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Fri, April 15/2005

From The Editor...

Greetings fellow community members.  It's been a hectic week here at Adlandpro with the crew working diligently on the new Pressmania.com project so it's nice to see the weather starting to look up here and we can all head out for a breather without having to don a 4" thick parka. 

On a separate note, I had no idea the overwhelming response I would get from the new Create-A-Quote contest I held in last issue.  Over 100 entries in under 3 days.  Your support for Adlandpro never ceases to amaze me.  Our winners are in this issue and on the community archives. 

Once again, I hope you enjoy reading this issue of the Adlandpro Community Newsletter. 



Michael Dela Cruz,
Customer Support
Adlandpro.com
 

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What's In This Issue?

  • 1.0  Community Central - Community Committee, New TOS - [ View Article ]
  • 1.1  New Community Features - Pressmania.com Integration - [ View Article ]
  • 2.0  Feature Article - Making the Most of Your Community Profile - [ View Article ]
  • 2.1  Create-A-Quote 2 - Your Chance To Coin Your Own Phrase - [ View Article ]
  • 3.0  Featured Forum Review - [ View Article ]
  • 4.0  Community Feedback - We want to hear from you! - [ View Article ]

1.0  Community Central

Be A Part of The Adlandpro Community Steering Committee

Our community is growing at an exponential rate.  We're seeing up to 50 of members each day signing up to become members of our great community.  It's become clear that this community needs a solid vision of its direction and management.  I have proposed to Bogdan that a Steering Committee be assembled in order to provide you with a way to influence the development and management of our Community.  Here's what we are suggesting as a starting point:

Member Selection Process

Community Members who believe they would be excellent candidates for the steering committee are asked to send a message to Adlandpro Admin with a short paragraph describing why they would be the best possible candidate for one of the 9 SCM's.  People who were chosen will be contacted via email over the next few weeks and offered an opportunity to accept the role of Steering Committee Member or SCM.  There will be a total of 9 members selected. 

Committee Member Implementation

Committee Members will be required to attend periodic chat sessions when required.  A private/locked forum will be available only to SCM's where SCM's can post messages to each other and maintain contact with us here at Adlandpro. 

The Mission Statement of the Committee

The Mission Statement of the Committee is "Create and maintain a balanced, enjoyable, fair, community of business-minded people where they can be free to express their opinions and share information without fear of personal discrimination or ridicule."

So there you have it.  We want YOU to have a say in what happens with Adlandpro Community and be a part of shaping its development over the years to come. 

For those of you who want further information, [ Contact Me ] with "Steering Committee Member Program" in the subject. 

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New Member Policy Terms and Conditions

The recent spike in conflict on the community has prompted Bogdan and I to devise and implement the framework for a Member Terms and Conditions Agreement.

The basis of this agreement is going to be a fair structure that encourages input, feedback, opinions, and different views while discouraging negative behavior such as discrimination in any form, abusive behavior or language, threatening comments, and objectionable actions. 

The raw policy to-date is this:

Adlandpro Community Terms of Service Policy
  1. You acknowledge that all posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author or individual member only and not the administrators, or staff of Adlandpro (except for posts by these people) and hence will not be held liable.
     
  2. You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, pornographic, or any other material that may violate any applicable laws. Doing so may lead to termination of your account and where necessary and deemed appropriate, your service provider being informed. The IP address of all posts is recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions.
     
  3. You agree that posting messages which threaten, degrade, verbally abuse, or are discriminatory in nature directed at a specific community member or group of community members is grounds for immediate termination of your Community Membership and also, where applicable, your Internet Service Provider informed of your actions. 
     
  4. You agree not to display or link to any nude or pornographic images on your profile or any of your posts. 
     
  5. You agree that the Adlandpro and its staff and the moderators of this forum and their discussions have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should they see fit.
     
  6. As a user you agree to any information you have entered being stored in a database. While this information will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent (In compliance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act of 2004) the webmaster, administrator and moderators cannot be held responsible for any information you, as a user make readily available on the community or any consequences or damages that arise as a result of such actions. 
     

