you to change the subscription questionnaire for each of your email lists.
Newsletter Wizard section
If
you have never set up the newsletter utility, the wizard will guide you through
a few basic settings and the creation of a signup questionnaire and subscriber
list, and finally through the creation, testing, and mailing of your newsletter.
Click on the Wizard section, and the wizard will walk you through the
creation of your newsletter. Please refer to the description of the
Overview section, below, for more details.
Overview section
1.
Each newsletter shown in the Overview page corresponds to a list of subscribers.
2.
If you already have sent newsletters before, you will notice that the newsletter
overview shows you the newsletters or lists you have created, and the campaigns
within those newsletters. Each newsletter you create corresponds to a list
of subscribers and can have multiple campaigns. At this point, you may
create a mailing in the following ways:
·
Create a new newsletter list by selecting the Start
New Campaign link or button.
·
Use an existing campaign within a list by clicking
on the Use Again link. This is useful if you want to reuse a
previous mailing or make changes to it.
·
Create a new mailing campaign within a list.
Within the newsletter list box, select the link for Compose new newsletter
to this list.
Let's
go through each one:
1. Create a new newsletter list by selecting the
"Start New Campaign" button.
Each newsletter shown on the Newsletter Overview page
corresponds to a list of subscribers. You can either add/import subscribers
when creating a new list, or click on the Subscribers section of the
After selecting the Start New Campaign link
or button. The newsletter utility will then allow you to use a saved
list from a previous mailing, create a new list address by address, or import
a list of subscribers. To add them one at a time or import, input a name for
new list and click the Make New List button.
Next you may
either import from your own list of subscribers, browsing for the subscriber
file in CSV or text format and clicking on import now, or by adding
an individual email address and clicking on the Add Subscriber button.
Click on the I've Added Everyone button when you are finished adding
or importing subscribers.
The next step offers a choice of a beginner tutorial,
or high-level email targeting for Website Source Hosting advanced users. If you have collected
subscriber demographic information and are an advanced user, you may wish
to take advantage of these features by clicking the I'm Advanced button.
Beginners can click on the I'm a Beginner button to continue.
Beginner:
If you select the Beginner option, you may now select
the layout you would like to use. By using one of Website Source Hosting HTML templates, you
can create a professional-looking email without any programming expertise.
Note that if you are using a recent version of the Internet Explorer browser
for Microsoft Windows, we have included a simple HTML editor for your convenience.
Next you will be presented with a preview of the template
to approve. You may decide whether you like this template and would like to
continue, or if you'd prefer to choose another template. We recommend
the HTML free-form template. To proceed, click on I'd like to continue
and start filling in this template.
Now, you can either enter in the content that you
want to appear on your newsletter, or cut-and-paste
from an HTML editor. If you are using the "HTML free-form"
template, we provide a simple HTML editor that allows you to easily create
a customized newsletter. Note that if you choose the free-form template,
that you will need to select the "View HTML source" button (it looks
like this < >) in the editor before pasting in HTML code.
Otherwise, enter in the content, as you want it to appear. When you
are finished, click on the "Save and Preview" button.
Examine your newsletter,
you will be presented with both the HTML and text versions of it. You
can either go back and edit it, or if you are satisfied with it, continue
to the next step. You are now ready to send out a test. You can input
a different email address for the test if you would like. Once you send
the test message, you can check the email and verify that the message content
and layout is accurate. You will have the opportunity to make any appropriate
changes or fixes if necessary. Click on "Send
Test". A test of both the text version and the HTML version
of the newsletter will then be sent to the specified email address within
about 10 minutes.
If everything looks okay on the emails you receive,
then you are ready to send out your newsletters. Click "Make Changes"
if you see anything that needs revision, otherwise, select the "It Looks
Good - Continue" button.
To begin your mailing, click on "Start Mailing".
Allow up to a couple of hours for this to complete.
