"The Reader control panel now has a multitude of functions for the registered reader to enjoy. From networking with other readers to starting an online club to submitting content to purchasing advertising."
Purchase Ads
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NewsPortalSite Professional
"In the Reader Control Panel the publisher can offer advertising opportunities to the readers. There are many variations including “Message of the Day,” printable coupons or business cards, sign up for a directory listing, mini text ads, and pictured here the Display Ad Catalog. In the catalog the publisher describes and prices individual ad campaign opportunities for the reader/advertiser to choose from."
Start A Group
NewsPortalSite Professional
"Registered Readers can start a group. Each group gets a public and a private column in the site. The private column is viewable only to members of the group. The reader who starts the group is the administrator. The administrator can promote applicants, and assign writing and administration privileges to the members. The group can be set as “Open” or “Closed.” Open groups appear in the list of groups other readers can join by clicking 'Join a Group.'"
Reader Submissions
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NewsPortalSite Professional
"A facility exists for publishers to create “Submission Opportunities” for their readers. A reader can then compose and submit articles including video, audio, and photography for publisher approval and eventual publication. The publisher can establish a charge for this service."
Reader Of The Day
NewsPortalSite Professional
"We now have a widget that randomly selects a reader from all the readers that have images and displays that reader. One per day. The publisher then has the option to award a prize to this lucky reader. Perhaps there is a business that would like to donate a prize or sponsor the drawing."
Industry Of The Week
NewsPortalSite Professional
"This widget is designed to work with a promotion of one particular category or industry within your business directory. The widget has settings to control which category to pull featured listings from and how many to show. An “Industry of the Week’ is an excellent excuse to contact businesses for advertising and directory inclusion. Use it as a sales tool, moving from industry to industry building your directory and ad revenue."
Featured Businesses
NewsPortalSite Professional
"The Featured Businesses widget selects from the featured listings in the directory and displays them. This is a great way to draw site visitors into individual directory listings and also add value to the companies listed in your directory. The publisher decides where in the site to place this widget and how many businesses to feature."
Columnists
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NewsPortalSite Professional
"Columnists are supported with a special widget that is often displayed on the home page but can be placed elsewhere on the site. Columnists also have a special page where their columns are all listed. Similarly, Bloggers are supported with a home page widget and a special page. Bloggers, however, can upload a header and logo to help brand their commentary."
Theater, Radio, and Slideshow Pages
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NewsPortalSite Professional
"Each article can have multiple videos, sound files, and/or slideshow images attached to it. The Theater page is a special place where all the videos from all the articles are accessible. This is a great place for someone to go who is only interested in viewing videos. Likewise, the Radio Room is for sound files and the Photos page for images."