Because the community is made of of many individuals, the individuals should have a say in how the community is run.  To this end, I'm asking all my fellow community members like you to raise your hands and tell us what else you would like to see in the terms and give us your feedback on it as it develops.  The finalized agreement will be decided upon by the Adlandpro Community Steering Committee (APCSC) and implemented into the registration process of the community.  I eagerly look forward to hearing from everyone.  

[ Click Here To Submit Your Feedback on the TOS for the Community ]

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Testimonial
Hi

I would like to say thank you to all the staff/owner, administrator of Adlandpro, I have constantly been receiving hits to my web sit ever since day one. I am averaging a total of 20 to 30 hits per week which is great!!. To some that may not seem much. I am getting a great deal of exposure and it is helping my business grow worldwide.

I think you have a wonderful site and I am excited about the exposure that I'm getting. I appreciate all the courtesy and assistance that you have shown to me.

Sincerely,
Christine Jackson

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1.1  New Community Features

Pressmania Integration

If you haven't had a chance to check out Pressmania.com, you might want to go there and take a look around.  Why?  Because Pressmania is focused on Localized Classified Advertising.  And, Because Pressmania's core workings and all the things that make it tick are going to be integrated very soon into the Community. 

You will be able to place ads into Pressmania from within the community as well as access several other resources without even leaving the community itself.  Exact details about how this will be implemented and to what degree aren't finalized yet but Bogdan has communicated this to me as being one of the goals of the year.  I'll keep you all posted as new information becomes available.  In the meantime, take a moment to visit Pressmania and post your ads today!

2.0  Feature Article

Making the Most of Your Community Profile

For many of us, our community profile is blank.  The silhouette of a man/woman rests neatly in the space where our photo should be.  Number of friends: 0.  Stats: Active in 0 forums, nothing on the webpage and so on and so forth. 

Have a look at this [ report ].  Notice something?  Indeed.  Not a single one of these profiles is missing a photo, all of them have something in the web page portion of the profile, and most are filled in completely!

Remember:  Your profiles get "googled".  This means that your business information, your information and other things can be seen by others who are not community members.  Why not add your business information?  Make sure you have proper links to your website and that they work.  The community profile is your face online.  This is how people determine what type of a person you are and quite often to some degree, how valid your business claims are. 

Think about it this way for a second:  You're walking down the street one day searching for a ring or watch for your significant other.  A man approaches you wearing a hooded jacket, you can't see his face, and he offers to sell you a Rolex or a Firenza Setting for 50 dollars and also says he has stock that he can sell you for 25 bucks a pop and you can keep the other 25 when you sell one.  How open would you be to becoming this person's friend?  How open would you be to listening to more of his business proposal?  How likely would you be to purchasing the ring or watch for 50 bucks?  My point exactly.  Not very likely at all. 

Though that example may be a bit extreme, it's not very far from the truth on the Adlandpro Community.  You will be miles ahead of the competition in terms of credibility and profitability if you just take a few moments to carefully fill out your profile. 

Don't Forget!!

100 Free Display Credits!

Did you know that if you sign up someone to be an Adlandpro Community member, you will get 100 free displays of your ad on our Banner Impressions Program?  It's a great opportunity to bring your friends who don't know about Adlandpro into a thriving and active online business community and you get some free credits in the process.  If you haven't already been, you should click here to start earning some display credits

You can also add this signature to your emails to promote the Adlandpro Community and be rewarded by receiving 100 ad displays for each sign-up. 

With the code below, make sure you replace the "userid" portion of the link with your own UserID

<----Signature Start---------------->

Join the coolest community on the web for free!
http://www.adlandpro.com/directad/registerUser.aspx?ref=userid

<----Signature End---------------->

Use your web page to highlight some of your programs or websites.  I'm not saying bare your soul to the world but sharing a personal story in your life might help make you appear more real and genuine.  Give out good ratings to people when they have done something good for you.  (Remember people, this isn't a dating service so it's not based on appearances).  Nearly every time you will receive a good rating in return which is a win-win situation for both parties.  Add a signature to your profile with your URLS.  Get active on the forums!  Participate in discussions.  This all works towards your profile stats which makes you look like more of a professional. 

Bottom line is that you can never have too much information on your profile.  The professionals know that it is a vital component of the community.  If you don't believe me, just have a look at any one of the top ranking community members and see what their profiles are like.  I'm sure you'll be pleasantly surprised. 

