The aim of his section is to help you better understand how the directory works. The information will be useful to advertisers and to users who are browsing the listings. Each section provides user information on a particular topic. If you are unable to find the information you wanted please contact admin.

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HOW IT WORKS

BROWSING

The BuildRent site comprises two main categories, the Cambridge Rental Directory and the Cambridge Builder Directory.

Adverts are placed in either the parent categories or their sub-categories.

You can browse the listings by category or you can perform a site search to find a specific group or item.

SEARCH

If you are looking for a specific listing or group you can make use of the "advanced site search".

Select a category from the drop-down menu and then enter keywords in the box provided. The search will look for your entered criteria in the listings' TITLES and DESCRIPTIONS.
When you select categories or sub-categories from the RENTAL DIRECTORY the search page will "refresh" to display additional search fields which will further refine your search.
You can use as many fields as you like or none at all.

You can find more information about using the advanced search by clicking on the question mark icons within the search page.

REGISTER

Registration is very quick, easy and it's FREE!

You will be asked to give your name, an email address and your website URL (address) if you have one. The information is kept confidential and you can choose which information appears on your advert.

You will be asked to enter a username and a password. These must between 4 & 12 alphanumeric characters.

Once you are registered you will have have your own account page. From here you can manage your adverts, edit text and photos, add new listings or cancel existing ones. You have complete contol.

LOGIN

Every time you enter the site you will have the opportunity to Login. You do not need to login to browse the listings.

Once you have logged in you are able to access your account information and place listings.

ADVERTISE

The listing process is very easy. Login and then decide on a Price Plan that best suits your requirements.

Now you can choose which directory you would like to place your advert in.

Next you can choose a category or sub-category. A list of of categories will be displayed. You have the choice of placing an advert in the current category level or click on a sub-category to move to the next level.

EXAMPLE:To place an advert in the "Digger Hire" section you would need to select "Builder Directory > Plant Hire > Digger Hire". To advetise in the "Plant Hire" section you would need to select "Builder Directory > Plant Hire" and then find the link that asks you to "just place your advert in PLANT HIRE" and click the on the link. See CATEGORIES for more details.

A new page will open and you can now begin to design your advert.

DURATION
• Choose the duration you would like your listing to run for. (This option is not available for FREE adverts)

TITLE
• Give your advert a title. This title will be shown in the browsing listings and should reflect the main content of your advert or it can be your company name. Select Bolding to make your title stand out.

DESCRIPTION
• Use the text box to design your advert. The first 130 characters of the description also appear in the browsing listings so come up with an original first line to grab users attention. Be sure to include key words in your text to improve your search results.
  Use our unique WYSIWYG text editor to change text size and colour; background colour; text-underline; bolding; heading text; etc. Make your advert individual. You can edit this at anty time once the advert is live.

EMAIL
• If you provided an email during registration you can choose whether or not to show this to users. Just select the option you would like.

WEB ADDRESS
• If you provided a website address during registration users will be able to click on the "visit my website" link. The actual URL will not be shown so you will need to include this in your description if you want to show your website address.

PHOTOS/IMAGES
• You can upload up to six photos to complement your listing. Click on the browse button and choose your images from your local files on your PC. Most file types are accepted.
  You can add a description for each image upload.
  It is important to ensure that the file size is not too large to prevent a "time-out" during up-load. Most photo editing software has a facility that should allow you to compress your images for web pages. A typical JPEG file of about 700kb can be compressed to about 50kb with no significant loss in quality when displayed on a website.
  If you experience any up-load problems contact admin.

PAYMENT
• Once you are happy with your advert choose from any upgrade options available and then follow the payment instructions. Your advert will then be placed on hold until payment is cleared. You will receive an email to confirm your listing.

CATEGORIES

Choose a category or sub-category to place your listing in that is most appropriate.
If you are unable to find a suitable category please contact admin. We will create a category just for you. We feel it is better to add extra categories on demand rather than have many empty categories to scroll through.

PERSONAL MESSAGING SYSTEM

It is possible for users to contact advertisers by clicking on the name link in the Contact Details section of an advert. Registered users are then able to access these messages by clicking on the Messages link found on their account home page.

WYSIWYG

What You See Is What You Get
During the listing process you will be able to add a description for your advert using our text editor.
It has some of the features you would find on a word processor. You can use these features to make your advert individual. They include:

• Six levels of heading text.
• Bold text
• Italic
• Underline
• Text align-left; center; right or justified.
• Create lists
• Paragraph indent
• Horizontal rule
• Text colour and text background

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