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Edit or Delete Your Published Content

As an OutBüro subscribed member, you have the option and ability to submit content to be considered to be added to the OutBuro.com site under the Articles section. Check out the Get Published on OutBüro Knowledge Base article for more on getting started. Note here we are not talking about content submitted via the community, activity stream, group, etc. Here we are referring to articles, press releases, promotional announcements, news, community announcements, informational, or educational, stories, fiction or non-fiction story, poem, etc.

After posting, you may find you want to make some edits or delete it for whatever reason.

Accessing Your Publishing Dashboard

You must be logged into the site under the account that you submitted the content. See the Steps to Login Knowledge Base article.

Access your Publishing Account by navigating the main menu “articles”.

From either the top main menu if on a tablet or larger under the “articles” menu, chose “my publishing account

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If on a smartphone, select the main menu hamburger icon in the top right of your screen.

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Next, under the “articles” menu, chose “my publishing account

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Your publishing dashboard will appear similar to the one below. Select Posts.

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The next screen will appear listing all the content you have submitted so far.

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How to Edit Submitted Content

From your publishing dashboard Posts page, locate the previously submitted article.

Next click the pencil icon that is located to its right.

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From there it will open the same form you used to submit the article.

Make the edits you need/desire.

If needed, reference the Publish Articles on OutBüro documentation.

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Be sure to Update/Save or Save as Draft.

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How to Delete Submitted Content

From your publishing dashboard Posts page, locate the previously submitted article.

Next click the trashcan icon that is located to its right.

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After clicking the trash icon a confirmation popup will appear.

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If after taking these steps, you would like to have it restored, within a reasonable time frame we MAY be able to restore it if you contact us quickly. Use the Contact Us form to do so.

We however clear Trash often. We will NOT restore your deleted content from backups. It is your responsibility to keep a backup of the content you post.

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Joining and Creating Groups on OutBüro

On OutBüro you are able to be your full self and explore all aspects of both your professional interests and personal interests. We’ve recently implemented Group Categories to differentiate between groups at a high level. If you have an idea for another high-level category we’d be happy to consider it. To make a suggestion, just use the Contact Us form.

Group categories

  • Regional – City, Region of a city, County, State, Provance, State, Country
  • Professional – Legal, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, College, Students, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), Real Estate, Writing, Journalism, Brands/Businesses/Organizations, professional networking, etc.
  • Life-Style – Sports, Gardening, Cooking, Nightlife, Yoga, etc.
  • General – Mental Well Being, Coming Out, Law of Attraction, Caregiving, Brands/Businesses/Organizations, Philosophy, Family, History, Nutrition, CBD, Reading, POZ, QPOC, Pride Event Organizations, etc.
  • Gender Queer – All groups with a focus on genderqueer, gender-fluid, non-binary, personal connections, etc.
  • Men – all groups with a focus on topics and interests of self-identifying men, personal connections, etc.
  • Women – All groups with a focus on topics and interests of self-identifying women, personal connections, etc.
  • Transgender – All groups with a focus on topics and interests of self-identifying transgender persons, personal connections, etc.

Group Types

  • Open – group and content visible to all site members – anyone can join
  • Closed – group visible to all – must be accepted – content visible to only group members
  • Secret – group and content only visible to group members – must be invited

Group Requirements and Management

  • To access groups on OutBüro users must be a Yearly/Monthly member of OutBüro.
  • Group owners/administrators/moderators control the content of their groups. The OutBüro team does not provide oversight or admin support unless content is reported and/or if asked by the Group owners/administrators/moderators for assistance with a particular issue.

Income Potential

As a Yearly/Monthly OutBüro member, you have the option to join our Affiliate/Influencer program and earn residual income from those that you spur to join the site. The system is set to 3-levels earning 10% on Level 1, 5% on Level 2 and 2.5% on Level 3 as long as the memberships remain in active status. Check out the Affiliate/Influencer Income Estimator. This is for all OutBüro members, but additionally for those running a group on OutBüro.

