Wizard Instruction

• Step 1 - Create my spot
• Step 2 - Customize my spot
• Step 3 - Share my spot with my contacts
• Step 4 - Tell us about yourself

This first step will enable you to lay the foundations of your future spot. This first step will give your spot an identity:

• A name (Spot Name) that will be used for your spot title, you will find this name in the heading
• A trademark (Description) that could just be a simple short description or something that you might want to make into a real advertising slogan! You will find the trademark under the spot name in the heading.
• A category (Category), what is your spot about?
  

  Useful information about the name
  Your spot name will be used again in the internet address.
  
  Useful information about the category
  By naming the topics mentioned in your spot, you will enable search engines to find it easily.
  

• Tags: the tags associated to your spot are essential and have a double use
• They include the information that will enable your spot to be visible to all search engines
• They include the information that will enable us to regularly suggest stories related to your spot; so you will be able to easily "spot" these stories, thus bringing your spot to life.

Useful information about the tags
The tags should be written in lowercase letters and separated by a semicolon.

• A language: On one hand, defining your language enables us to send you the right suggestions in your language and on the other hand, your spot will be given top priority for people that speak the same language as you
• A sharing level (Visibility) :
• Public spot: Your spot is visible to everybody, from any search engine or from James-it
• Private spot: nobody can see your spot. If you want to share your spot with a defined circle of friends: then, during step 3, we will ask you to identify these subscribers

  Useful information about the sharing level
  By default, your spot is open to everybody

This second step will enable you to customize your spot by giving it a specific style. This step is important, because it will make your spot into a unique space, where people will enjoy spending their time.

• An image (Spot Image): this is the image that will be used in your spot heading, to the left of the spot name and description that you chose in step 1

Useful information about the spot image
The best shape is square. If your image has a different form, we will reproportion it using the characteristics you gave us in your style guide.
The best size is less than 2 Mb. If your file is any bigger we can't use it.
The best formats are: .gif, .jpg, .png


• A template: you customize your spot's style by giving it a main color, which you can easily change later

This step enables you to put together a group of readers that will be invited to the launch of your spot. They will also be contacted every time you "spot" a new story or you make a new comment.

• If your spot is public then everybody can see your spot, but only the spot list of readers will be invited and kept informed about any changes to your spot.
• If your spot is private: nobody can see your spot, except for those people on your spot list. They will be invited and kept informed of any changes to your spot.

Useful information about sharing
From the moment your spot is online and open to at least one person, you can designate contributors that you can authorize "to spot" stories on your spot. You do this on your spot, in the right-hand "followers" column, by clicking on "edit".

Jamespot is totally free. Before putting your first spot online, we will ask you to create an account.
You should give us your email address. Please remember that this will be the address for all our communication with you and we will use it to tell you about who is reading your spot and who is making comments on your spot. This email address is also your ID on Jamespot and you will be able to use it to access your account.
The "nickname" will identify you on your spot and will be visible to your readers.