Advanced:
After your list is created, you may further target
your list based on demographics, provided you have requested that information
from your subscriber base. This feature is best suited to advanced users.
Enter a name for your new target set and click on "Create Target Set".
Now, you can choose to target your newsletter recipients from your subscriber
list by State, Country, Gender, or Marital Status. After selecting the
appropriate values from the drop-down box, click "Target".
This will display the total subscribers in your list,
and the number of subscribers in your current target set. You may either
make changes to the target set, or click "Continue" to proceed.
Next you will be presented with a preview of the template
to approve. From this point, you may choose the template, and continue on
with the editing, testing, and sending of your newsletter as outlined in the
Beginner section above.
2. Use an existing campaign within a list by clicking
on the "Use Again" link.
This takes you directly to the template containing
your previously composed newsletter, within a previously used subscriber list.
Here, you can make changes and proceed with the editing, testing, and mailing
steps outlined above.
3. Create a new mailing campaign within a list.
Within the newsletter list box, select the link for
"Compose new newsletter to this list". This option re-uses
your existing list of subscribers, and allows you to create a new mailing
campaign starting with the selection of Beginner or Advanced options, and
selection of a newsletter template. From here you may continue by composing,
editing, testing, and finally mailing your newsletter.
Subscribers section
This
is where you can manage subscribers to your lists. For each list, under the Select Subscriber Action”
heading, you have choices to find, add, import, export, or purge.
Use
the [find] option to view or edit subscriber information or to delete
a subscriber. Find allows you to search subscribers by email address
by entering the email address in the Email field. You can also do a
batch search by using a wildcard. For instance, if you wanted to find
all subscribers with email addresses starting with “a,” simply enter “a%”
in the Email field. You can view all emails in your list by clicking
the “List All” button. Once you have your list of subscribers, you can
edit each subscriber or delete it.
The
[add] link will allow you to add subscribers one at a time,
click it and enter their email address. Note
the checkbox for “use HTML emails” which allows you to select the newsletter
format that an individual subscriber would like to receive.
To
import from a list in CSV (comma separated value) or text format, select [import]. This is useful if you have a list from your own marketing database, or an exported list from an email client like Outlook
Express. Simply click on “Browse” to select your file, double click on the
file, then click “Import Now”. More information on the required format of the
.csv or .txt file can be found by clicking on the
More Info button. Make sure that the
files are in the format:
email address , newsletter preference
For
example,
subscriber@address.com , 1
(Where
1 is for HTML newsletter preference and 0 is for plain text)
Also,
it is a good idea to review your list before importing it, to remove invalid
and duplicate email addresses, as these may generate errors during the import
process.
Select
[export] to export your subscriber lists to a text file. Click on the “Export Now” button, then Right
click on the filename provided and select “Save As” in order to save this
file to your local computer.
The
[purge] function should be used with caution. It allows you to delete your subscriber list,
but will save your campaign history and sign up form.
Sign Up form section
This
screen allows you to preview your newsletter sign-up form, make changes to
the questionnaire, and obtain the HTML code for the newsletter sign up button.
Click
on the link for [html code] for a selected list, to find several different
buttons and devices
you can place on your web page to attract subscribers to your list. The buttons and devices will link to the signup
questionnaire you created using the newsletter wizard or [customize signup
form] link. This will allow you
to select, copy, and paste (or have your webmaster paste) the code into an
area of your site to allow potential customers to subscribe to your newsletter.
The
[customize signup form] link allows you to create a new subscription
form for your newsletter, specifying which demographic information you'd like
your subscribers to provide. Click to put a checkmark for “use” for any one
of the areas you would like to gather subscriber information on. Click the
“Req” in front of the fields you would like to be required.
You may add custom questions using the second form at the underneath the main
sign-up form.
Select
the [view signup form] to preview your current sign up form in a new
window.
