How to Register & Login
• Why Register
• How to Register
• Why Use an Alias
• Why Hide Your eMail Address
• You’ve Registered, Now What
• Forgot Your Password?
• Why Log-Out?

How to Post Your Ad
• How to Post Your Ad
• Do You have to Complete All of the Fields in Ad Forms?

How to Modify Your Ads
• How to Add a Picture to Your Ad
• How to Modify the Text in Your Ad
• How to Mark Your Ad Sold
• How to Change an Ad from Sold to Available
• How to Delete Your Ad

General Navigation of the Classifieds
• General Navigation
• How to Search for an Ad
• See the Newest Ads

Responding to and Forwarding an Ad
• How to View an Ad
• Why and How to Use Favorites
• How to Contact a Seller
• How to Rate an Ad
• How to Rate a Seller
• How to Check a Seller’s Rating
• How to View Ads from the Same Seller
• How to Find Additional Ads in the Same Category
• How to Tell a Friend About an Ad
• How to Print an Ad
• How to View a Larger Image Inside an Ad

Other Questions of Problems?

Why Register
If you are only READING ads, there is no need to register. In order to POST an ad, you must register. This allows the system to manage access for modifying the ads, so that only you can modify or delete your ad and track how many people have read your ads. As part of the registration, you also provide the system with your email address, so that people can contact you about your ad. Be sure to read about hiding your email address from users of the system. [Back to top]

How to Register
On the navigation bar at the top of the NuMedia Concepts, LLC ("NuMedia") Classifieds screen, click on the button labeled “Register”. This will take you to the registration page where you enter your email address, an alias and your password. You are also given the option to hide your email address. NuMedia highly recommends that you hide your email address to avoid spam and other forms of harassment. We will email you a link, to verify that your email address is functional. BEFORE YOU CAN LOGIN for the first time, you must open the verification email NuMedia sent you and click on the URL/link to activate your account. Then you can login any time without having to click the link in your email again.
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Why Use an Alias
Just like Superman, NuMedia recommends that you use an alias, not your real name. This will create another layer of protection against things like online stalking, identity theft, spammers and the like. Also, you may find that you want to post an ad in the personals when you are not quite “officially available”, or a variety of other reasons. Aliases can come in handy. You can also change your alias or use multiple aliases to maintain anonymity. However, doing so will weaken your effort to build a reliable vendor rating. Life is full of little trade-offs like this, isn’t it? [Back to top]

Why Hide Your eMail Address
If you hide your email address, then people will contact you through a blind message, meaning that they can send you mail in response to your ad, but they cannot copy your email address for future use. There are two reasons to hide your email address: (1) companies cull email addresses from across the web so that they can spam you. Unless you want to be up to your ears in spam, you might want to hide your email address; (2) Some individuals using Southland.LA’s classified ads may try to discover your identity, stalk you or otherwise harass you. It is best to remain anonymous, just in case.
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You’ve Registered, Now What
Once you have registered for the Southland.LA classifieds, we will send an email to the email address you provided in the registration form. To activate your registration, you must open this email and click the link before first attempting to login. Then you can login and start posting ads immediately. We use a verification email so that we can weed-out troublemakers, or at least some of them. [Back to top]

Forgot Your Password?
Don’t panic, breathe deeply and focus. Click on the “Login” button on the top navigation bar on the home page. Then look to the right where it says “Forgotten Password?” Simply enter your email address and we’ll send you a temporary password. See, no need to panic. You can always change your password, once you are logged-in, by clicking the “Members – Control Panel” on the top navigation bar, and then clicking the “Change Password” on the lower left side of the Members – Control Panel. [Back to top]

Why Log Out?
This is only an issue of security. If you are using a shared computer, you should definitely log out. But if you are the only user of the computer and if you aren’t worried about someone playing a practical joke on you, then you can leave your system logged-in, even when you shut down the computer. This way, you don’t have to login each time you visit the site. But it is an issue of security and your comfort level with the associated risks and responsibilities. [Back to top]

How to Post Your Ad
In order to post your ad, you must be registered and logged-in, so please do these things first. If you are not logged in, you will be told to do so when you try to post an ad. Once you are logged-in, follow these steps:

