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Welcome to the National Market Exchange (NMEX). The Platform is highly interactive with a significant amount of automated marketing and community media features. While much of the Portal is open, full and more effective use requires registering. Posting information requires registration. Registering also allows Users to freely accumulate valuable NMEX Userpoints. By registering you agree to the terms of membership. After registering setup your personal Dashboard to organize content most important to you. Again, welcome to the NMEX Portal and thank you for registering.
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To Catch from the First Sentence
By RayTrey 2050 days ago
You can never get the second chance to make the first impression. The rule works when it comes to essays as well. The first sentence (or sentences) have to intrigue your reader. They can amaze him or her, discombobulate, make laugh or protest, in a word, they capture a person’s imagination making him or her continue reading. That is why such opening sentences are called “hooks.” Hooks can be represented by brand-new facts, contradictory statements, quotations from famous people, statistics data, etc.
- Scientific data. Know the latest discoveries of researchers? Can tell something about Chemistry, Biology, or Physics? Then you can use it in your essay. Surprise your readers with the fact that the snail has some thousands of teeth, that the tongue of the blue whale weighs as much as an elephant, that there are pink dolphins in the world. The main rule about this is to express scientific thoughts and data in simple words. Because otherwise, your deeply scientific lexicon will scare off your readers.
- You can share a funny, unusual, or useful story. This can have happened to you or your friends. Just look at the example: “My great-parents were doctors, my grandpa is a surgeon, my mum is a pediatrician, my sister is doing her degree at the medical school. That is why, naturally, I am a musician.” Believe, this trick will attract readers.
- Making your reader laugh from the first paragraph is a good variant, but be careful! The joke should not be offensive, vulgar, or containing obscene words. Besides, remember that the chosen joke should not offend religious feelings, moral values, or any other opinions.
- This is one more way how to start an essay. Just google your topic and the word “quotation,” and you will get dozens of appropriate wise statements.
- A good old method is to describe the weather. The sentences like “It was a sunny day,” “The night sky was beautiful” are not brand-new but, at the same time, it can work while writing a creative essay. As usual, the state of nature reflects the feelings of the main character, or they are contrasted with each other.
- Rhetorical question.
Can cruelty be justified?
Can the war be waged for good?
Can children judge their parents?
These are examples of questions having to open a large scope for action.
- Custom writing service. This variant can be applied when others fail to help you. Trusting such a service to fulfill your task, you can be sure that skilled writers will try to meet all your requirements. They do their best to complete an order in time, elaborate on a great number of topics, cope with different levels of complexity. They cannot guarantee you a high score, but they can guarantee high quality and no plagiarism. So, if essay writing is a difficult task for you, rely on such a service, save your time and nerves, and get a professionally written custom essay.
To Catch from the First Sentence
By RayTrey 2050 days ago
You can never get the second chance to make the first impression. The rule works when it comes to essays as well. The first sentence (or sentences) have to intrigue your reader. They can amaze him or her, discombobulate, make laugh or protest, in a word, they capture a person’s imagination making him or her continue reading. That is why such opening sentences are called “hooks.” Hooks can be represented by brand-new facts, contradictory statements, quotations from famous people, statistics data, etc.
- Scientific data. Know the latest discoveries of researchers? Can tell something about Chemistry, Biology, or Physics? Then you can use it in your essay. Surprise your readers with the fact that the snail has some thousands of teeth, that the tongue of the blue whale weighs as much as an elephant, that there are pink dolphins in the world. The main rule about this is to express scientific thoughts and data in simple words. Because otherwise, your deeply scientific lexicon will scare off your readers.
- You can share a funny, unusual, or useful story. This can have happened to you or your friends. Just look at the example: “My great-parents were doctors, my grandpa is a surgeon, my mum is a pediatrician, my sister is doing her degree at the medical school. That is why, naturally, I am a musician.” Believe, this trick will attract readers.
- Making your reader laugh from the first paragraph is a good variant, but be careful! The joke should not be offensive, vulgar, or containing obscene words. Besides, remember that the chosen joke should not offend religious feelings, moral values, or any other opinions.
- This is one more way how to start an essay. Just google your topic and the word “quotation,” and you will get dozens of appropriate wise statements.
- A good old method is to describe the weather. The sentences like “It was a sunny day,” “The night sky was beautiful” are not brand-new but, at the same time, it can work while writing a creative essay. As usual, the state of nature reflects the feelings of the main character, or they are contrasted with each other.
- Rhetorical question.
Can cruelty be justified?
Can the war be waged for good?
Can children judge their parents?
These are examples of questions having to open a large scope for action.
- Custom writing service. This variant can be applied when others fail to help you. Trusting such a service to fulfill your task, you can be sure that skilled writers will try to meet all your requirements. They do their best to complete an order in time, elaborate on a great number of topics, cope with different levels of complexity. They cannot guarantee you a high score, but they can guarantee high quality and no plagiarism. So, if essay writing is a difficult task for you, rely on such a service, save your time and nerves, and get a professionally written custom essay.
Setup Information for NMEX Users
By NMEX Aministration 3728 days ago
Setup Information - How To Use the NMEX Platform & Portal
NMEX is a business and economic development and empowerment platform and marketplace. Please be advised that your image, actions and overall presence on the Hub is important to your success and the impression that you make on your clientele and collaborators. Please present and comport your self professionally and within acceptable business standards, norms and customs to ensure that you gain the maximum benefit from the opportunities available to you on NMEX.
A most important feature of the NMEX platform is that all NMEX and User based content automatically benefit from powerful NMEX based Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Sites built and hosted on the NMEX platform are specially primed for sophisticated Internet Marketing with Search Engine Optimize (SEO) Friendly, FotoOpp Ready (FOR) and Data Capture Ready (DCR) capabilities.
As an online Platform and Hub, the Exchange is designed to host many different sites and types of business operations which mutually benefit from utilizing the integrated tools, functions and services within the Platform. The business operations hosted on NMEX also benefit from the social and community media environment of the Hub. The Platform is extremely flexible and your success in using NMEX to promote your business or project is limited only by your ability to identify your particular needs and developing your own special way to use its functions. In addition to personal websites NMEX is especially good for websites for Reunions, Organizations, Churches, and Schools. See examples of these types of websites at: http:/
/ hhtfamily, http:/ / eyevisionnet.com, http:/ / stmonicas.net, http:/ / studentgenes.com. All NMEX Portal functions and processes have been designed to be easily implemented, utilized and accessed by Users without any prior coding experience. Users who for whatever reason do not want to implement and maintain their NMEX presence themselves may employ the services of a NMEX MarketMaker, or a NMEX IT Specialist to assist in setting up and utilizing the various NMEX functions and processes.
NMEX Subscriptions
While NMEX is completely free for most Registrants, Paid Subscribers on NMEX are eligible for a number of important benefits beyond those available to Registered Entities. Subscribers have use of the infrastructural tools on the Hub designed to enhance their national and international business presence, and improve their ability to network, market and sell their products and services. Growing businesses in the new global markets require a significant amount of Information Technology Management (ITM), and Online Marketing Management (OMM). The NMEX Subscription memberships provide many of these services at a negligible cost when compared to the usual high cost of such services in the private market.
There are three (3) levels of Subscription membership on NMEX, Research Trader, MarketMaker, and Listed Company. MarketMakers on NMEX can represent other NMEX Users who for whatever reason cannot or do not want to personally setup and utilize the NMEX platform. Such Users can employ a NMEX MarketMaker to setup their services and activities on NMEX. See more on the various Subscription options on NMEX.
Non-Registered Users and Registered Entities on NMEX can access many services on NMEX but access to the more sophisticated functions are limited compared to those available to the three (3) levels of Subscriber memberships, Investor Traders, Listed Companies, and MarketMakers.
NMEX Franchises
The NMEX Franchise Center contains supporting processes for the operations of NMEX Franchises and Franchisees.
Internet based business development and operations have become a necessity for successful operation of any business entity. The National Market Exchange Franchise opportunity affords applicable businesses and individual entrepreneurs various types of NMEX Franchises which when managed properly should produce excellent and profitable opportunities.
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Franchises allow Franchisees to operate a business focused on Internet publishing and marketing in specific industries. The Franchise also includes the option of operating a related self directed & controlled securities investment and trading business.
Franchisees are afforded detailed training and associated operational support as part of the Franchise opportunity.
The Franchisee's primary role is to manage the online business and to provide the necessary Internet marketing processes for continued development and marketing of the Business. The Franchisee will have access to the full complement of NMEX publishing and marketing tools in managing and marketing the Franchise.
Franchisees enter into a Franchise agreement with NMEX based on the Franchisee's choice of industry and means of operations. The minimum Franchise Initial Establishment Fee begins at six thousand dollars ($6,000), with an annual Franchise Fee of ten percent (10%) of annual gross revenue. Other options and operational bases for Franchise establishment are negotiable.
NMEX Franchises may be limited based on industry, jurisdictional and other contractual limitations, including licensing capabilities.
Requests for further information on the availability of NMEX Franchises should be directed to nmex@hannaian.com" rel="nofollow">#253b51;">nmex@hannaian.com.
Registration
Although non-registered and logged in users may access some information on NMEX, full access to the various functions requires a user to be registered and logged in. Registration is free, easy, and quick. Only Registered Entities who log in will have full access to membership in various groups or courses. Membership in some groups/centers may require an invitation.
Registration on NMEX automatically provides the Registrant with a full and powerful Website capable of providing much more functionality than a typical custom built website costing thousands of dollars. In addition NMEX based websites are nested on an Integrated Marketing Automation Platform (IMAP) which enhances the Site's ability to automatically market its content throughout the Platform and the Internet.
Users should register using their full name or business name as their "Display Name", and an abbreviated name as their "User Name". The "User Name" must be at least 4 letters with no numbers or symbols and without any spaces. The display name allows your website platform to be recognized, found, and searched for more easily on the hub. The abbreviated user name allows for an shorter URL address if you want to have a shorter more user friendly URL to give others to find your website platform. It is important to register under the most appropriate Profile Type that fits your purpose on NMEX.
After registering on NMEX you should next complete and setup your public Profile, and then your personal Dashboard which allows you to personalize the NMEX Platform to your particular needs.
General Description of the Platform
Control Menu
The Profile and Dashboard sections are accessed from the Control Menu which is a drop down menu from the login/register, and the your account tab at the top right of the screen. The Control Menu also contains the major settings, editing, and configuration tools for your Site and presence on NMEX. It also contains The NMEX Wire, a twitter like site wide message posting system limited to 600 characters.
The Profile and Dashboard sections are easily setup and configured to the member's needs by adding widgets and then dragging the widgets to desired positions on the page. NMEX websites are unique in that they allow for permissions throughout the Blogs, Pages, Groups, and other modules which allow for several levels of permissions which allow tailoring of the level of access and privacy to the content and type of user or visitor.
Individual and Center/Group Participation
Members may engage in all activities and functions on NMEX either as an Individual or as a member of a Group. You may setup personal web pages, blogs, discussions, etc.. You may also start or join a Group and perform these activities and functions as a Group member. You may also become a Subscribed Member of NMEX.
NMEX Platform Menus
The Main Tools Menu
The Main Tools Menu contains links to general tools and functions on the Platform and is located in the header of the Platform's pages. In certain configurations such as on the Profile and Center/group Profile pages, similar Menu items may also be located in the left or right Side Bar of Profile, PinBoards, and Group/Center Profile pages. However in these instances they relate directly to the Personal Website, PinBoard, or Group/Center where they are located, as compared to the major Menu items at the Top of the screen which relate to Platform wide actions and modules.
The Main Tools Menu also contains the More pull down Menu which provides access to many important functions such as Photos, Videos, Vouchers, Ask the Expert, and many more.
Special Services Menu
The Special Services Menu is located in the footer of the Platform's pages and contains three columns of orange colored links to special centers and services offered by NMEX.
Configuring Your Personal or Business Website on NMEX
The following instructions detail how to configure the various sections of a NMEX Website. While general visitors to the Platform can post certain information on the Platform, You must be registered and logged in to be able to edit, post, or see most of the information on NMEX. Much of the information on The NMEX Platform is private and confidential and is accessible only through controlled permissions processes. Therefore, you must be a logged in User with specially approved permissions and invitations to effectively use much of the Platform.
The Dashboard
The Dashboard is your personal Platform/Portal Navigation Panel hidden from other users, and allowing quick easy access to your areas of interest when using NMEX. Using the Dashboard you will be able to access additional menu type items and functions on the Hub. NMEX is an Internet Hub containing a tremendous amount of information and dynamically generated websites. Therefore it is most important to setup your Dashboard in order to effectively utilize the massive amount of information and functions available. Please setup your Profile and Dashboard as soon as you can to facilitate your working in NMEX.
Your Dashboard is the first Page you come to when you log into NMEX. It can also always be accessed through the 'Your Account' Tab and Control Panel at the top right hand corner 'of every page on NMEX. Similar to the Profile Page you do not have to configure it to use NMEX but when configured and Setup properly based on your Interests, the Dashboard allows you to quickly get to Sites, Pages, Centers/Groups, and other areas on NMEX that you regularly visit, or are your favorite Sites. Like the Profile and Group/Center homepages you can easily configure your Dashboard by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
The Profile (Personal Web Site Homepage)
The Profile is your public persona and the homepage of your website on the Hub. Others on the Hub will only see items/widgets you place on your Profile based on the permissions level you set. You will be able to add additional menu and other items you may want Hub users to access from your Profile.
The Personal Profile Pages, Pinboards, and Group Profile Pages are easily and quickly configured and modified by using widget boxes which once configured can be dragged and dropped around the page to your satisfaction. This allows users to literally change the presentation of these pages in seconds making it easy to adjust to the constantly changing marketing demands of the modern online marketplace.
One of the most important features of NMEX websites is the ease of maintenance of these sites as compared to other Sites with such advanced technology. Most website owners quickly come to realize and appreciate the importance of an easily maintained and updated website.
The NMEX Portal utilizes constantly updated, comprehensive, state of the art, community media internet architecture, providing a fully interactive, integrated and collaborative system for online showcasing, marketing, teaching and learning. It is structured to allow registrants to have a personal website and platform controlled from their Profile Module which serves as the home page of their Personal or Business Website on NMEX. The web address of your website (Profile Page) will be www.nationalmex.com/'YourUserName'. The Pages section allows you to build additional pages to supplement your Profile Page thus providing full website building features and operations.
Centers/Groups
Centers/Groups are an extremely powerful features of NMEX Websites. Based on permissions levels, registered entities may establish and participate in any number of Groups/Centers and Sub-Groups which contain similar types of information as the personal web platform. Currently to establish a Group/Center in the Platform a Registrant must submit a request to NMEX, or be a Paid Subscriber to NMEX. Each group/Center is actually controlled by an Administrator assigned by NMEX. Groups/Centers are extremely powerful tools which allow independent groupings of users and functions, which can be limited by special permissions to only a select group of Users. Each Group/Center can function essentially as an independent unit or Hub for whatever purpose the Group owner(s)/administrator(s) or members desire. Groups are especially important for Reunion, Organization, Church, School, Business and Professional Client/Patient Privacy, and Membership type Websites.
The Personal Platform and each Group/Center within the personal platform contain various functions and sections including Pages, Blogs, Files, Bookmarks, an Event Planner & Calendar, Photo Albums, Videos, Audio Player, Message Board, Polls and more. Access to these Personal or Group Platform sections and functions can be controlled fully by the Registrant and/or Group owner.
Pinboards
Users can establish as many Pinboards as they would like. A Pinboard is a taggable, searchable entity that other content from within the site (including other pinboards) can be pinned to. This allows users to create collections of related content, themes, portfolios, or any other creative collection. Similar to groups, Pinboards can have an avatar and description, and similar to pages they can have multiple people with write access. Permissions allow multiple people to pin content and edit the Pinboard, based on group or friends access collections.
Pinboards can effectively serve as the homepage of your NMEX Website rather than your Profile page. In effect, you can configure your NMEX Website to have several homepages if you decide to configure Pinboards as alternative homepage(s) to the Profile page.
The real power of pinboards is in the display - everything is widgetized for maximum flexibility. A number of widget layouts are provided. Widgets used within a pinboard have a standard option to hide the widget style, so that it looks like a static part of the page. This can be particularly useful with the free html widget. Throughout the site any entity that has a menu (where you have the 'like' link) will have a 'pin' link. Clicking this link will pop up a modal window with a short list of sets that the entity can be pinned to, as well as a search box. Pinning the entity is as simple as clicking on the pinboard it belongs to.
Pinboards can be used to establish special marketplaces which group products, services and ideas into one central display for showcasing and marketing purposes.
Widget Configurations
The Profile, Dashboard, Group/Center homepages, and Pinboards can easily be configured by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
Editing Text in NMEX
NMEX Text EditorThroughout use of the Platform there is the need to edit Text and insert Internet Links into documents. This is accomplished by use of a Text Editor that pops up throughout the posting and editing processes. It allows for extensive editing and configuration of Text, and the insertion of links, images and other graphic material into the document. Users should familiarize themselves with the NMEX Text Editor as it will be used in many applications on the Platform.
Specialized Business & Entrepreneurial Functions
In addition to Groups/Centers and the Personal Profile Platform, Users can access important business related functions tied to these platforms, The Classified Markets, Crowd Funding & Crowd Partnering, The Auction, Contracts/Jobs, Vouchers, The Event Manager and more.
Contract/Jobs
The Contracts/Jobs module allows listing of job opportunities for Business registrants and the Contracts section allows for sophisticated Contract development and negotiations. These modules in concert with the Market and Voucher system significantly enhances the use of NMEX based websites for business and entrepreneurial purposes.
The Market and Auction Modules
The Market and Auction Modules allow Users to promote and/or sell any type of business related product or service except securities. The Contract/Jobs module allows Users to post Contract and Jobs on the NMEX portal. The Vouchers Module is a powerful tool that business and entrepreneurs can use to provide discounts and special offers to their clientele.
The Event Manager
The Event Manager allows sophisticated event management and promotions for any type of conference, meeting, media production, appointment or other scheduled activity including online programming and management of Meetings, Conferences, and other Events.
Special Display and Showcasing Widgets
Widgets are an important part of the power and flexibility of NMEX websites and registrants should study and familiarize themselves with each widget to understand how it may assist the function and the purpose of their website.
NMEX also includes a number of Widgets that can be utilized to specially group and display material, products, services and ideas in either the User Profile, Dashboard or in Center/Groups. These widgets include the Free HTML, Group Featured Content, Random Content, Our Sponsors, and the Community Favorites Widgets. These Widgets can all be easily configured by Registered Users to complement their marketing presence and activity on NMEX.
The Add Widget Button appears and is accessed on Profiles, Dashboards, Pinboards, and Centers/Groups which you own. You must be logged in to see it.
The Free HTML Widget is an especially powerful widget in that it functions almost as an Internal Website Builder. It allows the production of sections of text which can include pictures and videos and other graphics. It has a Text Editor built in which allows for modifications of the Text, and for inserting Internet Links into the Text, or within images in the document.
The headings and titles of most widgets can be removed or changed by using the Advance Button when configuring the widget.
Widgets can also be easily dragged and dropped around Profile and Pinboard Pages in order to quickly and effectively change the visual presentation of the document as needed.
Other Grouping functions available on NMEX are Centers/Groups, Related Groups, Sub-Groups, Sub-Pages, Related and Featured Content, Pages, Blogs, Groups, and Special Grouping Widgets.
Center/Group Brainstorms & Discussions
Two Important and powerful features of NMEX Centers/Groups are the Group Brainstorm and Group Discussion modules. The Brainstorming and discussion sections of each Center/Group allows members to submit any business ideas, proposals, or elements of their business plans related to the focus of the Center, for analytical evaluation, brainstorming, and comments.
The ideas and proposals will be exposed to experts and interested parties who have experience and special interests in the substantive areas of focus of this Center, and will therein have the opportunity to be professionally vetted as to its potential for success in the targeted markets.
Members of the Center/Group will have the opportunity to respond by commenting and voting on the substantive quality of the ideas or proposals. Ideas which receive high marks will be archived for inclusion, review and reference on the NMEX Portal.
Ideas and Proposals submitted for the Brainstorming and Discussion processes are deemed to be in the Public Domain unless otherwise protected by the Submitter.
The Center/Group Owner or NMEX can set the rules for the Brainstorming process and decide the number of points members will have available to vote on Group Brainstorms. A member can only vote once on any Brainstorm. Once a member exhausts his/her point balance they will not be allowed to vote again until some of their point balance is restored by the Group Owner or NMEX declaring a Brainstorm they voted on as Completed or Declined.
Any member of a Group can submit an Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming and Discussions and can edit it if needed. Once an Idea or Proposal is submitted, the Group Owner or NMEX can leave it open as originally submitted, or change its Status by putting it Under Review, or Requesting that the Submitter Redefine it. After Review or Redefining the Group Owner or NMEX can Resubmit the Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming or Discussion.
Networking & Marketing Tools
NMEX allows Registered Entities to utilize powerful networking features to assist in marketing and promoting your product, service or idea. Features accessed from your personal Dashboard such as Suggested Friends/Affiliates, Friend/Affiliate Collections, and the Importing of contact information from your email lists and databases, are some of the powerful networking tools available for free on the NMEX Portal.
