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Hi '''{{{1}}}''', thank you for setting up a User account at '''[[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]]'''.  Having taken the steps to become a member now, you're really getting an insider's view of a new and exciting Internet property.  Imagine if you were one of the first 50 users of '''MySpace''', '''Slashdot''', or '''Wikipedia'''! Centiare was set up to utilize the fantastic [[Directory:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] collaboration and editing tool for both personal and commercial directory content.
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'''<big>Welcome!</big>'''
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Hi '''{{PAGENAME}}''', welcome to '''[[Directory:MyWikiBiz|MyWikiBiz]]'''.  We're happy that you've taken the steps to become a member of our site.  MyWikiBiz is a directory where any person, any company, any product, or any thing can author their own legacy.  We seek to provide the space for [http://www.sbwire.com/news/view/15726 265 million entities].  Our registered editors like you have generated over 60,000 pages so far -- help keep that number growing with an article about yourself, your business, your industry, your favorite product, hobby, or organization.  Since 2008, MyWikiBiz.com has served up over '''1 million page views'''.  Get started authoring your legacy today!
  
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What makes Centiare different?  Well, we've added all sorts of interesting extensions and modifications to increase functionality, not the least being:
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===Helpful tips===
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Here are some tips on how to create a [[Help:Listing|Directory listing]] and take advantage of the [[Help:Semantic tagging|semantic web]] features we have in place:
  
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:*Contributors must first register with a non-throwaway e-mail address, so there is a '''higher degree of authenticity''' among users.  Make sure you check your e-mail and respond to the confirmation message from Centiare!  <font style="background:yellow">You must click on the link provided in that message, in order to activate your Centiare account.</font> Some users have reported that this message can end up in a spam folder. 
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:*You may write as an opinionated advocate in the [[Help:Directory Space|Directory]] -- neutral view is not required. You can sell products, promote videos, upload documents, even host your own Google AdSense ads. This '''[[Help:Listing/Add|auto-fill form]]''' will guide you through creating a very basic directory listing ''right now''.
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:*Contributors are encouraged to take [[user-owned|ownership]] of [[Centiare:Directory_namespace|Directory]] articles about themselves or their enterprises. You may write as an opinionated advocate in the Directory -- neutrality is not required. You can sell products, promote videos, upload documents, even place some Google AdSense ads. You should start now by typing some content onto your ''own'' '''[[User:{{{1}}}|User page]]''', so that another contributor doesn't (inadvertently) claim ownership to your page by being the first to author content on it.
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:*Because MyWikiBiz supports [[Semantic tagging|Semantic Web]] technology, search engine results are highly [[Help:Search Engine Optimization|optimized]]. Internal searches can also be performed that wouldn't be possible on Google, MySpace, or Wikipedia.
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:*Because the [[Semantic tagging|Semantic Web]] is installed on Centiare, searches can be performed that wouldn't be possible on Google, MySpace, or Wikipedia. For example, you might envision this search: "Locate all home heating oil companies, at least 50 years in business, in the state of New Jersey."  You learn how to construct that kind of query [[Centiare:ASK|here]].
 
  
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We encourage you to get started by '''being bold''' -- go ahead, [[Centiare:Listing|add a listing]].  It can be for yourself, your business, a non-profit organization that you admire, or even just any "ordinary" topic under the sun. 
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A few favorite pages that might help acquaint a new user with the possibilities are found among the [[Help:Demonstration|Demonstration]] links, or in [[Help:reviews|these articles]] written by independent reviewers.
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At first, it may look more complicated than it really is.  But once you start discovering how easy it is to update those handy Infoboxes, you'll start discovering the many opportunities to express yourself with the awesome MediaWiki software we have installed.  And don't feel "boxed in" by the various attributes that are hard-coded into existing Infoboxes.  You can design your very own framework of Categories, Relations, and Attributes, anywhere in Centiare.  You can even use Centiare to make some [[Centiare:Monetizing_Centiare|money for yourself]], if that's your cup of tea.  
 
  
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Various [[Centiare:Assistance#Personal|experienced Users]] will be happy to walk you through some of the basic elements if you're interested -- not the least being your (or your company's) own Directory listing. In the meantime, a few favorite pages that might help acquaint a new user with what's possible are found among the [[Centiare:Demonstration|Demonstration]] links, or in [[Centiare:reviews|these articles]] written by independent reviewers.
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===E-mail updates===
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If you would like a daily e-mail notice of what has been created or updated on MyWikiBiz.com, just complete this form.
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 8 October 2010

Welcome!

Hi Greeting, welcome to MyWikiBiz. We're happy that you've taken the steps to become a member of our site. MyWikiBiz is a directory where any person, any company, any product, or any thing can author their own legacy. We seek to provide the space for 265 million entities. Our registered editors like you have generated over 60,000 pages so far -- help keep that number growing with an article about yourself, your business, your industry, your favorite product, hobby, or organization. Since 2008, MyWikiBiz.com has served up over 1 million page views. Get started authoring your legacy today!

Helpful tips

Here are some tips on how to create a Directory listing and take advantage of the semantic web features we have in place:

  • You may write as an opinionated advocate in the Directory -- neutral view is not required. You can sell products, promote videos, upload documents, even host your own Google AdSense ads. This auto-fill form will guide you through creating a very basic directory listing right now.
  • Because MyWikiBiz supports Semantic Web technology, search engine results are highly optimized. Internal searches can also be performed that wouldn't be possible on Google, MySpace, or Wikipedia.

A few favorite pages that might help acquaint a new user with the possibilities are found among the Demonstration links, or in these articles written by independent reviewers.

E-mail updates

If you would like a daily e-mail notice of what has been created or updated on MyWikiBiz.com, just complete this form. <embed>

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