LGBTQ Influencers

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Does OutBüro offer non-profit discounts?

Absolutely! We offer nonprofits a % between 10-100% for the first 12-month subscription cycle. We will ask you to send us your Federal Government Letter of Determination, 501 (c)3 or (c)6 if you are in the U.S, or an equivalent type of documentation if outside of the U.S. New customers can sign up for their free trial and send in the required paperwork before the end of the 1-week trial period or ahead of time.

As of April 2022, OutBüro now offers as part of a Monthy or Yearly membership, the option to be an OutBüro affiliate/influencer. As an LGBTQ+ community non-profit, you/it, have persons or other organizations you serve as part of your mission. All non-profits need funds to operate and most LGBTQ+ non-profits scrape by to meet the needs of the community it serves, let alone provide staff with competitive wages. How about adding an additional residual income source to the mix?

“Oh, but we are a non-profit we cannot MAKE money,” I sometimes hear. Hogwash! Your financial person can classify the commissions as a donation. Your non-profit supporters, if they sign up under your referring account are paying for a service in which a portion of the proceeds is being gifted to the organization. Call it income, or call it your supporters supporting you/it in yet another way. Those supporters who also join as an affiliate/influencer is further supporting your organization as you earn 3 levels deep.

Check out the Affiliate or Influencer Income Estimator for more information and goal setting.

Complete the following form to request a discount.

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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“

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

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

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.

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.

Be sure to Update/Save or Save as Draft.

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.

After clicking the trash icon a confirmation popup will appear.

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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Get Published on OutBüro

To publish and manage your articles on the OutBuro.com site, the Author must be an active Yearly/Monthly site member.
You are submitting your content for review and potential acceptance. There is no guarantee. If not approved we’ll do our best effort to suggest changes to make it better fit the site members and target audience.
Articles published on OutBüro’s publishing platform remain your work. You own the rights to any original articles you publish.
The article you publish may be published on our own site as well.
Consider becoming an OutBüro influencer/affiliate and drive more member signups and build a potential residual side hustle revenue stream for yourself, your organization, or your business. Check out the Influencer/Affiliate Income Estimator tool.
Your article will have Your Author Block at the bottom and Your Name at the top both linking directly to your OutBuro.com profile page.
Consider joining and/or creating a group about you, your business/organization, cause, area of focus, interests, area of knowledge, etc.
For those desiring to use some features of OutBuro with a User/Fake name, and desiring to submit articles, the current best way to approach this is with two Yearly/Monthly membership accounts.
Your articles can be about promoting your, study findings/overview, interests, essays, short stories, story series, opinion, editorial, business and/or service/product offerings, informational, entertaining, educational, announcements, press releases, general awareness, health, community spotlights, PSA, and other similar forms of content. In other words, pretty much anything you believe our members might enjoy or just darn need to know.
You can request the deletion of your article from our platform at any time.
OutBüro can distribute your site approved content typically through members’ social media sharing, annotate your content (e.g., to highlight that your views may not be the views of OutBüro), display and or add links to related content, occasionally minor edits to improve search engine optimization, clarify its relation to the targeted LGBTQ community and if/when we choose to add advertising on pages where your content appears.
Expect that your articles will be publicly available with at minimum OutBüro Free membership and can be shared to other social platforms by any site member.
Organic search – Even though it is a membership site, the site articles are open to standard indexing sites like Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc.
OutBüro may restrict, suspend, or terminate your OutBüro account and/or disable your articles for any violation of the User Agreement. Please refer to our Terms of Usage, Community Policy, Copyright Policy and Report Inappropriate Content for more information.
OutBüro will disable accounts found using infringing content.

Check out the following:

How to Publish Articles on OutBüro

Authors/Content Creators Earn on OutBüro

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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

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.
Scroll or use the Search feature to find Open and Closed groups.
Learn More – For a brief introduction to the group scope and intent, click the Learn More link.
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

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

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.

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:

On a smartphone the homepage will appear as below:

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:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Click the down arrow next to your profile image.

Then click either About or Preferences.

Profile Account Sub-Tab

Next, click your profile Account sub-tab.

Next, enter your current password.

Then enter your new password.

Click the blue Save button.

Logout, then re-login to test it.

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

Down low? Bruh, we got ya.

Today for many reasons people around the country and world are secretly gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer. This is commonly known as being on the Down Low or DL for short. Everyone needs to feel safe, welcomed, and able to connect with others. They want and need to explore the LGBTQ+ community on their terms right where they are.

On OutBuro.com we got you

The OutBüro social community for the LGBTQ+ community understands this and has the ability for you to be as out, loud, and proud as you’d like or as DL as you like. It is up to you and you can change your profile settings at any time.

If you choose, you can even have two profiles on OutBuro.com. You might use one profile account to interact with general and professional groups and maybe leverage the ability to earn a passive residual income with our referral/affiliate program. Perhaps a second account that uses either a fake name or a user name like “DallasBear77” to explore all the gay/bi/trans/queer male-centric groups – as an example. There are many groups covering gender/sexuality, regional, lifestyle, hobbies, and more. Check out the Joining and Creating Groups article.

It’s your choice. If you choose to use more than one account each would require a unique email address and a Yearly or Monthly membership plan for full site access, but it’s your choice. You decide.

Get Connected on the DL

The first method is to use a fake name. You can create a fake profile first and last name when initially setting up your new OutBuro.com account, or change your name at any time. You may also change the account/profile associated email address at any time too.