The Press Release Tool & NMEX Global News Feed
An important element of marketing your products, services, and ideas is your ability to get genuine and effective News coverage. NMEX Global News Feed (NGNF) is designed to provide important News feeds about Newsworthy activities of NMEX, its Affiliates, Registered Entities, and Subscribers. In order to get your Newsworthy activities selected, covered and distributed by NGNF you will have to use the Press Release Tool in the NMEX Platform to post a press release about the item(s). NGNF regularly reviews these press releases to decide what to distribute globally to its affiliated News Outlets. This is a powerful tool provided by NMEX to assist businesses in getting exposure within the global marketplace.
NMEX UserPoints (Nupits)
An extremely powerful feature of NMEX is the opportunity for Registered Entities to utilize NMEX UserPoints (Nupits) to buy, sell, barter, trade, discount, and negotiate various types of transactions on NMEX. Based on a special algorithm, Registered NMEX Users freely accumulate Nupits automatically when they use the various functions in the NMEX Portal for any productive activity.
Registered Entities who purchase products through NMEX can also use the special UserPoint Application tool to apply for additional User Points which may be available for the particular purchase.
Users may also apply for approval of additional User Points based on their activity which has not automatically been awarded points by applying at: http:/
/ nationalmex.com/ userpoints_balance/ userpoints_balance. Two important NMEX facilities which can automatically utilize the Nupit System are the NMEX Voucher System and the Nupit Gift Registry. Both the Voucher and Gifting system can use the Nupit system to provide NMEX Registered Entities with significant benefits purchased with freely accumulated NMEX Userpoints. Registered Users can essentially purchase various types of Vouchers and Gifts, in addition to using Nupits to negotiate other types of transactions like special Marketing, and other NMEX Business Client Services.
Gifts are provided by the National Market Exchange Corp for the benefit of NMEX Portal Users who have acquired NMEX Userpoints. Currently available Gifts can be viewed by visiting any User's Profile, or the Nupit Gift Registry on the More Menu, and clicking on the Send Gift button and then Choose a Gift.
The various types of Vouchers can be programmed and provided by any registered NMEX User to sell and promote their products and services through the NMEX platform and marketing processes.
General Site Wide Functions
In addition to the functions tied to the Personal and Group platforms, there are site wide functions such as The Wire, Chat Room, the Market Place and more.
Members can interact with each other site wide and within the groups in several ways, making the community a fully interactive and collaborative hub perfect for online commerce, marketing and educational purposes.
Important Note about using Photos and Videos on NMEX
PHOTOS: Photos and Photo Albums are powerful marketing tools on NMEX, they can be used to essentially provide a Photo or Image based marketplace. The Photo Album feature can be used to group photos into different market niches, and then each photo or image and the accompanying description and copy, can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Photos and Images can be inserted into NMEX documents in several ways. They can simply be right click copied from their original location on the Internet and pasted into a NMEX document. They can also be inserted into a Text space using the NMEX Text Editor.
There are also dedicated photo album and photo upload modules on NMEX which allow photos and images to be uploaded and saved in NMEX.
VIDEOS: As a marketing tool pictures are worth a thousand words, and videos are worth a thousand pictures. Like with Photos and Photo Albums the Video Section of NMEX can be utilized like a Video based marketplace where each Video and the accompanying description and copy can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Videos are an extremely and increasingly important aspect of Internet marketing, NMEX allows several ways of including videos in your postings. You may utilize the Video menu and Group Video sections to download videos from sources such as Youtube and Vimeo and include detailed descriptions and listings of such videos. Also another very useful feature of NMEX is that wherever you include the URL address of a Youtube or Vimeo video in the text of a document created on NMEX, the video will automatically appear once the document is saved. This is a powerful, easy and quick way to incorporate videos in your posts on NMEX.
Important Note about using Vouchers on NMEX
There are many ways to utilize the NMEX Voucher module. Generally four major ways Vouchers are used is as Discount Vouchers for purchasing products and services, Auction Vouchers for purchasing items on NMEX Auctions, Ticket Vouchers for purchasing tickets to Events, and Funding Vouchers for contributing to NMEX Crowd Funds. There are also other innovative ways the NMEX Voucher system may be used based on the User's particular needs and application. It is important to Identify the type and use of Vouchers when creating and naming them.
Basic Functions
Registered Entities utilizing NMEX to develop and operate their businesses can utilize the various general sections of the Personal or Group/Center platforms to operate various aspects of the business.
PAGES (Personal or Group)
The Pages section is generally used to hold written and other content and can be used as a web page or website.
BLOG(S) (Personal or Groups)
Registrants, Group Owners or Operators can establish a Blog to continually update their clientele and audience.
FILE(S) (Personal or Groups)
The File section is used to upload files needed for business operations.
BOOKMARK(S) (Personal or Groups)
Bookmarks are used to bookmark various websites and material on the Internet that will be used for educational content or other reference.
PHOTO ALBUMS, VIDEOS, AND AUDIO (Personal or Groups)
Photo Albums, Videos, and Audio content are used to facilitate the promotions and marketing of the business as needed.
EVENT PLANNER & CALENDER (Personal or Groups)
The Event Calendar & Planner is used to schedule online sessions, times of instruction modules, testing, conferences and other business and promotional related events as needed.
MESSAGE BOARD (Personal or Groups)
The Message Board is used to provide discussion between clients etc.POLLS (Personal or Groups)
The Polling function can be used to poll the clientele.
HUB & SITE WIDE FUNCTIONS
The Site wide functions such as The Wire, Market Place, and Chat Rooms provide further interactivity and collaboration within the business Hub and marketplace.
Making Your Website SEO Friendly
A most important feature of your NMEX Profile and Presence is your ability to Search Engine Optimize (SEO) your content within your site. This is what makes a NMEX based site significantly different from most other sites and particularly the Social Media sites you may have on the Internet. SEO is the most important factor in successful Internet Marketing because it is a passive way of bringing traffic to your site and content. the structure and design of the NMEX platform and your NMEX site allows for sophisticated SEO techniques and strategies to be employed, allowing you to independently market and successfully attract Internet traffic to your site and content. Remember to review the materials on SEO contained in the Internet Marketing Center and elsewhere on NMEX.
Also, since NMEX is a business development platform, an important element in "Monetizing" and marketing your NMEX site and presence is developing ways to utilize it in conjunction with the various NMEX special monetization programs such as the Content Affiliate Marketing (CAM), Product Affiliate Marketing (PAM), FotoOpps, Nupits, and other such monetization programs which NMEX may develop. Remember to review the support materials on these various programs to see more about monetizing and marketing your NMEX site and presence.
It is important to carefully Search Engine Optimize ((SEO) your website and its content. While the topic of SEO is very comprehensive and the topic is covered in great detail elsewhere on the NMEX Platform, there are some basic elements of SEO related particularly to NMEX websites that need to be implemented.
- It is important to provide a descriptive name, and a full description of your Site and its purpose on the Profile Page. A fully completed Profile page is essential for proper SEO of your NMEX Website.
- It is important to place the widgets on the Profile page which showcase the Blogs, Pages, PinBoards, and Photos associated with the site. These items are likely to contain the most important and relevant content contained in your website, and placing their display widgets on the Profile page keeps the important elements of the content easily accessible to the search engines.
- Each Blog, Page, or PinBoard should be carefully constructed to place important Keywords in the Title, and in the first paragraphs of the document. Careful attention to relevance, and the authority of the document should be focused on.
- NMEX has significant Categorization and Tagging features and capabilities which are important for searching and SEO purposes. Each document should have its content properly categorized and tagged utilizing these NMEX functions whenever possible. These features are easily applied prior to publishing the documents, and should be revisited regularly to update them as needed.
- Your URL at NMEX is a combination of nationalmex.com and your 'username' at NMEX, e.g. nationalmex.com/'username'. Consider getting a dedicated descriptive domain name that you can direct to your NMEX Site. Without a dedicated Domain Name such as www.nationalmarketreport.com, your NMEX Site's generic URL may be www.nationalmex.com/report, where 'report' is the Username at NMEX. The Domain Name nationalmarketreport.com can be easily directed by your Domain Name Registrar to 'nationalmex.com/report'. You can in fact have Dedicated Descriptive Domain Names for any page, blog, or pinboard on your site. This will allow the search engines to find them easier, and rank them higher, and it may be easier for you to direct people to your website or particular sections of it. Note that the Registrar of your dedicated domain name can configure your Site to show up in a Framed configuration so that the URL box shows the Dedicated Descriptive Domain instead of the actual nationalmex.com/username format. If you choose to pull up and display your Site in the Framed configuration by typing in the Dedicated Domain Name, you will not be able to log in to NMEX if you need to make changes, access Site controls, or edit your Site. In such a case you simply need to place the nationalmex.com/username into the URL box to pull up the Site, and then login to access your controls and account on NMEX.
- The use of pictures and videos with full descriptions strategically placed in your documents are important for SEO purposes. utilizing the many ways to place photos, images and videos in your NMEX documents should be a priority in your publishing on NMEX.
- Because you can have several profiles and websites on NMEX representing your person, your various businesses, organizations, church, or school, each of these Sites can provide links back to each other. This will invoke the well known SEO backlinks practice of improving SEO by having relevant links between the various sites.
Tracking Visitors to Your Site and Content
You should track the logistics of the traffic and visitors to your Site and content. We have researched many of the Tracking options available for NMEX websites and we recommend using the Web-Stat Tracking System. It is easy to install and provides excellent reporting. Web-Stat has a free option which should be good enough for most websites, however if you want additional features they have a premium paid version which is affordable.
Click here to visit Web-Stat to get your Tracking Codes
You must paste the Code in each of the pages and documents on your Site which you want to be tracked and reported using the following process.
NMEX Text Editor
We recommend using the Web-Stat Simplified Code Version which is a pure HTML Code and does not include Java Script. The Simplified Code can be easily pasted directly into the Text space of NMEX Blogs and Pages. The Text Editor on NMEX can simply be removed temporarily by clicking on the Remove Editor sign on the top right of the Editor. The Code is then posted at the bottom of the Text, the Editor reinstalled, and the document then saved.
The Code is likewise pasted into the Free HTML Widget for Profile pages, PinBoards, and Group Profile Pages, and the Widget then saved. Widget placement of the Code may required saving the Widget twice before it is fully installed. When the Code is fully installed a small number or image appears at the spot in the Text where the Code was placed. There is also a Customizable HTML Widget available for Profile Pages which may also be used instead of the Free HTML Widget.
In addition, you can test whether the Code was properly installed by using the Test facility on the Web-Stat website.
Setup Information for NMEX Users
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Setup Information - How To Use the NMEX Platform & Portal
NMEX is a business and economic development and empowerment platform and marketplace. Please be advised that your image, actions and overall presence on the Hub is important to your success and the impression that you make on your clientele and collaborators. Please present and comport your self professionally and within acceptable business standards, norms and customs to ensure that you gain the maximum benefit from the opportunities available to you on NMEX.
A most important feature of the NMEX platform is that all NMEX and User based content automatically benefit from powerful NMEX based Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Sites built and hosted on the NMEX platform are specially primed for sophisticated Internet Marketing with Search Engine Optimize (SEO) Friendly, FotoOpp Ready (FOR) and Data Capture Ready (DCR) capabilities.
As an online Platform and Hub, the Exchange is designed to host many different sites and types of business operations which mutually benefit from utilizing the integrated tools, functions and services within the Platform. The business operations hosted on NMEX also benefit from the social and community media environment of the Hub. The Platform is extremely flexible and your success in using NMEX to promote your business or project is limited only by your ability to identify your particular needs and developing your own special way to use its functions. In addition to personal websites NMEX is especially good for websites for Reunions, Organizations, Churches, and Schools. See examples of these types of websites at: http:/
/ hhtfamily, http:/ / eyevisionnet.com, http:/ / stmonicas.net, http:/ / studentgenes.com. All NMEX Portal functions and processes have been designed to be easily implemented, utilized and accessed by Users without any prior coding experience. Users who for whatever reason do not want to implement and maintain their NMEX presence themselves may employ the services of a NMEX MarketMaker, or a NMEX IT Specialist to assist in setting up and utilizing the various NMEX functions and processes.
NMEX Subscriptions
While NMEX is completely free for most Registrants, Paid Subscribers on NMEX are eligible for a number of important benefits beyond those available to Registered Entities. Subscribers have use of the infrastructural tools on the Hub designed to enhance their national and international business presence, and improve their ability to network, market and sell their products and services. Growing businesses in the new global markets require a significant amount of Information Technology Management (ITM), and Online Marketing Management (OMM). The NMEX Subscription memberships provide many of these services at a negligible cost when compared to the usual high cost of such services in the private market.
There are three (3) levels of Subscription membership on NMEX, Research Trader, MarketMaker, and Listed Company. MarketMakers on NMEX can represent other NMEX Users who for whatever reason cannot or do not want to personally setup and utilize the NMEX platform. Such Users can employ a NMEX MarketMaker to setup their services and activities on NMEX. See more on the various Subscription options on NMEX.
Non-Registered Users and Registered Entities on NMEX can access many services on NMEX but access to the more sophisticated functions are limited compared to those available to the three (3) levels of Subscriber memberships, Investor Traders, Listed Companies, and MarketMakers.
NMEX Franchises
The NMEX Franchise Center contains supporting processes for the operations of NMEX Franchises and Franchisees.
Internet based business development and operations have become a necessity for successful operation of any business entity. The National Market Exchange Franchise opportunity affords applicable businesses and individual entrepreneurs various types of NMEX Franchises which when managed properly should produce excellent and profitable opportunities.
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Franchises allow Franchisees to operate a business focused on Internet publishing and marketing in specific industries. The Franchise also includes the option of operating a related self directed & controlled securities investment and trading business.
Franchisees are afforded detailed training and associated operational support as part of the Franchise opportunity.
The Franchisee's primary role is to manage the online business and to provide the necessary Internet marketing processes for continued development and marketing of the Business. The Franchisee will have access to the full complement of NMEX publishing and marketing tools in managing and marketing the Franchise.
Franchisees enter into a Franchise agreement with NMEX based on the Franchisee's choice of industry and means of operations. The minimum Franchise Initial Establishment Fee begins at six thousand dollars ($6,000), with an annual Franchise Fee of ten percent (10%) of annual gross revenue. Other options and operational bases for Franchise establishment are negotiable.
NMEX Franchises may be limited based on industry, jurisdictional and other contractual limitations, including licensing capabilities.
Requests for further information on the availability of NMEX Franchises should be directed to nmex@hannaian.com" rel="nofollow">#253b51;">nmex@hannaian.com.
Registration
Although non-registered and logged in users may access some information on NMEX, full access to the various functions requires a user to be registered and logged in. Registration is free, easy, and quick. Only Registered Entities who log in will have full access to membership in various groups or courses. Membership in some groups/centers may require an invitation.
Registration on NMEX automatically provides the Registrant with a full and powerful Website capable of providing much more functionality than a typical custom built website costing thousands of dollars. In addition NMEX based websites are nested on an Integrated Marketing Automation Platform (IMAP) which enhances the Site's ability to automatically market its content throughout the Platform and the Internet.
Users should register using their full name or business name as their "Display Name", and an abbreviated name as their "User Name". The "User Name" must be at least 4 letters with no numbers or symbols and without any spaces. The display name allows your website platform to be recognized, found, and searched for more easily on the hub. The abbreviated user name allows for an shorter URL address if you want to have a shorter more user friendly URL to give others to find your website platform. It is important to register under the most appropriate Profile Type that fits your purpose on NMEX.
After registering on NMEX you should next complete and setup your public Profile, and then your personal Dashboard which allows you to personalize the NMEX Platform to your particular needs.
General Description of the Platform
Control Menu
The Profile and Dashboard sections are accessed from the Control Menu which is a drop down menu from the login/register, and the your account tab at the top right of the screen. The Control Menu also contains the major settings, editing, and configuration tools for your Site and presence on NMEX. It also contains The NMEX Wire, a twitter like site wide message posting system limited to 600 characters.
The Profile and Dashboard sections are easily setup and configured to the member's needs by adding widgets and then dragging the widgets to desired positions on the page. NMEX websites are unique in that they allow for permissions throughout the Blogs, Pages, Groups, and other modules which allow for several levels of permissions which allow tailoring of the level of access and privacy to the content and type of user or visitor.
Individual and Center/Group Participation
Members may engage in all activities and functions on NMEX either as an Individual or as a member of a Group. You may setup personal web pages, blogs, discussions, etc.. You may also start or join a Group and perform these activities and functions as a Group member. You may also become a Subscribed Member of NMEX.
NMEX Platform Menus
The Main Tools Menu
The Main Tools Menu contains links to general tools and functions on the Platform and is located in the header of the Platform's pages. In certain configurations such as on the Profile and Center/group Profile pages, similar Menu items may also be located in the left or right Side Bar of Profile, PinBoards, and Group/Center Profile pages. However in these instances they relate directly to the Personal Website, PinBoard, or Group/Center where they are located, as compared to the major Menu items at the Top of the screen which relate to Platform wide actions and modules.
The Main Tools Menu also contains the More pull down Menu which provides access to many important functions such as Photos, Videos, Vouchers, Ask the Expert, and many more.
Special Services Menu
The Special Services Menu is located in the footer of the Platform's pages and contains three columns of orange colored links to special centers and services offered by NMEX.
Configuring Your Personal or Business Website on NMEX
The following instructions detail how to configure the various sections of a NMEX Website. While general visitors to the Platform can post certain information on the Platform, You must be registered and logged in to be able to edit, post, or see most of the information on NMEX. Much of the information on The NMEX Platform is private and confidential and is accessible only through controlled permissions processes. Therefore, you must be a logged in User with specially approved permissions and invitations to effectively use much of the Platform.
The Dashboard
The Dashboard is your personal Platform/Portal Navigation Panel hidden from other users, and allowing quick easy access to your areas of interest when using NMEX. Using the Dashboard you will be able to access additional menu type items and functions on the Hub. NMEX is an Internet Hub containing a tremendous amount of information and dynamically generated websites. Therefore it is most important to setup your Dashboard in order to effectively utilize the massive amount of information and functions available. Please setup your Profile and Dashboard as soon as you can to facilitate your working in NMEX.
Your Dashboard is the first Page you come to when you log into NMEX. It can also always be accessed through the 'Your Account' Tab and Control Panel at the top right hand corner 'of every page on NMEX. Similar to the Profile Page you do not have to configure it to use NMEX but when configured and Setup properly based on your Interests, the Dashboard allows you to quickly get to Sites, Pages, Centers/Groups, and other areas on NMEX that you regularly visit, or are your favorite Sites. Like the Profile and Group/Center homepages you can easily configure your Dashboard by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
The Profile (Personal Web Site Homepage)
The Profile is your public persona and the homepage of your website on the Hub. Others on the Hub will only see items/widgets you place on your Profile based on the permissions level you set. You will be able to add additional menu and other items you may want Hub users to access from your Profile.
The Personal Profile Pages, Pinboards, and Group Profile Pages are easily and quickly configured and modified by using widget boxes which once configured can be dragged and dropped around the page to your satisfaction. This allows users to literally change the presentation of these pages in seconds making it easy to adjust to the constantly changing marketing demands of the modern online marketplace.
One of the most important features of NMEX websites is the ease of maintenance of these sites as compared to other Sites with such advanced technology. Most website owners quickly come to realize and appreciate the importance of an easily maintained and updated website.
The NMEX Portal utilizes constantly updated, comprehensive, state of the art, community media internet architecture, providing a fully interactive, integrated and collaborative system for online showcasing, marketing, teaching and learning. It is structured to allow registrants to have a personal website and platform controlled from their Profile Module which serves as the home page of their Personal or Business Website on NMEX. The web address of your website (Profile Page) will be www.nationalmex.com/'YourUserName'. The Pages section allows you to build additional pages to supplement your Profile Page thus providing full website building features and operations.
Centers/Groups
Centers/Groups are an extremely powerful features of NMEX Websites. Based on permissions levels, registered entities may establish and participate in any number of Groups/Centers and Sub-Groups which contain similar types of information as the personal web platform. Currently to establish a Group/Center in the Platform a Registrant must submit a request to NMEX, or be a Paid Subscriber to NMEX. Each group/Center is actually controlled by an Administrator assigned by NMEX. Groups/Centers are extremely powerful tools which allow independent groupings of users and functions, which can be limited by special permissions to only a select group of Users. Each Group/Center can function essentially as an independent unit or Hub for whatever purpose the Group owner(s)/administrator(s) or members desire. Groups are especially important for Reunion, Organization, Church, School, Business and Professional Client/Patient Privacy, and Membership type Websites.
The Personal Platform and each Group/Center within the personal platform contain various functions and sections including Pages, Blogs, Files, Bookmarks, an Event Planner & Calendar, Photo Albums, Videos, Audio Player, Message Board, Polls and more. Access to these Personal or Group Platform sections and functions can be controlled fully by the Registrant and/or Group owner.
Pinboards
Users can establish as many Pinboards as they would like. A Pinboard is a taggable, searchable entity that other content from within the site (including other pinboards) can be pinned to. This allows users to create collections of related content, themes, portfolios, or any other creative collection. Similar to groups, Pinboards can have an avatar and description, and similar to pages they can have multiple people with write access. Permissions allow multiple people to pin content and edit the Pinboard, based on group or friends access collections.
