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| | | | Welcome to OnlyChicago.com | | | | | posted: 03-24-06 1:32 AM GMT | | | | THIS POSTING IS OVER 2 MONTHS OLD!! IT MAY NO LONGER BE VALID!! | | | | Greetings! Salutations! Saludos! Saluti! Welcome to OnlyChicago.com -- a new FREE online classifieds, event listings and clog (community log) servicing the Greater Chicago Metro Area. Browsing and posting on OnlyChicago.com are easy, and we'll give you step-by-step instructions in a moment, but first we'd like point out some unique features of our site:
Quick Site-Highlights:
- Free cellphone or mobile device text messaging of posting replys.
When you post to OnlyChicago.com, you are given the option of having replys sent to your email address or to your cellphone as a text message. This is an extremely useful feature for staying on top of timely postings. This service is offered free from OnlyChicago.com, but your carrier may charge extra for text messages, so best to check with them first and avoid any unpleasant surprises.
- Free "Featured Postings" on the front page of OnlyChicago.com.
The front page of OnlyChicago.com prominently displays 6 postings in the "Featured Postings" area. These postings are selected randomly from a pool of approximately 50 of the most recent postings and are recycled on every refresh. This process ensures that most every new posting will be featured at least once on the "Featured Postings" area. Featured postings get up to 30 times as much exposure as non-featured postings and this service is also offered free.
Step-By-Step Guide To Creating A Posting On OnlyNewYork.com:
A.) Click on the yellow "Post an Ad!" button on the site.
B.) Click on a category for your posting from the provided list and then a sub-category from the next list. Ex: (Events > Music)
C.) Enter a valid email address in the email text edit box.
D.) Choose "show email address" if you want your email address displayed with your posting or "protect you email address" to hide your real address.
E.) Choose "add a mobile alert" if you would like to have responses forwarded to your mobile device; as well as to your email address.
F.) Enter a subject heading for your posting.
G.) Compose your posting.
H.) Click on the "Submit" button.
I.) A confirmation email will be sent to the email address you provided. When it arrives, proof read your posting and click on the "validate" link (located near the bottom of the email.) If you made a mistake in your posting, simply ignore the confirmation email and create a new posting. (Generally, you can use the "back" button in your web browser to back up to the original "Add post" page, make your corrections and hit the "Submit" button again.)
Removing A Posting:
When you created your posting you were sent a confirmation email. From that email click on the "remove posting" link (located near the bottom of the email.) If you did not save the confirmation email then you must contact us directly with a request to remove the posting: removePosting@onlynewyork.com .
Replying To A Posting:
To reply to a posting simply click on the poster's email address at the top of the posting. This will open a new window in your email client with the poster's email address filled in as well as the subject field filled in as "Re: Title of posting." See the instructions supplied with your email client software for more information on composing and sending email.
Browsing OnlyChicago.com:
To browser through the content of OnlyChicago.com, simply click on either a category heading or a sub-category heading listed on the front page, or anywhere on the site. Clicking on a major category heading shows postings for all of the sub-categories, while clicking on a sub-category shows postings specific to that sub-category.
Please feel free to browse around and post. If you have comments, questions or suggestions, please email us at info@onlychicago.com.
Thanks for stopping by OnlyChicago.com and have a fun day!
OnlyChicago.com Staff | | |
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