Home page:
This is your own home page and shows information relavant to you.  There are a lot of different areas on this page, so lets take them one by one.

First of all you have the main menu.  This is in the light green section and is where areas such as Recruitment, Networks, Buyers & Sellers etc. can be selected.  This menu always appears on the same place on each page and does not change.

Under the main menu is a second menu.  This one changes depending on which section of www.GlobalBusinessNetworking.com you are in.  When you're in the Home section there are some very useful links, such as Invite a contact and Recommend a feature.

Next we have the blue bar which contains the Buyers/Sellers sections, any contacts which are online and a number of quick links.  

After the blue bar we have your information.  This shows you the number of people you are connected to, the number of networks you are in and your name.  If you click on your name you will be taken to your profile, if you click on the number of people you're connected to you'll be taken to your contact list, and finally if you click on the number of networks you're a part of you'll be taken to the networks page.

In the centre of the page are four sections:

  1. Suggested Networks - these are the 10 networks you may be interested in joining.  These are based on a combination of your description and location.
  2. Suggested Contacts - these are the members who are most similar to you based on your description and location.
  3. Last 10 Members - these are the last 10 members to join www.GlobalBusinessNetworking.com
  4. My Statistics - this area shows a snap-shot of your statistics.  It also shows your GBN rank which is a rating of how active you are in the website.

On the right of the page is the information bar.  The top of the bar shows you any unread messages or invitations you have to join other peoples' personal networks.  Next is a link to join the Business Chat online chat room, and then underneath that is a list of people who have recently visited your profile.  At the bottom of the information bar is a list of the last 10 new network topics in the networks area.


Profile:
Your personal settings are all contained in this page.  With it you can do the following:

  1. Change your own information, such as address, phone number etc.  Please note it is not possible to change your username.
  2. Decide if you would like to receive email notification of the following:
    • New messages.
    • New invitations to join a member's contact list.
    • New topics posted to networks you are a member of.
    • New replies to posts in networks you are a member of.
    • Show your details to other members. 
  3. Always stay logged in, or automatically be logged out after 20 minutes.


Invite a contact:
There are three ways to invite your own contacts into www.GlobalBusinessNetworking.com.  The first is to use the link which is automatically generated for you on this page.  When one of your contacts joins www.GlobalBusinessNetworking.com by clicking on the link they are automatically added to your personal network of contacts.

The second way is to enter the email address of up to 10 of your contacts in the spaces and then hit the Send Message button.  This will send out an automatic message to your contacts inviting them to join your network.

If you have a very large number of contacts (more than 250) you can email the list to us in an excel sheet and we'll be more than happy to send an email to your contacts on your behalf.


Inbox:
This is the place to manage your incoming messages.  From this page you can View and Delete messages.  Please remember that deletion of a message is permanent.


Sent messages:
Here is where you manage the messages you have sent to other members of www.GlobalBusinessNetworking.com.  To View a message you have already sent, click on the View button.  And to Delete a message you have sent, simply click on the Delete button.  Please remember that deleting messages is permanent.


Compose a message:
You can send a message to either one, or all, of your personal contacts.  To do this click on the Recipient(s) drop-down menu and select either an individual contact or your whole network.  Once this is done type in the Subject of your message and then the message itself.

When your message is composed click on Send message to send it to your contact(s).


Recommend a feature:
If there is a feature you would like to see on www.GlobalBusinessNetworking.com please use this page to let us know about it.  Simply complete enter your message and click Send message.  An admin will respond in due course. 


Contact an admin:
If you have an issue you would like to contact an administrator for - perhaps you are receiving excessive spam or there is an unruly member - please use this page.  Simply enter your message and then click on the Send message button.  An admin will respond shortly.