Over
85% of the traffic on most Websites is directed from one of the many Web search
engines. We help you by submitting details of your site, custom formatted,
to the most powerful search engines. We
also give you the tools to check if your site is properly optimized for inclusion
in search engines.
A
one-time submission to a search engine is not enough to make sure your site
gets listed. You need to submit on a regular basis in order to move up the
search list rankings. We also help you manage that process. You can also check
on how your site is being noticed by search engines, and we can help you in
adding vital keywords to cover all of the important areas.
There
are three sub-sections within Search Engines tab – Overview, Engine
Reports, and Keywords.
Overview
This
screen displays all your submitted URLs and their status, including when they
were last submitted and their next scheduled submission. You can also add
URLs for submission to search engines from this screen.
Click
on the “Add URL” button to begin. The
first step will ask for basic information for your search engine submission.
To the right of most fields is a help icon that you can click on for
more detailed instructions. This is an important step so make sure you use
effective title, description, and keywords for your site.
The second step is Website Source Hosting Search Engine Auto Submitter, which
lets you schedule when you want your web site to be submitted to search engines.
By selecting the Auto Scheduling feature, your site is automatically
resubmitted according to your choice of suggested dates -- often enough to
keep it fresh in the engines, but not so frequently that you get banned.
Click “Save” to continue and process the submission.
Optimization Tools
We
offer a Search Engine Optimization and Tune-Up Wizard for users who are new
to search engine submission. The wizard will take you through the process
of preparing your site for better search engine placement, step by step. First, select the URL you would like to use
the Optimization Tools on. Advanced
users may prefer to have full access to all Website Source Hosting Optimization Tools without
going through the wizard. Select either
the Optimization Wizard or Optimization Analysis button to continue.
The first option will walk you through the following tests and generators,
step-by-step, using the Optimization Wizard, while the Optimization Toolset
option will let you pick them from a list.
Keywords
This step will help you find relevant keywords to use for your website. After clicking on “Optimization
Wizard” you will see a new popup window titled “Auto Submit – Main Keyphrase”.
your main keyword/phrase will appear in the field provided. You can edit this field if you prefer to search
for a different/alternate keyword. Click
“Find Similar Keywords” for suggestions. From the “Related Popular Keywords” check the
boxes for those you wish to include and click “Add Checked Keywords” then
click “Next”.
A
Optimization Analysis
Step 4 instructs you to review
the results of the Analysis to help optimize your website for submission. Click “OK” to proceed.
Search
Engine Optimization Tools/Optimization Analysis
The Optimization Analysis screen
will provide you with a chart which outlines the following areas: Title tag,
Title Tag check
your title tag is -- after the domain name -- the single
most important element of your site, in terms of search engine ranking. You
want a title that contains your site's main keyword(s). Enter your URL into the Title Tag check utility,
and click the “Check Titles” button.
your
Alt Attributes
The alt attribute defines an alternate text for an image,
and usually created by the author of the web page. You can see these in action when you hover your mouse pointer over a graphic on a web page, and
a text description pops up. Any image on your web page should have an alt
attribute that reflects the image's content. It's another place to stress
your site's keywords, and a great way to increase your keyword density. Enter
the URL you wish to check and click on the “Check Alts” button to see the
results.
robots.txt
This plain text file sits on your server, alerting any search
engines that 'crawl' your site about how often to
reindex and whether to follow links on your pages.
A properly configured robots.txt file can improve your site's ranking, as
it tells search engines that your page may be indexed and that links within
your site may be followed for further indexing.
Enter the URL you wish to check and click on the “Check Robots.txt”
button.
Keyword Density Analysis
The Keyword Density analysis will help you determine
the appropriate ranges for your website’s keyword density, to help improve
your chances of being listed on the search engines.
This includes the number of times your keyword appears in relation
to the total number of words on the page.
Engine Report
Once you've submitted your site, you can check how you're
doing right here. When you Check Existence, we'll look at several major
search engines to see whether your site is in their indexes. And if it is,
you can Check Position to see where your site ranks on specific keywords.