Locate Groups of Interest

  1. From the top menu if on a desktop or tablet, under the Community menu item, choose a Group Category or All. On a smartphone it is under the hamburger menu icon.
  2. Scroll or use the Search feature to find Open and Closed groups.
  3. Learn More – For a brief introduction to the group scope and intent, click the Learn More link.
  4. Join – Click the Join Group button at the top yet the bottom-left area of the Group Cover/Header area.
    1. Open Groups – As soon as your request to join you’ll be admitted and be a group member.
    2. Closed Groups – After requesting to join, the group owner/admin/moderator will either approve or reject your group membership request.
    3. Secret Groups -As mentioned you will not know of Secret groups unless you are invited to join them. If invited, make your choice if you would like to accept the invitation.

Create a Group

  • If you don’t locate a group currently active on the site that suits your interests, consider creating a group. We love to have you participate and grow the community.
  • Create: From the main group page, near the top on the right side click the Creat Group button.
  • Name: Enter a Name for the group.
  • Description: Provide a group Description.
  • Type – Choose the type of group it will be. The options are open, closed, and secret.
    • Open – This type of group allows anyone to join and participate and is displayed in the list of groups and may be found via the group search. Being Open means too that the contents of the group is visible to any site member, even non-members, and internet search engines. A non-group member may not interact in the group such as posting or commenting, they may only view it. To comment or post, they would need to join the group.
    • Closed – The contents of the group is not visible to non-group members and is also not indexed by search engines. A closed group is displayed in the list of groups and may be found via the group search. In this type of group, persons must request to join or be invited to join. Once a group member they may participate.
    • Secret – The content of the group is not visible to non-group members and is also not indexed by search engines. A secret group is NOT displayed in the list of groups and may NOT be found via the group search. In this type of group, persons must be invited to join. Once a group member they may participate.
  • Submit – To complete this step click the Create Group button in the bottom right of the dialog box.
  • Group Logo – Like a profile headshot, the group logo is used on the site as you see on this listing of groups. We love branding so if you create a group and are not sure what to use or how to create a logo, we’d be happy to help. Please submit a Support Ticket and request help. A square image is best and we recommend 400×400 pixels in JPG or PNG format. Remember to respect copyrights.
  • Group Cover/Header – Just as on your profile page, a group page may and should have a group header image. Ideally, the image would have a relation to the group. If you are stumbling to find a related image, a great Pride image with rainbow flags waving is always great. Remember to respect copyrights. Group cover/header images are recommended to be a 3:1 ratio such as 1200×400 in JPG or PNG format.

Invite Others

  1. Now that you are in a group and/or created a group, let’s get others involved.
  2. From the group page, use the Invite button in the bottom-right area of the group header/Cover.
  3. Search for site members and select Invite.

Group/Site Notifications

You control all site notifications including those from the groups you belong to.

To do so, in the bottom right of the group header/cover, click the bell/notifications button and make your choices.

To view/modify all site notifications navigate to your profile, click your About tab, then the Notifications sub-tab, and make your choices.

My Groups

To easily located all the groups you belong to you’ll find them via 3 easy methods. You must be logged in with a Yearly/Monthly membership.

Desktop and tablet – From your Profile Actions menu located in the left sidebar and/or top menu from your Profile image dropdown menu choose Groups. Also from your profile page, select the Groups tab.

Smart Phone – When logged in, click your profile image at the top of the page. then click the drop-down menu arrow next to your profile image, then select Groups. If you navigate to your profile page, select the Groups tab.

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How to Publish Articles on OutBüro

Our publishing platform allows active Yearly/Monthly members. See our Get Published article for an introduction.

First, on your profile be sure you have uploaded a headshot and filled in the Short Bio field. Together, these will be displayed on every article you publish as your author block at the bottom of your articles.

Also, be sure under preferences your profile is set to use your Real Name or the pen name of your choice. This will be how your profile is displayed throughout the site. If needed you are welcome to have more than one membership account.

Lastly, in order to publish on OutBüro, your account must be set to “Author”. You may submit your first article without yet being an approved Author or you may use the Contact Us form to request your account to be changed to an “Author” prior to submitting. In either case, we’ll review and change your account if approved.

