<div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h1><b>MySilsila User Guide</b></h1><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h2><b>Welcome to MySilsila</b></h2><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><p><span style="font-size:18px;">MySilsila is a dynamic platform designed to connect and empower the Indian diaspora in the United States. Serving both authors and vendors, MySilsila offers a seamless experience for content creators and small businesses. This comprehensive documentation will guide you through the various features tailored for authors, vendors, and site visitors.</span></p><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h2><b>Table of Contents</b><br></h2><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>1. Authors Guide</h3><p></p><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">1.1 Submitting Articles</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">1.2 Article Approval</p></blockquote><p></p><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>2. Vendors Guide</h3><p></p><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">2.1 Listing your Business</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">2.2 Updating Business Details</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">2.3 Adding Deals</p></blockquote><p></p><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>3. Site Visitors Guide</h3><p><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">3.1 Browsing Articles</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">3.2 Local Business Deals Page</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">3.3 Browsing Bazaar Listings</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">3.4 Downloading Listings</p><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">3.5 Contacting Businesses</p></blockquote></p><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h2><b>1. Authors Guide</b></h2><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>1.1 Submitting Articles</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Visit the MySilsila homepage.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Click on the "Write" button to access the article submission form.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Fill in your user details and submit the article for review.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Your article will be published once approved by the MySilsila team.</p></blockquote><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>1.2 Article Approval</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Authors will receive an email notification upon article approval.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Approved articles will be published on MySilsila for the community to enjoy.</p></blockquote><p><br></p><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h2><b>2. Vendors Guide</b></h2><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>2.1 Listing your Business</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Click on "Bazaar" on the homepage to access the vendor dashboard.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Select “Sign Up”</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Fill in relevant business details, facilities, and timings.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Submit your business for review.</p></blockquote><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>2.2 Updating Business Details</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Select “Log in” inside “Bazaar” to access the vendor dashboard.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">If you have multiple listings, you will be redirected to a lobby page from where you can choose the business dashboard that you want to manage.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Update business information, facilities, timings, and deals on the left hand pane.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Scroll down and click “Update” to save changes.</p></blockquote><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>2.3 Adding Deals</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Inside the vendor dashboard, you can add deals which will be reflected in the “Deals” page for your customers to access.&nbsp;</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Fill out the “Feature Message or Offer” field with your offer details and upload an image in the “Offer Image” field to add your deal.&nbsp;</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Click “Update” to save your changes.</p></blockquote><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h2><b>3. Visitors Guide</b></h2><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>3.1 Browsing Articles</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Explore a diverse collection of articles on the MySilsila homepage relevant to the Indian diaspora in the US.&nbsp;</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Choose from a variety of categories like Luminaries, Lifestyle, Learn, Humor, Recipes and Short Stories.</p></blockquote><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>3.2 Local Business Deals Page</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Visit the "Deals" page on the homepage to access deals offered by your local businesses.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Enter your email address to receive exclusive deals from vendors directly to your inbox.</p></blockquote><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>3.3 Browsing Bazaar Listings</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Navigate to the "Bazaar" page.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Browse through a variety of listings from small businesses catering to the Indian community.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Use the search and filter feature on the left to check for local Indian businesses.</p></blockquote><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>3.4 Downloading Listings</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">On the "Bazaar" page, click on "Printable City List" inside the search box.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Choose the desired state and city and click “Download”.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Enter your email address and click “Go.”</p></blockquote><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><h3>3.5 Contacting Businesses</h3><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Access business listings on the "Bazaar" page.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">Use the Phone, Text or Email option inside the business listing to contact them.</p></blockquote><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><p style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">You can use the Maps (Navigation Arrow Icon) to view the business location on Google Maps.</p></blockquote><span></div><div style=' background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-family:Verdana;width:auto;padding:5px;'><span><span style="font-size:18px;">Thank you for being a part of the MySilsila community! Explore, share, and connect with the vibrant Indian diaspora in the United States</span><span></div>