Tutorials on how to use RedGage

Getting Started Tutorials - RedGage for newbies

How to get started on RedGage

Getting Started Tutorial

Focus here is on the first steps such as personalizing your profile, inviting friends and uploadingimporting content

Contact RedGage tutorial

Discusses the contact form, email contact and assistance provided by RGHelp.

HomePage Tutorial

Shows you how to use the RedGage homepage {main page) to view the featured content, search for content, or use the tabs to access your Dashboard, Profile, Account, and Tools.

Content Tutorials - how to add, organize and access content.

Managing your content on RedGage

Upload Content Tutorial

Shows you how to upload content in the form of blogs, links, videos, photos or documents. For example, you can upload a (thumbnailed) link to one of your Squidoo lenses or a module within a Squidoo lens (check the module link address when in edit mode).

Advanced Blog Tutorial

Detailed instructions on how to create a blog post on RedGage. Shows you how to use the HTML editor for creating your text (highlighting, hyper-linking, formatting) and how to upload and re-size photos to illustrate your blog post. This is a superb but under-utilzed facility on RedGage. I have used it recently to upload individual poems with illustrative photos.

"Share This" Tutorial

Discusses how to use the 'share this' button to copy the link to the page, email the link to friends or family or to post it to another one of your favorite sites - e.g. social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Digg, FriendFeed or Del.icio.us.

Editing and Removing Content

How to edit and remove your content on RedGage.

Collections Tutorial

Explains how to categorize your RedGage content. Categorizing content will not only help you archive your material but it will allow other people to view your content with ease. By sorting your work into relevant themes, dates and events, users with similar interests will be more likely to find what they are looking for while they browse.

Flagging Content for Administration Action

When a piece of content is flagged, the RedGage Team is notified and will send a warning to the user who posted the material. Content can be flagged by a RedGage member because it is spam, plagiarized, hateful, violent or dangerous.

Comment Spamming

Comment spam is banned and on RedGage and is defined as:
1) Any comment that is unrelated to the piece of content or is not genuine.
2) A single word. All comments must be more than one word.
3) Repeating the same comment on similar comments.

Tutorials about your RedGage Account and Income

Keeping an eye on your RedGage earnings

Understanding your RedGage account

The account tab (on the upper right hand side of the main page) will explain the breakdown of your RedGage earnings. You can edit your settings from here and learn which pieces of content are making you the most money. The overview section of your account will display your content rankings and give you a basis for determining which content is the most profitable.

Featured Content bonus

Not only does having your content featured on the homepage bring you exposure, now it will also make you extra money! RedGage is giving away Featured Bonuses to content that makes it to the main page. This will be an extra bonus that is added to the money you have earned through page views! You can track your Feature Bonuses under your account section.

How to get and use your RedGage Visa Card

Your RedGage Visa Card is a physical debit card that is attached to your RedGage account. When your RedGage funds are available and you have made a minimum of $25.00, RedGage will ask you for your contact information and ship you a RedGage Visa Card.

Change your password

Explains how to create a password change.

Navigation Tutorials

How to find content and users on RedGage

Basic Search

This tutorial explains how to use the Search Bar, Content Tabs, Drop Down Bars, Popular Tags and Categories Box.

Advanced RedGage Search

Explains how to search by user.

The purpose of the RedGage Dashboard

What is the Dashboard for?

Purpose of the Dashboard

Understanding news and notifications and the purposes they serve.

Mailbox Tutorial

You can get to know your fellow RedGagers by sending them a message! You can find your RedGage Mailbox by clicking on your Dasboard tab. Once you click on the Mailbox icon, you can compose and read mail from users.

Extensive tutorials on your RedGage Profile

How to make the most of your Profile options

Profile Page Tutorial

Your profile page is your new home. You can view and edit your content, status updates, collections, and any information posted on your profile. It also gives you your total RedGage earnings.

Status Updates Tutorial

Status Updates are now part of your profile. Let us know what you are up to or what you are thinking! Through your status, you can now let your friends know what you are doing.

Network Tutorial

RedGage has unique tools for networking within our community. Utilizing the RedGage network can be beneficial, whether you are here with your friends and family or you are looking to make new connections with other content creators. The Network icon above your profile page allows you to view your Friends, Favorites, Subscriptions, and Subscribers.

