Frequently Asked Questions

VirOBiz is a unique content management system that serves as an instant online marketing solution. VirOBiz stores, displays and shares content within categories and in groups classified as free to view, opt-in or pay-to-view. VirOBiz allows the user to easily upload unlimited video, audio / podcasts, articles, pressroom items and links according to their purchased package. Code from video on other sites such as YouTube® can be included to display that video within the VirOBiz Tool. Each video uploaded to VirOBiz provides the user with code that can be used to show that video on any html page. The system also displays contact information, links to website, blog, social networks and RSS feeds and includes an inquiry form. List building functionality is integrated and works with any bulk email system. The system allows the user to sell their video and podcasts. Search engine optimization includes optimization tooltips and SEO meta tag fields for all entered data. 

A content management system or CMS includes at least one database and one or more functions that involve the storage and/or display of data. CMS include a password protected administration area which allows the administrator or user to enter content and manage that data. In many cases, data entry and management in the admin area produces an immediate display of that content on the front end of a website—the part that is viewed by website visitors. The data can be financial, text, images, multimedia, code or html. Some CMS applications allow for interaction with users of the system whereas other CMS are mainly for display or storage of information. Since CMS development can be very expensive, solutions that benefit many users can be created to accommodate these groups. Groups that can benefit can then take advantage of very sophisticated applications that would be prohibitively expensive for them otherwise.

VirOBiz is a powerful ccontent management system developed as an instant online marketing solution with integrated viral marketing tools, SEO, list building and ecommerce strategies for effectively connecting with your market and converting them into leads and customers. Each user is provided with their own password protected administration area where they enter and manage their content. Content that may include video, audio, articles, pressroom items, links, social networks, RSS feeds and contact information, displays on the front end for the user’s visitors. VirOBiz can be a stand alone solution, replacing the need for a website or blog, or can be integrated into an existing site, adding powerful content without costly development that can substantially increase the effectiveness of that website or blog for lead generation, branding and sales conversions.  

Authors, speakers, coaches, consultants, experts, entrepreneurs, corporations, small businesses, service professionals, entertainers and nonprofit organizations are some of the groups that can benefit from a powerful presence that the VirOBiz Instant Online Marketing System can provide. This unique website can be used for promotional purposes, lead generation and list building, sales, branding, communication, education, entertainment, affiliate marketing and even joint ventures.

The importance of having powerful content that represents you in a credible and professional manner and solves an important problem or provides a key benefit for your market cannot be overemphasized. If your content is effective, there are many marketing strategies that will allow you to capture more of your market through your VirOBiz tool. Here are some sharing and marketing strategies to consider:

SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION: within each section in your admin area, you can take advantage of search engine optimization. Use SEO to connect with people who are searching for keywords relevant to your content in search engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Bing and many others. You will find meta tag and optimization tooltips in your admin area that will help you to understand and complete SEO meta tag fields and optimize your content with keywords that are likely to be productive.

LIST BUILDING: take advantage of the feature to build an opt-in list of subscribers who agree to receive your email marketing offers and information. Once they are subscribed, they can login and readily access all of your opt-in content within the tool. List building is a powerful method for acquiring leads, customers and affiliate and JV partners.

SOCIAL NEWORKING: giving your visitors ready access to your social networks through the tool will help you to make connections with your market and build a community online. When used effectively, social networks like Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook and many others can be a major source of targeted traffic to one or more content areas contained within your VirOBiz tool.

RSS FEEDS: create and distribute RSS feeds that allow visitors to get instant updates of your content that can produce more conversions and viral sharing.

SHARING TOOL: with each item you add and display to your market, you choose whether the sharing tool displays for your visitors. This can be a powerful way to spread your information as your visitors share with to their friends, business associates and their entire network.

OTHER MARKETING STRATEGIES: video marketing, podcast marketing, Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising, article syndication, blog marketing and email marketing.

When VirOBiz is integrated into an existing website or blog, the visitor can move seamlessly from the site to the VirOBiz system and back again. This is because the links from VirOBiz that are integrated into a website or blog open in a new window. Once visitors are in the VirOBiz website, they can easily access all the content that is displayed. When they are finished exploring sections of interest to them, they exit that browser window and land back on the website where they started from.

Your visitor will only see what you want them to see. Not all components provide options for list building and ecommerce. The video, audio/podcasts and articles components all provide options for list building through the opt-in group. Video and audio / podcasts allow you to include content that the visitor must purchase to view. The login buttons and content groups for opt-in and paid content will only display on the front end if you include opt-in and paid content.

The home page option makes it easy to use VirOBiz as a stand alone website solution. When your visitor arrives on your home page, they see your welcome message, picture, information about your company and up to three links in each of the package categories that are part of your service. Through your admin area, all home page content is easily managed.

