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Smalltown—Webcards.com "FAQ"

Q: What is a Webcard?

A: Combine the flexibility of a website with the local appeal of a yellow pages ad and you get an interactive Webcard™ listing—an ideal way to promote your business anywhere online. Webcard™ listings are an innovative type of Web presence designed specifically for small- to medium-sized merchants. Made for a fraction of the cost and significantly easier to manage than a traditional website, Webcard™ listings provide functionality that you probably don't have time to build yourself. You don't have to purchase a domain, find a hosting service or write any html. And your audience can find you without the hassle and expense of purchasing ad words on the big search sites. Making a Webcard™ listing is easy. You can be up and running in minutes, with no Web experience required.

Q: How will people find my Webcard™ listing?

A: Your Webcard™ listing will be indexed by Google and other search engines based on the content and keywords you choose. In addition, you can create a custom URL (Web address) to print on business cards and flyers or include in email messages so customers can easily find your Webcard™ listing. When opened directly, your Webcard will appear on its own in a clean, uncluttered page. With the amount of rich information you can add to your Webcard™ listing, you might not need a full Website.

Q: How is a Webcard different than a Website?

A: A Webcard™ listing is a more efficient way to market your business across the Web. Unlike a Website, Webcard™ listings can be placed within other Websites. The more places your business appears online, the more customers you can attract. Because Webcard™ listings are a hybrid of yellow page ads and multimedia websites, they provide you with a one-stop online marketing and advertising solution.

Webcard™ listings are so much easier to create than Websites, most business owners can quickly create their own with no help from web designers. In addition, making updates and changes are a breeze.

Q: I already have a Website. Do I need a Webcard?

A: A Webcard™ listing complements your full Website because it's portable and can live on multiple sites at the same time. It can help you connect with thousands of potential customers, buyers, renters, or job candidates. Just to put your rich media, interactive Webcard™ listing where customers are looking for businesses like yours:

Q: How do I make my own Webcard™ listing?

A: To create a new listing, click "make a Webcard™." (If you are not signed in, you will be asked to Log In or Create an Account.) Just follow the easy step-by-step instructions. Add a title, photo, description, and keywords to help people find your Webcard™ listing. You can then make your Webcard™ listing even more informative and attractive to potential customers by adding additional panels from our selection of video, photo gallery, text and coupon templates to quickly and easily create a mini website. There are helpful tips provided at every step to guide you and answer any questions you might have. Finally, preview your listing, and then submit it.

Once created, your Webcard™ listing will appear under My Posts. You can open, edit, hide, or remove it using the arrow to the right of the Webcard™ listing.

Q: How do I make changes to my Webcard™ listing?

A: Click "my posts" to see all of your Webcard™ listings. You can edit a Webcard™ listing using the arrow to the right of it. When you select Edit, your listing will appear in edit mode. Clicking on the thumbnail also opens the listing in edit mode. Once you have updated and previewed your Webcard, click Done.

Q: What features can I add to my Webcard? Do they cost more?

A: Webcard™ listings come packed with features like photo galleries, videos, coupons and more all included for one low monthly price.

Q: What new features will be offered in the future?

A: Smalltown is building new features to keep you in touch with your customer, such as an appointment maker and outbound audio messages.

Q: What does it mean for a Webcard to be "universal" and "portable"?

A: Universal means you can update it in one location and that change will happen wherever your Webcard™ listing is placed. Portable means that you can place it in multiple locations.

Q: Where can I publish my Webcard?

A: Smalltown is working with partners to build more places where Webcard™ listings can live. Right now, you can place your Webcard™ listing on YellowPagesLive, Google, AOL and Yahoo! through our partnership with WebVisible (www.webvisible.com)

Q: Does Webcards.com monitor or edit listings?

A: Only if a Webcard™ listing violates Listing Guidelines, Member Agreement, and Terms of Use, we will intervene. Your help is greatly appreciated. If you find something that is inaccurate or inappropriate, please click the Report This link located in the lower right of the Webcard™ listing.

If you have additional concerns, please let us know.

Q: When is a Smalltown local website coming to my town?

A: Smalltown is growing organically, town by town. We're starting with the Bay area, but plan on expanding throughout California. In addition, we're watching closely the areas where Webcard™ listings are popular. Of course, the more Webcard™ listings in one geographic area, the more prime that area will be for a Smalltown local website. Webcard™ listings are the cornerstones of these Websites, but there are many additional local features such as reviews, discussions, the town gallery and events calendar.

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