Registration & Posting Help

Registration

To Register:  Click on "My Account" on the Home page top bar.  A "User Logon" box will appear.  At the top of the box click New Users: Please Register For An Account (click to go there now).  Fields marked with a red star (*) must be entered.  Details entered are for Blue Star iSales Limited records only and will not be passed to any third parties. 

Tip:  All registration fields are automatically entered into the posting form when placing an ad.  These fields may be amended or deleted when completing the posting form.  Your e-mail address is the only field that must remain in your ad.

Important:  The "URL of Website" field is for inclusion of a direct link to your website if required.  The full address of the website starting with http://www.  or similar must be entered.

Posting

Contact Details:  Contact details are automatically entered from registration details.

Category:  You will have already selected the main ad category to reach the posting form.  Select from list the sub-category in which the ad is to appear.

AdType: Select Wanted, For Sale, Share, Synd (Syndicate).  NOTE: Select SOLD or FOUND only when advert has been successful. 

Name:  Enter name of horse.  Restricted to 18 characters.

Sire:  Enter name of sire.  Restricted to 18 characters.

Dam:  Enter name of dam.  Restricted to 18 characters.

Make/Brand:  Restricted to 14 characters.

Headline Description:  Enter short description.  Restricted to 55 characters.

CofB:  Select Country of Birth of horse from country code list.

Age/Year:  Select Age or Year from list.

Sex:  Select Sex of horse from list.

Colour:  Select Colour of horse from list.

H/H:  Select Hands Height of horse from list.

View:  Select Viewing Location of horse from country code list.  The list is in country code format as we are a European and International site.

€Price:  Select buying or selling euro Price Range from list.  This Euro Price Guide is for search purposes only and is in Euros as we are an International site.  An approximate Current Rate and a link to a currency converter can be found on the Home Page, left column.  There is also a link to a currency converter in each Full Page Ad, left column.  Or visit the site now at http://www.xe.com (click link to go to site).  Please note £1 (GB Pound) is approximately €1.5 (Euro) as at 01/04/2007. NOTE: Select SOLD or FOUND only when advert has been successful. 

Horse Form Link URL:  To add a direct link to the form page of the horse advertised enter the full web address for the specific form page.  To find this form page go to a Racing Form website (eg. http://www.racingpost.co.uk - click link to go to site).  Registration on these sites will be necessary.  Enter the name of horse in the site search box and bring up the horse form page.  Make sure you get to the final page where all the form is shown.  This page usually ends with the web address showing .....xxxxxx_id=(numbers).  Manually copy (or computer Copy & Paste) the full address of the form page from the Address Bar at the top of the Web Browser (ie. Internet Explorer, Mozilla) and enter into the Horse Form Link URL posting field of your advert.  The Address Bar is where the web address is typed or entered when searching for websites.  IMPORTANT - The full address of the final form page starting with http://www. or similar must be copied to the Horse Form Link URL posting field.

Sire Form Link URL:  As Horse Form Link.

Dam Form Link URL:  As Horse Form Link.

Trainer Form Link URL:  To add a direct link to the form page of the advertising trainer enter the full web address for the specific form page.  To find this form page go to a Racing Form website (eg. http://www.racingpost.co.uk - click link to go to site).  Registration on these sites will be necessary.  Enter the name of trainer in the site search box and bring up the trainer form page.  Make sure you get to the final page where all the form is shown.  This page may end with the web address showing .....xxxxxx_id=(numbers).  Manually copy (or computer Copy & Paste) the full address of the form page from the Address Bar at the top of the Web Browser (ie. Internet Explorer, Mozilla) and enter into the Trainer Form Link URL posting field of your advert.  The Address Bar is where the web address is typed or entered when searching for websites.  IMPORTANT - The full address of the final form page starting with http://www. or similar must be copied to the Trainer Form Link URL posting field.

Pedigree Link URL:  To add a direct link to a pedigree page(s) of the horse advertised enter the full web address for the specific pedigree page.  To find this pedigree page go to a Horse Pedigree website (eg. http://pedigreequery.com - click link to go to site).  Registration on these sites may not be necessary (as pedigreequery).  Enter the name of horse in the site search box and bring up the pedigree page.  Make sure you get to the final page where all the pedigree is shown.  Manually copy (or computer Copy & Paste) the full address of the pedigree page from the Address Bar at the top of the Web Browser (ie. Internet Explorer, Mozilla) and enter into the Pedigree Form Link URL posting field of your advert.  The Address Bar is where the web address is typed or entered when searching for websites.  IMPORTANT - The full address of the final pedigree page starting with http://www. or similar must be copied to the Pedigree Form Link URL posting field.

Viewing Map Link URL:  To add a direct link to the map page of the viewing location advertised enter the full web address for the specific map page.  To find this map page go to a Map website (eg. http://maps.google.co.uk - click link to go to site).  Registration on these sites is not usually necessary.  Enter the post code or address in the site search box and bring up the map page.  Adjust the map size to suite.  With Google click "Link to this page" on the right of the page and then copy the address into the Viewing Map Link URL posting field as described in the Horse Form Link URL section above.  BEWARE - Many map sites do not show the link of the adjusted map page.  IMPORTANT - The full address of the final map page starting with http://www. or similar must be copied to the Viewing Map Link URL posting field.

Manufacturer/Distributor Link URL:  To add a direct link to a Manufacturer or Distributor Specification Page enter the full web address in the posting field as described in the Horse Form URL section above.

Ad Description:  Free text advert description limited to approximately 500 words.

Ad Duration:  Select ad duration period.  This has been set at 28 days, whilst ads are free until February 2007.  It will be selectable after this date with periods of 7, 14, 21 or 28 days.

Mailing List:  Tick box to be added to newsletter mailing list.

Preview My Ad:  Click to Preview Ad before posting.  Check entered details are correct.  Layout will be automatically corrected on posting.

Post My Ad:  After previewing ad click to Post My Ad.  The text of the Ad is now posted.  Do not worry about adding a photo, sound clip, or video clip to your ad at this point.

Your Ad has been successfully posted!:  Posting details of Ad.

Upload a Multimedia File to Your Ad:  Add a photo, sound clip, or video clip to your ad.  Details of file types and sizes shown on page.

Browse:  Locate the file to upload from your computer file directory.

Upload Multimedia File to your Ad:  Click to upload the selected Multimedia file.

Upload Successful:  Details of the uploaded file.

To Upload Additional Photos or Modify Multimedia:  Go to Search and locate your Ad.  Open Ad in full page view and select Modify Multimedia at left side of page.

To Modify an Ad:  Go to Search and locate your Ad.  Open Ad in full page view and select  Modify Ad at left side of page.

To Renew an Ad:  Go to Search and locate your Ad.  Open Ad in full page view and select Renew Ad at left side of page.

If you still have a problem and are desperate!  Go to the Home Page and click on ContactUs at top right of page (or Click Here).  Enter your question in the text box and enter your e-mail address in the e-mail box.  Hit the Submit button and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

....the Blue Star iSales team hope you will enjoy using the site!