Becoming a Blogger for AltGlobe is very simple! After you have created your account, send us an e-mail asking to be approved as a blogger. We will grant you the blogger role immediately.

What does this role grant you?

As a Blogger, you will have access to a very advanced publishing tool (rich text editor) that works similar to Word document. You will be able to manipulate your text; add tables, images, buletins, links, flash animation; and access all the other tools you can find on basic editors.

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To create an image slideshow, use the "Image" link towards the bottom of the "Create Blog entry" page. Every image uploaded here will automatically be a part of the image slideshow. You can also add captions to your images, which will appear in the slideshow.

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Yes, you can take advantage of this feature to add a personal touch to your AltGlobe blog! When you are logged into the site, you will see an option in the right sidebar that says "Blog Header Image." Clicking on this link will take you to a screen where you can upload a banner image. Images should be 716x120 px or they may be distorted. Allowed file types are gifs, jpgs, or png files, no bigger than 200 MB. 

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All blogs posted to AltGlobe should be original, unique material. Only complete articles will be accepted. Teasers (a short post that points to a longer article on another site) will not be published.

Blogs should share knowledge, ideas, feelings, and experiences that are related to green and alternative living. Blogs can be personal, but should be relatable. Blogs are not the place to advertise your services or your Web site; there are other forums on the site for this.

Please keep blogs between 400-600 words to ensure readability. You may use the rich text editor or HTML to add formatting to your blog such as headers and bullets. Click here for more information on formatting your blogs with HTML.

Read our blogging tips here.

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See more details on how do I upload an image to my blog post. 

You can also download this template and drop in your image:

Good luck!

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1st option to upload an image

The best option, and actually a requirement for bloggers who post to the Featured Blogs pages, is the Attached Image option.

The first image that is uploaded through the Attached Image option will appear as a thumbnail on the teasers views, like here.

This option is located at the bottom of the Blog form and is a collapsable menu.  Note, it is not the image upload from the body of the blog post. All images uploaded through the Attached Image option will be part of the image slideshow that accompanies your blog post.

2nd option to upload an image

The second option is to add an image through the editor, which is very similar to a Word document editing application.  This editor is located in the body of the blog post submission form.

Click on the Insert/Edit Image icon, and then follow the instructions in the popup window to select and upload your image.  

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Some HTML tags, such as header tags, will not work in the basic input mode. Underneath your text editor you will see an option that says "Input Format." If you open this menu, you will have the option to save your blog in "Full HTML" mode, which will display your code correctly.

Why write your Webinar on AltGlobe?

• Your webinar will be featured on the main community page.
• The AltGlobe team helps all the webinar writers with optimizing content and presentation.
• The AltGlobe team will attach an image specifically created for each of your blog posts related to your webinar (if you wish to do this yourself, please see the link below).
• Webinar blog posts may be featured on other networking websites, as well as online topic-related groups that AltGlobe is a member of (such as  Facebook, Myspace, Care2, and Yahoo Groups, to mention a few). 

How do you become a Webinar writer?

Before you apply, you will need to come up with your proposal, which should include:

1. Title of the course (webinar) — not more than 5 words.
2. A two-sentence summary of the entire course.
3. Titles for the 4 posts that you will be writing.
4. A two-sentence summary ("blurb") for each post in the webinar.
5. The day of the week you would like the webinar to be posted — you will provide one post each week on the same day for four weeks in a row.

Send us an email with your complete proposal. We will respond to you with any follow-up questions within 2 business days.

Tips for creating successful proposals

Each blog post in your webinar should meet the following criteria to make it attractive to readers and ready to be featured on our front page:

• Choose interesting titles. Come up with something new that will surprise us!
• Format posts to make them easy to read. Use bullets and subheadings to break up blocks of text. Choose strong keywords for subheadings.
• Each post in the webinar should fit easily into one of the categories on AltGlobe.com. See the right sidebar for categoies.
• Each post in the webinar should be approximately 300-400 words.
• Check out the Featured Blogs from previous webinars to see examples of how your blog should be written and presented.

Contact us with any questions

Images to include in the blog will be supplied by the AltGlobe team. Feel free to let us know if you have a preference or suggestions. If you wish to supply your own images, no problem!  Just follow these instructions.

Happy blogging, 
The AltGlobe Team 

E-mail us your proposal

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That would be easy!
Go to the content you wish to erase, click on the Edit tab at the top.  Now when the form opened, scroll all the way down, you will see the Delete button, click on it and confirm your deletion.
Note, this action cannot be undone.
If you do not see the Edit tab at the top of your content, that mean that you are not logged in to the site. If you are logged in and still cannot edit your content, email us asap.

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First visit the person, you want to add as a friend, profile page
Now, look for the link on his or her profile -on the right blocks - that says "

Relationship actions Become [friend's name]'s Friend

Click on that and you will see a small popup that ask you a simple blurb to introduce yourself, then click on "Send".

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Once you clicked the Edit tab on your account page, you will see a tab saying - Profile.  Click it and make  your changes.

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Using Your Gmail Account: 
 
Go to your Gmail Settings> Accounts; click on "Add another email address"; enter your altglobe email. Send a confirmation to your Gmail, as directed by Google. Once you confirmed the new address, you are ready to send emails from your altglobe.com address using Gmail. 
 
Using your Yahoo Mail Plus Account:
Step1: On Mail Classic mode, chose Options> Mail Options. Click on Mail Addresses, click on Add. Select an account name.
Step2: enter your name and your email address yourname@altglobe.com; click on continue
Step3: type in Mail Server: mail.altglobe.com; username: yourname@altglobe.com ; password: your password. Leave other options as default. 
 
Using your Outlook Account:
Go to Tools>Email Accounts... Select Add a new email account; select server type: POP3 and click on next.
Type in User information: your name and the email name@altglobe.com ; in the logon information: user name: yourname@altglobe.com ; password: the password for your altglobe email.; server information: for both incoming and outgoing, enter mail.altglobe.com. Test and click on finish.

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You can have an email, definitely.  This email will be composed from your user name and @altglobe.com.
Send us an email request and we will get back to you promptly.

If you wish to automatically forward your emails, which will be sent to your username@altglobe.com, to other email (like gmail, yahoo, etc), note that in your email and add the email you wish to use for that. 

See also, How do I configure my outgoing mail to use my altglobe email address?
 

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