Make Money with OutBüro

Consider being an Affiliate/Influencer. Your other accounts (if you have more than one) can be your Level 1 affiliate. Check out the Affiliate/Influencer Income Estimator. We are close to bringing an Author Payment feature to the site so that based on performance and/or other factors authors, journalists, content creators, and content marketers can earn in two ways. Check out the Affiliate/Influencer Income Estimator.

We have added a new feature to reward Authors. See Authors/Content Creators Earn on OutBüro.

Requirements

  • Follow Articles: Publishing Platform Guidelines
  • Note that will be moderated: reviewed for potential approval. It will not be publicly visible on the site blog until it has been approved.
  • Via the Publishing Account Dashboard, you’ll be able to edit the article and/or delete it.
  • It may be slightly edited to improve the layout, SEO (search engine optimization), and other factors.
  • As with all content on the site, even after publication, has the potential to be administratively moderated, and all content may be reported by community members is believed to not be in compliance with the community standards and policies.

Adding an Article to OutBüro

  1. While logged into your OutBüro Yearly/Monthly Member account, under the News, Articles, and Resources (blog) tab, choose Submit Article.
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Title: Enter an article title that is catchy, includes pertinent SEO key words and under 50 characters is ideal.

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Article Body: We recommend composing your article in a word processor tool like Microsoft Office or LibreOffice along with using a tool such as Gramerly.com. Have any links already formatted within the article body? When your article is ready, copy and paste it into the Article Body section. We recommend adding an image or two to the article. You may also link to videos from popular video content sites such as YouTube and Vimeo.

Click the keyboard image in the format bar to extend for more options.

Click the little icon in the lower right and drag to make the area larger or smaller as you like.

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Category: Choose at least one category from the drop-down menu that best matches the genre of your article. You may choose more than one category, yet do so judiciously and purposefully. Selecting all categories will not help exposure and actually diminish search engine optimization results. If you believe additional categories should be added, we are happy to consider adding more. Go ahead and choose one that is present and then submit a Support ticket requesting an additional category to be considered.

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Tags: Add a 1-4 tags that summarize the body of content separated by commas. Example: Gay Film Director, Gay Screenwriter, Lesbian Producer, Transgender Actor, Queer Film Cast, LGBTQ Movie, Gay Short Film, etc.

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Article Excerpt: Add a short summary of the article, try to keep it under 150 characters.

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Featured Images: Upload an image to be the article feature image. Featured Images should be at least 1200 pixels wide and 800 pixels high and no larger than 3 megs. It should be either .JPG or .PNG file format. This is YOUR marketing billboard. Make it “POP”.

Click the Featured Image button.

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Use the standard file manager on your devices as you normally do.

Notes to Site Admin: Optionally provide any notes to the site admin/content reviewer you desire about this specific posting. This is not a replacement for the Support ticket if experiencing technical issues. This WILL NOT be included in the article posting.

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Submit: To save/submit your article for administrative review and approval click the Submit button. Else, click the Save Draft to return to your work at a future date.

Edit or Delete Articles

See Edit or Delete Articles documentation.

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Control Your Experience

We are striving to build an online global LGBTQ+ community with robust features welcoming you to be your whole self. You control what, who, how, when, etc. on OutBüro.

Why not?

But before that here are some recently adopted site member subscription models to really partner with the full community for anyone wanting to thrive together. We now offer everyone or entity (business, charity, non-profit, NGO, PAC, political campaign if doable, organization, etc.) the ability to earn a side income in a few ways.

We think you are talented, unique, creative, informed, a constant seeker, a connector, and a doer.

So why not allow you to earn a good portion of the membership revenue by sharing the site/app. That’s optional as well as earning by submitting articles for the site such as news, informative, press releases, educational, promotional, commentary, investigative, lifestyle, entertainment, announcements, etc.

Let’s get connected and do amazing things.