Pinboards can effectively serve as the homepage of your NMEX Website rather than your Profile page. In effect, you can configure your NMEX Website to have several homepages if you decide to configure Pinboards as alternative homepage(s) to the Profile page.
The real power of pinboards is in the display - everything is widgetized for maximum flexibility. A number of widget layouts are provided. Widgets used within a pinboard have a standard option to hide the widget style, so that it looks like a static part of the page. This can be particularly useful with the free html widget. Throughout the site any entity that has a menu (where you have the 'like' link) will have a 'pin' link. Clicking this link will pop up a modal window with a short list of sets that the entity can be pinned to, as well as a search box. Pinning the entity is as simple as clicking on the pinboard it belongs to.
Pinboards can be used to establish special marketplaces which group products, services and ideas into one central display for showcasing and marketing purposes.
Widget Configurations
The Profile, Dashboard, Group/Center homepages, and Pinboards can easily be configured by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
Editing Text in NMEX
NMEX Text EditorThroughout use of the Platform there is the need to edit Text and insert Internet Links into documents. This is accomplished by use of a Text Editor that pops up throughout the posting and editing processes. It allows for extensive editing and configuration of Text, and the insertion of links, images and other graphic material into the document. Users should familiarize themselves with the NMEX Text Editor as it will be used in many applications on the Platform.
Specialized Business & Entrepreneurial Functions
In addition to Groups/Centers and the Personal Profile Platform, Users can access important business related functions tied to these platforms, The Classified Markets, Crowd Funding & Crowd Partnering, The Auction, Contracts/Jobs, Vouchers, The Event Manager and more.
Contract/Jobs
The Contracts/Jobs module allows listing of job opportunities for Business registrants and the Contracts section allows for sophisticated Contract development and negotiations. These modules in concert with the Market and Voucher system significantly enhances the use of NMEX based websites for business and entrepreneurial purposes.
The Market and Auction Modules
The Market and Auction Modules allow Users to promote and/or sell any type of business related product or service except securities. The Contract/Jobs module allows Users to post Contract and Jobs on the NMEX portal. The Vouchers Module is a powerful tool that business and entrepreneurs can use to provide discounts and special offers to their clientele.
The Event Manager
The Event Manager allows sophisticated event management and promotions for any type of conference, meeting, media production, appointment or other scheduled activity including online programming and management of Meetings, Conferences, and other Events.
Special Display and Showcasing Widgets
Widgets are an important part of the power and flexibility of NMEX websites and registrants should study and familiarize themselves with each widget to understand how it may assist the function and the purpose of their website.
NMEX also includes a number of Widgets that can be utilized to specially group and display material, products, services and ideas in either the User Profile, Dashboard or in Center/Groups. These widgets include the Free HTML, Group Featured Content, Random Content, Our Sponsors, and the Community Favorites Widgets. These Widgets can all be easily configured by Registered Users to complement their marketing presence and activity on NMEX.
The Add Widget Button appears and is accessed on Profiles, Dashboards, Pinboards, and Centers/Groups which you own. You must be logged in to see it.
The Free HTML Widget is an especially powerful widget in that it functions almost as an Internal Website Builder. It allows the production of sections of text which can include pictures and videos and other graphics. It has a Text Editor built in which allows for modifications of the Text, and for inserting Internet Links into the Text, or within images in the document.
The headings and titles of most widgets can be removed or changed by using the Advance Button when configuring the widget.
Widgets can also be easily dragged and dropped around Profile and Pinboard Pages in order to quickly and effectively change the visual presentation of the document as needed.
Other Grouping functions available on NMEX are Centers/Groups, Related Groups, Sub-Groups, Sub-Pages, Related and Featured Content, Pages, Blogs, Groups, and Special Grouping Widgets.
Center/Group Brainstorms & Discussions
Two Important and powerful features of NMEX Centers/Groups are the Group Brainstorm and Group Discussion modules. The Brainstorming and discussion sections of each Center/Group allows members to submit any business ideas, proposals, or elements of their business plans related to the focus of the Center, for analytical evaluation, brainstorming, and comments.
The ideas and proposals will be exposed to experts and interested parties who have experience and special interests in the substantive areas of focus of this Center, and will therein have the opportunity to be professionally vetted as to its potential for success in the targeted markets.
Members of the Center/Group will have the opportunity to respond by commenting and voting on the substantive quality of the ideas or proposals. Ideas which receive high marks will be archived for inclusion, review and reference on the NMEX Portal.
Ideas and Proposals submitted for the Brainstorming and Discussion processes are deemed to be in the Public Domain unless otherwise protected by the Submitter.
The Center/Group Owner or NMEX can set the rules for the Brainstorming process and decide the number of points members will have available to vote on Group Brainstorms. A member can only vote once on any Brainstorm. Once a member exhausts his/her point balance they will not be allowed to vote again until some of their point balance is restored by the Group Owner or NMEX declaring a Brainstorm they voted on as Completed or Declined.
Any member of a Group can submit an Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming and Discussions and can edit it if needed. Once an Idea or Proposal is submitted, the Group Owner or NMEX can leave it open as originally submitted, or change its Status by putting it Under Review, or Requesting that the Submitter Redefine it. After Review or Redefining the Group Owner or NMEX can Resubmit the Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming or Discussion.
Networking & Marketing Tools
NMEX allows Registered Entities to utilize powerful networking features to assist in marketing and promoting your product, service or idea. Features accessed from your personal Dashboard such as Suggested Friends/Affiliates, Friend/Affiliate Collections, and the Importing of contact information from your email lists and databases, are some of the powerful networking tools available for free on the NMEX Portal.
The Press Release Tool & NMEX Global News Feed
An important element of marketing your products, services, and ideas is your ability to get genuine and effective News coverage. NMEX Global News Feed (NGNF) is designed to provide important News feeds about Newsworthy activities of NMEX, its Affiliates, Registered Entities, and Subscribers. In order to get your Newsworthy activities selected, covered and distributed by NGNF you will have to use the Press Release Tool in the NMEX Platform to post a press release about the item(s). NGNF regularly reviews these press releases to decide what to distribute globally to its affiliated News Outlets. This is a powerful tool provided by NMEX to assist businesses in getting exposure within the global marketplace.
NMEX UserPoints (Nupits)
An extremely powerful feature of NMEX is the opportunity for Registered Entities to utilize NMEX UserPoints (Nupits) to buy, sell, barter, trade, discount, and negotiate various types of transactions on NMEX. Based on a special algorithm, Registered NMEX Users freely accumulate Nupits automatically when they use the various functions in the NMEX Portal for any productive activity.
Registered Entities who purchase products through NMEX can also use the special UserPoint Application tool to apply for additional User Points which may be available for the particular purchase.
Users may also apply for approval of additional User Points based on their activity which has not automatically been awarded points by applying at: http:/
/ nationalmex.com/ userpoints_balance/ userpoints_balance. Two important NMEX facilities which can automatically utilize the Nupit System are the NMEX Voucher System and the Nupit Gift Registry. Both the Voucher and Gifting system can use the Nupit system to provide NMEX Registered Entities with significant benefits purchased with freely accumulated NMEX Userpoints. Registered Users can essentially purchase various types of Vouchers and Gifts, in addition to using Nupits to negotiate other types of transactions like special Marketing, and other NMEX Business Client Services.
Gifts are provided by the National Market Exchange Corp for the benefit of NMEX Portal Users who have acquired NMEX Userpoints. Currently available Gifts can be viewed by visiting any User's Profile, or the Nupit Gift Registry on the More Menu, and clicking on the Send Gift button and then Choose a Gift.
The various types of Vouchers can be programmed and provided by any registered NMEX User to sell and promote their products and services through the NMEX platform and marketing processes.
General Site Wide Functions
In addition to the functions tied to the Personal and Group platforms, there are site wide functions such as The Wire, Chat Room, the Market Place and more.
Members can interact with each other site wide and within the groups in several ways, making the community a fully interactive and collaborative hub perfect for online commerce, marketing and educational purposes.
Important Note about using Photos and Videos on NMEX
PHOTOS: Photos and Photo Albums are powerful marketing tools on NMEX, they can be used to essentially provide a Photo or Image based marketplace. The Photo Album feature can be used to group photos into different market niches, and then each photo or image and the accompanying description and copy, can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Photos and Images can be inserted into NMEX documents in several ways. They can simply be right click copied from their original location on the Internet and pasted into a NMEX document. They can also be inserted into a Text space using the NMEX Text Editor.
There are also dedicated photo album and photo upload modules on NMEX which allow photos and images to be uploaded and saved in NMEX.
VIDEOS: As a marketing tool pictures are worth a thousand words, and videos are worth a thousand pictures. Like with Photos and Photo Albums the Video Section of NMEX can be utilized like a Video based marketplace where each Video and the accompanying description and copy can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Videos are an extremely and increasingly important aspect of Internet marketing, NMEX allows several ways of including videos in your postings. You may utilize the Video menu and Group Video sections to download videos from sources such as Youtube and Vimeo and include detailed descriptions and listings of such videos. Also another very useful feature of NMEX is that wherever you include the URL address of a Youtube or Vimeo video in the text of a document created on NMEX, the video will automatically appear once the document is saved. This is a powerful, easy and quick way to incorporate videos in your posts on NMEX.
Important Note about using Vouchers on NMEX
There are many ways to utilize the NMEX Voucher module. Generally four major ways Vouchers are used is as Discount Vouchers for purchasing products and services, Auction Vouchers for purchasing items on NMEX Auctions, Ticket Vouchers for purchasing tickets to Events, and Funding Vouchers for contributing to NMEX Crowd Funds. There are also other innovative ways the NMEX Voucher system may be used based on the User's particular needs and application. It is important to Identify the type and use of Vouchers when creating and naming them.
Basic Functions
Registered Entities utilizing NMEX to develop and operate their businesses can utilize the various general sections of the Personal or Group/Center platforms to operate various aspects of the business.
PAGES (Personal or Group)
The Pages section is generally used to hold written and other content and can be used as a web page or website.
BLOG(S) (Personal or Groups)
Registrants, Group Owners or Operators can establish a Blog to continually update their clientele and audience.
FILE(S) (Personal or Groups)
The File section is used to upload files needed for business operations.
BOOKMARK(S) (Personal or Groups)
Bookmarks are used to bookmark various websites and material on the Internet that will be used for educational content or other reference.
PHOTO ALBUMS, VIDEOS, AND AUDIO (Personal or Groups)
Photo Albums, Videos, and Audio content are used to facilitate the promotions and marketing of the business as needed.
EVENT PLANNER & CALENDER (Personal or Groups)
The Event Calendar & Planner is used to schedule online sessions, times of instruction modules, testing, conferences and other business and promotional related events as needed.
MESSAGE BOARD (Personal or Groups)
The Message Board is used to provide discussion between clients etc.POLLS (Personal or Groups)
The Polling function can be used to poll the clientele.
HUB & SITE WIDE FUNCTIONS
The Site wide functions such as The Wire, Market Place, and Chat Rooms provide further interactivity and collaboration within the business Hub and marketplace.
Making Your Website SEO Friendly
A most important feature of your NMEX Profile and Presence is your ability to Search Engine Optimize (SEO) your content within your site. This is what makes a NMEX based site significantly different from most other sites and particularly the Social Media sites you may have on the Internet. SEO is the most important factor in successful Internet Marketing because it is a passive way of bringing traffic to your site and content. the structure and design of the NMEX platform and your NMEX site allows for sophisticated SEO techniques and strategies to be employed, allowing you to independently market and successfully attract Internet traffic to your site and content. Remember to review the materials on SEO contained in the Internet Marketing Center and elsewhere on NMEX.
Also, since NMEX is a business development platform, an important element in "Monetizing" and marketing your NMEX site and presence is developing ways to utilize it in conjunction with the various NMEX special monetization programs such as the Content Affiliate Marketing (CAM), Product Affiliate Marketing (PAM), FotoOpps, Nupits, and other such monetization programs which NMEX may develop. Remember to review the support materials on these various programs to see more about monetizing and marketing your NMEX site and presence.
It is important to carefully Search Engine Optimize ((SEO) your website and its content. While the topic of SEO is very comprehensive and the topic is covered in great detail elsewhere on the NMEX Platform, there are some basic elements of SEO related particularly to NMEX websites that need to be implemented.
- It is important to provide a descriptive name, and a full description of your Site and its purpose on the Profile Page. A fully completed Profile page is essential for proper SEO of your NMEX Website.
- It is important to place the widgets on the Profile page which showcase the Blogs, Pages, PinBoards, and Photos associated with the site. These items are likely to contain the most important and relevant content contained in your website, and placing their display widgets on the Profile page keeps the important elements of the content easily accessible to the search engines.
- Each Blog, Page, or PinBoard should be carefully constructed to place important Keywords in the Title, and in the first paragraphs of the document. Careful attention to relevance, and the authority of the document should be focused on.
- NMEX has significant Categorization and Tagging features and capabilities which are important for searching and SEO purposes. Each document should have its content properly categorized and tagged utilizing these NMEX functions whenever possible. These features are easily applied prior to publishing the documents, and should be revisited regularly to update them as needed.
- Your URL at NMEX is a combination of nationalmex.com and your 'username' at NMEX, e.g. nationalmex.com/'username'. Consider getting a dedicated descriptive domain name that you can direct to your NMEX Site. Without a dedicated Domain Name such as www.nationalmarketreport.com, your NMEX Site's generic URL may be www.nationalmex.com/report, where 'report' is the Username at NMEX. The Domain Name nationalmarketreport.com can be easily directed by your Domain Name Registrar to 'nationalmex.com/report'. You can in fact have Dedicated Descriptive Domain Names for any page, blog, or pinboard on your site. This will allow the search engines to find them easier, and rank them higher, and it may be easier for you to direct people to your website or particular sections of it. Note that the Registrar of your dedicated domain name can configure your Site to show up in a Framed configuration so that the URL box shows the Dedicated Descriptive Domain instead of the actual nationalmex.com/username format. If you choose to pull up and display your Site in the Framed configuration by typing in the Dedicated Domain Name, you will not be able to log in to NMEX if you need to make changes, access Site controls, or edit your Site. In such a case you simply need to place the nationalmex.com/username into the URL box to pull up the Site, and then login to access your controls and account on NMEX.
- The use of pictures and videos with full descriptions strategically placed in your documents are important for SEO purposes. utilizing the many ways to place photos, images and videos in your NMEX documents should be a priority in your publishing on NMEX.
- Because you can have several profiles and websites on NMEX representing your person, your various businesses, organizations, church, or school, each of these Sites can provide links back to each other. This will invoke the well known SEO backlinks practice of improving SEO by having relevant links between the various sites.
Tracking Visitors to Your Site and Content
You should track the logistics of the traffic and visitors to your Site and content. We have researched many of the Tracking options available for NMEX websites and we recommend using the Web-Stat Tracking System. It is easy to install and provides excellent reporting. Web-Stat has a free option which should be good enough for most websites, however if you want additional features they have a premium paid version which is affordable.
Click here to visit Web-Stat to get your Tracking Codes
You must paste the Code in each of the pages and documents on your Site which you want to be tracked and reported using the following process.
NMEX Text Editor
We recommend using the Web-Stat Simplified Code Version which is a pure HTML Code and does not include Java Script. The Simplified Code can be easily pasted directly into the Text space of NMEX Blogs and Pages. The Text Editor on NMEX can simply be removed temporarily by clicking on the Remove Editor sign on the top right of the Editor. The Code is then posted at the bottom of the Text, the Editor reinstalled, and the document then saved.
The Code is likewise pasted into the Free HTML Widget for Profile pages, PinBoards, and Group Profile Pages, and the Widget then saved. Widget placement of the Code may required saving the Widget twice before it is fully installed. When the Code is fully installed a small number or image appears at the spot in the Text where the Code was placed. There is also a Customizable HTML Widget available for Profile Pages which may also be used instead of the Free HTML Widget.
In addition, you can test whether the Code was properly installed by using the Test facility on the Web-Stat website.
Setup Information for NMEX Users
By NMEX Aministration 3728 days ago
Setup Information - How To Use the NMEX Platform & Portal
NMEX is a business and economic development and empowerment platform and marketplace. Please be advised that your image, actions and overall presence on the Hub is important to your success and the impression that you make on your clientele and collaborators. Please present and comport your self professionally and within acceptable business standards, norms and customs to ensure that you gain the maximum benefit from the opportunities available to you on NMEX.
A most important feature of the NMEX platform is that all NMEX and User based content automatically benefit from powerful NMEX based Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Sites built and hosted on the NMEX platform are specially primed for sophisticated Internet Marketing with Search Engine Optimize (SEO) Friendly, FotoOpp Ready (FOR) and Data Capture Ready (DCR) capabilities.
As an online Platform and Hub, the Exchange is designed to host many different sites and types of business operations which mutually benefit from utilizing the integrated tools, functions and services within the Platform. The business operations hosted on NMEX also benefit from the social and community media environment of the Hub. The Platform is extremely flexible and your success in using NMEX to promote your business or project is limited only by your ability to identify your particular needs and developing your own special way to use its functions. In addition to personal websites NMEX is especially good for websites for Reunions, Organizations, Churches, and Schools. See examples of these types of websites at: http:/
/ hhtfamily, http:/ / eyevisionnet.com, http:/ / stmonicas.net, http:/ / studentgenes.com. All NMEX Portal functions and processes have been designed to be easily implemented, utilized and accessed by Users without any prior coding experience. Users who for whatever reason do not want to implement and maintain their NMEX presence themselves may employ the services of a NMEX MarketMaker, or a NMEX IT Specialist to assist in setting up and utilizing the various NMEX functions and processes.
NMEX Subscriptions
While NMEX is completely free for most Registrants, Paid Subscribers on NMEX are eligible for a number of important benefits beyond those available to Registered Entities. Subscribers have use of the infrastructural tools on the Hub designed to enhance their national and international business presence, and improve their ability to network, market and sell their products and services. Growing businesses in the new global markets require a significant amount of Information Technology Management (ITM), and Online Marketing Management (OMM). The NMEX Subscription memberships provide many of these services at a negligible cost when compared to the usual high cost of such services in the private market.
There are three (3) levels of Subscription membership on NMEX, Research Trader, MarketMaker, and Listed Company. MarketMakers on NMEX can represent other NMEX Users who for whatever reason cannot or do not want to personally setup and utilize the NMEX platform. Such Users can employ a NMEX MarketMaker to setup their services and activities on NMEX. See more on the various Subscription options on NMEX.
Non-Registered Users and Registered Entities on NMEX can access many services on NMEX but access to the more sophisticated functions are limited compared to those available to the three (3) levels of Subscriber memberships, Investor Traders, Listed Companies, and MarketMakers.
NMEX Franchises
The NMEX Franchise Center contains supporting processes for the operations of NMEX Franchises and Franchisees.
Internet based business development and operations have become a necessity for successful operation of any business entity. The National Market Exchange Franchise opportunity affords applicable businesses and individual entrepreneurs various types of NMEX Franchises which when managed properly should produce excellent and profitable opportunities.
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Franchises allow Franchisees to operate a business focused on Internet publishing and marketing in specific industries. The Franchise also includes the option of operating a related self directed & controlled securities investment and trading business.
Franchisees are afforded detailed training and associated operational support as part of the Franchise opportunity.
The Franchisee's primary role is to manage the online business and to provide the necessary Internet marketing processes for continued development and marketing of the Business. The Franchisee will have access to the full complement of NMEX publishing and marketing tools in managing and marketing the Franchise.
Franchisees enter into a Franchise agreement with NMEX based on the Franchisee's choice of industry and means of operations. The minimum Franchise Initial Establishment Fee begins at six thousand dollars ($6,000), with an annual Franchise Fee of ten percent (10%) of annual gross revenue. Other options and operational bases for Franchise establishment are negotiable.
NMEX Franchises may be limited based on industry, jurisdictional and other contractual limitations, including licensing capabilities.
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Registration
Although non-registered and logged in users may access some information on NMEX, full access to the various functions requires a user to be registered and logged in. Registration is free, easy, and quick. Only Registered Entities who log in will have full access to membership in various groups or courses. Membership in some groups/centers may require an invitation.
Registration on NMEX automatically provides the Registrant with a full and powerful Website capable of providing much more functionality than a typical custom built website costing thousands of dollars. In addition NMEX based websites are nested on an Integrated Marketing Automation Platform (IMAP) which enhances the Site's ability to automatically market its content throughout the Platform and the Internet.
Users should register using their full name or business name as their "Display Name", and an abbreviated name as their "User Name". The "User Name" must be at least 4 letters with no numbers or symbols and without any spaces. The display name allows your website platform to be recognized, found, and searched for more easily on the hub. The abbreviated user name allows for an shorter URL address if you want to have a shorter more user friendly URL to give others to find your website platform. It is important to register under the most appropriate Profile Type that fits your purpose on NMEX.
After registering on NMEX you should next complete and setup your public Profile, and then your personal Dashboard which allows you to personalize the NMEX Platform to your particular needs.
General Description of the Platform
Control Menu
The Profile and Dashboard sections are accessed from the Control Menu which is a drop down menu from the login/register, and the your account tab at the top right of the screen. The Control Menu also contains the major settings, editing, and configuration tools for your Site and presence on NMEX. It also contains The NMEX Wire, a twitter like site wide message posting system limited to 600 characters.