Check Popularity allows checking a search engine for links to
a particular URL.
With
the Alerts feature, you keep track of your Website 24/7. We can send a text
message to your cell phone or text pager whenever your Web site is down. In
addition, you can be sent other information regarding your Website such as
when your newsletters are sent out, whether you've been getting more hits
recently, etc. You can also reminded of any
other date-driven event – business or personal.
There
are five sub-sections under the Alerts:
Event Calendar, Upcoming Events, Add Event, Event History and
Contact Settings.
Event Calendar
This
screen displays the current month and any events scheduled. You can
move from month to month by clicking the arrows at the top of the calendar.
Once you add your events, they will be displayed on the day of the event.
Simply click on the event to see the details.
Upcoming Events
This
screen lists your events chronologically. It also displays the time
of the event, which the Event Calendar does not.
Add Event
1.
Choose
the date and time of the event from the pull-down menus. Note that you
cannot schedule an event to occur in the past.
2.
Type in
a short message that will appear in the calendar of events. Type in
a longer message for yourself, so when you click on the event in the calendar
you will see a more detailed note describing the event.
3.
Choose
when you want to be notified from the “When to Notify” pull-down menu – including
not to be notified.
4.
Choose
whether the event is reoccurring or not; and, if it does reoccur, how often.
5.
Click the
“Add New Event” button. your event will now be displayed in the Event
Calendar and Upcoming Events.
Event History
This
screen displays a history of your events that have occurred. Click on the
event to display the time the event occurred, Short Message, Long Message,
and time you were notified.
Contact Settings
your current contact settings are displayed here. You can change your Contact
Settings by clicking the “Run Setup Wizard” button.As
you run the Setup Wizard, choose which contact method you prefer – email only,
wireless only, or both.
- If you select Email Only, you will be asked for the email address. Verify
the address and click "Finalize" if it is correct. If not,
use your browser’s Back button to go back and make corrections. When
you are finished, click the “Continue” button and you will be taken to the
Event Calendar.
- If you select Wireless Only, you will choose your wireless provider from a pull-down
menu and enter your phone number. Verify both and click "Finalize"
if both are correct. If not, use your browser’s Back button to go
back and make corrections. When you are finished, click the “Continue”
button and you will be taken to the Event Calendar.
- If you select both Email and
Wireless, you will be asked for your email address, your wireless provider,
and your phone number. Verify all three and click "Finalize"
if everything is correct. If not, use your browser’s Back button to
go back and make corrections. When you are finished, click the “Continue”
button and you will be taken to the Event Calendar.
Website Tools
To
build a great website and online business, you need the right tools.
Website Source Hosting Website Utilities provide the tools you need while helping you create
and maintain your website.
There
are three sub-sections under the Website or Website Tools section:
Site Monitor, Link Checker, and
Ping/Traceroute Utility.
Site Monitor
Now
you can be on top of every aspect on your Website 24/7. Whenever your Website
is down we contact your page or cell phone with a text message. Website Source Hosting Site Monitor
will notify you via email or wireless instantly when your site becomes inaccessible.
1.
Click on Add URL - The required format is: http://www.yoursite.com
2.
Input your email that you would like to be notified when your site becomes inaccessible.
3.
Click on the “Notify My Wireless“ box
to be notified via your cell phone. You can change or modify the URL or your email information by clicking on to “edit into“ or
“delete URL“.
Link Checker
Broken
links can annoy your site's visitors -- and adversely affect your search engine
rankings. It’s important to make sure your links are all functioning. Enter the URL to check, and click the Check
Links button. We break down your page's links into relative links (links
that don't have the http:// part, and link to other pages within your site),
external links (full path links with the http:// that may link to pages outside
your site), and images on the page (with the <img
src> tags).
Ping (and Traceroute)
Website Source Hosting Ping Utility checks to see if your site is "available" on the Internet.
