Where Do I Start?
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Where do I start???
The first thing you should probably do is PRINT THIS PAGE (see printer-friendly version at bottom of page) because we’re going to provide you with many helpful hints to help you throughout your first few visits to The Women’s Nest.
Register: Before gaining access to our fabulous women’s forum you must Register/Login. Simply click on Register/Login in the left column of the main page or follow the link above. Registering is a quick and simple process. You provide your email address and select a User Name, and then you will have to verify you are a real person and not a Spambot by verifying your email address using the provided link.
Surf: Once you have verified your email and logged in, surf the site to familiarize yourself with our resources. We offer the following (all FREE): Forums, Blogs (start your own – left navigation menu, click on Blogs, then click on My Blog and begin!), monthly Book Club (don't forget to order your book! New book announced the 15th of each month!), Articles, Shopping, Women’s Nest Merchandise, and current news in the areas of Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Life & Leisure, and US News.
Remember to take a breeze through our Helpful Hints for Using Our Site (in the left navigation Menu)
Women’s Forum
You must be registered and logged in to view and take part in our Women’s Forums. This is to protect our members from spam and p**nographic materials being placed in the forum, as well as protecting the privacy of your posts.
Read Welcome Aboard: You can find this in the left navigation menu. Please read through our Rules/Regs, How to Upload an Avatar (the little pic under the user names), and other newbee information about the Forums.
Introduce Yourself to Our Members: A great place to start, after reading our Welcome info about avatars and such, is in the Introduce Yourself Here area! Tell other members about yourself and let them know to look for your posts! Please use your SCREEN NAME as your Topic! You can also go to Find a Forum (left menu) and click on the specific category you are looking for or click on Women’s Forum in the top menu to see all of the categories at once.
Helpful Info about Posting in the Forum: Once logged in, you will see Recent Posts in the left Menu. There, you can view your posts as well as the posts from others, or go to your Account (found in the Menu at the left of your screen) and click on Track to view your own posts.
The Post New Topic is located just below the Mark All Forums Read button at the Subcategory Level (ie: Click on a Category such as Family & Parenting. You will then need to click into a Topic – There you can add a NEW TOPIC (Thread) or go into an existing Topic and click "Reply". If you are reading a thread (topic) and don’t want to reply to that topic, but you’d like to start a new thread about a different topic, you’ll need to go back one screen to the Topic level.
Threads in Forums read from top to bottom
Blogs: Blogs are free for all members! Since you do not need to be a registered member to read the blogs, it is a great way to keep your family and friends up-to-date with your daily happenings! To start your own blog, simply click on Blogs in the left navigation menu, then click on My Blog. You will then see a place to post your own blog in the center of the screen. Do not fret if you don’t see your name under Nest Bloggers right away. The five people who blog the most show up there – the rest are seen when clicking “more”. So blog away!
Book Club: Our Book Club currently reads one book each month. The book is announced and offered for sale on the 20th of the prior month. On-going discussions occur in our Women’s Forum Book Club area. You are welcome to review other books and suggest upcoming reads in the Book & Media area of the Women’s Forum.
Referring Friends and Winning Prizes: The Women’s Nest offers prizes to members who refer ten friends using our Invite A Friend link in the center of the homepage. From time to time we also offer contests, which are announced in the center of the homepage.
Private Messages: Can be found in the left navigation Menu. These messages are only delivered through the board. We do not allow spamming via PM. If you receive a PM containing spam or something that makes you uncomfortable, please report it immediately to Thinkhappy.
Smileys: We offer free smiley downloads in the left navigation menu. These can be used in our Women’s Forum and blogs.
Free offers: We often receive discounted and free offers from our affiliates. Rather than litter our site with them, we’ve compiled an area called Cool Offers in the left navigation Menu. That area is updated daily, so check back often!
Enjoy The Women’s Nest! We look forward to getting to know you! If you get stuck, Thinkhappy, the Founder of the site, can be reached via PM and welcomes questions and comments. Alternatively, you may use the Contact Us form located on the homepage. Please do not send PMs to Admin. Those go to our wonderful web guys, but Thinkhappy will not see the message.