[ Click Here to Edit Your Profile In A Step By Step Process ]

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2.1  Create-A-Quote Contest

"All Work and No Play Makes One __________"

Ladies and gentlemen, round 2 of Create-A-Quote is underway!  For those of you just tuning in, you can find the 4-1-1 on how to play by [ Clicking Here ]

Thanks for all your entries to the last CAQ.  We had well over 100 entries in under 3 days.  I'm pleased to know that so many of you are reading the newsletter.  Without further ado, here are our current round winners...


"Success is a combination of preparation and opportunity meeting."

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Fran's General Info
 

Your agent of choice....   
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Fran Chovanak (user id: franniekate2003) is offline. Last login: 4/7/2005 2:34:53 PM 16 Friends
Member since 
3/11/2005
Ms. Fran Chovanak
Gender Female
Location Rocklin, Ca, United States
Interests reading, having tea with friends, chatting it up on the phone, a bit of tv, MUSIC!!...r&amp;r....
   
Company Employer's First Choice
URL View Employer's First Choice's web site
Industry health benefits for: ~individual ~employee ~employer ~group ~~life insurance ~~benefits for critical illness

Awesome work Fran!  I chose this one because of its demonstrated "outside-the-box" thinking.  By subtly tying together Preparation and Opportunity with the word "Meeting" you earned yourself 1st Place!  Congratulations.

 




"Success is a combination of MEN and WOMEN"

Dr. Jason Leverette

Excellent thinking on Dr. Leverette's part.  This one stuck out as soon as I got it because it took me a moment to realize how true it was.  2nd Place to YOU Doctor!




"Success is a Combinatino of GUTS and MORE GUTS"

Joe Rowley

Frequently, we lack the courage or GUTS to pursue our goals.  I was impressed by the "In Your Face" tone of this submission.  Easily the only candidate for 3rd place.  Way to go Joe!  Congrats!

[ Click Here to View the Runner-Ups ]

Good luck to everyone on round 2 of Create-A-Quote.  I want to see more entries this issue so let's demonstrate our community spirit and show the other online communities why we are the best!


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Testimonial
Ref jediwest91

From the first day I signed up for Adland, I began receiving friends invitations. Adland makes it so easy to Network with people. Someone found me from "the friends list of another friend" and talked to me! Since I joined, I have helped countless people and actually sponsored three people into my business that first made contact with me here.

Thank you Michael, Bogdan, and your team for providing a great way to network and share.

Tom West
Philadelphia, PA USA
610.269.9934 anytime
http://tomwest.pengins.net

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3.0  Featured Forum Reviews

These forums have been hand-selected as top forums on the Community as a result of their activity, topic, number of participating members, number of posts etc.  They're definitely worth the look and a good starting point if you've never been to the forums before.  Check them out!

Do you have a forum you think should be featured here? [ Let us know! ]


1.  More ways that AdlandPro can help YOU!

I'm always impressed by community members who selflessly offer support with different areas of Internet Marketing, particularly, Adlandpro.  Kenneth Sword, an extremely active and well-known community member whom I've had the pleasure of speaking with personally over the phone on several occasions, just happens to be one of these professionals.  Get him on your friends list and fast.  Thanks so much Ken!


2.  Let's Get to Know Each Other

I think that Jane Montgomery has hit the nail on the head with this one.  This is a community after all right?  Though it is not a busy forum, I hope to change that by putting out the word that this forum is here.  I'll put down a little about me, you put down a little about you, and hopefully if everything works out the way I hope, we'll all know just a little more about each other. 


3.  419 "Nigerian Letter Scam" Is an Advance Fee Fraud?

I felt compelled to highlight this particular forum not only because it's a busy forum but also because I feel it's a necessary forum.  Though many of us are aware that the Nigerian Email Scam is a scam, there are many many more who are not aware.  This forum provides clear, detailed information regarding the scam.  Well done Gavin Blok


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4.0  Community Feedback

Your opinions as members of the community are extremely important to us.  We would like to hear from  you.  Your opinions, suggestions, and kudos are welcome.

To submit your feedback click here

 

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