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Frequently Asked Questions
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Q: How do I search?
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BoostSale offers a very user friendly way to search for your desired product. When you access www.boostsale.com for the first time, your home page will give you the option to choose your current or desired location. This feature is to help filter your search results.
After choosing your desired location, there are two ways to search for a product. The first way, you can type the name of the product you are searching for in the search bar and click on the “search” button.
The second way is by clicking the “Search” link from the menu to the top left. This will take you to the search page.
Here you can type in the keyword of what you a searching for and click the search button. Results that match the keyword you entered will appear below the search textbox. When you click on one of the result you will be taken to a page containing the contact information of the product owner, and pictures of the product. You can see different views of the item by clicking on the smaller pictures to the top on the larger picture.
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Q: How do I Post An Ad?
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Posting an ad (advertising your product) is fast and easy. On the home page click the Post An Ad link under the BoostSale banner.
Clicking the Post An Ad will bring you to a secured page which allows you to enter the item description, upload pictures of the item and so forth.
Details and Description
Here you can enter descriptive details of the product you are advertising. All fields are required .Its very important to provide a detailed description of your product. This will help in the sale of you product. Also your contact information is very important since your customer will have to call you in order to buy your product.
Add image
Adding images to your item description gives your potential buyer an idea of how the product looks. We have provided a feature that enables you to add images to you item description. You are allowed to upload up to a maximum of four photos. It is advisable to upload quality pictures and each picture should have a different angle of the product.
Preview
The preview section of the post an Ad process shows you what you customer will see. If there is something you do not like simply click on the previous button to go back and make your changes. You can also choose to upload new photos replacing the currently uploaded photos.
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Q: How do I Sign Up?
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The first question you may ask is “why sign up?”. There are many reasons why you would want to sign up. The main reason is to enable you manage your ads. You can see all your ads on a single page making it easy to manage you ad listings. You can also track how many potential customers have viewed your ad.
Once you have registered and singed in, the process of posting a new ad will become relatively easier. Your contact information is automatically populated when you click on the “Post an ad” icon. Another advantage to registering with us is that, only those registered can leave comments or questions on ad listings.
The way you sign up is easy. Click on the “sign up” icon on the top right hand of the website.
This takes you to a secure page where you fill in your personal information and click submit. An email will be sent to your email address once you have successfully completed the process. This mail contains a link to complete the registration process.
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Q: How do I Log In?
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Once registration is complete the, next step is to login and manage you ad listings.
You login by clicking on the “login” icon on the top right hand of the site. This will take you to a page where you put in you email address and password.
There will be an icon on the top right of the screen that says "My profile". Click on "My profile" and then click on "show selling history". Here you can manage your ad listings
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Q: How Long Are The Ads Left On The Site?
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The ads you place on the site will run for approximately 3 months.
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Q: How do I Make Payment?
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Making payment is very safe and easy. Right now the only payment method available to our customers is via Interswitch which involves using a Nigerian ATM card. We are looking to expand our payment options in the nearest future to include other methods such as Pay pal, Google checkout and Visa cards.
First you read the terms of agreement and click the check box to indicate that you agree with the terms. If you have a promotional code you enter it in the field that says “Enter promotional code” and click redeem. This will give you a discount. You can decide to make changes to your ad by clicking “make changes” or to move forward click on “proceed to payment”.
The next page will have a transaction number and a button to the right that says pay now. Write down your transaction number and click pay now.
A screen will pop up prompting you to input your debit card information. Once information has been added click pay to make a payment. This process is completely handled via Interswitch.
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