To manage your Profile Preferences including general privacy settings and how your name or user name will appear on the site/app, navigate to your Profile, then your About tab, and next select the Preferences sub-tab. Here’s a Knowledge
The base article that goes into it in detail – Site/App Preferences.

Note that you also control the visibility of every field on a field by field basis – public, site members, friends/connections only or only you. You may also control the visibility of nearly everything you post. Again, please check out the Knowledge Base to learn more.

Membership Plan Subscription

Note that accessing your full profile, like groups, and connecting with other members requires a Yearly/Monthly membership plan. If you signed up with only the Free plan, while logged in from the top menu choose Memberships and then select the plan you’d like.

Like any platform that has a user-made-up profile name and paid membership, your site user name is what others on the site see. To process your membership payment your real name and other required information required by the payment processer is required. On OutBuro.com the membership system is separate from the community system.

Got Questions?

Be sure to check out our growing user/member support Knowledge Base. If you have additional questions, use the Contact Us form and we’ll respond as quickly as possible.

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Affiliate/Influencer Program Overview

As an OutBüro Affiliate/Influencer you are an independent marketer. Since OutBüro, like every business or organization must have marketing and that comes at a cost. OutBüro believes in the power of your awesomeness and creativity. So, why not just pay you?

Let’s grow together.

Start immediately earning a stream of income by referring your audience, members, customers, clients, fans, team, league, friends, and website traffic to OutBüro using your unique Affiliate/Influencer URL slug for any page
May additionally offer a unique coupon to offer a discount and simultaneously associate the new membership subscription with you
Commissions are based on the percentage of what’s actually paid for the term of the coupon
Use provided creatives such as premade shareable logos, images, and website ad-like images.
Use the Brand Guide for OutBüro branding assets and guidance.
Let your energy, enthusiasm, passion, and creativity explode. Try things you’ve not done before. Get your audience pumped up about connecting with you on OutBüro.
Consider creating a group on OutBüro asking your audience to join you there for content only found there. If you’d like to do more, let us know.
You’ll have a dedicated Affiliate/Influencer Rep that will help get you started, be your primary point of contact, monitor activity, reconcile your commission, and as able to offer ideas on things to try.
Beautiful, clean, and simple Affiliate/Influencer Dashboard to update your information, view activity, article/page analytics, payment history, and commissions due at any time.

Regardless of your current situation, we want to grow together. So, if joining the site right now as a Yearly/Monthly subscribed member is financial difficulty, use the Contact Us form. We may be able to offer a special discount and resources to get you on your way to growing your affiliate/influencer member base on OutBüro.

The bits

To be an OutBüro Affiliate/Influencer the person, business, organization or entity must be an active Yearly/Monthly member on OutBuro.com.
Submit your Request to be an Affiliate/Influencer. Complete the form. In the message area please tell us a little bit about yourself/your organization, provide links to websites and social media profiles, and a short description of why you think it’s a fit for you and your audience.
Cookie Duration =Your referral cookie will be active for 60 days from each click.
Levels – 3 levels deep
- 1st level -10%
- 2nd level – 5%
- 3rd level – 2.5%
- Check out the Affiliates/Influencers Income Estimator.
Last referer attribution – If two OutBüro Affiliates/Influencers attract/invite the same visitor, the most recent OutBüro Affiliate/Influencer link/coupon used by the visitor at the time of registering is attributed. See below for a detailed explanation.
Earn commission dispersible 30 days after subscription transaction
Minimum balance of $50 to process payout
Eligible commissions are paid monthly, on or around the 10th of the month for the preceding month
You must have a PayPal account and provide the associated email address for processing commission payouts electronically

Just think how quickly those funds could add up. Check out the Affiliates/Influencers Income Estimator.

Idea for More Income

Consider adding content to the blog. Check out Get Published on OutBüro.

Ideas for that Extra Income

Use the funds in any way you see fit.

If you are an individual Affiliate/Influencer:

Spread it out as a well deserved extra income source
pay a bill or two
pay down/off your credit card debt
pay down/off your car
pay rent
pay down/off your home
fund a vacation
the possibilities are endless

If your company is an Affiliate/Influencer:

apply the funds to business expenses
donate the funds to local LGBT non-profit charities
throw a great party for your employees or customers
it’s up to you

If your organization is an Ambassador:

Speak with your accountant on how best to categorize the funds. Consider it a donation/stipend or income earned
Use the funds to fill in the gaps from your members’ donations
Use the funds to expand your community services
It’s up to you

Understanding last referrer associated

So, let’s say that we have an Affiliate 1 (John) and Affiliate_1 (John) shares a link. Now, visitor_1 clicks on the link, but they don’t sign up as a Yearly/Monthly Member that visit.

54 days later, a second affiliate named Affiliate_2 (Suzzy) shares a link that the same visitor_1 clicks on and then at that time signs up as a Yearly/Monthly Member. Affiliate_2 (Suzzy) will be attributed and associated with the new Member Subscription account. Thus Affiliate _2 (Suzzy) will receive the commissions from visitor_1‘s subscription fees.

It is therefore important if you are working to attract visitors to OutBüro that you follow up and do what you can to get them to become subscribed members as soon as possible. Engage them frequently to visit the site to keep your cookie active, more likely their last referrer, and ultimately become a subscribing member so that you get them as part of your Affiliate/Influencer Income Stream.

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