   1. Either:
          a. Click on the “Add Your Ad” in the top navigation bar or;
          b. In the Members – Control Panel click “Create a New Ad”
   2. Select the category you would like to post the ad in (click either the
       image or the name of the category and any applicable subcategory);
   3. Click the blue button labeled “Add ad to this category” which will open
       the form for posting your ad.
   4. Enter the information into the form. Forms vary depending on the
      category. Some fields are optional while others are mandatory. The
      mandatory fields have a red asterisk (*) to the right of the entry fields.
   5. Select how long you would like your ad to run;
   6. Enter the price, if applicable to your ad;
   7. Click the “Submit Your Ad” button. Upon clicking the register button,
      your ad is now in the system and visible to users. You may now add a
      picture to the ad if you would like. [Back to top]

Do You Have to Complete All Fields in Ad Forms?
No. The forms provide a guide to help you provide as much information as possible to potential buyers. However, you are only required to complete the mandatory fields, the fields that have a red asterisk (*) to the right of the entry fields. [Back to top]

 

How to Add a Picture to Your Ad
There are two ways to add a picture to your ad:

   1. After entering the information about your new ad and clicking
      “Register”, you will be presented with the Members – Control Panel,
      where you will see the following:

Simply click on the link “I want to upload a picture” under the word “Choose:” 

This will open the following:

You can now browse your computer for any picture in JPEG or GIF formats (*.jpg, *.jpeg, *.gif) so long as the file is no larger than 195 kb. If the picture you select is larger than 195 kb, you will be given the opportunity to select another picture.

2. Alternately, you can always go to your Control Panel, click “Edit Your Ad(s)” and under the Modify column, click on “Images”

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How to Modify the Text in Your Ad
Need to change some of the information in your ad? This is very simple:

   1. Open your “Members - Control Panel” by clicking on the button so
       labeled on navigation bar of the Southland.LA Classifieds Home Page
   2. Click the “Edit Your Ad(s)” option on the left
   3. Find the appropriate ad to modify, go to the right side of that line,
       under the “Modify” column, click on “Ad”
   4. This will open the form with the existing text, allowing you to edit the
       ad’s text.
   5. Once you are done, simply click “Submit your ad” and your ad is
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How to Mark Your Ad Sold
If you believe that someone will buy the item you listed, but you have not yet completed the transaction, it is better to mark it “Sold” than to delete it from the system. This way, the item is no longer visible to the users of Southland.LA’s Classifieds, but if the deal falls through, you can simply mark it “Unsold”, and it becomes visible again. If you delete the item, then you’ll have to re-enter all of the data from scratch if the sale falls through.

   1. Open your “Members - Control Panel” by clicking on the button so
       labeled on the Southland.LA Classifieds Home Page
   2. Click the “Edit Your Ad(s)” option on the left
   3. Find the appropriate ad to modify, go to the right side of that line,
       under the “Modify” column, click on “Sold”
   4. This will alter that ad so that users can no longer see it. However, you
       can reactivate it easily should the deal fall through.
   5. This action will also change your edit option from “Sold” to “Unsold” as
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How to Mark Your Ad Unsold
If you marked an ad “Sold” and then the sale falls through, you can easily reverse the process by marking it “Unsold”, and the ad will become immediately visible once again.

   1. Open your “Member - Control Panel” by clicking on the button so
       labeled on the Southland.LA Classifieds Home Page
   2. Click the “Edit Your Ad(s)” option on the left
   3. Find the appropriate ad to modify go to the right side of that line, under
       the “Modify” column, click on “Unsold”
   4. This will alter that ad so that it is active once again.
   5. This action will also change your edit option from “Unsold” to “Sold” as
       described above. [Back to top]

How to Delete Your Ad
If you have sold the item advertised in your ad and collected the money, or if you have found the love of your life and want to take yourself off the market, simply follow these steps:

   1. Open your “Members - Control Panel” by clicking on the button so
       labeled on the Southland.LA Classifieds Home Page
   2. Click the “Edit Your Ad(s)” option on the left
   3. Find the appropriate ad to delete go to the right side of that line, under
       the “Modify” column, click on “Delete” [Back to top]

 

General Navigation
There are a number of ways to navigate through the classifieds. You can, of course search for a particular ad or item. You can also browse by category, by date that the ad was posted, by the top-viewed ads, the top-rated ads, you can scroll through the pictures, and more. You can also find your way back to the homepage by clicking on the Classifieds Homepage button. To navigate, click the buttons on the navigation bar below (not this one, the one on the actual Southland.LA Classifieds page):

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How to Search for an Ad
You can search in a specific category, or across all categories. There are two ways to search for an ad:

   1. Simply click the “Search” button on the navigation bar and enter the
       appropriate information and then push the “Search” button.
   2. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and, wherever you are, and enter
       the term to search, select the category (or “all categories”) and click
       the “Search” button. [Back to top]