The Profile and Dashboard sections are easily setup and configured to the member's needs by adding widgets and then dragging the widgets to desired positions on the page. NMEX websites are unique in that they allow for permissions throughout the Blogs, Pages, Groups, and other modules which allow for several levels of permissions which allow tailoring of the level of access and privacy to the content and type of user or visitor.
Individual and Center/Group Participation
Members may engage in all activities and functions on NMEX either as an Individual or as a member of a Group. You may setup personal web pages, blogs, discussions, etc.. You may also start or join a Group and perform these activities and functions as a Group member. You may also become a Subscribed Member of NMEX.
NMEX Platform Menus
The Main Tools Menu
The Main Tools Menu contains links to general tools and functions on the Platform and is located in the header of the Platform's pages. In certain configurations such as on the Profile and Center/group Profile pages, similar Menu items may also be located in the left or right Side Bar of Profile, PinBoards, and Group/Center Profile pages. However in these instances they relate directly to the Personal Website, PinBoard, or Group/Center where they are located, as compared to the major Menu items at the Top of the screen which relate to Platform wide actions and modules.
The Main Tools Menu also contains the More pull down Menu which provides access to many important functions such as Photos, Videos, Vouchers, Ask the Expert, and many more.
Special Services Menu
The Special Services Menu is located in the footer of the Platform's pages and contains three columns of orange colored links to special centers and services offered by NMEX.
Configuring Your Personal or Business Website on NMEX
The following instructions detail how to configure the various sections of a NMEX Website. While general visitors to the Platform can post certain information on the Platform, You must be registered and logged in to be able to edit, post, or see most of the information on NMEX. Much of the information on The NMEX Platform is private and confidential and is accessible only through controlled permissions processes. Therefore, you must be a logged in User with specially approved permissions and invitations to effectively use much of the Platform.
The Dashboard
The Dashboard is your personal Platform/Portal Navigation Panel hidden from other users, and allowing quick easy access to your areas of interest when using NMEX. Using the Dashboard you will be able to access additional menu type items and functions on the Hub. NMEX is an Internet Hub containing a tremendous amount of information and dynamically generated websites. Therefore it is most important to setup your Dashboard in order to effectively utilize the massive amount of information and functions available. Please setup your Profile and Dashboard as soon as you can to facilitate your working in NMEX.
Your Dashboard is the first Page you come to when you log into NMEX. It can also always be accessed through the 'Your Account' Tab and Control Panel at the top right hand corner 'of every page on NMEX. Similar to the Profile Page you do not have to configure it to use NMEX but when configured and Setup properly based on your Interests, the Dashboard allows you to quickly get to Sites, Pages, Centers/Groups, and other areas on NMEX that you regularly visit, or are your favorite Sites. Like the Profile and Group/Center homepages you can easily configure your Dashboard by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
The Profile (Personal Web Site Homepage)
The Profile is your public persona and the homepage of your website on the Hub. Others on the Hub will only see items/widgets you place on your Profile based on the permissions level you set. You will be able to add additional menu and other items you may want Hub users to access from your Profile.
The Personal Profile Pages, Pinboards, and Group Profile Pages are easily and quickly configured and modified by using widget boxes which once configured can be dragged and dropped around the page to your satisfaction. This allows users to literally change the presentation of these pages in seconds making it easy to adjust to the constantly changing marketing demands of the modern online marketplace.
One of the most important features of NMEX websites is the ease of maintenance of these sites as compared to other Sites with such advanced technology. Most website owners quickly come to realize and appreciate the importance of an easily maintained and updated website.
The NMEX Portal utilizes constantly updated, comprehensive, state of the art, community media internet architecture, providing a fully interactive, integrated and collaborative system for online showcasing, marketing, teaching and learning. It is structured to allow registrants to have a personal website and platform controlled from their Profile Module which serves as the home page of their Personal or Business Website on NMEX. The web address of your website (Profile Page) will be www.nationalmex.com/'YourUserName'. The Pages section allows you to build additional pages to supplement your Profile Page thus providing full website building features and operations.
Centers/Groups
Centers/Groups are an extremely powerful features of NMEX Websites. Based on permissions levels, registered entities may establish and participate in any number of Groups/Centers and Sub-Groups which contain similar types of information as the personal web platform. Currently to establish a Group/Center in the Platform a Registrant must submit a request to NMEX, or be a Paid Subscriber to NMEX. Each group/Center is actually controlled by an Administrator assigned by NMEX. Groups/Centers are extremely powerful tools which allow independent groupings of users and functions, which can be limited by special permissions to only a select group of Users. Each Group/Center can function essentially as an independent unit or Hub for whatever purpose the Group owner(s)/administrator(s) or members desire. Groups are especially important for Reunion, Organization, Church, School, Business and Professional Client/Patient Privacy, and Membership type Websites.
The Personal Platform and each Group/Center within the personal platform contain various functions and sections including Pages, Blogs, Files, Bookmarks, an Event Planner & Calendar, Photo Albums, Videos, Audio Player, Message Board, Polls and more. Access to these Personal or Group Platform sections and functions can be controlled fully by the Registrant and/or Group owner.
Pinboards
Users can establish as many Pinboards as they would like. A Pinboard is a taggable, searchable entity that other content from within the site (including other pinboards) can be pinned to. This allows users to create collections of related content, themes, portfolios, or any other creative collection. Similar to groups, Pinboards can have an avatar and description, and similar to pages they can have multiple people with write access. Permissions allow multiple people to pin content and edit the Pinboard, based on group or friends access collections.
Pinboards can effectively serve as the homepage of your NMEX Website rather than your Profile page. In effect, you can configure your NMEX Website to have several homepages if you decide to configure Pinboards as alternative homepage(s) to the Profile page.
The real power of pinboards is in the display - everything is widgetized for maximum flexibility. A number of widget layouts are provided. Widgets used within a pinboard have a standard option to hide the widget style, so that it looks like a static part of the page. This can be particularly useful with the free html widget. Throughout the site any entity that has a menu (where you have the 'like' link) will have a 'pin' link. Clicking this link will pop up a modal window with a short list of sets that the entity can be pinned to, as well as a search box. Pinning the entity is as simple as clicking on the pinboard it belongs to.
Pinboards can be used to establish special marketplaces which group products, services and ideas into one central display for showcasing and marketing purposes.
Widget Configurations
The Profile, Dashboard, Group/Center homepages, and Pinboards can easily be configured by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
Editing Text in NMEX
NMEX Text EditorThroughout use of the Platform there is the need to edit Text and insert Internet Links into documents. This is accomplished by use of a Text Editor that pops up throughout the posting and editing processes. It allows for extensive editing and configuration of Text, and the insertion of links, images and other graphic material into the document. Users should familiarize themselves with the NMEX Text Editor as it will be used in many applications on the Platform.
Specialized Business & Entrepreneurial Functions
In addition to Groups/Centers and the Personal Profile Platform, Users can access important business related functions tied to these platforms, The Classified Markets, Crowd Funding & Crowd Partnering, The Auction, Contracts/Jobs, Vouchers, The Event Manager and more.
Contract/Jobs
The Contracts/Jobs module allows listing of job opportunities for Business registrants and the Contracts section allows for sophisticated Contract development and negotiations. These modules in concert with the Market and Voucher system significantly enhances the use of NMEX based websites for business and entrepreneurial purposes.
The Market and Auction Modules
The Market and Auction Modules allow Users to promote and/or sell any type of business related product or service except securities. The Contract/Jobs module allows Users to post Contract and Jobs on the NMEX portal. The Vouchers Module is a powerful tool that business and entrepreneurs can use to provide discounts and special offers to their clientele.
The Event Manager
The Event Manager allows sophisticated event management and promotions for any type of conference, meeting, media production, appointment or other scheduled activity including online programming and management of Meetings, Conferences, and other Events.
Special Display and Showcasing Widgets
Widgets are an important part of the power and flexibility of NMEX websites and registrants should study and familiarize themselves with each widget to understand how it may assist the function and the purpose of their website.
NMEX also includes a number of Widgets that can be utilized to specially group and display material, products, services and ideas in either the User Profile, Dashboard or in Center/Groups. These widgets include the Free HTML, Group Featured Content, Random Content, Our Sponsors, and the Community Favorites Widgets. These Widgets can all be easily configured by Registered Users to complement their marketing presence and activity on NMEX.
The Add Widget Button appears and is accessed on Profiles, Dashboards, Pinboards, and Centers/Groups which you own. You must be logged in to see it.
The Free HTML Widget is an especially powerful widget in that it functions almost as an Internal Website Builder. It allows the production of sections of text which can include pictures and videos and other graphics. It has a Text Editor built in which allows for modifications of the Text, and for inserting Internet Links into the Text, or within images in the document.
The headings and titles of most widgets can be removed or changed by using the Advance Button when configuring the widget.
Widgets can also be easily dragged and dropped around Profile and Pinboard Pages in order to quickly and effectively change the visual presentation of the document as needed.
Other Grouping functions available on NMEX are Centers/Groups, Related Groups, Sub-Groups, Sub-Pages, Related and Featured Content, Pages, Blogs, Groups, and Special Grouping Widgets.
Center/Group Brainstorms & Discussions
Two Important and powerful features of NMEX Centers/Groups are the Group Brainstorm and Group Discussion modules. The Brainstorming and discussion sections of each Center/Group allows members to submit any business ideas, proposals, or elements of their business plans related to the focus of the Center, for analytical evaluation, brainstorming, and comments.
The ideas and proposals will be exposed to experts and interested parties who have experience and special interests in the substantive areas of focus of this Center, and will therein have the opportunity to be professionally vetted as to its potential for success in the targeted markets.
Members of the Center/Group will have the opportunity to respond by commenting and voting on the substantive quality of the ideas or proposals. Ideas which receive high marks will be archived for inclusion, review and reference on the NMEX Portal.
Ideas and Proposals submitted for the Brainstorming and Discussion processes are deemed to be in the Public Domain unless otherwise protected by the Submitter.
The Center/Group Owner or NMEX can set the rules for the Brainstorming process and decide the number of points members will have available to vote on Group Brainstorms. A member can only vote once on any Brainstorm. Once a member exhausts his/her point balance they will not be allowed to vote again until some of their point balance is restored by the Group Owner or NMEX declaring a Brainstorm they voted on as Completed or Declined.
Any member of a Group can submit an Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming and Discussions and can edit it if needed. Once an Idea or Proposal is submitted, the Group Owner or NMEX can leave it open as originally submitted, or change its Status by putting it Under Review, or Requesting that the Submitter Redefine it. After Review or Redefining the Group Owner or NMEX can Resubmit the Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming or Discussion.
Networking & Marketing Tools
NMEX allows Registered Entities to utilize powerful networking features to assist in marketing and promoting your product, service or idea. Features accessed from your personal Dashboard such as Suggested Friends/Affiliates, Friend/Affiliate Collections, and the Importing of contact information from your email lists and databases, are some of the powerful networking tools available for free on the NMEX Portal.
The Press Release Tool & NMEX Global News Feed
An important element of marketing your products, services, and ideas is your ability to get genuine and effective News coverage. NMEX Global News Feed (NGNF) is designed to provide important News feeds about Newsworthy activities of NMEX, its Affiliates, Registered Entities, and Subscribers. In order to get your Newsworthy activities selected, covered and distributed by NGNF you will have to use the Press Release Tool in the NMEX Platform to post a press release about the item(s). NGNF regularly reviews these press releases to decide what to distribute globally to its affiliated News Outlets. This is a powerful tool provided by NMEX to assist businesses in getting exposure within the global marketplace.
NMEX UserPoints (Nupits)
An extremely powerful feature of NMEX is the opportunity for Registered Entities to utilize NMEX UserPoints (Nupits) to buy, sell, barter, trade, discount, and negotiate various types of transactions on NMEX. Based on a special algorithm, Registered NMEX Users freely accumulate Nupits automatically when they use the various functions in the NMEX Portal for any productive activity.
Registered Entities who purchase products through NMEX can also use the special UserPoint Application tool to apply for additional User Points which may be available for the particular purchase.
Users may also apply for approval of additional User Points based on their activity which has not automatically been awarded points by applying at: http:/
/ nationalmex.com/ userpoints_balance/ userpoints_balance. Two important NMEX facilities which can automatically utilize the Nupit System are the NMEX Voucher System and the Nupit Gift Registry. Both the Voucher and Gifting system can use the Nupit system to provide NMEX Registered Entities with significant benefits purchased with freely accumulated NMEX Userpoints. Registered Users can essentially purchase various types of Vouchers and Gifts, in addition to using Nupits to negotiate other types of transactions like special Marketing, and other NMEX Business Client Services.
Gifts are provided by the National Market Exchange Corp for the benefit of NMEX Portal Users who have acquired NMEX Userpoints. Currently available Gifts can be viewed by visiting any User's Profile, or the Nupit Gift Registry on the More Menu, and clicking on the Send Gift button and then Choose a Gift.
The various types of Vouchers can be programmed and provided by any registered NMEX User to sell and promote their products and services through the NMEX platform and marketing processes.
General Site Wide Functions
In addition to the functions tied to the Personal and Group platforms, there are site wide functions such as The Wire, Chat Room, the Market Place and more.
Members can interact with each other site wide and within the groups in several ways, making the community a fully interactive and collaborative hub perfect for online commerce, marketing and educational purposes.
Important Note about using Photos and Videos on NMEX
PHOTOS: Photos and Photo Albums are powerful marketing tools on NMEX, they can be used to essentially provide a Photo or Image based marketplace. The Photo Album feature can be used to group photos into different market niches, and then each photo or image and the accompanying description and copy, can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Photos and Images can be inserted into NMEX documents in several ways. They can simply be right click copied from their original location on the Internet and pasted into a NMEX document. They can also be inserted into a Text space using the NMEX Text Editor.
There are also dedicated photo album and photo upload modules on NMEX which allow photos and images to be uploaded and saved in NMEX.
VIDEOS: As a marketing tool pictures are worth a thousand words, and videos are worth a thousand pictures. Like with Photos and Photo Albums the Video Section of NMEX can be utilized like a Video based marketplace where each Video and the accompanying description and copy can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Videos are an extremely and increasingly important aspect of Internet marketing, NMEX allows several ways of including videos in your postings. You may utilize the Video menu and Group Video sections to download videos from sources such as Youtube and Vimeo and include detailed descriptions and listings of such videos. Also another very useful feature of NMEX is that wherever you include the URL address of a Youtube or Vimeo video in the text of a document created on NMEX, the video will automatically appear once the document is saved. This is a powerful, easy and quick way to incorporate videos in your posts on NMEX.
Important Note about using Vouchers on NMEX
There are many ways to utilize the NMEX Voucher module. Generally four major ways Vouchers are used is as Discount Vouchers for purchasing products and services, Auction Vouchers for purchasing items on NMEX Auctions, Ticket Vouchers for purchasing tickets to Events, and Funding Vouchers for contributing to NMEX Crowd Funds. There are also other innovative ways the NMEX Voucher system may be used based on the User's particular needs and application. It is important to Identify the type and use of Vouchers when creating and naming them.
Basic Functions
Registered Entities utilizing NMEX to develop and operate their businesses can utilize the various general sections of the Personal or Group/Center platforms to operate various aspects of the business.
PAGES (Personal or Group)
The Pages section is generally used to hold written and other content and can be used as a web page or website.
BLOG(S) (Personal or Groups)
Registrants, Group Owners or Operators can establish a Blog to continually update their clientele and audience.
FILE(S) (Personal or Groups)
The File section is used to upload files needed for business operations.
BOOKMARK(S) (Personal or Groups)
Bookmarks are used to bookmark various websites and material on the Internet that will be used for educational content or other reference.
PHOTO ALBUMS, VIDEOS, AND AUDIO (Personal or Groups)
Photo Albums, Videos, and Audio content are used to facilitate the promotions and marketing of the business as needed.
EVENT PLANNER & CALENDER (Personal or Groups)
The Event Calendar & Planner is used to schedule online sessions, times of instruction modules, testing, conferences and other business and promotional related events as needed.
MESSAGE BOARD (Personal or Groups)
The Message Board is used to provide discussion between clients etc.POLLS (Personal or Groups)
The Polling function can be used to poll the clientele.
HUB & SITE WIDE FUNCTIONS
The Site wide functions such as The Wire, Market Place, and Chat Rooms provide further interactivity and collaboration within the business Hub and marketplace.
Making Your Website SEO Friendly
A most important feature of your NMEX Profile and Presence is your ability to Search Engine Optimize (SEO) your content within your site. This is what makes a NMEX based site significantly different from most other sites and particularly the Social Media sites you may have on the Internet. SEO is the most important factor in successful Internet Marketing because it is a passive way of bringing traffic to your site and content. the structure and design of the NMEX platform and your NMEX site allows for sophisticated SEO techniques and strategies to be employed, allowing you to independently market and successfully attract Internet traffic to your site and content. Remember to review the materials on SEO contained in the Internet Marketing Center and elsewhere on NMEX.
Also, since NMEX is a business development platform, an important element in "Monetizing" and marketing your NMEX site and presence is developing ways to utilize it in conjunction with the various NMEX special monetization programs such as the Content Affiliate Marketing (CAM), Product Affiliate Marketing (PAM), FotoOpps, Nupits, and other such monetization programs which NMEX may develop. Remember to review the support materials on these various programs to see more about monetizing and marketing your NMEX site and presence.
It is important to carefully Search Engine Optimize ((SEO) your website and its content. While the topic of SEO is very comprehensive and the topic is covered in great detail elsewhere on the NMEX Platform, there are some basic elements of SEO related particularly to NMEX websites that need to be implemented.
- It is important to provide a descriptive name, and a full description of your Site and its purpose on the Profile Page. A fully completed Profile page is essential for proper SEO of your NMEX Website.
- It is important to place the widgets on the Profile page which showcase the Blogs, Pages, PinBoards, and Photos associated with the site. These items are likely to contain the most important and relevant content contained in your website, and placing their display widgets on the Profile page keeps the important elements of the content easily accessible to the search engines.
- Each Blog, Page, or PinBoard should be carefully constructed to place important Keywords in the Title, and in the first paragraphs of the document. Careful attention to relevance, and the authority of the document should be focused on.
- NMEX has significant Categorization and Tagging features and capabilities which are important for searching and SEO purposes. Each document should have its content properly categorized and tagged utilizing these NMEX functions whenever possible. These features are easily applied prior to publishing the documents, and should be revisited regularly to update them as needed.
- Your URL at NMEX is a combination of nationalmex.com and your 'username' at NMEX, e.g. nationalmex.com/'username'. Consider getting a dedicated descriptive domain name that you can direct to your NMEX Site. Without a dedicated Domain Name such as www.nationalmarketreport.com, your NMEX Site's generic URL may be www.nationalmex.com/report, where 'report' is the Username at NMEX. The Domain Name nationalmarketreport.com can be easily directed by your Domain Name Registrar to 'nationalmex.com/report'. You can in fact have Dedicated Descriptive Domain Names for any page, blog, or pinboard on your site. This will allow the search engines to find them easier, and rank them higher, and it may be easier for you to direct people to your website or particular sections of it. Note that the Registrar of your dedicated domain name can configure your Site to show up in a Framed configuration so that the URL box shows the Dedicated Descriptive Domain instead of the actual nationalmex.com/username format. If you choose to pull up and display your Site in the Framed configuration by typing in the Dedicated Domain Name, you will not be able to log in to NMEX if you need to make changes, access Site controls, or edit your Site. In such a case you simply need to place the nationalmex.com/username into the URL box to pull up the Site, and then login to access your controls and account on NMEX.
- The use of pictures and videos with full descriptions strategically placed in your documents are important for SEO purposes. utilizing the many ways to place photos, images and videos in your NMEX documents should be a priority in your publishing on NMEX.
- Because you can have several profiles and websites on NMEX representing your person, your various businesses, organizations, church, or school, each of these Sites can provide links back to each other. This will invoke the well known SEO backlinks practice of improving SEO by having relevant links between the various sites.
Tracking Visitors to Your Site and Content
You should track the logistics of the traffic and visitors to your Site and content. We have researched many of the Tracking options available for NMEX websites and we recommend using the Web-Stat Tracking System. It is easy to install and provides excellent reporting. Web-Stat has a free option which should be good enough for most websites, however if you want additional features they have a premium paid version which is affordable.
Click here to visit Web-Stat to get your Tracking Codes
You must paste the Code in each of the pages and documents on your Site which you want to be tracked and reported using the following process.
NMEX Text Editor
We recommend using the Web-Stat Simplified Code Version which is a pure HTML Code and does not include Java Script. The Simplified Code can be easily pasted directly into the Text space of NMEX Blogs and Pages. The Text Editor on NMEX can simply be removed temporarily by clicking on the Remove Editor sign on the top right of the Editor. The Code is then posted at the bottom of the Text, the Editor reinstalled, and the document then saved.
The Code is likewise pasted into the Free HTML Widget for Profile pages, PinBoards, and Group Profile Pages, and the Widget then saved. Widget placement of the Code may required saving the Widget twice before it is fully installed. When the Code is fully installed a small number or image appears at the spot in the Text where the Code was placed. There is also a Customizable HTML Widget available for Profile Pages which may also be used instead of the Free HTML Widget.