You simply enter the name of your Website and watch how long it takes to get
there from Website Source Hosting computer. We "ping" your computer 10 times
to find the average time it takes to get there – or if there are any
problems in reaching it.
Basically,
ping is a program that lets you verify that a particular address exists and
can accept requests. The verb ping means the act of using the ping
utility or command.
1.
Enter your URL in the format www.yoursite.com
and click the Ping It button. In the results, you will see the
time it took to reach the site in milliseconds (msec).
By running this utility from different computers you can determine if there
is a problem with just one computer or area or with the site itself.
2.
Click on “Traceroute Utility.” When a Web
page is slow to load, the delay could occur ANYWHERE between your computer
and what you are waiting to view. Website Source Hosting Traceroute
utility shows you each "hop" along the way and allows you to determine
the location of all "speed bottlenecks.”
3.
Enter your URL and click the Route It button. You can see the
time of travel in milliseconds (returned as ms for this utility).
Gif Packer
If
your Web pages don't load in eight seconds, you can lose up to one-third of
your visitors! Since oversized graphics are the leading cause of slow
Web pages, Website Source Hosting easy and convenient GIF Packer Utility speeds up the optimization
process without losing any image quality.
Browse
your computer to find the image you want to upload and optimize. You
can also specify a different width and height (in pixels). Click the
Upload Gif File button.
In the Members’ area, we have included over 100 pages of reference guides that provide more in-depth explanations on site design, promotion, Website Source Hosting features and utilities, and a wealth of other information. Simply logon to your account, click on the Guides section and browse the contents of Website Source Hosting online reference library. Choose from subject areas like Getting Started, Design, Promote, Profit, Press Releases, and Search Engines.
We
help you through every stage of development from planning, design, organization,
content, and usefulness. We also offer advice on fonts, logos, and icons.
Website Source Hosting promotion guides explain the best options for promoting your website
with methods that are free or very inexpensive. We explain the usefulness
of working with search engines, free promotion links, newsletters, discussion
groups, website awards, giveaways, legal issues, and much more!
The
Home area is where you log on to manage your account, personal information,
subscription, billing, etc. There are 4 sub-sections under Account:
Overview, Personal Info, Subscription Info, and Billing.
Overview
1.
After you log on, you are at the Overview page. Here, you can see any
messages that we have globally broadcast to you. You can clear this
message, and the message box will disappear until the next broadcast from
us.
2.
The Account Overview box displays the name of the account, how long you’ve
been a member, what kind of subscription you’ve chosen, and when the subscription
expires.
3.
The Other Accounts Areas box displays information about your Banners, Newsletters,
and Search Engines. Clicking on any of these is like clicking on the
corresponding tabs across the top.
- Click on Banners to go to
the Banner Ads area where you can monitor, and manage your banners.
An Impression is an ad view, or a banner being presented. A
Click is an instance of a user clicking on a banner. CTR
(clickthrough rate) is the percentage of times that viewers
of a Web page click on a banner ad, causing a request for your Website to
be transmitted to the viewer.
- Click on Newsletters to go
Email lists where you can manage your email lists, campaigns, subscribers,
and settings.
- Click on Search Engines to
submit your URLs to search engines and check the positioning and the existence
of your site in search engines.
Personal Info
1.
This page allows you to update your personal information. Change any
field and click the Save Changes button.
2.
Click on Change Password to change your password. Fill in the
fields to change your password and click on the Change It button.
3.
Click on Change Time Zone to change your time zone. Choose the
appropriate time zone from the pull-down menu and click the Save Changes
button.
Subscription Info
1.
This screen displays your current subscription and what Renewal Action you
have chosen.
2.
You can change your Renewal by choosing an option from the pull-down menu
and clicking the Change Renewal button.
Billing
1.
This screen presents your billing history.
2. Click on the Edit Credit Card link to change your billing information. Make any needed changes and click on the Save Changes button.