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1. Can I add someone as my friend?

Yes. You can add someone as your friend on his/her profile page available in People. Click the Add as Friend link in the submenu.

2. I added someone as friend, why can't I see him in my friend list?

After you added someone as friend, you cannot see his/her name in your friend list until he/she accepts your friend request. You will see the friend request with the status as Pending in your mailbox. The status will display as Accepted after his/her approval. You will see him/her in the friend list then.

3. How do I sign up with my Facebook account?

You can sign up on yeepet.com with your facebook account. Here is what you need to do:

- Click on the Connect with Facebook button in the Sign In section on the home page or the Log In page. A window pops up, allowing you to enter your Facebook username and password.

- You log in on the popup with your Facebook account, then the page takes you to the registration page on yeepet.com. You fill in the required fields on the registration page. The email address field is automatically showing on this page which is retrieved from your Facebook account.

- You click the Sign Up button at the bottom of the page. The confirmation message is displayed afterwards and you are redirected to the home page and logged in automatically.

You can log out by clicking on the Log Out link at the top of the page. You may sign in again by clicking on the Connect with Facebook button next time.

4. How do I add a business into Yellow Pages?

Registered users can add a business as follows:

1. Log into Yeepet.com.

2. Select Local > Yellow Pages in the header. Or go to Yellow Pages here.

3. Click the yellow Add Business button.

4. Fill in the business information there and hit Add Business at the end.

The business is added into the yellow pages.

5. What are treats?

Giving treats is a fun feature we provide on yeepet.com. Treat your favorite pet from pet profile page and see how many treats the pet has received. The more treats the pet has, the more popular the pet. You can view the treats by clicking on the Treats icon on the pet profile page.

6. Editorial Guidelines for Yeepet.com

Editorial Guidelines for Yeepet.com

These guidelines are not meant to stifle your creativity nor give you a headache. They are to ensure quality content for our users and visitors and hone you as a writer. The guidelines apply to blogs, articles, and any other submitted editorial content. These guidelines are subject to change, and it is your responsibility to stay up to date on them.

1. MUST BE YOUR ORIGINAL WORK: That means no copy and pasting from the public domain, no plagiarism, no ghostwriting, no Private Label Rights (PLR) articles, no advertisements, and no press releases. We want to read what you have to say.

2. MUST BE PET-RELATED: Yeepet.com is a community of pet lovers. Unless otherwise stated, you can safely assume that any assignment or suggested topic is pet-related. For example, if the topic of "How to Survive the Holidays" were assigned to you, that means "How to Survive the Holidays With Your Pets" or "How to Survive the Holidays For Pets."

3. MUST USE CORRECT ENGLISH: This includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, sentence structure, and capitalization. Incorrect usage of the English language reflects poorly on Yeepet.com and your writing. Please proofread before submission. In particular, note these rules from The Chicago Manual of Style for capitalizing blog and article titles:

- Capitalize the first and last word.

- Nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and subordinate conjunctions (such as, "than," "because," "if" and "that") are capitalized.

- Lowercase all articles, prepositions, and coordinate conjunctions (such as, "and," "but" and "so") when they are not the first or last word.

- Lowercase the "to" in an infinitive.

For stylistic purposes, please also apply these rules when creating your blog and article titles:

- Excessive punctuation is unnecessary. Use periods rarely for emphasis (...), and no more than three. Use exclamation marks rarely. One exclamation mark (!) or question mark (?) is plenty. Do not use more than one of either or both at the same time.

- Your title is what pulls your readers deeper into your work. Make it count. Short and sweet is a great motto for this. For example, "10 Toys Under $10" is far better than "I Saw Some Great Toys While I Was out Today...".

4. MUST NOT CONTAIN OFFENSIVE CONTENT: Profane, racist, defamatory, libelous, violence-oriented, obscene, or insulting language will not be tolerated. Your submissions must not contain pornography, use or advocacy of weapons, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, tobacco products, or hard alcohol. This is by no means an exhaustive list. Yeepet.com reserves the right to reject and/or remove any editorial content at any time.

5. MUST BE ACCURATE: It is the writer's responsibility to ensure the content of their submission is accurate.

6. MUST HAVE PROPER ATTRIBUTION: If you quote any source other than yourself, you must give that source attribution. Also, do not post any pictures that are not within legal bounds for you to do so or that are not the sole property of the writer. The writer is ultimately responsible for ensuring the legality of any content or pictures in their respective works.