In addition, you can test whether the Code was properly installed by using the Test facility on the Web-Stat website.
NMEX User Points System (NUPS)
By NMEX Aministration 3706 days ago
The NMEX User Points System (NUPS) is a unique program available within the NMEX Portal for all Users.
NUPS provides all NMEX Users with the ability to accumulate User Points which can then be used to access Special Statuses on NMEX, Gifts, and special access to the Market, Auctions, the NMEX Advertising Rotation System (NARS) and much more.
User Points are automatically awarded to NMEX Users based on their productivity and activities within the NMEX Portal and included Hubs. NMEX has developed a unique formula and method where Users automatically gain or lose points for performing certain actions on the Portal like posting blogs, comments, editing their profile, adding pictures, videos etc.. The more Users use and post material within the Portal the more User Points they will automatically accumulate.
Users may also apply for approval of additional User Points based on their activity which has not automatically been awarded points by applying at: http:/
/ nationalmex.com/ userpoints_balance/ userpoints_balance. NUPS provides a powerful tool for NMEX Users to build their business stature and gain special pricing and access to products, services and ideas. Users must be registered on NMEX to utilize the free NUPS services. Registered and Subscribed members of NMEX have even greater access to additional User Points and capabilities.
The Nupit Gift Registry contains important information on how to provide and send Gifts using your NMEX Userpoints (Nupits). It also provides detailed instructions of how to take delivery of Gifts sent from the system.
An example of how Nupits can be used in business development by supporting an employee or investor Stock Option Program
NMEX Nupits can be used in many transactions and ways to the benefit of Registered Users. Many companies, businesses, productions, projects and other entities encourage the participation of individuals, employers and others who constructively participate in the development of the business or entity by allowing them to accumulate stock options or other kinds of securities affording ownership in the business, or in the income of the business. Stock Options can be extremely important if the business entity ends up becoming a publicly traded company, or a profitable privately held company which decides to distribute a portion of its profits as dividends to one or more classes or types of shareholders.
Nupits can be used in this process by NMEX Listed Companies by using a formula such as the one described below to provide the facilitated and discounted option to gain Stock Options in the Entity.
- The number of Nupits accumulated by the NMEX Registered User A (e.g. 1500), is combined with the number of Nupits accumulated by Users who are the friends or affiliates of User A (e.g. 10,000), multiplied by the number of the affiliates, friends and followers of User A (e.g. 10), divided by the total number of Nupits in the NMEX system or the affiliations of the NMEX Listed Company (e.g. EyeVisionNet 1,000,000) will equal to what is defined as the Nupits Based Stock Option Quotient expressed as a percentage. This percentage will then be the percentage that the Stock Option price will be discounted when purchased by User A.
- E.g. 1500 + 10,000 X 10 = 115,000, 115.000 / 1,000,000 = 0.115, or 11.5% discount on the standard price of the stock options when purchased by User A.
- This formula provides the advantage that the more Nupits User A and his/her affiliates accumulate, and the more affiliates he/she attracts, and the earlier he/she purchases the stock options before the Entity's total Nupits balance grows larger, the better chance he/she will have at getting a better price on the Options.
Before using this technique consult with your investment advisor and securities attorney to structure and tailor it to your particular purposes.
Setup Information for NMEX Users
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Setup Information - How To Use the NMEX Platform & Portal
NMEX is a business and economic development and empowerment platform and marketplace. Please be advised that your image, actions and overall presence on the Hub is important to your success and the impression that you make on your clientele and collaborators. Please present and comport your self professionally and within acceptable business standards, norms and customs to ensure that you gain the maximum benefit from the opportunities available to you on NMEX.
A most important feature of the NMEX platform is that all NMEX and User based content automatically benefit from powerful NMEX based Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Sites built and hosted on the NMEX platform are specially primed for sophisticated Internet Marketing with Search Engine Optimize (SEO) Friendly, FotoOpp Ready (FOR) and Data Capture Ready (DCR) capabilities.
As an online Platform and Hub, the Exchange is designed to host many different sites and types of business operations which mutually benefit from utilizing the integrated tools, functions and services within the Platform. The business operations hosted on NMEX also benefit from the social and community media environment of the Hub. The Platform is extremely flexible and your success in using NMEX to promote your business or project is limited only by your ability to identify your particular needs and developing your own special way to use its functions. In addition to personal websites NMEX is especially good for websites for Reunions, Organizations, Churches, and Schools. See examples of these types of websites at: http:/
/ hhtfamily, http:/ / eyevisionnet.com, http:/ / stmonicas.net, http:/ / studentgenes.com. All NMEX Portal functions and processes have been designed to be easily implemented, utilized and accessed by Users without any prior coding experience. Users who for whatever reason do not want to implement and maintain their NMEX presence themselves may employ the services of a NMEX MarketMaker, or a NMEX IT Specialist to assist in setting up and utilizing the various NMEX functions and processes.
NMEX Subscriptions
While NMEX is completely free for most Registrants, Paid Subscribers on NMEX are eligible for a number of important benefits beyond those available to Registered Entities. Subscribers have use of the infrastructural tools on the Hub designed to enhance their national and international business presence, and improve their ability to network, market and sell their products and services. Growing businesses in the new global markets require a significant amount of Information Technology Management (ITM), and Online Marketing Management (OMM). The NMEX Subscription memberships provide many of these services at a negligible cost when compared to the usual high cost of such services in the private market.
There are three (3) levels of Subscription membership on NMEX, Research Trader, MarketMaker, and Listed Company. MarketMakers on NMEX can represent other NMEX Users who for whatever reason cannot or do not want to personally setup and utilize the NMEX platform. Such Users can employ a NMEX MarketMaker to setup their services and activities on NMEX. See more on the various Subscription options on NMEX.
Non-Registered Users and Registered Entities on NMEX can access many services on NMEX but access to the more sophisticated functions are limited compared to those available to the three (3) levels of Subscriber memberships, Investor Traders, Listed Companies, and MarketMakers.
NMEX Franchises
The NMEX Franchise Center contains supporting processes for the operations of NMEX Franchises and Franchisees.
Internet based business development and operations have become a necessity for successful operation of any business entity. The National Market Exchange Franchise opportunity affords applicable businesses and individual entrepreneurs various types of NMEX Franchises which when managed properly should produce excellent and profitable opportunities.
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Franchises allow Franchisees to operate a business focused on Internet publishing and marketing in specific industries. The Franchise also includes the option of operating a related self directed & controlled securities investment and trading business.
Franchisees are afforded detailed training and associated operational support as part of the Franchise opportunity.
The Franchisee's primary role is to manage the online business and to provide the necessary Internet marketing processes for continued development and marketing of the Business. The Franchisee will have access to the full complement of NMEX publishing and marketing tools in managing and marketing the Franchise.
Franchisees enter into a Franchise agreement with NMEX based on the Franchisee's choice of industry and means of operations. The minimum Franchise Initial Establishment Fee begins at six thousand dollars ($6,000), with an annual Franchise Fee of ten percent (10%) of annual gross revenue. Other options and operational bases for Franchise establishment are negotiable.
NMEX Franchises may be limited based on industry, jurisdictional and other contractual limitations, including licensing capabilities.
Requests for further information on the availability of NMEX Franchises should be directed to nmex@hannaian.com" rel="nofollow">#253b51;">nmex@hannaian.com.
Registration
Although non-registered and logged in users may access some information on NMEX, full access to the various functions requires a user to be registered and logged in. Registration is free, easy, and quick. Only Registered Entities who log in will have full access to membership in various groups or courses. Membership in some groups/centers may require an invitation.
Registration on NMEX automatically provides the Registrant with a full and powerful Website capable of providing much more functionality than a typical custom built website costing thousands of dollars. In addition NMEX based websites are nested on an Integrated Marketing Automation Platform (IMAP) which enhances the Site's ability to automatically market its content throughout the Platform and the Internet.
Users should register using their full name or business name as their "Display Name", and an abbreviated name as their "User Name". The "User Name" must be at least 4 letters with no numbers or symbols and without any spaces. The display name allows your website platform to be recognized, found, and searched for more easily on the hub. The abbreviated user name allows for an shorter URL address if you want to have a shorter more user friendly URL to give others to find your website platform. It is important to register under the most appropriate Profile Type that fits your purpose on NMEX.
After registering on NMEX you should next complete and setup your public Profile, and then your personal Dashboard which allows you to personalize the NMEX Platform to your particular needs.
General Description of the Platform
Control Menu
The Profile and Dashboard sections are accessed from the Control Menu which is a drop down menu from the login/register, and the your account tab at the top right of the screen. The Control Menu also contains the major settings, editing, and configuration tools for your Site and presence on NMEX. It also contains The NMEX Wire, a twitter like site wide message posting system limited to 600 characters.
The Profile and Dashboard sections are easily setup and configured to the member's needs by adding widgets and then dragging the widgets to desired positions on the page. NMEX websites are unique in that they allow for permissions throughout the Blogs, Pages, Groups, and other modules which allow for several levels of permissions which allow tailoring of the level of access and privacy to the content and type of user or visitor.
Individual and Center/Group Participation
Members may engage in all activities and functions on NMEX either as an Individual or as a member of a Group. You may setup personal web pages, blogs, discussions, etc.. You may also start or join a Group and perform these activities and functions as a Group member. You may also become a Subscribed Member of NMEX.
NMEX Platform Menus
The Main Tools Menu
The Main Tools Menu contains links to general tools and functions on the Platform and is located in the header of the Platform's pages. In certain configurations such as on the Profile and Center/group Profile pages, similar Menu items may also be located in the left or right Side Bar of Profile, PinBoards, and Group/Center Profile pages. However in these instances they relate directly to the Personal Website, PinBoard, or Group/Center where they are located, as compared to the major Menu items at the Top of the screen which relate to Platform wide actions and modules.
The Main Tools Menu also contains the More pull down Menu which provides access to many important functions such as Photos, Videos, Vouchers, Ask the Expert, and many more.
Special Services Menu
The Special Services Menu is located in the footer of the Platform's pages and contains three columns of orange colored links to special centers and services offered by NMEX.
Configuring Your Personal or Business Website on NMEX
The following instructions detail how to configure the various sections of a NMEX Website. While general visitors to the Platform can post certain information on the Platform, You must be registered and logged in to be able to edit, post, or see most of the information on NMEX. Much of the information on The NMEX Platform is private and confidential and is accessible only through controlled permissions processes. Therefore, you must be a logged in User with specially approved permissions and invitations to effectively use much of the Platform.
The Dashboard
The Dashboard is your personal Platform/Portal Navigation Panel hidden from other users, and allowing quick easy access to your areas of interest when using NMEX. Using the Dashboard you will be able to access additional menu type items and functions on the Hub. NMEX is an Internet Hub containing a tremendous amount of information and dynamically generated websites. Therefore it is most important to setup your Dashboard in order to effectively utilize the massive amount of information and functions available. Please setup your Profile and Dashboard as soon as you can to facilitate your working in NMEX.
Your Dashboard is the first Page you come to when you log into NMEX. It can also always be accessed through the 'Your Account' Tab and Control Panel at the top right hand corner 'of every page on NMEX. Similar to the Profile Page you do not have to configure it to use NMEX but when configured and Setup properly based on your Interests, the Dashboard allows you to quickly get to Sites, Pages, Centers/Groups, and other areas on NMEX that you regularly visit, or are your favorite Sites. Like the Profile and Group/Center homepages you can easily configure your Dashboard by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
The Profile (Personal Web Site Homepage)
The Profile is your public persona and the homepage of your website on the Hub. Others on the Hub will only see items/widgets you place on your Profile based on the permissions level you set. You will be able to add additional menu and other items you may want Hub users to access from your Profile.
The Personal Profile Pages, Pinboards, and Group Profile Pages are easily and quickly configured and modified by using widget boxes which once configured can be dragged and dropped around the page to your satisfaction. This allows users to literally change the presentation of these pages in seconds making it easy to adjust to the constantly changing marketing demands of the modern online marketplace.
One of the most important features of NMEX websites is the ease of maintenance of these sites as compared to other Sites with such advanced technology. Most website owners quickly come to realize and appreciate the importance of an easily maintained and updated website.
The NMEX Portal utilizes constantly updated, comprehensive, state of the art, community media internet architecture, providing a fully interactive, integrated and collaborative system for online showcasing, marketing, teaching and learning. It is structured to allow registrants to have a personal website and platform controlled from their Profile Module which serves as the home page of their Personal or Business Website on NMEX. The web address of your website (Profile Page) will be www.nationalmex.com/'YourUserName'. The Pages section allows you to build additional pages to supplement your Profile Page thus providing full website building features and operations.
Centers/Groups
Centers/Groups are an extremely powerful features of NMEX Websites. Based on permissions levels, registered entities may establish and participate in any number of Groups/Centers and Sub-Groups which contain similar types of information as the personal web platform. Currently to establish a Group/Center in the Platform a Registrant must submit a request to NMEX, or be a Paid Subscriber to NMEX. Each group/Center is actually controlled by an Administrator assigned by NMEX. Groups/Centers are extremely powerful tools which allow independent groupings of users and functions, which can be limited by special permissions to only a select group of Users. Each Group/Center can function essentially as an independent unit or Hub for whatever purpose the Group owner(s)/administrator(s) or members desire. Groups are especially important for Reunion, Organization, Church, School, Business and Professional Client/Patient Privacy, and Membership type Websites.
The Personal Platform and each Group/Center within the personal platform contain various functions and sections including Pages, Blogs, Files, Bookmarks, an Event Planner & Calendar, Photo Albums, Videos, Audio Player, Message Board, Polls and more. Access to these Personal or Group Platform sections and functions can be controlled fully by the Registrant and/or Group owner.
Pinboards
Users can establish as many Pinboards as they would like. A Pinboard is a taggable, searchable entity that other content from within the site (including other pinboards) can be pinned to. This allows users to create collections of related content, themes, portfolios, or any other creative collection. Similar to groups, Pinboards can have an avatar and description, and similar to pages they can have multiple people with write access. Permissions allow multiple people to pin content and edit the Pinboard, based on group or friends access collections.
Pinboards can effectively serve as the homepage of your NMEX Website rather than your Profile page. In effect, you can configure your NMEX Website to have several homepages if you decide to configure Pinboards as alternative homepage(s) to the Profile page.
The real power of pinboards is in the display - everything is widgetized for maximum flexibility. A number of widget layouts are provided. Widgets used within a pinboard have a standard option to hide the widget style, so that it looks like a static part of the page. This can be particularly useful with the free html widget. Throughout the site any entity that has a menu (where you have the 'like' link) will have a 'pin' link. Clicking this link will pop up a modal window with a short list of sets that the entity can be pinned to, as well as a search box. Pinning the entity is as simple as clicking on the pinboard it belongs to.
Pinboards can be used to establish special marketplaces which group products, services and ideas into one central display for showcasing and marketing purposes.
Widget Configurations
The Profile, Dashboard, Group/Center homepages, and Pinboards can easily be configured by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
Editing Text in NMEX
NMEX Text EditorThroughout use of the Platform there is the need to edit Text and insert Internet Links into documents. This is accomplished by use of a Text Editor that pops up throughout the posting and editing processes. It allows for extensive editing and configuration of Text, and the insertion of links, images and other graphic material into the document. Users should familiarize themselves with the NMEX Text Editor as it will be used in many applications on the Platform.
Specialized Business & Entrepreneurial Functions
In addition to Groups/Centers and the Personal Profile Platform, Users can access important business related functions tied to these platforms, The Classified Markets, Crowd Funding & Crowd Partnering, The Auction, Contracts/Jobs, Vouchers, The Event Manager and more.
Contract/Jobs
The Contracts/Jobs module allows listing of job opportunities for Business registrants and the Contracts section allows for sophisticated Contract development and negotiations. These modules in concert with the Market and Voucher system significantly enhances the use of NMEX based websites for business and entrepreneurial purposes.
The Market and Auction Modules
The Market and Auction Modules allow Users to promote and/or sell any type of business related product or service except securities. The Contract/Jobs module allows Users to post Contract and Jobs on the NMEX portal. The Vouchers Module is a powerful tool that business and entrepreneurs can use to provide discounts and special offers to their clientele.
The Event Manager
The Event Manager allows sophisticated event management and promotions for any type of conference, meeting, media production, appointment or other scheduled activity including online programming and management of Meetings, Conferences, and other Events.
Special Display and Showcasing Widgets
Widgets are an important part of the power and flexibility of NMEX websites and registrants should study and familiarize themselves with each widget to understand how it may assist the function and the purpose of their website.
NMEX also includes a number of Widgets that can be utilized to specially group and display material, products, services and ideas in either the User Profile, Dashboard or in Center/Groups. These widgets include the Free HTML, Group Featured Content, Random Content, Our Sponsors, and the Community Favorites Widgets. These Widgets can all be easily configured by Registered Users to complement their marketing presence and activity on NMEX.
The Add Widget Button appears and is accessed on Profiles, Dashboards, Pinboards, and Centers/Groups which you own. You must be logged in to see it.
The Free HTML Widget is an especially powerful widget in that it functions almost as an Internal Website Builder. It allows the production of sections of text which can include pictures and videos and other graphics. It has a Text Editor built in which allows for modifications of the Text, and for inserting Internet Links into the Text, or within images in the document.
The headings and titles of most widgets can be removed or changed by using the Advance Button when configuring the widget.
Widgets can also be easily dragged and dropped around Profile and Pinboard Pages in order to quickly and effectively change the visual presentation of the document as needed.
Other Grouping functions available on NMEX are Centers/Groups, Related Groups, Sub-Groups, Sub-Pages, Related and Featured Content, Pages, Blogs, Groups, and Special Grouping Widgets.
Center/Group Brainstorms & Discussions
Two Important and powerful features of NMEX Centers/Groups are the Group Brainstorm and Group Discussion modules. The Brainstorming and discussion sections of each Center/Group allows members to submit any business ideas, proposals, or elements of their business plans related to the focus of the Center, for analytical evaluation, brainstorming, and comments.
The ideas and proposals will be exposed to experts and interested parties who have experience and special interests in the substantive areas of focus of this Center, and will therein have the opportunity to be professionally vetted as to its potential for success in the targeted markets.
Members of the Center/Group will have the opportunity to respond by commenting and voting on the substantive quality of the ideas or proposals. Ideas which receive high marks will be archived for inclusion, review and reference on the NMEX Portal.
Ideas and Proposals submitted for the Brainstorming and Discussion processes are deemed to be in the Public Domain unless otherwise protected by the Submitter.
The Center/Group Owner or NMEX can set the rules for the Brainstorming process and decide the number of points members will have available to vote on Group Brainstorms. A member can only vote once on any Brainstorm. Once a member exhausts his/her point balance they will not be allowed to vote again until some of their point balance is restored by the Group Owner or NMEX declaring a Brainstorm they voted on as Completed or Declined.
Any member of a Group can submit an Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming and Discussions and can edit it if needed. Once an Idea or Proposal is submitted, the Group Owner or NMEX can leave it open as originally submitted, or change its Status by putting it Under Review, or Requesting that the Submitter Redefine it. After Review or Redefining the Group Owner or NMEX can Resubmit the Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming or Discussion.
Networking & Marketing Tools
NMEX allows Registered Entities to utilize powerful networking features to assist in marketing and promoting your product, service or idea. Features accessed from your personal Dashboard such as Suggested Friends/Affiliates, Friend/Affiliate Collections, and the Importing of contact information from your email lists and databases, are some of the powerful networking tools available for free on the NMEX Portal.
The Press Release Tool & NMEX Global News Feed
An important element of marketing your products, services, and ideas is your ability to get genuine and effective News coverage. NMEX Global News Feed (NGNF) is designed to provide important News feeds about Newsworthy activities of NMEX, its Affiliates, Registered Entities, and Subscribers. In order to get your Newsworthy activities selected, covered and distributed by NGNF you will have to use the Press Release Tool in the NMEX Platform to post a press release about the item(s). NGNF regularly reviews these press releases to decide what to distribute globally to its affiliated News Outlets. This is a powerful tool provided by NMEX to assist businesses in getting exposure within the global marketplace.
NMEX UserPoints (Nupits)
An extremely powerful feature of NMEX is the opportunity for Registered Entities to utilize NMEX UserPoints (Nupits) to buy, sell, barter, trade, discount, and negotiate various types of transactions on NMEX. Based on a special algorithm, Registered NMEX Users freely accumulate Nupits automatically when they use the various functions in the NMEX Portal for any productive activity.
Registered Entities who purchase products through NMEX can also use the special UserPoint Application tool to apply for additional User Points which may be available for the particular purchase.
Users may also apply for approval of additional User Points based on their activity which has not automatically been awarded points by applying at: http:/
/ nationalmex.com/ userpoints_balance/ userpoints_balance. Two important NMEX facilities which can automatically utilize the Nupit System are the NMEX Voucher System and the Nupit Gift Registry. Both the Voucher and Gifting system can use the Nupit system to provide NMEX Registered Entities with significant benefits purchased with freely accumulated NMEX Userpoints. Registered Users can essentially purchase various types of Vouchers and Gifts, in addition to using Nupits to negotiate other types of transactions like special Marketing, and other NMEX Business Client Services.
