BizConnect™ Set-Up Instructions (FAQ)

BizConnect is our upgraded full-feature LBVibe Directory Listing service connecting your business or organization to our readers and increasing the potential for your existing online channels (websites and Social Media) to rank higher organically with search engines such as Google and Yahoo.

We invite everyone to Sign Up for a FREE basic listing as a convenience to the community.  Once you sign up as a member, you can upgrade to the BizConnect plan to gain access to all of it's features.

 


As easy as...

Step 1 - Sign Up (free) so you can access our system dashboard. (We don't sell or spam email.)

Step 2 - Log In to your dashboard.

Step 3 - Set up free listing or upgrade to BizConnect right from your new dashboard.


 

TIP:  Scroll through the following to see which one fits YOU.  For example, do you want to "Sign up and start a free listing?" or "Claim a listing that already exists for your business, but you haven't signed up yet to access your dashboard..."  we cover most situations to help you below, if you have further questions let us know! 

Some people find it easiest to print/save this page as a PDF, or open it in a new window so you can follow it without jumping back and forth.

 

Step-byStep access to our powerful, yet simple, platform

To START using features on www.LagunaBeachVibe.com you'll need to Sign up.

It may seem like a couple steps... but "Sign Up" logs you into our system so you can do a variety of things such as:

  1. Have your own personal profile. (so you can Securely Log In to control your listing)
  2. Create a NEW listing for your business or organization
  3. Claim an existing listing
  4. Comment and rate businesses in directory listings
  5. Publish articles (we can help you with this)
  6. Promote events
  7. Place advertising promotions.

It's FREE.  No obligation, it simply enables you to do more than basic site visitors.

Any of our publishing products or services that cost money... you will go through a secure order process just like you do with any online order you've ever placed.  No surprises!

 


 

HOW TO SIGN UP for FREE

  1. Go to www.LagunaBeachVibe.com
  2. Click "Login" on the top right navigation bar (an overlay screen appears to "Sign In" - you want to click "Register" in gray text, at the top of the white area.)
  3. To Register, fill out your Name, Email, and Password you would like. (write it down for future use)
  4. Select "Newsletter" if you would like to receive our periodic newsletters. (you can always unsubscribe later)
  5. Click Sign Up black button at the bottom of the form.
  6. Check your email for an Activation Link from us.
  7. Click the Activation Link in the email, this activates your "Personal Profile" as a User, and you will be taken to your NEW Active Personal Profile on our website (Your FREE Account Dashboard).

 


 

DASHBOARD (Your Profile Control Panel)

  1. LOG IN (if not already)  > go to www.LagunaBeachVibe.com , click LOG IN (top right), use the email and password you signed up with.
  2. Once in the Dashboard you'll see 2 sections "About Me" and "Recent Activity"
  3. Click "Edit my profile" in the About Me section
  4. You can leave it plain OR upload a profile picture, change your display name, add About Me info. (You will see your photo and updates AFTER you click SAVE CHANGES.
  5. Above your profile info you'll see 2 tabs "Public Profile" and "Account Settings", click Account Settings.
  6. Account Settings is where you can change your Email, Password, Contact Info, decide if you want your contact info published, and sign up for our newsletter.
  7. BE SURE TO CLICK "SAVE CHANGES" button any time you make changes.
  8. "Increase Visibility" button - links to the online form to establish a free basic business profile (Inland) or BizConnect full-featured directory package.
  9. If you Signed Up while "claiming a listing", your claimed listing will be in your dashboard as "pending".  We will review and activate within 24-48 hours, you will receive a confirmation email.

 


 

OTHER FEATURES in your DASHBOARD (LOG IN Control Panel)

From your Dashboard (the page you see when you "Log In") you can:

  1. Change/update your listing* information OR upgrade a Free listing to BizConnect full-featured profile.
  2. Add a variety of paid promotions to increase your reach; such as web banners, publish your own article, promote an event.

 


 

*IMPORTANT!!! 

