BiiG.COM's main goal is to feature the best of the Internet from the worldwide "mass" of sites working with *humans* and feature DISCOUNTS from our network.

That leaves a LOCAL VOID!

My solution to that was to use WORDPRESS to develop a local site that can feature --what else - a lot of local content. Everything from the local press releases to the ads and articles written by locals, in their own language and with English as the unifying language.

========LET me START... I'll keep coming back to this over a day or two until it's right to release... (I said that and it's now takes 2 weeks, but "eventually"... a word that my Wife has gotten used to!)

11 August 2006
LOCAL SITE WHITE PAPER

Welcome to your local site!

Please see login info in the email introducing the local site.

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GLOSSARY:

Maxsimo Membership: Suite of tools & Services. Also called Maxsimo.NET

.MAX: Global Programming initiative -- see http://www.dotmax.org

Maxsimo Card™ Membership: Discount card that enables online and local discounts. Actual plastic card.

BiiG.COM: Portal for services.

local.state.country.biig.com: Location of your local site. If there is no state, or your expertise is on a subject that is universal, then the URL will be different.

Maxsimo.NET: Network of sites that make up our suite of services, applications, etc. i.e. maxsimo.com, optinmax.com, etc.

Representative: Anyone who has created a maxsimo.net account to earn commissions and share in our success.

Maxsimo Member: Anyone who has created an account to promote their business.

Maxsimo Card™ Member: Anyone who has an account to save.

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Objective: To create a LOCAL PORTAL using the advantages of the WORDPRESS (http://www.wordpress.org) CMS program. Please note, although you have a "wordpress theme" that is currently installed, you can change it by contacting support *after* you find a theme that is more representative of your area. You DO NOT have access to the server running WORDPRESS. You do have access to the WORDPRESS management area.

Your objective is to:

1> List/signup/attract as many local merchants, businesses, industries, organizations, etc. to the local portal AND,

2> If you have authority, biig.com LOCAL DIRECTORY area.

The result is that you'll retail more memberships and build more Maxsimo Discount Card users. And given the size of your city (or area) you may be the only one who has this privilege -- giving you another reason to take this opportunity very seriously.

Maxsimo.NET Note: Our business model is based on a flat fee (fixed cost ads) for businesses. That means that for a small membership fee, businesses can get a suite of tools.

(You can access the suite of tools via https://www.biig.com/admin)

However, that leaves our Maxsimo Card Member products and services which also enable you to develop another profit stream once the membership base has grown to about 1 Million users worldwide. Keep this in mind --The card membership is free at this time, but as the members grow and more and more valuable products and services are added, we'll keep building profit streams for you.

Welcome to Maxsimo.NET and it's LOCAL SITE.

Success,
Maxsimo.NET Team.

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USING ENGLISH and YOUR LOCAL LANGUAGE

Will you Categorize the Local Site or Will you CATEGORISE the Local Site? Even in English there are very minor variations that you need to think about as you build your site.

How can you decide which to use? Categorize VS. Categorise?

Just think about visitors to your site. What will they search for to find the site? Are they North American or will they use British English?

It's the same with your own language. WORD PRESS will "translate" many pages for you, but how will it translate?

Keep in mind that you need to focus on how people will search and find your site as you go about the "layout" and writing on it.

Then there is YOUR LOCAL LANGUAGE:

That is completely your decision. You know what to do best.

What you can do is to separate your local site using English as the default and then having the local language as an option.

More details about the local languages will be available as these issues confront the network.

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CREATING a HEADER for YOUR SITE and FINDING the RIGHT THEME:

Creating a HEADER:

As you have seen the local site is not using any type of image at the top or any other page. You can create such an image, that fits the theme that you are using OR if you are lucky, there is already a theme that matches your local area.

For example, IF you local city is AMSTERDAM, the NETHERLANDS, there is a theme called "Amsterdam" with a nice picture with houses and a canal taken in Amsterdam.

However, if you are in Bethesda, Maryland, and there is NO SUCH theme called "Bethesda", then it is up to you to try to create first an "image" that can be used at the top of the site. Later, you can try to find a THEME to match that OR you can try to work on one.

FINDING THEMES:

There is a complete area for themes at WORDPRESS.ORG that you can consult. Just search for a "Local Theme" by replacing "local" with your city, state, area, etc.

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ON TO SPECIFIC SETUP DETAILS for your LOCAL SITE'S WORDPRESS INSTALLATION:

1> Then use the attached list of categories to update your site. IF you need directions on how to work with WORDPRESS, you'll find plenty at http://www.wordpress.org

2> When you are setup with categories, please enter your username and password in the PUBLISHER REGISTRY at the Member Area via https://www.biig.com/admin

3> Try to maintain a "look 'n feel" that is unique to your place/location/culture/heritage, etc.

4> As our network gets updated constantly, please keep an eye to enhancements to your setup.

5> Also note, that you can search maxsimo.org (http://www.maxsimo.org), where a lot of donations will be collected for groups in the local areas. Especially, school groups. Funds from the Maxsimo Card(TM) will go directly to such groups. You can also list these organization in the LOCAL PORTAL you're building.

6> NOTE: Remember, that much of the Maxsimo.NET services benefit the smaller/local businesses that are often left out of the expensive promotional efforts that national franchises can afford. Our model is FIXED COST ADS(TM).

7> When you are approaching local businesses, organizations, etc. about the card and benefits, also keep in mind that Maxsimo.NET is an excellent revenue source for Merchants. Always, try to see if the Merchant will "retail" or feature the card on their own web site OR in their store*. There is no reason why you cannot sign up a local Merchant as a Representative (referral).

*"Take One" displays with brochures (English) are in production.

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(C) 2006, Maxsimo.NET, by Maxsimo Card Services, Inc.
Last updated: 15 September 2006.

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