Gifts are provided by the National Market Exchange Corp for the benefit of NMEX Portal Users who have acquired NMEX Userpoints. Currently available Gifts can be viewed by visiting any User's Profile, or the Nupit Gift Registry on the More Menu, and clicking on the Send Gift button and then Choose a Gift.
The various types of Vouchers can be programmed and provided by any registered NMEX User to sell and promote their products and services through the NMEX platform and marketing processes.
General Site Wide Functions
In addition to the functions tied to the Personal and Group platforms, there are site wide functions such as The Wire, Chat Room, the Market Place and more.
Members can interact with each other site wide and within the groups in several ways, making the community a fully interactive and collaborative hub perfect for online commerce, marketing and educational purposes.
Important Note about using Photos and Videos on NMEX
PHOTOS: Photos and Photo Albums are powerful marketing tools on NMEX, they can be used to essentially provide a Photo or Image based marketplace. The Photo Album feature can be used to group photos into different market niches, and then each photo or image and the accompanying description and copy, can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Photos and Images can be inserted into NMEX documents in several ways. They can simply be right click copied from their original location on the Internet and pasted into a NMEX document. They can also be inserted into a Text space using the NMEX Text Editor.
There are also dedicated photo album and photo upload modules on NMEX which allow photos and images to be uploaded and saved in NMEX.
VIDEOS: As a marketing tool pictures are worth a thousand words, and videos are worth a thousand pictures. Like with Photos and Photo Albums the Video Section of NMEX can be utilized like a Video based marketplace where each Video and the accompanying description and copy can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Videos are an extremely and increasingly important aspect of Internet marketing, NMEX allows several ways of including videos in your postings. You may utilize the Video menu and Group Video sections to download videos from sources such as Youtube and Vimeo and include detailed descriptions and listings of such videos. Also another very useful feature of NMEX is that wherever you include the URL address of a Youtube or Vimeo video in the text of a document created on NMEX, the video will automatically appear once the document is saved. This is a powerful, easy and quick way to incorporate videos in your posts on NMEX.
Important Note about using Vouchers on NMEX
There are many ways to utilize the NMEX Voucher module. Generally four major ways Vouchers are used is as Discount Vouchers for purchasing products and services, Auction Vouchers for purchasing items on NMEX Auctions, Ticket Vouchers for purchasing tickets to Events, and Funding Vouchers for contributing to NMEX Crowd Funds. There are also other innovative ways the NMEX Voucher system may be used based on the User's particular needs and application. It is important to Identify the type and use of Vouchers when creating and naming them.
Basic Functions
Registered Entities utilizing NMEX to develop and operate their businesses can utilize the various general sections of the Personal or Group/Center platforms to operate various aspects of the business.
PAGES (Personal or Group)
The Pages section is generally used to hold written and other content and can be used as a web page or website.
BLOG(S) (Personal or Groups)
Registrants, Group Owners or Operators can establish a Blog to continually update their clientele and audience.
FILE(S) (Personal or Groups)
The File section is used to upload files needed for business operations.
BOOKMARK(S) (Personal or Groups)
Bookmarks are used to bookmark various websites and material on the Internet that will be used for educational content or other reference.
PHOTO ALBUMS, VIDEOS, AND AUDIO (Personal or Groups)
Photo Albums, Videos, and Audio content are used to facilitate the promotions and marketing of the business as needed.
EVENT PLANNER & CALENDER (Personal or Groups)
The Event Calendar & Planner is used to schedule online sessions, times of instruction modules, testing, conferences and other business and promotional related events as needed.
MESSAGE BOARD (Personal or Groups)
The Message Board is used to provide discussion between clients etc.POLLS (Personal or Groups)
The Polling function can be used to poll the clientele.
HUB & SITE WIDE FUNCTIONS
The Site wide functions such as The Wire, Market Place, and Chat Rooms provide further interactivity and collaboration within the business Hub and marketplace.
Making Your Website SEO Friendly
A most important feature of your NMEX Profile and Presence is your ability to Search Engine Optimize (SEO) your content within your site. This is what makes a NMEX based site significantly different from most other sites and particularly the Social Media sites you may have on the Internet. SEO is the most important factor in successful Internet Marketing because it is a passive way of bringing traffic to your site and content. the structure and design of the NMEX platform and your NMEX site allows for sophisticated SEO techniques and strategies to be employed, allowing you to independently market and successfully attract Internet traffic to your site and content. Remember to review the materials on SEO contained in the Internet Marketing Center and elsewhere on NMEX.
Also, since NMEX is a business development platform, an important element in "Monetizing" and marketing your NMEX site and presence is developing ways to utilize it in conjunction with the various NMEX special monetization programs such as the Content Affiliate Marketing (CAM), Product Affiliate Marketing (PAM), FotoOpps, Nupits, and other such monetization programs which NMEX may develop. Remember to review the support materials on these various programs to see more about monetizing and marketing your NMEX site and presence.
It is important to carefully Search Engine Optimize ((SEO) your website and its content. While the topic of SEO is very comprehensive and the topic is covered in great detail elsewhere on the NMEX Platform, there are some basic elements of SEO related particularly to NMEX websites that need to be implemented.
- It is important to provide a descriptive name, and a full description of your Site and its purpose on the Profile Page. A fully completed Profile page is essential for proper SEO of your NMEX Website.
- It is important to place the widgets on the Profile page which showcase the Blogs, Pages, PinBoards, and Photos associated with the site. These items are likely to contain the most important and relevant content contained in your website, and placing their display widgets on the Profile page keeps the important elements of the content easily accessible to the search engines.
- Each Blog, Page, or PinBoard should be carefully constructed to place important Keywords in the Title, and in the first paragraphs of the document. Careful attention to relevance, and the authority of the document should be focused on.
- NMEX has significant Categorization and Tagging features and capabilities which are important for searching and SEO purposes. Each document should have its content properly categorized and tagged utilizing these NMEX functions whenever possible. These features are easily applied prior to publishing the documents, and should be revisited regularly to update them as needed.
- Your URL at NMEX is a combination of nationalmex.com and your 'username' at NMEX, e.g. nationalmex.com/'username'. Consider getting a dedicated descriptive domain name that you can direct to your NMEX Site. Without a dedicated Domain Name such as www.nationalmarketreport.com, your NMEX Site's generic URL may be www.nationalmex.com/report, where 'report' is the Username at NMEX. The Domain Name nationalmarketreport.com can be easily directed by your Domain Name Registrar to 'nationalmex.com/report'. You can in fact have Dedicated Descriptive Domain Names for any page, blog, or pinboard on your site. This will allow the search engines to find them easier, and rank them higher, and it may be easier for you to direct people to your website or particular sections of it. Note that the Registrar of your dedicated domain name can configure your Site to show up in a Framed configuration so that the URL box shows the Dedicated Descriptive Domain instead of the actual nationalmex.com/username format. If you choose to pull up and display your Site in the Framed configuration by typing in the Dedicated Domain Name, you will not be able to log in to NMEX if you need to make changes, access Site controls, or edit your Site. In such a case you simply need to place the nationalmex.com/username into the URL box to pull up the Site, and then login to access your controls and account on NMEX.
- The use of pictures and videos with full descriptions strategically placed in your documents are important for SEO purposes. utilizing the many ways to place photos, images and videos in your NMEX documents should be a priority in your publishing on NMEX.
- Because you can have several profiles and websites on NMEX representing your person, your various businesses, organizations, church, or school, each of these Sites can provide links back to each other. This will invoke the well known SEO backlinks practice of improving SEO by having relevant links between the various sites.
Tracking Visitors to Your Site and Content
You should track the logistics of the traffic and visitors to your Site and content. We have researched many of the Tracking options available for NMEX websites and we recommend using the Web-Stat Tracking System. It is easy to install and provides excellent reporting. Web-Stat has a free option which should be good enough for most websites, however if you want additional features they have a premium paid version which is affordable.
Click here to visit Web-Stat to get your Tracking Codes
You must paste the Code in each of the pages and documents on your Site which you want to be tracked and reported using the following process.
NMEX Text Editor
We recommend using the Web-Stat Simplified Code Version which is a pure HTML Code and does not include Java Script. The Simplified Code can be easily pasted directly into the Text space of NMEX Blogs and Pages. The Text Editor on NMEX can simply be removed temporarily by clicking on the Remove Editor sign on the top right of the Editor. The Code is then posted at the bottom of the Text, the Editor reinstalled, and the document then saved.
The Code is likewise pasted into the Free HTML Widget for Profile pages, PinBoards, and Group Profile Pages, and the Widget then saved. Widget placement of the Code may required saving the Widget twice before it is fully installed. When the Code is fully installed a small number or image appears at the spot in the Text where the Code was placed. There is also a Customizable HTML Widget available for Profile Pages which may also be used instead of the Free HTML Widget.
In addition, you can test whether the Code was properly installed by using the Test facility on the Web-Stat website.
NMEX Amateur Athlete Showcase
The NMEX Amateur Athlete Showcase (NAAS) promotes outstanding amateur athletes who are college scholarship or professional league eligible, and who should be so recognized.
The Showcase supports the activities of coaches, trainers, agents, organizations, institutions and others interested in managing and promoting the careers of amateur athletes in any field of sporting endeavor.
The business of high school, college and professional sports, and the path to professional athletics is a complex process which requires tremendous efforts, planning and expertise to be ultimately successful.
The recognition of amateur athletes involved in this process is an important factor.
NMEX Visitors and Registrants are encouraged to post reviews of any high school, college or professionally eligible athlete in any Sport that you are aware of, and whose outstanding athleticism you feel should be evidenced.
These reviews will assist these developing athletes in the growth and exposure of their skills and expertise, and encourage talented athletes to continue to strive for excellence in pursuit of their sporting endeavors. The reviews will encourage their positive development and the exposure of the best talent in Sports.
If you know of an extraordinarily talented amateur athlete you may nominate the individual to be showcased on Amateur Athlete Showcase (NAAS).
Please provide sufficient details about your nominee including their contact information in the comment section below. Your comments will be reviewed and moderated and you will be notified if your nomination is accepted.
Note: Pictures may be inserted using the menu, or copied and pasted from the Internet into the comment. Videos can be added by copying and pasting URLs from YouTube and Vimeo into the comment. You can freely register on the site using the Login/Register button at the top right corner of the page to fully view and use the entire Site.
Setup Information for NMEX Users
By NMEX Aministration 3728 days ago
Setup Information - How To Use the NMEX Platform & Portal
NMEX is a business and economic development and empowerment platform and marketplace. Please be advised that your image, actions and overall presence on the Hub is important to your success and the impression that you make on your clientele and collaborators. Please present and comport your self professionally and within acceptable business standards, norms and customs to ensure that you gain the maximum benefit from the opportunities available to you on NMEX.
A most important feature of the NMEX platform is that all NMEX and User based content automatically benefit from powerful NMEX based Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Sites built and hosted on the NMEX platform are specially primed for sophisticated Internet Marketing with Search Engine Optimize (SEO) Friendly, FotoOpp Ready (FOR) and Data Capture Ready (DCR) capabilities.
As an online Platform and Hub, the Exchange is designed to host many different sites and types of business operations which mutually benefit from utilizing the integrated tools, functions and services within the Platform. The business operations hosted on NMEX also benefit from the social and community media environment of the Hub. The Platform is extremely flexible and your success in using NMEX to promote your business or project is limited only by your ability to identify your particular needs and developing your own special way to use its functions. In addition to personal websites NMEX is especially good for websites for Reunions, Organizations, Churches, and Schools. See examples of these types of websites at: http:/
/ hhtfamily, http:/ / eyevisionnet.com, http:/ / stmonicas.net, http:/ / studentgenes.com. All NMEX Portal functions and processes have been designed to be easily implemented, utilized and accessed by Users without any prior coding experience. Users who for whatever reason do not want to implement and maintain their NMEX presence themselves may employ the services of a NMEX MarketMaker, or a NMEX IT Specialist to assist in setting up and utilizing the various NMEX functions and processes.
NMEX Subscriptions
While NMEX is completely free for most Registrants, Paid Subscribers on NMEX are eligible for a number of important benefits beyond those available to Registered Entities. Subscribers have use of the infrastructural tools on the Hub designed to enhance their national and international business presence, and improve their ability to network, market and sell their products and services. Growing businesses in the new global markets require a significant amount of Information Technology Management (ITM), and Online Marketing Management (OMM). The NMEX Subscription memberships provide many of these services at a negligible cost when compared to the usual high cost of such services in the private market.
There are three (3) levels of Subscription membership on NMEX, Research Trader, MarketMaker, and Listed Company. MarketMakers on NMEX can represent other NMEX Users who for whatever reason cannot or do not want to personally setup and utilize the NMEX platform. Such Users can employ a NMEX MarketMaker to setup their services and activities on NMEX. See more on the various Subscription options on NMEX.
Non-Registered Users and Registered Entities on NMEX can access many services on NMEX but access to the more sophisticated functions are limited compared to those available to the three (3) levels of Subscriber memberships, Investor Traders, Listed Companies, and MarketMakers.
NMEX Franchises
The NMEX Franchise Center contains supporting processes for the operations of NMEX Franchises and Franchisees.
Internet based business development and operations have become a necessity for successful operation of any business entity. The National Market Exchange Franchise opportunity affords applicable businesses and individual entrepreneurs various types of NMEX Franchises which when managed properly should produce excellent and profitable opportunities.
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Franchises allow Franchisees to operate a business focused on Internet publishing and marketing in specific industries. The Franchise also includes the option of operating a related self directed & controlled securities investment and trading business.
Franchisees are afforded detailed training and associated operational support as part of the Franchise opportunity.
The Franchisee's primary role is to manage the online business and to provide the necessary Internet marketing processes for continued development and marketing of the Business. The Franchisee will have access to the full complement of NMEX publishing and marketing tools in managing and marketing the Franchise.
Franchisees enter into a Franchise agreement with NMEX based on the Franchisee's choice of industry and means of operations. The minimum Franchise Initial Establishment Fee begins at six thousand dollars ($6,000), with an annual Franchise Fee of ten percent (10%) of annual gross revenue. Other options and operational bases for Franchise establishment are negotiable.
NMEX Franchises may be limited based on industry, jurisdictional and other contractual limitations, including licensing capabilities.
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Registration
Although non-registered and logged in users may access some information on NMEX, full access to the various functions requires a user to be registered and logged in. Registration is free, easy, and quick. Only Registered Entities who log in will have full access to membership in various groups or courses. Membership in some groups/centers may require an invitation.
Registration on NMEX automatically provides the Registrant with a full and powerful Website capable of providing much more functionality than a typical custom built website costing thousands of dollars. In addition NMEX based websites are nested on an Integrated Marketing Automation Platform (IMAP) which enhances the Site's ability to automatically market its content throughout the Platform and the Internet.
Users should register using their full name or business name as their "Display Name", and an abbreviated name as their "User Name". The "User Name" must be at least 4 letters with no numbers or symbols and without any spaces. The display name allows your website platform to be recognized, found, and searched for more easily on the hub. The abbreviated user name allows for an shorter URL address if you want to have a shorter more user friendly URL to give others to find your website platform. It is important to register under the most appropriate Profile Type that fits your purpose on NMEX.
After registering on NMEX you should next complete and setup your public Profile, and then your personal Dashboard which allows you to personalize the NMEX Platform to your particular needs.
General Description of the Platform
Control Menu
The Profile and Dashboard sections are accessed from the Control Menu which is a drop down menu from the login/register, and the your account tab at the top right of the screen. The Control Menu also contains the major settings, editing, and configuration tools for your Site and presence on NMEX. It also contains The NMEX Wire, a twitter like site wide message posting system limited to 600 characters.
The Profile and Dashboard sections are easily setup and configured to the member's needs by adding widgets and then dragging the widgets to desired positions on the page. NMEX websites are unique in that they allow for permissions throughout the Blogs, Pages, Groups, and other modules which allow for several levels of permissions which allow tailoring of the level of access and privacy to the content and type of user or visitor.
Individual and Center/Group Participation
Members may engage in all activities and functions on NMEX either as an Individual or as a member of a Group. You may setup personal web pages, blogs, discussions, etc.. You may also start or join a Group and perform these activities and functions as a Group member. You may also become a Subscribed Member of NMEX.
NMEX Platform Menus
The Main Tools Menu
The Main Tools Menu contains links to general tools and functions on the Platform and is located in the header of the Platform's pages. In certain configurations such as on the Profile and Center/group Profile pages, similar Menu items may also be located in the left or right Side Bar of Profile, PinBoards, and Group/Center Profile pages. However in these instances they relate directly to the Personal Website, PinBoard, or Group/Center where they are located, as compared to the major Menu items at the Top of the screen which relate to Platform wide actions and modules.
The Main Tools Menu also contains the More pull down Menu which provides access to many important functions such as Photos, Videos, Vouchers, Ask the Expert, and many more.
Special Services Menu
The Special Services Menu is located in the footer of the Platform's pages and contains three columns of orange colored links to special centers and services offered by NMEX.
Configuring Your Personal or Business Website on NMEX
The following instructions detail how to configure the various sections of a NMEX Website. While general visitors to the Platform can post certain information on the Platform, You must be registered and logged in to be able to edit, post, or see most of the information on NMEX. Much of the information on The NMEX Platform is private and confidential and is accessible only through controlled permissions processes. Therefore, you must be a logged in User with specially approved permissions and invitations to effectively use much of the Platform.
The Dashboard
The Dashboard is your personal Platform/Portal Navigation Panel hidden from other users, and allowing quick easy access to your areas of interest when using NMEX. Using the Dashboard you will be able to access additional menu type items and functions on the Hub. NMEX is an Internet Hub containing a tremendous amount of information and dynamically generated websites. Therefore it is most important to setup your Dashboard in order to effectively utilize the massive amount of information and functions available. Please setup your Profile and Dashboard as soon as you can to facilitate your working in NMEX.
Your Dashboard is the first Page you come to when you log into NMEX. It can also always be accessed through the 'Your Account' Tab and Control Panel at the top right hand corner 'of every page on NMEX. Similar to the Profile Page you do not have to configure it to use NMEX but when configured and Setup properly based on your Interests, the Dashboard allows you to quickly get to Sites, Pages, Centers/Groups, and other areas on NMEX that you regularly visit, or are your favorite Sites. Like the Profile and Group/Center homepages you can easily configure your Dashboard by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
The Profile (Personal Web Site Homepage)
The Profile is your public persona and the homepage of your website on the Hub. Others on the Hub will only see items/widgets you place on your Profile based on the permissions level you set. You will be able to add additional menu and other items you may want Hub users to access from your Profile.
The Personal Profile Pages, Pinboards, and Group Profile Pages are easily and quickly configured and modified by using widget boxes which once configured can be dragged and dropped around the page to your satisfaction. This allows users to literally change the presentation of these pages in seconds making it easy to adjust to the constantly changing marketing demands of the modern online marketplace.
One of the most important features of NMEX websites is the ease of maintenance of these sites as compared to other Sites with such advanced technology. Most website owners quickly come to realize and appreciate the importance of an easily maintained and updated website.
The NMEX Portal utilizes constantly updated, comprehensive, state of the art, community media internet architecture, providing a fully interactive, integrated and collaborative system for online showcasing, marketing, teaching and learning. It is structured to allow registrants to have a personal website and platform controlled from their Profile Module which serves as the home page of their Personal or Business Website on NMEX. The web address of your website (Profile Page) will be www.nationalmex.com/'YourUserName'. The Pages section allows you to build additional pages to supplement your Profile Page thus providing full website building features and operations.
Centers/Groups
Centers/Groups are an extremely powerful features of NMEX Websites. Based on permissions levels, registered entities may establish and participate in any number of Groups/Centers and Sub-Groups which contain similar types of information as the personal web platform. Currently to establish a Group/Center in the Platform a Registrant must submit a request to NMEX, or be a Paid Subscriber to NMEX. Each group/Center is actually controlled by an Administrator assigned by NMEX. Groups/Centers are extremely powerful tools which allow independent groupings of users and functions, which can be limited by special permissions to only a select group of Users. Each Group/Center can function essentially as an independent unit or Hub for whatever purpose the Group owner(s)/administrator(s) or members desire. Groups are especially important for Reunion, Organization, Church, School, Business and Professional Client/Patient Privacy, and Membership type Websites.
The Personal Platform and each Group/Center within the personal platform contain various functions and sections including Pages, Blogs, Files, Bookmarks, an Event Planner & Calendar, Photo Albums, Videos, Audio Player, Message Board, Polls and more. Access to these Personal or Group Platform sections and functions can be controlled fully by the Registrant and/or Group owner.
Pinboards
Users can establish as many Pinboards as they would like. A Pinboard is a taggable, searchable entity that other content from within the site (including other pinboards) can be pinned to. This allows users to create collections of related content, themes, portfolios, or any other creative collection. Similar to groups, Pinboards can have an avatar and description, and similar to pages they can have multiple people with write access. Permissions allow multiple people to pin content and edit the Pinboard, based on group or friends access collections.
Pinboards can effectively serve as the homepage of your NMEX Website rather than your Profile page. In effect, you can configure your NMEX Website to have several homepages if you decide to configure Pinboards as alternative homepage(s) to the Profile page.
