Getting Started:
All buyers and sellers must register for an account. Registration is FREE! Once you have registered for an account, you are created a user administration home page. You can only access this page when you are logged into your account. Once you are logged in, click on the "My Account" button below the top banner. This page is the central location of links for all of your buying and selling managing. You are given the following page link options:
1. Active Ads: This page displays all of your ads in a chart form. You are given the options to view your ad, mark it as sold, renew, upgrade, edit and delete the ad.
2. Current Information: This page shows all of your personal information in our records along with the price plan that you are assigned to. You can edit any of this information from this page.
3. Favorites: When you see an ad that you like, check the "add-to-favorites" icon on the ads left column menu. From this link in your account, you can go back and view these ads. Your favorites will remain here until you delete the ad or until the ad expires.
4. Ad Filter: Create an Ad filter with this page link by filling out the category and/ or key words of the product that you are looking for. When someone places something that meets your criteria, an ad link will be sent to this section of your account.
5. Place An Ad: Click this link in your admin account to immediate start placing ads. Your first choice will be what category to place your ad. Our system will walk you through every step to get your ad posted today.
6. Expired Ads: View your expired ads here. Your ads will only be renewable for 15 days.
7. Communication Configuration: Choose how you want your buyers to contact you. You will have the options of private and public. By choosing public, your e-mail address will be shown and messages will not be sent to the system provided by Ozark Regional Classifieds. By choosing private, your e-mail address will not be shown and you will need to use our communication system as explained in the next step.
8. Communication: Click this link to see messages that buyers have sent you concerning your product or service.
9. Create Signs & Flyers: This link will take you through a quick and easy step-by-step process of printing a flyer or sign that will bring buyers to your product on our website.
Common User Questions:
1. I forgot my user name and password. Can I have another one sent to me? Yes! All just need to have the e-mail address that the account is set up under. Click here to send us your address.
2. What are the rates for placing an ad?
We offer three basic price plans; basic, advanced and premium. CLICK HERE for a detailed list of prices. If you are a business, please contact our office at (417)532-9131 ext.256. If you are interested in placing an ad in your local paper, check out our list of associated papers for great rates on print and online classifieds.
3. What if I don't have a credit card? Are there other ways I can pay? Can I come in to the office to place an ad as well? We only accept Credit Cards and Pay Pal accounts on-line. Check back for future options at our office.
4. What is the duration of an advertisement?When you purchase ads you have the choice between 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months time increments. You will also have the option to renew your ad. An e-mail notification will be sent to the e-mail on your account 5 days in advace or you can check all of your ad statuses through your user administration area by clicking on the "My Account" button at the top of the page.
5. What's the difference between My Account and My Info? On your "My Account" page, you are given links to all of your user management pages as previously listed. On your "My Info" page, you can view and edit your registration information, and you can also view your price plan information.
6. After Registration, how do I place an ad? Users can go to their "My Account" page by clicking on the "My Account" button at the top of the page. Then, click the "Place An Ad" link. Or they can click the "Sell" button next to the "My Account" button.
7. When contacting a seller, where does the message go? Does it go straight to their account? Do I get a copy of it? Is it forwarded to their e-mail? When you fill out the message form to contact the seller, it goes either to their e-mail account or to the communication set-up in their user administration. The seller determines how they want to be contacted.
8. How do I find my messages that people send me? After you have set up your account go to the "My Account" page. You can access this page by clicking the "My Account" button below the top banner. Go to the Communications Configurations Page and check either public (People can send messages directly to your e-mail account which exposes your address) or private (Messages are sent to your Ozark Regional Classifieds account). To retrieve messages when your Communications Configurations is set to private, Click the Communications link on your "My Account" page.
9. What if I purchase an ad to run for 6 months and it sells in 3 months? Do I get reimbursed or credited the extra money to my account?
Ozark Regional Classifieds does not reimburse funds nor do we keep a positive or negative account with anyone.
10. I selected the featured ad option for my ad, bur I'm not seeing it on the home page. Why?
If more than eight customers have selected to have their ads to be featured, all ads will rotate through the front page. The ads will change as each visitor revisits or refreshes the home page. You ad will also be posted at the top of the list in the category that the item falls under.
11.How long does featured ads stay posted?
Featured ads stay posted for the duration of the ad.
12.I have registered for a user name and password, why can I not login?
Check to verify that you can receive cookies in your Internet options. You must enable cookies in order to log on to our site.
13.Is there a limit to the number of characters I can place in an ad?
All users are limited to 2,000 characters per ad.
14.Is there a image size limit?
Keep images under 200KB. Make sure that they are in RGB color format and that they are either .jpg or .gif. If you are taking images directly from your digital camera, the pictures are generally in the right color format and file type. We recommend using a dpi of 100 or lower for smaller file size.
15.Will using the back and forward arrows at the top of my browser affect my ad placement? Using these arrows may affect your registration, ad placement and over-all viewing. However, you can refresh your page as often as you would like. In fact, we recommend it!
Do you still have questions? CLICK HERE to send us an e-mail!
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