How to View the Newest Ads
There are three ways to view the newest, latest, or most recent ads:
   
    1. Simply click the “Latest Ads” button.
    2. Scroll to the bottom of the Classifieds Homepage to see the most
        recent ads across all categories.
    3. Open a category and the ads will be listed according to the date they
        were added to the system. You may have to page through the ads to
        see them all. You can also sort by category or title by clicking on
        those column headers. [Back to top]

How to View an Ad
To view the details about an ad, simply click on the title of the ad in the column marked “Title”. This will open that specific ad, so that you can read more detail about the item, the seller, the ad’s rating, when it was posted and much more. [Back to top]

Why and How to Use Favorites
The classifieds can get quite large. And sometimes when you find a real gem you want to keep this in a short list of the ads that interest you. This is done by adding it to your favorites list. You use this feature in the same way you maintain a list of favorite sites in your Internet browser. To add an ad to your favorites, open the ad and then click the “Add to Your Favorites” which is located just above the “More Ads in this Category” option at the bottom of the page. Then to see the ads in your favorites list, click the “My Favorites” button on the navigation bar. [Back to top]

How to Contact a Seller
To contact a seller, you must first open the ad. Then under the “General Details” header there is a field labeled “Email”, which is directly under the word “Seller”. Follow the row across from Email. You will either see the user’s email address, or, if the seller prefers to hide their email address, you will see the words “Email Seller”. Click on this and it will open a pop-up window, where you enter your name, email address and a short message to the seller. When you have entered this information, click “Contact Seller” and this information will be emailed to the seller. Then the seller can contact you directly if they choose to proceed. [Back to top]

How to Rate an Ad
When you open an ad, just below the ad, there are a series of options for taking action with regard to the open ad. You can rate the ad, for example, by clicking the option labeled “Rate this Ad”. This opens a small pop-up window where you can rate the ad on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest. When you have selected your rating from the drop down menu, just click the button labeled “Rate this Ad” and then click the Close Window button, and your rating will be averaged with the other ratings for the ad.   [Back to top]

How to Rate a Seller
When you open an ad, under “General Details” the first row is labeled Seller. To the right of this label, is the seller’s name and the underlined words “Rate [seller’s name]”. Click these underlined words. This opens a small pop-up window where you can rate the seller on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest. When you have selected your rating from the drop down menu, just click the button labeled “Rate this Seller” and then click the Close Window button, and your rating will be averaged with the other ratings for the ad. Be honest and fair, because frequent sellers need to maintain a high rating, or people will refuse to buy from them in the future. [Back to top]

How to Check a Seller’s Rating
When you open an ad, under “General Details” the first row is labeled Seller. To the right of this label, is the seller’s name. In the parentheses to the right of the sellers name is their average ranking—on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest—and their rank among sellers. [Back to top]

How to View Ads from the Same Seller
If you want to find out what else a particular seller is selling, open one of their ads and then click the “Ads from this Seller” button on the bottom of the page. [Back to top]

How to Find Additional Ads in the Same Category
When viewing a particular ad, click on the text at the bottom left of the page that says “More Ads in this Category”. This will open a table view of the ads in that category. The data in this table can be sorted by clicking the column headers to find the ad, or group of ads, that fit your requirements. [Back to top]

How to Tell a Friend About an Ad
When viewing a particular ad, click on the text at the bottom middle of the page that says “Tell-a-Friend”. This will open a pop-up window where you enter your friend’s email address, your email address and any comments. Once you hit the “send” button, Southland.LA will send your friend the URL that points directly to that ad, along with your comments. [Back to top]

How to Print an Ad
While some web pages require that you load a “Printer Friendly” version of the page before printing, Southland.LA’s classified ads are already printer friendly. So, once you open an ad, you can print from the browser, or you can click the “Print” icon in the lower right hand side below the ad. Either way, you will print the ad, including any picture attached to the ad. The printed version will cut-off some of the function buttons in the upper right hand side of the screen, but the entire ad will be visible. [Back to top]

How to View a Larger Image Inside an Ad
Southland.LA’s classifieds will shrink the image uploaded by the advertiser to fit the allotted space on the screen. If you would like to see the full-sized version of the image, when viewing an ad, click on the magnifying glass in the lower right hand corner of the image. [Back to top]

Other Questions or Problems
If you have other questions or problems, you can address them in Southland.LA's Online Technical Support Website.

We hope that you enjoy using Southland.LA’s Classifieds and all of the other valuable services provided by your Southland.LA Local Community! [Back to top]

 
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