You can make your website or blog much more powerful without time consuming or costly custom web development. Just add links from your VirOBiz website that allow your visitors to access your video gallery, audio / podcasts, articles, pressroom, links, social media sites, RSS feeds and contact details with inquiry form. And you can take advantage of powerful viral sharing tools, ecommerce, SEO and list building functionality within the VirOBiz system.

As soon as you fill out the order form and enter your payment information, you will be able to login to your account and have full access to all the components and extras within your package. You can use VirOBiz risk free for 30 days. After that time, your account will automatically be billed for the amount of your package/plan on a regular 30 day cycle.

Regardless of the package you choose and without any additional charge you have full use of sections that include contact information with inquiry form; your social media sites, your RSS feeds and links to your website, blog and eNewsletter. In packages where options for opt-in list building and ecommerce are available, these features are included at no extra cost.

Within each section in your admin area, you can take advantage of search engine marketing through meta tags, optimization of your content in titles and descriptions and  keyword tags for each of your content items. These powerful SEO strategies increase your ability to connect with people who are searching for keywords relevant to your content in search engines like Google, Yahoo, MSN, Bing and many others. You will find meta tag and optimization tooltips in your admin area that will help you to understand and complete SEO meta tag fields and optimize your content with keywords that are likely to be productive.

Sign up for a free premier or business merchant account at PayPal. Enter your email ID into our system. That’s all there is to it. Once you do that, you will have options in the admin in your video and audio sections to add your content to the pay-to-view group. Each item you add will display in the pay-to-view group for your visitors. With each item, you set your price and can even show a brief teaser version that gets your visitor hooked to entice sales for viewing the full version. Your customer’s payment goes directly into your PayPal account. You keep your total payment less merchant charges from PayPal.

Your VirOBiz USERNAME CANNOT be changed. It is important that you carefully select your username when ordering your service. If the name you want is unavailable, the system will tell you to select another name.

It is suggested that you choose a name that is consistent with your brand. That may be your own name or a business name.

Your username cannot have any spaces and should be no more than 50 characters. Although not recommended, you may use hyphens or underscores in your username. The following special characters are NOT allowed: !,@,#,$,%,^,&,*,(,),+,=, [,],';,{,},|,,",:,<,>?,;

When you embed your code from other sites, everyone in the world has access to your video and audio message. Althought this can be a powerful incentive to drive traffic to your website, you probably do not want to make available for free, video and podcasts that you wish to sell through eCommerce. With each teaser and full version file you upload to our system, we provide you with an easy method for embedding the code from those files should you want to display them on html pages.

VirOBiz is a software product developed by WebPuzzleMaster, L.L.C. WebPuzzleMaster is headed by Ruth Kuttler, an innovative eBusiness expert, featured Internet marketing ezine publisher and featured author on ezinearticles.com. Ruth and her highly skilled development team has been in the web development business for over a decade and are committed to innovative solutions that help small businesses and entrepreneurs effectively reach their market. Ruth and WebPuzzleMaster have a proven track record for producing and supporting dependable, responsible and quality Internet projects that effectively merge internet branding, marketing and technology. Explore an extensive website design, web development, marketing and branding portfolio of WebPuzzleMaster projects.

When you signup for our service, you are using a CMS solution that is shared by multiple users. This particular viral marketing software cannot be developed for your use personally and cannot be hosted on a server that is not owned or managed by WebPuzzleMaster.

VirOBiz is hosted on a reliable dedicated server in the US located in Michigan. The server is monitored and receives 24/7 technical support by a team of highly skilled technical experts. To safeguard all data that is entered by each user, the entire VirOBiz server including all user content is backed up daily on the server and in a remote location for redundancy.

You do not have to pay anything additional for hosting VirOBiz. Your package price includes hosting of your VirOBiz website.

We back up our server every day including a remote backup for redundancy. Should there be a loss of data for any reason, we have the ability to restore data from the last backup version.

Bandwidth refers to the amount of data that is being transferred from your VirOBiz site created by traffic—people viewing and downloading your information. The standard VirOBiz plan includes 5 GB of bandwidth or 5,120 MB per month. This is more than adequate for most users.

Video files use considerable more bandwidth than other types of data. Video files uploaded in a variety of file formats to our system are automatically converted to flash files. This compression of the file without a loss in quality reduces bandwidth usage for that video file when it is viewed. The compression size will vary but is generally 1/2 of the original file size.

If you were to upload 20 videos that are 5 MB each and are compressed to 2.5 MB each, and those 20 files were viewed or downloaded 3 TIMES PER DAY FOR 30 DAYS , this would use 4,500 MB and would keep you within your bandwidth limits of a standard plan.

If you get notices that your bandwidth is reaching its limit, it is perhaps time to upgrade to a higher plan. Of course that means you have a high volume of traffic which generally means lots of business for you.

A server based software automatically keeps track of each individual account that is set up in the VirOBiz system. Each user has access to a daily cumulative bandwidth report within their administration area. In the event that your bandwidth usage is nearing is maximum, you be notified by email and will be provided with options to increase your bandwidth.

