I'm looking for some help with the site. If you live in Florida and are interested in writing short to-the-point articles / news stories (and occasional longer in-depth stories) about pets and animals in general please contact me. The pay is crappy (ie non-existent), but the accolades are... well something to strive for I guess.
Writing style is open, so be creative. However, final edits are always up to the 'Big Dog' – that's me.
We are starting to do some marketing for the site now and would like to encourage new users to join. Registration is free and allows you to post content to the site. And that's what our first contest is going to be about; we want to do a membership and content drive. read more »
Just a heads up to everyone. There's a great little place to go for great reptiles, good advice, and fair prices. Swing by Tarpit Reptiles owned and operated by Dan Turner. He's a really nice guy who knows what he's talking about.
He's all about the animals which is great, but if you're like me you may have trouble finding him even with good directions. Here's the lowdown. About .5 miles south of Sarno Rd. on Wickham Rd. in Melbourne, FL there's a new shopping center strip. The most notable store you'll see is an eBay store. Turn in there and drive around to the back of the building, you'll see lots of storefronts you never even knew were there.
I said that he should get a sign but he said that word of mouth is his best advertising (and signage is expensive, he's passing the savings along to you). So I'm doing my part to help spread the word.
You can get a sense of what you'll find there at his website which you can find here. But it's much better to go and browse!
Our friends over at TarantulaSpiders.com have a new star, and here's its movie...
I've just successfully upgraded the website's backend software to the latest version. Over the next few days I'll be tweaking the interface to get it exactly how I like it. If you come across anything that doesn't seem to be working right or just looks wrong please let me know.
Thanks,
Beastmaster
I've slightly altered all user's permissions on the site. In the past only Premiere sponsors had the ability to create media galleries and blogs. Now everyone can create blogs and has up to 5MBs storage for pics and movies.
I've bumped the storage for Premiere sponsors to 30MBs and also included a 'username@floridapets.org' e-mail address as another perk.
Remember to check the Sponsorship tab at the top of the site as it will always reflect the most current privileges that you receive by becoming a sponsor.
We officially open the site with this post.
You will find a large and varied array of information on the FPO site; from a wide variety of forum topics, to contests and news stories from our sponsors and members. We offer up to date pet news, and information about pet friendly hotels and events.
Please take a few minutes to register, it allows you greater access to everything that this site has to offer as well as making you eligible to post comments on our news, post topics in our forums, and create a custom bio for yourself. Also don't forget the contests we'll hold from time to time; these will also only be open to our registered users.
Be sure to check back often, we want a healthy, active site but it all depends on the community behind us. Also, be on the lookout for our first contest, it's coming up soon.