Blog Writing Guide

It's great to share your knowledge and opinion; it's even better to be heard when you're doing it. The following tips are provided to help our blogging team attract more readers to their posts. Happy blogging!

Would I read this?: This is a great question to ask yourself before posting a blog. Check out your headline first. Is it so intriguing that if you saw it, you would just have to click and find out more? Be honest and objective with yourself. Move onto the blog. Is it entertaining or informing enough to keep your reader engaged through the whole posting?

Short, sweet and concise: Some topics take longer than others, but it is generally better for you to keep it short and sweet. Why? Because many of us have short attention spans and want entertainment and information in bite-size form, not term paper format. We all hated those.

Get to the point quickly: Write down steps in the 1-2-3 format and briefly explain what they are. People need to understand what you are talking about quickly.

Great grammar: It's difficult to think highly of a writer's opinion who can't properly use the English language. We probably all need a brush up from time to time, so try to review every now and again. Here are some common grammatical errors that can make a good blog look bad:

It's and its:

- "It's" is a contraction for "it is" or "it has." If you say a sentence out loud and can replace "it's" with "it is" or "it has," you have it right.

- "Its" is a possessive pronoun, as in, "Yeepet.com is its name."

You're and your:

- "You're" is a contraction for "you are." For example, "You're going to buy some new fish?"

- "Your" is another possessive pronoun, as in, "That is your dog eating off the table."

There, their, and they're:

- "There" is used in a variety of ways such as, "There is my cat," or "Take that over there."

- "Their" is a plural possessive pronoun, as in "Their mother will arrive soon." It is only used when there is a belonging of something. It is their mother.

- "They're" is a contraction for "they are" or "they were." "They're going to Orlando today."

Break it up: One huge lump of text just screams, "Don't read me." It looks like too much work to tackle the whole thing. Break up your blog into easy-to-digest paragraphs, and it will look far more appealing to your reader.

Write what you know and love: If you do not know nor care anything about the topic you chose to write about, by all means find another one. No one wants to read from someone who has complete apathy about their subject.

Lots of linking: It's always good to include links to other sites (as long as it's permissible, of course).

Pictures: Same goes for pictures. Nothing is like a 500-word blog about the smallest dog in the world, and there is no picture of him. Make sure to review Yeepet.com's policies on picture posting.

7. How do I earn points?

You earn points by creating content on Yeepet. See the following for what posts allow you to earn points and the corresponding points you earn by making the posts:

- create a blog - 20 points

- comment on a blog - 10 points

- create a forum post - new post NOT reply - 20 points

- reply to a forum post - 10 points

- post a classified - 20 points

- post a businesses in YP - 20 points

- rate/review a business - 10 points

- post an event - 30 points

- create a pet profile - 20 points

- upload a user/pet profile primary picture - 10 points

- create a group - 30 points

- create an adoptable pet profile - 20 points

- list a shelter - 30 points

The more you post, the more points you earn!

8. What messages can I manage in Mailbox?

Mailbox is used to store all messages users have sent and received including private messages, friend requests, friend invitations and group mail. These types of messages are viewable in their corresponding subfolders. The subfolders are:

- Messages. This is where you manage all private messages you received and sent.

- Friend Requests. Whenever you click Add as Friend on another member’s profile page or someone clicks the link from your profile page, the friend request is stored on either the Sent, or the Received tab respectively.

- Invitations. This is where all your invitations (by clicking the Invite Friends button in the header section) you sent are stored.

- Group. You can view all group mails you sent or received here in this subfolder.

9. What happens after I've redeemed a gift?

You can redeem either real products or virtual gifts in the gift center as your reward for creating quality content on Yeepet.

After you've redeemed a real product, your redeem request has been entered into our system immediately for shipment. The products will be shipped out to users like you once a month. You will expect the delivery within a month or so.

More information about the virtual gifts will be updated later once it is completed.

10. How can I add someone as Moderator in my group?

As group founder, you can add a group member as moderator on the group profile page or group member’s profile pages.

- Click the More Members link in the Members section on the group profile page. Select one or more members and click Add as Moderator.

- Or, click the member you want to add in the Members section, and click Add as Moderator on the member’s profile page.