The real power of pinboards is in the display - everything is widgetized for maximum flexibility. A number of widget layouts are provided. Widgets used within a pinboard have a standard option to hide the widget style, so that it looks like a static part of the page. This can be particularly useful with the free html widget. Throughout the site any entity that has a menu (where you have the 'like' link) will have a 'pin' link. Clicking this link will pop up a modal window with a short list of sets that the entity can be pinned to, as well as a search box. Pinning the entity is as simple as clicking on the pinboard it belongs to.
Pinboards can be used to establish special marketplaces which group products, services and ideas into one central display for showcasing and marketing purposes.
Widget Configurations
The Profile, Dashboard, Group/Center homepages, and Pinboards can easily be configured by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
Editing Text in NMEX
NMEX Text EditorThroughout use of the Platform there is the need to edit Text and insert Internet Links into documents. This is accomplished by use of a Text Editor that pops up throughout the posting and editing processes. It allows for extensive editing and configuration of Text, and the insertion of links, images and other graphic material into the document. Users should familiarize themselves with the NMEX Text Editor as it will be used in many applications on the Platform.
Specialized Business & Entrepreneurial Functions
In addition to Groups/Centers and the Personal Profile Platform, Users can access important business related functions tied to these platforms, The Classified Markets, Crowd Funding & Crowd Partnering, The Auction, Contracts/Jobs, Vouchers, The Event Manager and more.
Contract/Jobs
The Contracts/Jobs module allows listing of job opportunities for Business registrants and the Contracts section allows for sophisticated Contract development and negotiations. These modules in concert with the Market and Voucher system significantly enhances the use of NMEX based websites for business and entrepreneurial purposes.
The Market and Auction Modules
The Market and Auction Modules allow Users to promote and/or sell any type of business related product or service except securities. The Contract/Jobs module allows Users to post Contract and Jobs on the NMEX portal. The Vouchers Module is a powerful tool that business and entrepreneurs can use to provide discounts and special offers to their clientele.
The Event Manager
The Event Manager allows sophisticated event management and promotions for any type of conference, meeting, media production, appointment or other scheduled activity including online programming and management of Meetings, Conferences, and other Events.
Special Display and Showcasing Widgets
Widgets are an important part of the power and flexibility of NMEX websites and registrants should study and familiarize themselves with each widget to understand how it may assist the function and the purpose of their website.
NMEX also includes a number of Widgets that can be utilized to specially group and display material, products, services and ideas in either the User Profile, Dashboard or in Center/Groups. These widgets include the Free HTML, Group Featured Content, Random Content, Our Sponsors, and the Community Favorites Widgets. These Widgets can all be easily configured by Registered Users to complement their marketing presence and activity on NMEX.
The Add Widget Button appears and is accessed on Profiles, Dashboards, Pinboards, and Centers/Groups which you own. You must be logged in to see it.
The Free HTML Widget is an especially powerful widget in that it functions almost as an Internal Website Builder. It allows the production of sections of text which can include pictures and videos and other graphics. It has a Text Editor built in which allows for modifications of the Text, and for inserting Internet Links into the Text, or within images in the document.
The headings and titles of most widgets can be removed or changed by using the Advance Button when configuring the widget.
Widgets can also be easily dragged and dropped around Profile and Pinboard Pages in order to quickly and effectively change the visual presentation of the document as needed.
Other Grouping functions available on NMEX are Centers/Groups, Related Groups, Sub-Groups, Sub-Pages, Related and Featured Content, Pages, Blogs, Groups, and Special Grouping Widgets.
Center/Group Brainstorms & Discussions
Two Important and powerful features of NMEX Centers/Groups are the Group Brainstorm and Group Discussion modules. The Brainstorming and discussion sections of each Center/Group allows members to submit any business ideas, proposals, or elements of their business plans related to the focus of the Center, for analytical evaluation, brainstorming, and comments.
The ideas and proposals will be exposed to experts and interested parties who have experience and special interests in the substantive areas of focus of this Center, and will therein have the opportunity to be professionally vetted as to its potential for success in the targeted markets.
Members of the Center/Group will have the opportunity to respond by commenting and voting on the substantive quality of the ideas or proposals. Ideas which receive high marks will be archived for inclusion, review and reference on the NMEX Portal.
Ideas and Proposals submitted for the Brainstorming and Discussion processes are deemed to be in the Public Domain unless otherwise protected by the Submitter.
The Center/Group Owner or NMEX can set the rules for the Brainstorming process and decide the number of points members will have available to vote on Group Brainstorms. A member can only vote once on any Brainstorm. Once a member exhausts his/her point balance they will not be allowed to vote again until some of their point balance is restored by the Group Owner or NMEX declaring a Brainstorm they voted on as Completed or Declined.
Any member of a Group can submit an Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming and Discussions and can edit it if needed. Once an Idea or Proposal is submitted, the Group Owner or NMEX can leave it open as originally submitted, or change its Status by putting it Under Review, or Requesting that the Submitter Redefine it. After Review or Redefining the Group Owner or NMEX can Resubmit the Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming or Discussion.
Networking & Marketing Tools
NMEX allows Registered Entities to utilize powerful networking features to assist in marketing and promoting your product, service or idea. Features accessed from your personal Dashboard such as Suggested Friends/Affiliates, Friend/Affiliate Collections, and the Importing of contact information from your email lists and databases, are some of the powerful networking tools available for free on the NMEX Portal.
The Press Release Tool & NMEX Global News Feed
An important element of marketing your products, services, and ideas is your ability to get genuine and effective News coverage. NMEX Global News Feed (NGNF) is designed to provide important News feeds about Newsworthy activities of NMEX, its Affiliates, Registered Entities, and Subscribers. In order to get your Newsworthy activities selected, covered and distributed by NGNF you will have to use the Press Release Tool in the NMEX Platform to post a press release about the item(s). NGNF regularly reviews these press releases to decide what to distribute globally to its affiliated News Outlets. This is a powerful tool provided by NMEX to assist businesses in getting exposure within the global marketplace.
NMEX UserPoints (Nupits)
An extremely powerful feature of NMEX is the opportunity for Registered Entities to utilize NMEX UserPoints (Nupits) to buy, sell, barter, trade, discount, and negotiate various types of transactions on NMEX. Based on a special algorithm, Registered NMEX Users freely accumulate Nupits automatically when they use the various functions in the NMEX Portal for any productive activity.
Registered Entities who purchase products through NMEX can also use the special UserPoint Application tool to apply for additional User Points which may be available for the particular purchase.
Users may also apply for approval of additional User Points based on their activity which has not automatically been awarded points by applying at: http:/
/ nationalmex.com/ userpoints_balance/ userpoints_balance. Two important NMEX facilities which can automatically utilize the Nupit System are the NMEX Voucher System and the Nupit Gift Registry. Both the Voucher and Gifting system can use the Nupit system to provide NMEX Registered Entities with significant benefits purchased with freely accumulated NMEX Userpoints. Registered Users can essentially purchase various types of Vouchers and Gifts, in addition to using Nupits to negotiate other types of transactions like special Marketing, and other NMEX Business Client Services.
Gifts are provided by the National Market Exchange Corp for the benefit of NMEX Portal Users who have acquired NMEX Userpoints. Currently available Gifts can be viewed by visiting any User's Profile, or the Nupit Gift Registry on the More Menu, and clicking on the Send Gift button and then Choose a Gift.
The various types of Vouchers can be programmed and provided by any registered NMEX User to sell and promote their products and services through the NMEX platform and marketing processes.
General Site Wide Functions
In addition to the functions tied to the Personal and Group platforms, there are site wide functions such as The Wire, Chat Room, the Market Place and more.
Members can interact with each other site wide and within the groups in several ways, making the community a fully interactive and collaborative hub perfect for online commerce, marketing and educational purposes.
Important Note about using Photos and Videos on NMEX
PHOTOS: Photos and Photo Albums are powerful marketing tools on NMEX, they can be used to essentially provide a Photo or Image based marketplace. The Photo Album feature can be used to group photos into different market niches, and then each photo or image and the accompanying description and copy, can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Photos and Images can be inserted into NMEX documents in several ways. They can simply be right click copied from their original location on the Internet and pasted into a NMEX document. They can also be inserted into a Text space using the NMEX Text Editor.
There are also dedicated photo album and photo upload modules on NMEX which allow photos and images to be uploaded and saved in NMEX.
VIDEOS: As a marketing tool pictures are worth a thousand words, and videos are worth a thousand pictures. Like with Photos and Photo Albums the Video Section of NMEX can be utilized like a Video based marketplace where each Video and the accompanying description and copy can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Videos are an extremely and increasingly important aspect of Internet marketing, NMEX allows several ways of including videos in your postings. You may utilize the Video menu and Group Video sections to download videos from sources such as Youtube and Vimeo and include detailed descriptions and listings of such videos. Also another very useful feature of NMEX is that wherever you include the URL address of a Youtube or Vimeo video in the text of a document created on NMEX, the video will automatically appear once the document is saved. This is a powerful, easy and quick way to incorporate videos in your posts on NMEX.
Important Note about using Vouchers on NMEX
There are many ways to utilize the NMEX Voucher module. Generally four major ways Vouchers are used is as Discount Vouchers for purchasing products and services, Auction Vouchers for purchasing items on NMEX Auctions, Ticket Vouchers for purchasing tickets to Events, and Funding Vouchers for contributing to NMEX Crowd Funds. There are also other innovative ways the NMEX Voucher system may be used based on the User's particular needs and application. It is important to Identify the type and use of Vouchers when creating and naming them.
Basic Functions
Registered Entities utilizing NMEX to develop and operate their businesses can utilize the various general sections of the Personal or Group/Center platforms to operate various aspects of the business.
PAGES (Personal or Group)
The Pages section is generally used to hold written and other content and can be used as a web page or website.
BLOG(S) (Personal or Groups)
Registrants, Group Owners or Operators can establish a Blog to continually update their clientele and audience.
FILE(S) (Personal or Groups)
The File section is used to upload files needed for business operations.
BOOKMARK(S) (Personal or Groups)
Bookmarks are used to bookmark various websites and material on the Internet that will be used for educational content or other reference.
PHOTO ALBUMS, VIDEOS, AND AUDIO (Personal or Groups)
Photo Albums, Videos, and Audio content are used to facilitate the promotions and marketing of the business as needed.
EVENT PLANNER & CALENDER (Personal or Groups)
The Event Calendar & Planner is used to schedule online sessions, times of instruction modules, testing, conferences and other business and promotional related events as needed.
MESSAGE BOARD (Personal or Groups)
The Message Board is used to provide discussion between clients etc.POLLS (Personal or Groups)
The Polling function can be used to poll the clientele.
HUB & SITE WIDE FUNCTIONS
The Site wide functions such as The Wire, Market Place, and Chat Rooms provide further interactivity and collaboration within the business Hub and marketplace.
Making Your Website SEO Friendly
A most important feature of your NMEX Profile and Presence is your ability to Search Engine Optimize (SEO) your content within your site. This is what makes a NMEX based site significantly different from most other sites and particularly the Social Media sites you may have on the Internet. SEO is the most important factor in successful Internet Marketing because it is a passive way of bringing traffic to your site and content. the structure and design of the NMEX platform and your NMEX site allows for sophisticated SEO techniques and strategies to be employed, allowing you to independently market and successfully attract Internet traffic to your site and content. Remember to review the materials on SEO contained in the Internet Marketing Center and elsewhere on NMEX.
Also, since NMEX is a business development platform, an important element in "Monetizing" and marketing your NMEX site and presence is developing ways to utilize it in conjunction with the various NMEX special monetization programs such as the Content Affiliate Marketing (CAM), Product Affiliate Marketing (PAM), FotoOpps, Nupits, and other such monetization programs which NMEX may develop. Remember to review the support materials on these various programs to see more about monetizing and marketing your NMEX site and presence.
It is important to carefully Search Engine Optimize ((SEO) your website and its content. While the topic of SEO is very comprehensive and the topic is covered in great detail elsewhere on the NMEX Platform, there are some basic elements of SEO related particularly to NMEX websites that need to be implemented.
- It is important to provide a descriptive name, and a full description of your Site and its purpose on the Profile Page. A fully completed Profile page is essential for proper SEO of your NMEX Website.
- It is important to place the widgets on the Profile page which showcase the Blogs, Pages, PinBoards, and Photos associated with the site. These items are likely to contain the most important and relevant content contained in your website, and placing their display widgets on the Profile page keeps the important elements of the content easily accessible to the search engines.
- Each Blog, Page, or PinBoard should be carefully constructed to place important Keywords in the Title, and in the first paragraphs of the document. Careful attention to relevance, and the authority of the document should be focused on.
- NMEX has significant Categorization and Tagging features and capabilities which are important for searching and SEO purposes. Each document should have its content properly categorized and tagged utilizing these NMEX functions whenever possible. These features are easily applied prior to publishing the documents, and should be revisited regularly to update them as needed.
- Your URL at NMEX is a combination of nationalmex.com and your 'username' at NMEX, e.g. nationalmex.com/'username'. Consider getting a dedicated descriptive domain name that you can direct to your NMEX Site. Without a dedicated Domain Name such as www.nationalmarketreport.com, your NMEX Site's generic URL may be www.nationalmex.com/report, where 'report' is the Username at NMEX. The Domain Name nationalmarketreport.com can be easily directed by your Domain Name Registrar to 'nationalmex.com/report'. You can in fact have Dedicated Descriptive Domain Names for any page, blog, or pinboard on your site. This will allow the search engines to find them easier, and rank them higher, and it may be easier for you to direct people to your website or particular sections of it. Note that the Registrar of your dedicated domain name can configure your Site to show up in a Framed configuration so that the URL box shows the Dedicated Descriptive Domain instead of the actual nationalmex.com/username format. If you choose to pull up and display your Site in the Framed configuration by typing in the Dedicated Domain Name, you will not be able to log in to NMEX if you need to make changes, access Site controls, or edit your Site. In such a case you simply need to place the nationalmex.com/username into the URL box to pull up the Site, and then login to access your controls and account on NMEX.
- The use of pictures and videos with full descriptions strategically placed in your documents are important for SEO purposes. utilizing the many ways to place photos, images and videos in your NMEX documents should be a priority in your publishing on NMEX.
- Because you can have several profiles and websites on NMEX representing your person, your various businesses, organizations, church, or school, each of these Sites can provide links back to each other. This will invoke the well known SEO backlinks practice of improving SEO by having relevant links between the various sites.
Tracking Visitors to Your Site and Content
You should track the logistics of the traffic and visitors to your Site and content. We have researched many of the Tracking options available for NMEX websites and we recommend using the Web-Stat Tracking System. It is easy to install and provides excellent reporting. Web-Stat has a free option which should be good enough for most websites, however if you want additional features they have a premium paid version which is affordable.
Click here to visit Web-Stat to get your Tracking Codes
You must paste the Code in each of the pages and documents on your Site which you want to be tracked and reported using the following process.
NMEX Text Editor
We recommend using the Web-Stat Simplified Code Version which is a pure HTML Code and does not include Java Script. The Simplified Code can be easily pasted directly into the Text space of NMEX Blogs and Pages. The Text Editor on NMEX can simply be removed temporarily by clicking on the Remove Editor sign on the top right of the Editor. The Code is then posted at the bottom of the Text, the Editor reinstalled, and the document then saved.
The Code is likewise pasted into the Free HTML Widget for Profile pages, PinBoards, and Group Profile Pages, and the Widget then saved. Widget placement of the Code may required saving the Widget twice before it is fully installed. When the Code is fully installed a small number or image appears at the spot in the Text where the Code was placed. There is also a Customizable HTML Widget available for Profile Pages which may also be used instead of the Free HTML Widget.
In addition, you can test whether the Code was properly installed by using the Test facility on the Web-Stat website.
Setup Information for NMEX Users
By NMEX Aministration 3728 days ago
Setup Information - How To Use the NMEX Platform & Portal
NMEX is a business and economic development and empowerment platform and marketplace. Please be advised that your image, actions and overall presence on the Hub is important to your success and the impression that you make on your clientele and collaborators. Please present and comport your self professionally and within acceptable business standards, norms and customs to ensure that you gain the maximum benefit from the opportunities available to you on NMEX.
A most important feature of the NMEX platform is that all NMEX and User based content automatically benefit from powerful NMEX based Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Sites built and hosted on the NMEX platform are specially primed for sophisticated Internet Marketing with Search Engine Optimize (SEO) Friendly, FotoOpp Ready (FOR) and Data Capture Ready (DCR) capabilities.
As an online Platform and Hub, the Exchange is designed to host many different sites and types of business operations which mutually benefit from utilizing the integrated tools, functions and services within the Platform. The business operations hosted on NMEX also benefit from the social and community media environment of the Hub. The Platform is extremely flexible and your success in using NMEX to promote your business or project is limited only by your ability to identify your particular needs and developing your own special way to use its functions. In addition to personal websites NMEX is especially good for websites for Reunions, Organizations, Churches, and Schools. See examples of these types of websites at: http:/
/ hhtfamily, http:/ / eyevisionnet.com, http:/ / stmonicas.net, http:/ / studentgenes.com. All NMEX Portal functions and processes have been designed to be easily implemented, utilized and accessed by Users without any prior coding experience. Users who for whatever reason do not want to implement and maintain their NMEX presence themselves may employ the services of a NMEX MarketMaker, or a NMEX IT Specialist to assist in setting up and utilizing the various NMEX functions and processes.
NMEX Subscriptions
While NMEX is completely free for most Registrants, Paid Subscribers on NMEX are eligible for a number of important benefits beyond those available to Registered Entities. Subscribers have use of the infrastructural tools on the Hub designed to enhance their national and international business presence, and improve their ability to network, market and sell their products and services. Growing businesses in the new global markets require a significant amount of Information Technology Management (ITM), and Online Marketing Management (OMM). The NMEX Subscription memberships provide many of these services at a negligible cost when compared to the usual high cost of such services in the private market.
There are three (3) levels of Subscription membership on NMEX, Research Trader, MarketMaker, and Listed Company. MarketMakers on NMEX can represent other NMEX Users who for whatever reason cannot or do not want to personally setup and utilize the NMEX platform. Such Users can employ a NMEX MarketMaker to setup their services and activities on NMEX. See more on the various Subscription options on NMEX.
Non-Registered Users and Registered Entities on NMEX can access many services on NMEX but access to the more sophisticated functions are limited compared to those available to the three (3) levels of Subscriber memberships, Investor Traders, Listed Companies, and MarketMakers.
NMEX Franchises
The NMEX Franchise Center contains supporting processes for the operations of NMEX Franchises and Franchisees.
Internet based business development and operations have become a necessity for successful operation of any business entity. The National Market Exchange Franchise opportunity affords applicable businesses and individual entrepreneurs various types of NMEX Franchises which when managed properly should produce excellent and profitable opportunities.
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Franchises allow Franchisees to operate a business focused on Internet publishing and marketing in specific industries. The Franchise also includes the option of operating a related self directed & controlled securities investment and trading business.
Franchisees are afforded detailed training and associated operational support as part of the Franchise opportunity.
The Franchisee's primary role is to manage the online business and to provide the necessary Internet marketing processes for continued development and marketing of the Business. The Franchisee will have access to the full complement of NMEX publishing and marketing tools in managing and marketing the Franchise.
Franchisees enter into a Franchise agreement with NMEX based on the Franchisee's choice of industry and means of operations. The minimum Franchise Initial Establishment Fee begins at six thousand dollars ($6,000), with an annual Franchise Fee of ten percent (10%) of annual gross revenue. Other options and operational bases for Franchise establishment are negotiable.
NMEX Franchises may be limited based on industry, jurisdictional and other contractual limitations, including licensing capabilities.
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Registration
Although non-registered and logged in users may access some information on NMEX, full access to the various functions requires a user to be registered and logged in. Registration is free, easy, and quick. Only Registered Entities who log in will have full access to membership in various groups or courses. Membership in some groups/centers may require an invitation.
Registration on NMEX automatically provides the Registrant with a full and powerful Website capable of providing much more functionality than a typical custom built website costing thousands of dollars. In addition NMEX based websites are nested on an Integrated Marketing Automation Platform (IMAP) which enhances the Site's ability to automatically market its content throughout the Platform and the Internet.
Users should register using their full name or business name as their "Display Name", and an abbreviated name as their "User Name". The "User Name" must be at least 4 letters with no numbers or symbols and without any spaces. The display name allows your website platform to be recognized, found, and searched for more easily on the hub. The abbreviated user name allows for an shorter URL address if you want to have a shorter more user friendly URL to give others to find your website platform. It is important to register under the most appropriate Profile Type that fits your purpose on NMEX.
After registering on NMEX you should next complete and setup your public Profile, and then your personal Dashboard which allows you to personalize the NMEX Platform to your particular needs.
General Description of the Platform
Control Menu
The Profile and Dashboard sections are accessed from the Control Menu which is a drop down menu from the login/register, and the your account tab at the top right of the screen. The Control Menu also contains the major settings, editing, and configuration tools for your Site and presence on NMEX. It also contains The NMEX Wire, a twitter like site wide message posting system limited to 600 characters.
The Profile and Dashboard sections are easily setup and configured to the member's needs by adding widgets and then dragging the widgets to desired positions on the page. NMEX websites are unique in that they allow for permissions throughout the Blogs, Pages, Groups, and other modules which allow for several levels of permissions which allow tailoring of the level of access and privacy to the content and type of user or visitor.