Smoking hot

As of May 2022 in addition to the broadening of the site, we also implemented a cloud architecture. What does that mean for you? Version 1.0 in the US and Canada would fully load in a whopping 12-17 seconds. Trimming our features and focusing on the core along with many other technical changes the site is now in the United States and Canada fully loaded in .5-1 second. Sure lots of variables, but from turtle to rabbit. All for you. So get connected. Get started today.

I like options

As a Yearly/Monthly subscribing member on OutBüro you can:

  • how you appear (real name, fake name, user name)
  • change your email address/user name/password at any time
  • make your profile stand out with a profile avatar (headshot or other) and a cool profile cover/header image
  • control the visibility of your profile
  • control the visibility of each profile field
  • choose what profile fields you complete
  • control the visibility of every post/content you share
  • control your email & on-site/app notifications and/or weekly activity digest
  • search members
  • control if your profile is/not displayed in members’ listings/search results
  • control who you accept connection/friend requests from
  • remove connections/friends
  • choose who you follow/unfollow
  • control if others can “like” your profile
  • block others
  • reporting content posted by others
  • create/join/leave groups
  • turn direct messaging on/off
  • control if anyone or just connections/friends can direct message you
  • share images and Giphy in direct messages
  • share your favorite Giphy in the community/groups activity stream, and comments
  • use #hashtag (alpha/numeric)
  • use the @ symbol to mention others
  • Create polls
  • react to, reshare, save, and engage with other member’s content
  • schedule community/group posts
  • add moods to your community/group posts
  • add a location to your community/group posts
  • sort the community and group activity streams
  • share media such as images/video/audio including sharing/posting your live stream from major live streaming platforms
  • post news, announcements, articles, and press releases through your publishing dashboard
  • potentially earn an income by posting original (your) articles for the site’s general blog and monitoring article traffic stats, and funds due/paid
  • potentially earn a residual income through promoting the site as those you introduce it to subscribe to a Yearly/Monthly membership and monitor all activity through your affiliate dashboard
  • upgrade your membership from free to subscription or monthly to yearly at anytime
  • export your community data
  • delete your account

Holy-ga-moly, that’s not even an exhaustive list.

Check out the Knowledge Base for user guides, FAQ, site policies, and more as we are adding more often. The site/app is very intuitive. If you have any questions, issues/problems, or concerns you may reach out via the Contact Us form.

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How do I change my password?

There are two ways to change your OutBüro password.

Like most sites/apps, OutBuro.com has a Forgot Password feature. So this should be fairly straightforward for most people.

From the OutBuro.com home page click the Forgot Password link under the login email and password fields.

Below is an image of how it appears on your tablet or larger:

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On a smartphone the homepage will appear as below:

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Additionally, if on a tablet or larger on any page you should see at the top of the left column you profile/login form as below:

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After clicking the Forgot Password link from any of the above areas, you’ll be presented with the Forgot Password form.

Enter the email address you used to register or that is currently used for your account and click Submit.

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The system will send an email with a link to reset your password. The password email may take up to 15 minutes to arrive in your inbox.

After changing your password, test it by logging in.

Change Password from Profile Account Settings

If you are already logged in and desire to change your password.

1. Log out and follow the above instructions.

2. Or navigate to your Profile and Account sub-tab.

Top Profile Navigation – Tablet or Larger

On a tablet or larger there are two quick ways to get to your Profile Account tab.

From your profile image in the top right of the page, next to your profile image is a dropdown arrow, click that, then either choose About or Preferences.

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Left Column Navigation – Tablet or Larger

Alternatively, again if logged in and on a tablet or larger where the site’s left column is visible, under your Profile area, choose About or Preferences.

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Top Profile Navigation – Smartphone

While accessing the site/app from your smartphone access your profile by clicking on your profile image at the top of the screen.

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This will display the profile navigation and other elements present on the full site.

Click the down arrow next to your profile image.

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Then click either About or Preferences.

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Profile Account Sub-Tab

Next, click your profile Account sub-tab.

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Next, enter your current password.

Then enter your new password.

Click the blue Save button.

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Logout, then re-login to test it.

If anything goes wonky, use the Forgot password process noted above.