EVERY TIME YOU CHANGE/UPDATE YOUR LISTING - IT HAS TO BE APPROVED BY OUR TEAM - IT BECOMES "PENDING" AND NOT PUBLISHED.  We are automatically notified of the requested update, approve it as quickly as possible, then you receive an email confirming you are "Active" again.  You may need to Refresh/Reload your web browser to see updates once they are active (published).

THIS "PENDING" and "ACTIVE" STATUS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO HELP PROTECT ALL OF THE USERS AND SITE VISITORS FROM INAPPROPRIATE USE or UNAUTHORIZED MATERIAL.  Be sure to plan your updates to allow for approval period, thank you!

 


 

LISTINGS

Note - If a FREE basic listing already exists for your business SKIP to "CLAIM AN EXISTING LISTING" section below


ADD A NEW FREE LISTING or BIZCONNECT LISTING

  1. From your FREE Account Dashboard, Click Add Listing (lower left box of options "Add a new content")
  2. You have 2 choices; FREE (called "Inland") or PAID (called "BizConnect")
  3. Click "Choose Plan" button on the one you would like.
  4. Click "Continue" (black button at the bottom)
  5. Fill out the information for your business.
  6. Click SAVE (black button at the bottom)
  7. You will see your Dashboard now contains your requested listing in "Pending" status (left side of screen)
  8. Our team reviews these and activates them typically within 24-48 hours.
  9. You will receive an email confirmation that we received your listing request. PLEASE DISREGARD THE PART OF THE EMAIL STATING "NEED TO PAY", we are currently having that removed from the email - sorry for any confusion!
  10. BizConnect is a paid service, you can pay from your dashboard, click BILLING (top right), you will also receive an email from us.
  11. Since you are a verified user that has Signed Up with us and submitted your listing, we "disable the claim feature" so nobody else can try to claim your listing in the future, it's yours!
  12. Once our team has reviewed and activated your new listing, you will receive a confirmation email that your listing is live.

 


 

CLAIM A LISTING - User already Signed Up for LOG IN access to LagunaBeachVibe.

  1. See if your business already has a free basic listing, go to www.LagunaBeachVibe.com and use the Search tool to find your business name.
  2. If listing does NOT exist:  Make sure you are LOGGED IN to your Dashboard, and then follow the instructions in the section above called ADD A NEW LISTING.
  3. If listing DOES exist: please click "Is this your business?"
  4. The system needs to know who you are.
  5. If you ARE already Signed Up (Email & Password) - scroll down to "Already a member" click Log In Here, type your Email & Password, click LOG IN.
  6. The Listing will appear in your dashboard (left side) with "Pending" status, we'll review within 24-48 hours to activate and you will receive a confirmation email. You may need to Refresh/Reload your web browser to see updates once they are active (published).  After it becomes active you may update the listing.*see IMPORTANT notice above about "Pending/Active" delay.
  7. If you are NOT already Signed Up - Go to the next section called "CLAIM A LISTING - User NOT Already Signed Up (below)

 


 

CLAIM A LISTING - User NOT already Signed Up with LOG IN access to LagunaBeachVibe.

  1. See if your business already has a free basic listing, go to www.LagunaBeachVibe.com and use the Search tool to find your business name.
  2. If listing does NOT exist:  New users follow instructions to SIGN UP FOR FREE (see above) and then ADD A NEW LISTING (see above)
  3. If listing DOES exist: please click "Is this your business?"
  4. The system needs to know who you are.
  5. Fill out your Name, Email, and Password you would like. (write it down for future use)
  6. Select "Newsletter" if you would like to receive our periodic newsletters. (you can always unsubscribe later)
  7. Click Sign Up black button at the bottom of the form.
  8. Check your email for an Activation Link from us.
  9. Click the Activation Link in the email, this activates your "Personal Profile" as a User, and you will be taken to your NEW Active Personal Profile on our website (Your FREE Account Dashboard).
  10. Then follow the instructions above for DASHBOARD (Your Profile Control Panel) to continue.

 


For help with setting up your BizConnect Profile

CONTACT US -  Click here to go to our secure form

Please put BizConnect in the Subject line, and use the Message area for your question. Thank you!

- Laguna Beach Vibe BizConnect Team


 

 

 

 

 

 

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