Individual and Center/Group Participation
Members may engage in all activities and functions on NMEX either as an Individual or as a member of a Group. You may setup personal web pages, blogs, discussions, etc.. You may also start or join a Group and perform these activities and functions as a Group member. You may also become a Subscribed Member of NMEX.
NMEX Platform Menus
The Main Tools Menu
The Main Tools Menu contains links to general tools and functions on the Platform and is located in the header of the Platform's pages. In certain configurations such as on the Profile and Center/group Profile pages, similar Menu items may also be located in the left or right Side Bar of Profile, PinBoards, and Group/Center Profile pages. However in these instances they relate directly to the Personal Website, PinBoard, or Group/Center where they are located, as compared to the major Menu items at the Top of the screen which relate to Platform wide actions and modules.
The Main Tools Menu also contains the More pull down Menu which provides access to many important functions such as Photos, Videos, Vouchers, Ask the Expert, and many more.
Special Services Menu
The Special Services Menu is located in the footer of the Platform's pages and contains three columns of orange colored links to special centers and services offered by NMEX.
Configuring Your Personal or Business Website on NMEX
The following instructions detail how to configure the various sections of a NMEX Website. While general visitors to the Platform can post certain information on the Platform, You must be registered and logged in to be able to edit, post, or see most of the information on NMEX. Much of the information on The NMEX Platform is private and confidential and is accessible only through controlled permissions processes. Therefore, you must be a logged in User with specially approved permissions and invitations to effectively use much of the Platform.
The Dashboard
The Dashboard is your personal Platform/Portal Navigation Panel hidden from other users, and allowing quick easy access to your areas of interest when using NMEX. Using the Dashboard you will be able to access additional menu type items and functions on the Hub. NMEX is an Internet Hub containing a tremendous amount of information and dynamically generated websites. Therefore it is most important to setup your Dashboard in order to effectively utilize the massive amount of information and functions available. Please setup your Profile and Dashboard as soon as you can to facilitate your working in NMEX.
Your Dashboard is the first Page you come to when you log into NMEX. It can also always be accessed through the 'Your Account' Tab and Control Panel at the top right hand corner 'of every page on NMEX. Similar to the Profile Page you do not have to configure it to use NMEX but when configured and Setup properly based on your Interests, the Dashboard allows you to quickly get to Sites, Pages, Centers/Groups, and other areas on NMEX that you regularly visit, or are your favorite Sites. Like the Profile and Group/Center homepages you can easily configure your Dashboard by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
The Profile (Personal Web Site Homepage)
The Profile is your public persona and the homepage of your website on the Hub. Others on the Hub will only see items/widgets you place on your Profile based on the permissions level you set. You will be able to add additional menu and other items you may want Hub users to access from your Profile.
The Personal Profile Pages, Pinboards, and Group Profile Pages are easily and quickly configured and modified by using widget boxes which once configured can be dragged and dropped around the page to your satisfaction. This allows users to literally change the presentation of these pages in seconds making it easy to adjust to the constantly changing marketing demands of the modern online marketplace.
One of the most important features of NMEX websites is the ease of maintenance of these sites as compared to other Sites with such advanced technology. Most website owners quickly come to realize and appreciate the importance of an easily maintained and updated website.
The NMEX Portal utilizes constantly updated, comprehensive, state of the art, community media internet architecture, providing a fully interactive, integrated and collaborative system for online showcasing, marketing, teaching and learning. It is structured to allow registrants to have a personal website and platform controlled from their Profile Module which serves as the home page of their Personal or Business Website on NMEX. The web address of your website (Profile Page) will be www.nationalmex.com/'YourUserName'. The Pages section allows you to build additional pages to supplement your Profile Page thus providing full website building features and operations.
Centers/Groups
Centers/Groups are an extremely powerful features of NMEX Websites. Based on permissions levels, registered entities may establish and participate in any number of Groups/Centers and Sub-Groups which contain similar types of information as the personal web platform. Currently to establish a Group/Center in the Platform a Registrant must submit a request to NMEX, or be a Paid Subscriber to NMEX. Each group/Center is actually controlled by an Administrator assigned by NMEX. Groups/Centers are extremely powerful tools which allow independent groupings of users and functions, which can be limited by special permissions to only a select group of Users. Each Group/Center can function essentially as an independent unit or Hub for whatever purpose the Group owner(s)/administrator(s) or members desire. Groups are especially important for Reunion, Organization, Church, School, Business and Professional Client/Patient Privacy, and Membership type Websites.
The Personal Platform and each Group/Center within the personal platform contain various functions and sections including Pages, Blogs, Files, Bookmarks, an Event Planner & Calendar, Photo Albums, Videos, Audio Player, Message Board, Polls and more. Access to these Personal or Group Platform sections and functions can be controlled fully by the Registrant and/or Group owner.
Pinboards
Users can establish as many Pinboards as they would like. A Pinboard is a taggable, searchable entity that other content from within the site (including other pinboards) can be pinned to. This allows users to create collections of related content, themes, portfolios, or any other creative collection. Similar to groups, Pinboards can have an avatar and description, and similar to pages they can have multiple people with write access. Permissions allow multiple people to pin content and edit the Pinboard, based on group or friends access collections.
Pinboards can effectively serve as the homepage of your NMEX Website rather than your Profile page. In effect, you can configure your NMEX Website to have several homepages if you decide to configure Pinboards as alternative homepage(s) to the Profile page.
The real power of pinboards is in the display - everything is widgetized for maximum flexibility. A number of widget layouts are provided. Widgets used within a pinboard have a standard option to hide the widget style, so that it looks like a static part of the page. This can be particularly useful with the free html widget. Throughout the site any entity that has a menu (where you have the 'like' link) will have a 'pin' link. Clicking this link will pop up a modal window with a short list of sets that the entity can be pinned to, as well as a search box. Pinning the entity is as simple as clicking on the pinboard it belongs to.
Pinboards can be used to establish special marketplaces which group products, services and ideas into one central display for showcasing and marketing purposes.
Widget Configurations
The Profile, Dashboard, Group/Center homepages, and Pinboards can easily be configured by adding and configuring various Widgets, and manually moving them around and placing them on the Page as needed.
Editing Text in NMEX
NMEX Text EditorThroughout use of the Platform there is the need to edit Text and insert Internet Links into documents. This is accomplished by use of a Text Editor that pops up throughout the posting and editing processes. It allows for extensive editing and configuration of Text, and the insertion of links, images and other graphic material into the document. Users should familiarize themselves with the NMEX Text Editor as it will be used in many applications on the Platform.
Specialized Business & Entrepreneurial Functions
In addition to Groups/Centers and the Personal Profile Platform, Users can access important business related functions tied to these platforms, The Classified Markets, Crowd Funding & Crowd Partnering, The Auction, Contracts/Jobs, Vouchers, The Event Manager and more.
Contract/Jobs
The Contracts/Jobs module allows listing of job opportunities for Business registrants and the Contracts section allows for sophisticated Contract development and negotiations. These modules in concert with the Market and Voucher system significantly enhances the use of NMEX based websites for business and entrepreneurial purposes.
The Market and Auction Modules
The Market and Auction Modules allow Users to promote and/or sell any type of business related product or service except securities. The Contract/Jobs module allows Users to post Contract and Jobs on the NMEX portal. The Vouchers Module is a powerful tool that business and entrepreneurs can use to provide discounts and special offers to their clientele.
The Event Manager
The Event Manager allows sophisticated event management and promotions for any type of conference, meeting, media production, appointment or other scheduled activity including online programming and management of Meetings, Conferences, and other Events.
Special Display and Showcasing Widgets
Widgets are an important part of the power and flexibility of NMEX websites and registrants should study and familiarize themselves with each widget to understand how it may assist the function and the purpose of their website.
NMEX also includes a number of Widgets that can be utilized to specially group and display material, products, services and ideas in either the User Profile, Dashboard or in Center/Groups. These widgets include the Free HTML, Group Featured Content, Random Content, Our Sponsors, and the Community Favorites Widgets. These Widgets can all be easily configured by Registered Users to complement their marketing presence and activity on NMEX.
The Add Widget Button appears and is accessed on Profiles, Dashboards, Pinboards, and Centers/Groups which you own. You must be logged in to see it.
The Free HTML Widget is an especially powerful widget in that it functions almost as an Internal Website Builder. It allows the production of sections of text which can include pictures and videos and other graphics. It has a Text Editor built in which allows for modifications of the Text, and for inserting Internet Links into the Text, or within images in the document.
The headings and titles of most widgets can be removed or changed by using the Advance Button when configuring the widget.
Widgets can also be easily dragged and dropped around Profile and Pinboard Pages in order to quickly and effectively change the visual presentation of the document as needed.
Other Grouping functions available on NMEX are Centers/Groups, Related Groups, Sub-Groups, Sub-Pages, Related and Featured Content, Pages, Blogs, Groups, and Special Grouping Widgets.
Center/Group Brainstorms & Discussions
Two Important and powerful features of NMEX Centers/Groups are the Group Brainstorm and Group Discussion modules. The Brainstorming and discussion sections of each Center/Group allows members to submit any business ideas, proposals, or elements of their business plans related to the focus of the Center, for analytical evaluation, brainstorming, and comments.
The ideas and proposals will be exposed to experts and interested parties who have experience and special interests in the substantive areas of focus of this Center, and will therein have the opportunity to be professionally vetted as to its potential for success in the targeted markets.
Members of the Center/Group will have the opportunity to respond by commenting and voting on the substantive quality of the ideas or proposals. Ideas which receive high marks will be archived for inclusion, review and reference on the NMEX Portal.
Ideas and Proposals submitted for the Brainstorming and Discussion processes are deemed to be in the Public Domain unless otherwise protected by the Submitter.
The Center/Group Owner or NMEX can set the rules for the Brainstorming process and decide the number of points members will have available to vote on Group Brainstorms. A member can only vote once on any Brainstorm. Once a member exhausts his/her point balance they will not be allowed to vote again until some of their point balance is restored by the Group Owner or NMEX declaring a Brainstorm they voted on as Completed or Declined.
Any member of a Group can submit an Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming and Discussions and can edit it if needed. Once an Idea or Proposal is submitted, the Group Owner or NMEX can leave it open as originally submitted, or change its Status by putting it Under Review, or Requesting that the Submitter Redefine it. After Review or Redefining the Group Owner or NMEX can Resubmit the Idea or Proposal for Brainstorming or Discussion.
Networking & Marketing Tools
NMEX allows Registered Entities to utilize powerful networking features to assist in marketing and promoting your product, service or idea. Features accessed from your personal Dashboard such as Suggested Friends/Affiliates, Friend/Affiliate Collections, and the Importing of contact information from your email lists and databases, are some of the powerful networking tools available for free on the NMEX Portal.
The Press Release Tool & NMEX Global News Feed
An important element of marketing your products, services, and ideas is your ability to get genuine and effective News coverage. NMEX Global News Feed (NGNF) is designed to provide important News feeds about Newsworthy activities of NMEX, its Affiliates, Registered Entities, and Subscribers. In order to get your Newsworthy activities selected, covered and distributed by NGNF you will have to use the Press Release Tool in the NMEX Platform to post a press release about the item(s). NGNF regularly reviews these press releases to decide what to distribute globally to its affiliated News Outlets. This is a powerful tool provided by NMEX to assist businesses in getting exposure within the global marketplace.
NMEX UserPoints (Nupits)
An extremely powerful feature of NMEX is the opportunity for Registered Entities to utilize NMEX UserPoints (Nupits) to buy, sell, barter, trade, discount, and negotiate various types of transactions on NMEX. Based on a special algorithm, Registered NMEX Users freely accumulate Nupits automatically when they use the various functions in the NMEX Portal for any productive activity.
Registered Entities who purchase products through NMEX can also use the special UserPoint Application tool to apply for additional User Points which may be available for the particular purchase.
Users may also apply for approval of additional User Points based on their activity which has not automatically been awarded points by applying at: http:/
/ nationalmex.com/ userpoints_balance/ userpoints_balance. Two important NMEX facilities which can automatically utilize the Nupit System are the NMEX Voucher System and the Nupit Gift Registry. Both the Voucher and Gifting system can use the Nupit system to provide NMEX Registered Entities with significant benefits purchased with freely accumulated NMEX Userpoints. Registered Users can essentially purchase various types of Vouchers and Gifts, in addition to using Nupits to negotiate other types of transactions like special Marketing, and other NMEX Business Client Services.
Gifts are provided by the National Market Exchange Corp for the benefit of NMEX Portal Users who have acquired NMEX Userpoints. Currently available Gifts can be viewed by visiting any User's Profile, or the Nupit Gift Registry on the More Menu, and clicking on the Send Gift button and then Choose a Gift.
The various types of Vouchers can be programmed and provided by any registered NMEX User to sell and promote their products and services through the NMEX platform and marketing processes.
General Site Wide Functions
In addition to the functions tied to the Personal and Group platforms, there are site wide functions such as The Wire, Chat Room, the Market Place and more.
Members can interact with each other site wide and within the groups in several ways, making the community a fully interactive and collaborative hub perfect for online commerce, marketing and educational purposes.
Important Note about using Photos and Videos on NMEX
PHOTOS: Photos and Photo Albums are powerful marketing tools on NMEX, they can be used to essentially provide a Photo or Image based marketplace. The Photo Album feature can be used to group photos into different market niches, and then each photo or image and the accompanying description and copy, can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Photos and Images can be inserted into NMEX documents in several ways. They can simply be right click copied from their original location on the Internet and pasted into a NMEX document. They can also be inserted into a Text space using the NMEX Text Editor.
There are also dedicated photo album and photo upload modules on NMEX which allow photos and images to be uploaded and saved in NMEX.
VIDEOS: As a marketing tool pictures are worth a thousand words, and videos are worth a thousand pictures. Like with Photos and Photo Albums the Video Section of NMEX can be utilized like a Video based marketplace where each Video and the accompanying description and copy can be linked to product marketing and sales.
Videos are an extremely and increasingly important aspect of Internet marketing, NMEX allows several ways of including videos in your postings. You may utilize the Video menu and Group Video sections to download videos from sources such as Youtube and Vimeo and include detailed descriptions and listings of such videos. Also another very useful feature of NMEX is that wherever you include the URL address of a Youtube or Vimeo video in the text of a document created on NMEX, the video will automatically appear once the document is saved. This is a powerful, easy and quick way to incorporate videos in your posts on NMEX.
Important Note about using Vouchers on NMEX
There are many ways to utilize the NMEX Voucher module. Generally four major ways Vouchers are used is as Discount Vouchers for purchasing products and services, Auction Vouchers for purchasing items on NMEX Auctions, Ticket Vouchers for purchasing tickets to Events, and Funding Vouchers for contributing to NMEX Crowd Funds. There are also other innovative ways the NMEX Voucher system may be used based on the User's particular needs and application. It is important to Identify the type and use of Vouchers when creating and naming them.
Basic Functions
Registered Entities utilizing NMEX to develop and operate their businesses can utilize the various general sections of the Personal or Group/Center platforms to operate various aspects of the business.
PAGES (Personal or Group)
The Pages section is generally used to hold written and other content and can be used as a web page or website.
BLOG(S) (Personal or Groups)
Registrants, Group Owners or Operators can establish a Blog to continually update their clientele and audience.
FILE(S) (Personal or Groups)
The File section is used to upload files needed for business operations.
BOOKMARK(S) (Personal or Groups)
Bookmarks are used to bookmark various websites and material on the Internet that will be used for educational content or other reference.
PHOTO ALBUMS, VIDEOS, AND AUDIO (Personal or Groups)
Photo Albums, Videos, and Audio content are used to facilitate the promotions and marketing of the business as needed.
EVENT PLANNER & CALENDER (Personal or Groups)
The Event Calendar & Planner is used to schedule online sessions, times of instruction modules, testing, conferences and other business and promotional related events as needed.
MESSAGE BOARD (Personal or Groups)
The Message Board is used to provide discussion between clients etc.POLLS (Personal or Groups)
The Polling function can be used to poll the clientele.
HUB & SITE WIDE FUNCTIONS
The Site wide functions such as The Wire, Market Place, and Chat Rooms provide further interactivity and collaboration within the business Hub and marketplace.
Making Your Website SEO Friendly
A most important feature of your NMEX Profile and Presence is your ability to Search Engine Optimize (SEO) your content within your site. This is what makes a NMEX based site significantly different from most other sites and particularly the Social Media sites you may have on the Internet. SEO is the most important factor in successful Internet Marketing because it is a passive way of bringing traffic to your site and content. the structure and design of the NMEX platform and your NMEX site allows for sophisticated SEO techniques and strategies to be employed, allowing you to independently market and successfully attract Internet traffic to your site and content. Remember to review the materials on SEO contained in the Internet Marketing Center and elsewhere on NMEX.
Also, since NMEX is a business development platform, an important element in "Monetizing" and marketing your NMEX site and presence is developing ways to utilize it in conjunction with the various NMEX special monetization programs such as the Content Affiliate Marketing (CAM), Product Affiliate Marketing (PAM), FotoOpps, Nupits, and other such monetization programs which NMEX may develop. Remember to review the support materials on these various programs to see more about monetizing and marketing your NMEX site and presence.
It is important to carefully Search Engine Optimize ((SEO) your website and its content. While the topic of SEO is very comprehensive and the topic is covered in great detail elsewhere on the NMEX Platform, there are some basic elements of SEO related particularly to NMEX websites that need to be implemented.
- It is important to provide a descriptive name, and a full description of your Site and its purpose on the Profile Page. A fully completed Profile page is essential for proper SEO of your NMEX Website.
- It is important to place the widgets on the Profile page which showcase the Blogs, Pages, PinBoards, and Photos associated with the site. These items are likely to contain the most important and relevant content contained in your website, and placing their display widgets on the Profile page keeps the important elements of the content easily accessible to the search engines.
- Each Blog, Page, or PinBoard should be carefully constructed to place important Keywords in the Title, and in the first paragraphs of the document. Careful attention to relevance, and the authority of the document should be focused on.
- NMEX has significant Categorization and Tagging features and capabilities which are important for searching and SEO purposes. Each document should have its content properly categorized and tagged utilizing these NMEX functions whenever possible. These features are easily applied prior to publishing the documents, and should be revisited regularly to update them as needed.
- Your URL at NMEX is a combination of nationalmex.com and your 'username' at NMEX, e.g. nationalmex.com/'username'. Consider getting a dedicated descriptive domain name that you can direct to your NMEX Site. Without a dedicated Domain Name such as www.nationalmarketreport.com, your NMEX Site's generic URL may be www.nationalmex.com/report, where 'report' is the Username at NMEX. The Domain Name nationalmarketreport.com can be easily directed by your Domain Name Registrar to 'nationalmex.com/report'. You can in fact have Dedicated Descriptive Domain Names for any page, blog, or pinboard on your site. This will allow the search engines to find them easier, and rank them higher, and it may be easier for you to direct people to your website or particular sections of it. Note that the Registrar of your dedicated domain name can configure your Site to show up in a Framed configuration so that the URL box shows the Dedicated Descriptive Domain instead of the actual nationalmex.com/username format. If you choose to pull up and display your Site in the Framed configuration by typing in the Dedicated Domain Name, you will not be able to log in to NMEX if you need to make changes, access Site controls, or edit your Site. In such a case you simply need to place the nationalmex.com/username into the URL box to pull up the Site, and then login to access your controls and account on NMEX.
- The use of pictures and videos with full descriptions strategically placed in your documents are important for SEO purposes. utilizing the many ways to place photos, images and videos in your NMEX documents should be a priority in your publishing on NMEX.
- Because you can have several profiles and websites on NMEX representing your person, your various businesses, organizations, church, or school, each of these Sites can provide links back to each other. This will invoke the well known SEO backlinks practice of improving SEO by having relevant links between the various sites.
Tracking Visitors to Your Site and Content
You should track the logistics of the traffic and visitors to your Site and content. We have researched many of the Tracking options available for NMEX websites and we recommend using the Web-Stat Tracking System. It is easy to install and provides excellent reporting. Web-Stat has a free option which should be good enough for most websites, however if you want additional features they have a premium paid version which is affordable.
Click here to visit Web-Stat to get your Tracking Codes
You must paste the Code in each of the pages and documents on your Site which you want to be tracked and reported using the following process.
NMEX Text Editor
We recommend using the Web-Stat Simplified Code Version which is a pure HTML Code and does not include Java Script. The Simplified Code can be easily pasted directly into the Text space of NMEX Blogs and Pages. The Text Editor on NMEX can simply be removed temporarily by clicking on the Remove Editor sign on the top right of the Editor. The Code is then posted at the bottom of the Text, the Editor reinstalled, and the document then saved.
The Code is likewise pasted into the Free HTML Widget for Profile pages, PinBoards, and Group Profile Pages, and the Widget then saved. Widget placement of the Code may required saving the Widget twice before it is fully installed. When the Code is fully installed a small number or image appears at the spot in the Text where the Code was placed. There is also a Customizable HTML Widget available for Profile Pages which may also be used instead of the Free HTML Widget.
In addition, you can test whether the Code was properly installed by using the Test facility on the Web-Stat website.
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