RSS Feed

Now your friends at RedGage can subscribe to your uploads and people outside of the RedGage Community can follow you! It is the perfect online solution to getting your latest headlines from all of your favorite website and blogs in one feed.

Tools Tutorials

How to use the tools provided by Redgage to share your online content

Invite Tool Tutorial

If you are interested in bringing people to the site, or you want to share a link to your profile, the invite tool will do all of the work for you.

Broadcast Tool Tutorial

By using the broadcast feature, you can show your friends in other networks (Facebook, Twitter, Friendfeed) what you are doing on RedGage. If you use these social networks, the added service will post announcements in your news feed or status.

Import Tool Tutorial

This is the facility to automatically import content from your blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc. This facility was not operational at the time of writing this lens. When it is fully functioning, it will automatically update your content from the source you specify.

Make money on RedGage Tutorials

RedGage Money Maker Memo 1: Tags

Do not underestimate the power of tagging your content. The same principle applies to Squidoo lenses. Make sure that when you are adding tags to the upload bar you include any descriptive words that would explain what your content is about. Get specific so that your work is more searchable.

RedGage Money Maker Memo 2: Promote Yourself

Times are tough and competition online is fierce, so it is critically important to promote yourself. make yourself known - share your art, writing and photography. Own your work and be proud of yourself! This blog post from RedGage Admin offers a few ways to market yourself and your content.

RedGage Money Maker Memo 3: Build your online social network

RedGage is both a social bookmarking site and a social network. There is a really friendly atmosphere in the RedGage community. You will be supported and inspired. There are heaps of Giant Squids on the site to link up with. The more you engage within your online networks, the more likely users will view your content.

RedGage Money Maker Memo 4: Cross Post your Content

Just because you have posted your material under one content type, don't forget to exhaust the other categories! I am going to refer to this as cross-posting. It may feel repetitious to you, but cross-posting your content increases the chances of getting views. Also includes sound advice re analyzing your views and customizing your content to the interests of your audience.

RedGage Money-Maker Memo 5: Setting Creative Goals

The more successful users of RedGage give themselves goals that revolve around their content. Committing to a creative goal is something that often takes the backseat to work, family, and friends. It is an important part of our life that needs to be exercised just as much as our bodies, so why not try setting goals? Here are a few fun ideas...

RedGage Money Maker Memo 6: Clutter

Let us look at some ideas on how to manage the content madness. Hopefully we can all figure out how to make time for the photos, pieces of writing, bookmarked links, videos and artwork in our lives! ...

RedGage Money-Maker Memo 7: Market Yourself!

"Unfortunately, views don't grow on trees!" We need to promote our work and this tutorial addresses this issue.

RedGage Money-Maker Memo 8: Make the Most of RedGage Contests

The secret to winning contests is to participate in the RedGage community. This posts provides tips on how to do that effectively.

RedGage Money-Maker Memo 9: Create quality content

Create quality content on RedGage - dare to be different.

More RedGage Money Making Tips

Learn from RGHelp how to make the most of RedGage, a great social bookmarking and networking site.

RedGage Money-Maker Memo #11 SEO Keywords

Provides guidance on how to effectively use keywords for SEO on RedGage.

RedGage Money-Maker #12 Utlilize Social Bookmarking

Don't overlook the social bookmarking potential of RedGage and similar sites on De.lic.ous, Digg, Propeller, StumbleUpon, and Reddit.

RedGage Money-Maker Memo 14: Broadcast and Share

Don't overlook the Broadcast Tool and "Share This" options to promote your RedGage content.

RedGage Money-Maker Memo #15- Creating Quality Comments

Great examples of how to add quality comments to RedGage content to build relationships and add value to the site.

Money-Maker Memo #10: What is SEO?

SEO explained for the purposes of RedGage uploads. Link to tags and keywords.

RedGage Money-Maker #13- Utilize Social Networking Sites

Ways to use and build social networks.

Redgage Money Maker Memo #16 Link Building

How to use RedGage for link building and the benefits involved.

Money-Maker Memo #17 Build a Niche

Discusses the purpose of niches and offers tips for building a niche.

Money-Maker Memo #18 Import & Synchronize

Import and synchronize your online content (e.g. WordPress, Fllickr, YouTube) with the Redgage Import Tool.