One of the FIRST areas to complete is your Profile. This is important to you as this will be used by you for Social Networking, Business purposes, Branding, and can be considered Your advertisement of Yourself to others.
COMPLETE YOUR PROFILE
Click on “My Profile” found in the Profile Box at the Top Right Corner of the Screen
Here you will add the details you wish to your profile
Click Edit following each category to input the information you would like to post. Notice that EACH section has a privacy setting that can be set. The Privacy setting will allow only those people to view the information you have provided for THIS category. You select the level of Privacy for viewing: Best Friends, Friends, Acquaintances, Classmates, Local, Public, and Hidden.
About Me In A Sentence click EDIT and just type in something short about who you are.
About Me More click EDIT and add any details regarding your family, business, hobbies/interests etc.
Photo or Avatar Be sure to upload a photo from your computer by clicking the “Upload” button and selecting a photo from your computer files or select an Avatar to use by Clicking “My Avatar”. This Image will be posted on your site and by every content addition your make to Cagora.
Choose your Local Word from the pull down list of Countries. After you select Your Country the list will narrow down to locality and may narrow down further. Simply select the closest location to you. Be sure to click the Privacy Pull-Down to set your Privacy Level for viewing.
Worlds of Interest are selected by visiting each World of Interest page and Joining. This will be covered in more detail later.
My Tags Click EDIT and enter the keywords to describe yourself and your interest areas. Separate words with a comma.SUBMIT.
Contact Details Click EDIT to each category you wish to enter. Remember, you have the option of a privacy setting on who can view this information for every entry so your private information can remain private if you wish. You have the option to select who can view this information.
Looking For is a category used for Social and Business Networking. Click Edit to enter your information.
Offering is a category used for Social and Business Networking. Click Edit to enter your information.
Now look at the TABS just above your Profile Picture, you will see the tabs: Home, Guest, Friends, Social, Photos, School, Career, Contributions, and Blog
Lets start with your Blog.
Click on the Blog Tab
Your Blog can be a collection of your thoughts or ideas on a given area of interest, news item, or can be on a more personal level as a diary. You can post your Blog on a regular basis where people can subscribe to it or you can just use your Blog as an occasional addition to your profile.
Click the pull down tab if you wish to categorize a specific area for your Blog (which is optional), otherwise just
Click Add Blog
Here you can add the Title of Your Blog and Add the Body of the Blog. There are icons at the bottom of the Body area to Format your text for manually entering.
Enter Tags for your Blog that will be used to search for Blogs having specific content. Place the word/s separated by a comma to designate common related search words for your Blog.
Answer the Spam Busting Question
Click the Submit Button.
Click on the Guest Tab
Click on the Edit Button next to your picture
Here you can enter a testimony about yourself or a greeting for your guests to view. In turn this is Your Guestbook where the visitors to your site can sign in.
Click Submit
Click on the Friends Tab
Click on the Social Tab
Here you will find My Favorite Things/Other Info About Me area where you will click each area and enter the information.
Click Quotation on your Social Page
You will find the list above on one page for your easy entry. Your entries can be set to the privacy level you desire.
Click Edit beside each entry to enter the information.
Click Submit when you have completed entering your information. Note: You can change your information at any time by going back into your profile page and clicking the Social Tab then Clicking the Edit Tab by the category you wish to change.
Click on Photo Tab
Here you can:
Upload Pictures from your computer:
- Click Browse locate the picture on your computer and select Open - Click upload and your photo will be loaded on your Photo Page
- Upload Photos from other Websites:
- Click the Add Link Button - Type in the Link Name and URL - Click Submit
Upload Videos from YouTube and Google:
- Click on Add Link and the Add Privacy - Type in The Title - Select your Video Host - Go To Host Site:YouTube - Select the video you wish to submit to Cagora.
NOTE: All videos submitted must have family friendly content and have unrestricted publishing rights or written permission for submitting from the correct party. - Copy this videos ID This is found under ABOUT THIS VIDEO and by clicking MORE. This will pull up a url that will look something like this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYaw5tGYAs The Video ID includes all characters after the = sign. ZCYaq5tGYAs - Paste the Video ID obtained in the space provided - Record the Video Length on the Submit Video page
This can be found directly under the YouTube Video. - Enter Description for the Video - Click the Submit Button
Upload Video links on other Websites:
- Click Add Link and Add Privacy - Type in Video Link Name and URL - Click Submit - Select Privacy setting - Click arrow for pull down menu - Make a selection - Click Submit
Click on the School Tab
Click Edit to enter your Information under Education, Post Education, and Schools Enter your Privacy setting by clicking on the pull down arrow and making selection Click Submit
Click on the Career Tab
Here you can detail your Business Profile, Career/Work, Volunteer/Social Work
JOIN COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST
Return to Your Home Page:
Clicking the Name of Your Homepage in the “breadcrumb trail” located at the top of the page
or by
Clicking on the More Arrow located at the bottom of your Profile Box in the upper right hand corner of the page.
Select My LocalWorld
Click the Community Tab located next to the white Overview Tab
Here you can:
Join This Community by
Clicking the Join Tab located in the Tabs just under the Community Tab
Click the More Arrow again
Click the Local Menu Tab
Click the + by the Country of your interest which will pull up a list of Local Worlds at the bottom of the page.
Click on a Local World Link of your interest and you will further subdivide your Local Worlds to select.
Join at the LOWEST Local World Level and your Profile will show in the Larger Local Worlds also. So if you join Louisville, your Profile will also show in Kentucky and USA.
Go to other Local Worlds You Might be interested in joining and follow the procedure listed above. Every Local World you join will be listed in your Profile.
Select your Special Interest Communities
Click the More arrow located at the bottom of your Profile (in the upper right hand corner of the page).
Scroll down to Interests Menuand Click
You will be on a page with a list of categories such as the categories listed below.
Click on the +in front of the category of your interest. A more detailed list of interests will be shown.
Select your interest within that World by clicking on the + sign again in front of your interest area.
For Example: Clicking the+ sign in front of Dogs pulls up a more detailed list looking like the list below.
Again select your interest by Clicking the +
Using the example below: Dog Breeds
Likewise you Select the Breed by Clicking on the Breed Name.
TO JOIN This Community:
Click on Community which can be found directly under the breadcrumb trail and back button.
Click Join a message will appear:
You have been added to the list and you are a member of this community now
Remember: Every Special Interest Community you are interested
in joining… You must:
1. Go to the Community Page of the Community You want to join. (Found under the Breadcrumb Trail)
2. Click Join and a message will come up saying:
"You have been added to the list and you are a member of this community now"
