Etiquette & FAQ’s

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Group Etiquette:

This is from your web-mistress (aka Julie Gubler): I’m a rebel at heart. That’s why I hate it when someone “sets down the rules” and tells me things I should do, have to do, or need to do. However I am a conformist in my head (you know, the angel/devil thing).

Because this group has no real “leader,” we also don’t have any “rules.” We are a collective, changing group of wonderful women. However things will run smoother if everyone follows these etiquette suggestions:

  1. Sign up for our updates. It’s easy to know what’s going on. Sign up for updates with RSS feed, email, twitter, or facebook. You choose how you want to be connected.
  2. Connect in person once every 3 months. It’s easier to refer business to someone you know, like, and trust. Connections can be made online; but it’s a huge benefit actually meeting people in person. That’s why we have a suggestion that every member attend at least one meeting every quarter. That’s only 4 times a year.
  3. Connect online, if you want to be more involved. By signing up to use our blog, you have the ability to easily reach our whole group. When you post something on the blog, it will automatically be received by our members. It will also give you a link back to your own website.
  4. Be a dog, not a cat. I haven’t met one person yet in this group who is catty, but we don’t’ want any cats in the group (sorry to all you cat lovers). Dogs are loyal, friendly, and cheer you up when you are down. Our group does the same; we give referrals to each other, we are friends, and we help each other in bad times and cheer each other in good times.
  5. Volunteer. Members help conduct meetings, give presentations, schedule meetings, post our meeting information in the newspaper, and tell others about the Professional Women’s Network.
  6. Refer within the group, if possible. Our membership is open meaning we don’t have just one person in each industry. We also don’t have any dues. Anyone is welcome to come to our monthly meetings. Costs for being a part of the website or other programs are voluntary.
  7. Don’t spam anyone, ever. Not only is this rude, it’s illegal.
  8. Follow the Posting Etiquette:
    • Anything you post is an event. (This means a sale on business cards for the month of May is an event.)
    • When posting, please use the word “event” at the beginning of your post. That way when people receive your post, they will know it’s an event.
    • When you have an event to post, please post the information only twice; once when you announce the event and again as a reminder. For example, let’s sale you are having a sale for the month of November. You post this event on October 30 telling everyone all about the event. Then you post it again November 20 – reminding people that your sale ends in 10 days. People like to know about sales, but they don’t want to be reminded about them all the time.
    • Disclose any affiliate programs you are promoting. This is polite (and it’s the law as well.)

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FAQ’s:

Q: How do I sign up for email updates:
A: See the blog post: Sign up Updates by RSS or email

Q: What if I sign up for email updates and then I want to cancel them?
A: At the bottom of each email will be an “unsubscribe” button. It’s automated and you can always cancel receiving emails.

Q: How does RSS feed work?
A: The video RSS in Plain English does a great job of explaining an RSS Reader

Q: Why are links to my website good?
A: Links to your website are good because people and Google can find you through them. (The links on this site are “follow” links which means people as well as the Google spiderbots can follow them. Most blogs allow “follow” links in articles, but have “no follow” links in comments. This blog has “follow” links in the comments.) That means that just by commenting on an article, it will create a link to your site. A good article to read for further information is: No Follow Tag Do’s and Dont’s

Q: How do I read a blog post?
A: Click on the title of the post and the rest of the article will appear.

Q: How do I put something on the site that I want others to see?
A: Putting information on the site is called “posting.” How to Post an Article will help you do this.

Q: How do I get one of those cute pictures next to my name?
A: These pictures are called gravatars. Watch this video on creating a gravatar. To actually create a gravatar, go to gravatar.com

Q: How do I put something on the calendar?
A: To put something on the calendar you login to your account. On the left side there will be a link to “My Calendar” You just list the details and save the information. Your event will be added automatically.

NOTE: If you have any questions that aren’t covered in the Etiquette and FAQ’s, please contact me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.