I’ve just registered, what do I do now?

Firstly, welcome to Afroterminal!!!

A good place to start is setting up your profile:

1) Click on the ‘People’ tab, and select the ‘Profile’ link (top left).

2) Here, select ‘Edit Profile’ to add/ change general, social, professional and contact details (Tip: Use your full name, so that your friends can easily find you on the site. You can edit your name, using ‘Edit Profile’).

3) Use the ‘Search Profile’ link to search for old and new contacts - view their profiles and/ or add them as friends.

4) Don’t forget to invite friends in this area as well – you can import friends email addresses from your address book in Yahoo!, Hotmail, Gmail, etc. Don’t worry, this is safe! We don’t store these email addresses, or any of your passwords.

5) Also, you can upload your profile photo, using the ‘Upload Photo’ function.
 
6) Your personal profile page (accessible through ‘View My Profile’) is the page that details your info and your interests (allowing other members to get to know you better) and where they (members) can comment on your wall, see what you’ve been up to, etc. You may restrict who can view this page by editing your privacy settings: click on ‘Profile’ and then ‘Settings’.
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What do I do if I can’t create an account, or have forgotten my password?

If you encounter any problems when creating an account, please send an email to help@afroterminal, detailing your experience. If you have any problems logging in, after you have created an account, please ensure that you have typed in the correct email address and password.

If you forget your password, just click on ‘forgot password?’ or ‘send password’ in the login area. To change your password, click on the ‘People’ tab, then ‘Profile’, and then ‘Settings’.
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How do I upload videos, music and photos?

Easy! Go to the ‘People’ tab, then select video, music or photos – upload your media files AND browse through other cool uploads. Please be sure that you have the right to distribute the content before you upload materials/ share with other users.
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So, how do I connect with other people?

Ah, this is one of the best things about Afroterminal! There are many ways to do this:

1) Add friends/ Invite friends: please see above on how to do this.

2) Join a group. To do this, go to the ‘People’ tab and click on ‘Groups’. Select a category of your choice, browse and join.  You may, however, need the group creator to approve your request to join a group. Don’t forget, you can also create your own groups and determine how others can participate.

3) Events. Tell others and be informed about upcoming personal and public events (occasions, seminars, holiday trips, etc) here.

4) Chat room. Meet other users/ friends and catch up, real time, here. Visit the ‘Lounge’ and other chat rooms via the ‘People’ tab (click on ‘chat’, login and you’re in!). You may also enter this room via the ‘Live Chat Room’ link at the top right of all pages. It’s up to you, you may want to create a private chat room and invite select friends.

Please note, any inappropriate behaviour will result in the ejection of that user from the chat room and from Afroterminal. If you have a complaint about a user’s behaviour in the chat rooms, please feedback using the ‘Contact Us’ form (you can find the ‘Contact Us’ link at the bottom of all the pages).

5) Messaging. You can send and receive mails to and from individuals or groups. To do this, go to the ‘People’ tab, and click on ‘Messaging’.

6) Business Associate Network (BAN). If you are business-minded, then you may want to be a part of the Business Associate Network. Business ideas and tips will be shared by the ‘editor’ and other business professionals. It’s also a platform to showcase your business. Features of the Business Associate Network will include offline business networking events.
 
7) Forum. Join a forum via the ‘People’ tab (click on ‘Forum’). Wide ranging discussions, across several categories (sports, politics, finances, lifestyle, etc), can be found here. Start a new topic and add your voice to several other on-going debates.
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Great, what else can I do on Afroterminal?

Articles
Afroterminal is a great source of articles that can inform, entertain and educate members. Written by Africans across the globe, the articles cover topics around lifestyle, personal finance, business, law and immigration, taxation, etc. This is a free resource for you – make use of it! Read articles via the ‘Articles’ tab.

Blog
Write your blog to be read by several readers! You can also browse, read through and comment on the blogs of others.

Marketsquare
Find African music, movies, magazines and several other stuff to buy. It’s a platform to sell your own products as well.
 
IM
Send and receive instant messages from your friends. No need to wait, get a response immediately (if your friends are also online and available)!

Promotions
Get to know what’s new on Afroterminal. Don’t be left out!

African News
Keep yourself updated with the latest African news feeds: headline, business and entertainment news. The in-house editor will not be left out in the news commentaries- check out picks from the Editor’s Desk!

Classifieds
Advertise your stuff here, for FREE! Post a classified and you can have it instantly available to the rest of the Network. If you, however, need the classified to stand out, you can ‘feature’ it for a very low price!
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Are payments made on Afroterminal secure?

Absolutely! All card payments (credit and debit) on Afroterminal are processed by PayPal. This ensures that card details used for payments on Afroterminal are completely secure. Whenever you need to make a payment (e.g. for advertising, in the MarketSquare or to feature a Classified, etc), please follow the easy steps on Paypal.
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Do I need a PayPal account to make a payment to Afroterminal?

No – PayPal allows for direct payments, using debit and credits cards.
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How can I advertise on Afroterminal?

To advertise with us, please follow the ‘Advertise on this site’ link at the bottom of every page on Afroterminal.
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