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Frequently Asked Questions.
(FAQs)
How
do I find my way around this website ?
To use the Search Now and Advanced Search
boxes, simply type in the article or service you need
into the blank box and click the Search button. Our site search engine
will "spider" the pages of Anything Marine to find sections
which contain your keyword. The results will be displayed on the page
in front of you. Just click on the blue title link and you 'll be directed
to the page you what. For a more exact search you can use the advanced
search page. This search can be refined to look for exact words or phrases
by date and many other criteria.
Search Now or Advanced
Search
The
main means of navigating the website is by the use of buttons
and drop down menus.
To open the page content of a particular button, place the mouse pointer
over the name on button and click twice. After a short time the corresponding
page will open.
The drop down menus may be new to some of you but they are as
easy to use as buttons. When the small arrow to the right of the display
window is clicked, a list of page titles drop down with a scroll bar
on the right. Click on the scroll bar to view all the pages on the menu.
When you have found what you want, simply click on the page name in
the menu and the page will open for you and the drop down list will
return to the top bar, ready to go again.
To go backwards, please use your browser back
button at the very top left of your screen.
When using the feedback or enquiry forms, please
ensure you give as much information as possible to help your hosted
companies help you more effectively.
What do the tool bar buttons and windows
mean ?
The tool bar above has four parts to help you find what you need.
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| The
Home Button. |
This
is your escape button. If you get lost for some reason, you can always get
back to home. |
| Companies
By Region |
By
clicking on the arrow of this drop down menu, you can find your required
company by region or by clicking on the desired region on the UK, Ireland
and Channel Islands map. |
| Companies
By Service. |
Another
drop down menu that allows you to find groups of companies that offers a
particular service. |
| The
Contents Button. |
This
will take you to the contents page of the site,
where the main sections and search facilities are presented as a series
of buttons. A brief explanation of each section is given. |
| The
Express and Search Bar |
This is
the yellow button bar located on the bottom of the home page. It is designed
for experienced visitors who have been to Anything Marine before and know
exactly what they want and where to get it. It opens the same pages, only
more quickly. The search will help you navigate strat to the service or
item you need.Search
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What
can I find in Anything Marine ?
We host numerous small to medium sized
companies who provide high quality marine services and products.
They are based in SW England, but several have wider national and international
markets, providing services to mariners in Thailand, Europe and US. You
can visit their pages using the tool bar above or by using keywords with
our internal search engine on our Contents
page.
Searching
Anything Marine.
We have a site only search engine that allows
you to enter key words and search the site quickly and effectively.
Search Now
Other
Features on Anything Marine.
In
addition we have a number of quizzes and puzzles to tease
the marine boffins amongst you as well help educate new comers to the
delights of sailing and cruising.
Quiz Home Page
Our
Free Ads enable visitors to sell and buy goods easily Free
Ads
Finally
we can offer you our Baragin Searcher, where we post bargains we've
found on the web for visitors with the right passwords.Guests
who sign our guestbook
register will have these sent to them.
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How
can I contact the listed members on the site?
By
E-mail: Most of the companies have e-mail address links towards the
bottom of their pages.Simply click this link and your e-mail program will
open a new e-mail on your screen.Often the subject box is filled in this
helps companies to know here the email orginated. If possible please leave
this information and add your subject title after it. After that simply
fill in our request and contact details. Please ensure that you give as
much detail as possible, it helps us process your enquiries much faster.
A contact phone number will often help as the company may need to contact
you quickly to confirm details.
By Telephone: All of the member pages have telephone numbers, which
will allow you to contact them with urgent or complex requests.
By Forms: Finally, you may find an enquiries or feedback button
on some pages. Clicking this will lead you to a form page where you will
be asked to fill in the blank spaces. These forms help members get the
information they need to help you most effectively in addition, when you
submit these forms you will be given the passwords to the Members Locker
which will allow you to access the special offers provided by our menber
companies..
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How
can I get more out of this Anything Marine site ?
To get the most out of this
site you can sign our guestbook and automatically pick up this month's
members only passwords. When you inquire, e-mail or call any of our hosted
companies for details of their services or products, please ensure you
give them as much information
as possible about your vessel
and needs .
Finally,
please let us know what you'd like to see on this site, using this link,
suggestions
@anythingmarine.co.uk and if you have any companies who have
given you good service and you'd like to recommend them, please forward
their details using the Feedback Form on the Contents
page
How
do I use these quizzes?
The quizzes and puzzles have been designed
to test your basic sailing knowledge. If you click on the topic title, a
new window will open and a crossword, fill in the blanks or multiple choice
question will appear. Expand the windo to full size and away you go. Use
your mouse to answer them as quickly and correctly as you can. Once you
have finished a question, use the arrows to move onto the next one. Your
score is given at the top of the page as a percentage of attempts that were
correct. One click equals one answer. Some quizzes are timed, other
are made up of juggled questions so each time you play it will be different.
If you wish to change topic click on Index and you'll return to the
Quiz Home Page. If you wish to return to the main site, first return to
the
Quiz Home Page and then click Home
Page.Return to
Quiz Home Page
How
do I use the Quayside Shops ?
These companies are able to offer you the opportunity
to purchase goods online via their secure e-commerce websites. Simply click
on the link to visit the quayside and do a little online window shopping
and if you find what you want, simply follow the instructions on the site.Quayside
Shops |
| B2B
(Business to Business). At
Anything Marine, we openly encourage marine businesses to employ the Internet
to improve the supply chain between themselves, the wholesaler, manufacturer
and raw material supplier. These efficiencies should enable them to pass
on cost savings to customers and enable them to use Just In Time (JIT) principles.
Where possible retailers are encouraging the manufacturer to supply the
customer directly, reducing costs for the supplier, retailer and customer.
Anything Marine can be used as the conduit for this B2B trade using a forthcoming
online business to business auction house for member companies. |
| B2C
(Business to Customer)
Marine businesses offering marine services via Anything Marine are encouraged
to provide high quality customer service with uncompromising professional
standards. The simple princible of " you're only as good as your last
job " holds even more on the Internet, where poor workmanship or deliver
of service is soon spread far and wide by e-mail and bulletin boards. |
| C2C
(Customer to Customer) Many
Internet users are now using auction rooms and free ad bulletin boards to
exchange and sell goods. Numerous bargains can be had and much time, effort
and space can be saved by people using these features. Anything Marine has
a free ads facility to help its visitors and hosted businesses.Click here |