Quikonnex lets publishers work easier AND smarter by providing a few organizational tools and the flexibility of posting items for immediate viewing, with either the current date and time stamp or a past date and time stamp, or for delayed viewing. Not ready to post an item yet because you have work to finish on it? No problem! Save it as a draft and move on.

If you plan to be away from your PC for a while, such as while you go on vacation, you can set-up articles and other times so they are visible during the time you will be away. This makes it appear as though you're busily posting, but you'll be out having fun miles away!


You can also organize the items you post by taking advantage of the Categories feature. This makes it easier for your readers to find what they want on your channel.

Quikonnex even provides an easy way for you to post to your channel using QuikPost while you're surfing the net.

Learn about all of these advanced Quikonnex features below.



EXTENDED BODY:
If you only post a couple of articles a month can afford to have the entire article visible on initial view of your channel. For those of you who publish on a daily, or even weekly, basis, and whose articles or items tend to be a page or longer, here's a tip. People are basically lazy. They won't scroll more than about 3 pages down on a website to read through your posts. Another issue you may run into is slow load time on your channel, especially if you use a lot of graphics or objects in your posts.

Quikonnex has provided an easy way to help you overcome this problem, by providing an Extended Body option. You can place your logo, title and a few lines of your post in the ITEM BODY. Choose a strategic break point and post the remainder of your item in the EXTENDED COPY text entry area.

Using the Extended Body option keeps your channel cleaner, lets your visitors quickly view your recent posts and improves your channel load time. If you plan the break points right, you may even get more people to read the entire article by piqueing their curiosity about your lead-in paragraph(s).





DATE/TIMESTAMP OPTIONS:

In most cases, you will want to post your items and make them immediately available to your Quikonnex channel visitors. However, there may be times when you want to add something and have it visible at some future date, for example, to make channel updates automatically while you're on vacation...or to pre-schedule special event or holiday related items. The options are just slightly different when Adding an item vs when Editing an item.

When Adding New Items:

• AVAILABLE NOW:
  If you want to make the item immediately, make sure ADD NOW is selected by clicking on the words ADD NOW or in the radio button beside it.
• AVAILABLE AT SOME FUTURE DATE/TIME:
  If you want the item to be visible only at a future date, enter the desired date in the Set Timestamp field and make sure the Set Timestamp option is selected. (Note: The date format is Day then Month then Year. Time is in military time, hour then minute of desired post. Add 12 to any time past noon to come up with the hour.) The item will be added and it will be visible in your Master Item Manager list, but it will not be visible until the time designated.

When Updating Items:

• EDIT WITHOUT TIMESTAMP CHANGE: This is useful if you just want to update but show the post date/timestamp as it was at the time the item was originally posted.
• UPDATE TIMESTAMP: As with the initial post, you can reflect a future date in the date/timestamp field when updating an item. (Note: The date format is Day then Month then Year. Time is in military time, hour then minute of desired post. Add 12 to any time past noon to come up with the hour.) The item will be added and it will be visible in your Master Item Manager list, but it will not be visible until the time designated.

ADD TO DRAFTS:

If you're familiar with creating a draft copy of an email and sending it later, this is very mucht the same. You create your item as just as if you would for an immediate post, but when you save the item, select the "Add to Drafts" option in the Post Options section of the Add Item panel or QuikPost panel. This will allow you to save your work without worrying about it being posted "live" to your channel. To edit your draft documents, simply go to your Channel Manager page and scroll down to the Your Drafts section for a list of all of your draft posts. The save options are slightly different, with the default being to save the item back as a draft. If you want to change that, use the radio buttons and timestamp fields to post immediately or post for a future date as discussed earlier.





CATEGORIES:

Categories are powerful for targeting your posts to a particular audience and it is oh so easy to set them up either before you post to them or on the fly as you post an individual item. Subscribers using Awasu can choose to receive updates based on a category of interest to them. It also allows you to keep your posts more organized, making it easier for you and your channel visitors to find items on your channel.

Advance Set-up of Category:
Logon to the QMember/Publisher Area.
Click on Your Channels, then click the SETTINGS link for the channel or to which you wish to add a category.
On the SETTINGS panel, scroll down toward the bottom of the page and look for the CATEGORIES heading. First you will see a list of your current categories, the default GENERAL category should already exist.
Below that box, you will see the CREATE NEW CATEGORY subheading.
Fill in the Category Name and Category Description fields and click on Create New Category.
Your list of categories should be updated.

On-the-Fly Set-Up of Category:
When you are performing an inital post, the Submit Options include selection of the Category, as does the Channel/Category field in the edit box when updating a post. If you want to save the post to a category that does not yet exist, simply choose NEW CATEGORY from the Category dropdown list. When you submit, the Create New Category box will appear. Just fill in the Category Name and Category Description fields and click on Create New Category.

For examples of how to use CATEGORIES, visit: http://www.quikonnex.com/channel/page/carltonscorner/851
http://www.quikonnex.com/channel/page/kicktheemailhabit/851





QUIKPOST:

QuikPost is a version of the Add Item panel that can be added to your browser toolbar for easy access. QuikPost exactly like the Add Item panel, so I won't go into the posting details. You can grab your QuikPost link from the Channel Manager page. Scroll down to the Your Settings section and click the link titled Add QuikPost to Browser Toolbar. Find the link that corresponds to your browser. Drag that link to your toolbar (LINKS). When you're surfing the net and find an article or something else you want to share with your channel audience, you can click the QuikPost link on your toolbar, then copy/paste the desired text into the QuikPost Body and Extended Body Fields. Add your title, select the desired Post Options and voila'.

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