You will get an email alert notifying you that your bandwidth usage is nearing the maximum. It is suggested that you login and upgrade your plan if that occurs. You can do that by clicking on the Upgrade Package button on the My Accounts Settings page. As soon as you upgrade, the higher limits of bandwidth will immediately be available. If you exceed your bandwidth and do not upgrade, your service will be suspended until the next month when your normal bandwidth allotment is reset. None of your data during the period of suspension will be lost.

Video and audio files that you upload and are viewed and downloaded by your visitors are your greatest source of bandwidth usage. Our system compresses video files by automatically converting them to flash. This makes data storage and transfer much more efficient. The larger the video file size you upload however, the larger the flash file size which uses more bandwidth.

Embedding audio and video code in VirOBiz from sharing sites where you host your audio and video, uses the least amount of bandwidth.

A single license of VirOBiz is assigned to each account user. This license provides that user with all the rights and responsibilities for using VirOBiz for their own particular needs. The account may not be shared, transferred or resold. If a licensed user chooses to include content that relates to a joint venture or affiliate promotion within their VirOBiz Tool, they are solely responsible for making sure they are compliant with all the terms and conditions outlined in the current VirOBiz agreement.

It is up to each user to prepare and present through their VirOBiz website, effective content for achieving their goals. The quality of their information is likely to affect the interest and actions of the target market who view their content. In addition, the way that a user promotes their VirOBiz website and content is strictly their own responsibility. There are many help resources available within the user’s administration area that can help users achieve success. VirOBiz and WebPuzzleMaster are not responsible for any particular outcome.

You may include content that is consistent with the package you purchase. You are however, prohibited from entering any content that you do not have legal rights to use or that violates copyright law. You are also prohibited from adding any content that is sexually explicit, derogatory, unlawful, unethical or deemed to be offensive to any race, gender, religious or ethnic group. In the event that this policy is violated, your information will be taken offline and your membership will be terminated without a refund. You will also be solely responsible for any criminal or legal actions including attorney’s fees that are directed against VirOBiz or WebPuzzleMaster, L.L.C. as a consequence of your breech in policy.

Your content will remain in the system for 30 days after cancellation. In the event that you wish to reactivate your account within that period, all your data will be available to you. After 30 days however, all of your content will be purged from the system. If you do wish to cancel, it is your responsibility to back up your files on your local computer so that you do not lose your information. We are not responsible for any lost data because of cancellation.

Our entire database is backed up daily for safeguarding your information. This backup occurs on the server and in a remote location to further protect your data. In the unlikely event that your data is lost or corrupted despite our backup, we are not responsible for lost or corrupted data or any downtime that results because of it. We encourage you to always keep a copy of your files within your local computer.

There is always the possibility that our server can go down from time to time. Even major web portal sites go down. Our server has a track record for exceeding a 99.5% uptime. We monitor our server and have exceptional 24/7 support for any issues that arise. Please review our terms and conditions regarding our policies in the event of a prolonged server outage.

Click the link to login on the blue login tab at the top right of the virobiz.com page to make the username and password fields available. Checking the remember me box will allow you to enter your admin area without having to login each time.

It is recommended that you view the training videos to learn how to navigate and manage your content within VirOBiz. Throughout the admin area, you will find convenient TOOLTIPS that will help you to complete information fields. You will also find tooltip comments for each page in the resources section (linked toward the right of the main menu bar).

Within each section, click on add or edit buttons to manage your content and then click update to save your changes. Changes will be available immediately. To VIEW CHANGES, click the red Visit Website button on the top right of your main navigation bar. This will open the front end of your VirOBiz site in a new window. When you close that window, you will be back in your admin area.

When you first login, you will land on the My Account Setting page. This page includes your basic account information, opt-in activation, PayPal merchant account information for selling products, options to customize your design, get link code and footer information.

If you’ve purchased the home page option, you will find the link to My Website Homepage on the top right.

Top menu links will allow you to manage your links to website, blog, email subscription, social networks, RSS feeds and contact information.

Clicking on links on the main navigation bar will give you access to the components for video, audio, articles, pressroom and links or whatever components are included within your package.

View changes by clicking the red Visit Website button on the top right of your main navigation bar. This will open the front end of your VirOBiz site in a new window. When you close that window, you will be back in your admin area.

Your opt-in email list allows for you to connect with people who know your name, what you are about and are receptive to your information and offers via email marketing. To build an opt-in list, simply add content to the opt-in group. When visitors complete your opt-in form, they will receive an autoresponder by email requesting confirmation that they want to join your list. After they confirm, they are part of your opt-in list on your VirOBiz website that you may export and use anyway you choose.

If you do not currently work with any bulk email company, WebPuzzleMaster’s email marketing system is affordable and offers some unique advantages. Learn more about WebPuzzleMaster email marketing services.