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Do you have an emergency action plan in the event of notification/ email fails?

Something like this for example.

1. Test and Check

2. Check dashboard notification

3. Check Ning Status Blog/ Check Ning Creators (one thread is better for everyone)

4. Submit Support Ticket to Ning (early)

5. Post announcement on network

6. Note tim

Tip: Advert Wrap for your Network. One For Your Site Sponsors!

Hello NCs,

This tip is inspired by Manuel France's request for a clickable background and has been tested in the Design Studio using the Newspress theme.

Tested in Firefox 18.0.2, Chrome Version 24.0.1312.57 m and IE9.

Have you ever wanted to util

Videos TIP: Build Your Video Library with Video Alerts

If you want to build a thick video library on your Ning network, try out this tool Ive been using for over a year called Video Alerts.

Go to Video-Alerts.com and sign up, add keywords related to your network and when new videos hit the Youtube ind

Take Out The Trash- Your CSS is Garbage

If you add and subtract CSS styles from your network frequently, you might wanna frequent this site/tool.  Enter the CSS Trashman

The CSS Ratiocinator Trashman automatically refactors your CSS and generates a new stylesheet for your site. It works

Any suggestions to speed up my network?

Hello Creators. Cruising around Google Analytics, and don't like what I've found.

Do you have any suggestions on how to make my network faster?

I'm not removing any features. I've seen Ning sites packed with stuff load in a few seconds.

I know it'

Your Network Is Not ALWAYS Exciting

I hope to only make a simple point here.  I belong to and in many cases admin many Ning networks.  This means I get broadcast messages from MANY ning networks.  Some ning networks I get MANY MANY-far too many- broadcast messages, all with titles like

Tip: How to make horizontal subtabs instead of vertical ?

This question was asked a few weeks back with no satisfactory answer so I'm going to show you  how to make horizontal subtabs.

Simply copy and paste the following code into Advanced css box. 

/*SUBTABS Tweaks*/
div.xg_subtab ul, div.xg_subtab li

one thing most forum sites do wrong that you can do right

when you visit most forums  you will see stickie threads and 1 saying please read before posting wich says something to the effect of:

please search the forums first before posting to make sure your question hasnt been asked before"

then in many as y

Have a Tip to Share

Well its more so...information.  Although I am a bit incognito on the site, I would not have been able to develop my biggest accomplishment without the help of the ning community. I know how hard it is trying to be a social entrepreneur or small busi

Tip - Hire a Creator...it worked for me

/*SP Changes*/

Slider by Sweet Potato

For most of us here there will come a time when no matter how hard you try you just won't be able to get it right.

The use of a slider to highlight key features of your website and important member content is one

Stratus is Perhaps an Alternative Option for a Music Player

I read all sorts of complaints about the Music player on Ning networks, so I ran across something which may be interesting to you if you have been looking for an alternative way to display and play music on your network.

NOTE:  This may require you

Google Analytics Shows You What Bad Web Practices Look Like in Real Life

Google has posted three videos that show "bad web practices" as if in 'real life' situations. Quite funny and thought provoking. Check them out.

Tip: You Might Be Interested In ...

Hi all

Here is a simple tip to insert a "You Might Be Interested In ... " (call it whatever you like really) section at the bottom of all blog posts, sort of like we have Related Videos on the video module.

Here's how it looks:

What does it do? I

ning creators is more than just site design but community creation and involvement

when you create a ning based community are you simply creating a website  or getting involved as a community leader?

.Have started this discussion today because I was thinking about some of the other things that I've done recently in my community tha

Setting Premium Pricing

This article, "What I Learned From Increasing My Prices", discusses determining the VALUE of different membership packages and monetizing toward that. I realized the VALUE of my Ning subscription by looking at it from the buyer's perspective!

I foun

Accessorizing Ning Networks with Twitter Bootstrap

So i've been playing around with the Twitter Bootstrap framework, building new responsive pages for home, about network and otherwise.  I just wanted to open a discussion regarding the possibilities of using Bootstrap in hope of discovering (or creat

Add Floating Home Button - Easy Access to Home Page When Menu Navigation Not Visible

Floating Home Button: This is a simple little tip. =) In the past I had a home button installed in a bottom menu bar (JenBar) that was always visible, even when the Menu Navigation wasn't. The bar wasn't good for the new JenSocial Design, so I lost t

How to make your design look more professional by adding noise to the background

You must have seen professional look noise background design in youtube etc. Believe me or not it makes a difference. You can try this in any page background, as I have used it for body background and video gallery background. 

Simply paste th

Solution: If paypal embed code does't work in your blog.

Hi folks,

I think many NCs were desperately looking for a solution to embed paypal widget in their blogs lately. 

So here is the solution:

Use this code in Custom code area.

Create catchy profile information for your members

When someone view someone els profile, the first thing they wanna see is that person information.

so we going to add arrow and star on the list,

then make the profile image stand little bit. 

Here is a screenshot: 

You can use your own star or