1. General
Absolutely not! We have made the whole process of building a custom website as simple as possible. In just five easy steps you can have your very own personalized website created and live for the world to see!
Our service is completely web-based, so as long as you have a connection to the internet, you can build a Next Athlete website. Some pages on our website do require you to have flash. For a free download, please visit: Adobe Flash
We accept all VISA, Mastercard, American Express and Discover credit and debit cards.
We have taken every precaution necessary to ensure that you are able to build your Next Athlete website with very little ease. If you do need help along the way – we are here for you! You can email us a question at any time by going to our Contact Page and we will respond within 24 hours. If you have any difficulties during the signup process, or sales questions, please try our live chat assistance, and an operator will be able to help you immediately if available.
Yes, you will need to make some changes with your registrar to point to our servers. Please Contact Us and we will walk you through how to do this.
Your website will be disabled; meaning visitors who go to your url will not be able to see your website. You will still be able to login, and change your billing information to re-activate your service.
Next Athlete is a tool to give you a step up on the competition. It is up to you to make contact with coaches and recruiters and direct them to your website.
2. Media/Advertising Inquiries
Thank you for your interest in Next Athlete. Please Contact Us (be sure to leave all of your contact information, name of your publication and story deadline) and a Next Athlete representative will get back to you as soon as possible.
Thank you for your interest in working with Next Athlete. Please Contact Us and a representative will respond to you shortly.
3. Your Account
Please see any error messages that appear after you hit "Start Building My Site". For example if your passwords do not match, or if you chose a url that is already in use, you will be asked to re-enter the information. If you continue to have trouble, please Contact Us describing how far into the process you were able to get before you started having a problem. A Next Athlete representative will be happy to help you.
Make sure that you are logging in with the correct email address and password. If you have forgotten your password, you may retrieve it here. If you continue to have problems, please Contact Us.
You may retrieve your password by clicking here. You will need to know the email address that we have on file for your account. Your password will be sent to that email address.
After logging in, go into “My Account” and then click on “Edit Basic Settings”. Once there, change the address and then click “Submit”.
After logging in, go into “My Account” and then click on “Change Password”. Enter your current password in the first field, and then enter your new password in the next two fields. Click “Submit” when you are finished.
Your name automatically appears, based on how it was entered when you signed up. If you would like to change it, log in, click on “My Account” and then “Edit Basic Settings”. Change your first and last name in the appropriate fields and click “Submit” when you are finished.
Yes, you may change your plan at any point. To upgrade – click on “My Account” and then “Upgrade” next to your plan type. If you are a current Gold member and would like to downgrade to the Silver Plan, please Contact Us.
After logging in, click on “My Account” and then click on “Upgrade” next to your plan type.
Yes. If you are on a month to month payment plan, your website will be disabled at the conclusion of your current month. If you prepaid for six months or a year at a discounted rate, your website will remain active until the end of the agreed upon term, and will be disabled after that point.
Log in, and click on “Mail”. You will be able to see all your new messages in your inbox. Replies that you have sent, can be found in your “Sent” folder.
4. Editing Your Website
As often as you like! You can come back at any time to change the look and feel of your website, as well as to add content to your pages.
After logging in, click on “Edit My Site”. From there, choose the respective page that you would like to edit. “Template” allows you to change the look and feel of your website. “Menu” is how you change the names of pages that appear on your website, as well as turn these pages on and off. “Content” is where you will go to add information to your website (ie: photos, videos, stats, schedule, etc.). “Blog” is a way for you to communicate with your website visitors, and let them know what is going on in your life.
If you have recently selected a new header, you will need to re-crop your image to make it fit. If it still does not look right, try uploading a different picture.
Yes. Any pages of your website on which you have not entered content will automatically be turned off; and will not appear in your website navigation.
Under “Edit My Site” – “Content” – “Stats” - Some sports will have the option of entering either a basic or advanced stat sheet. If advanced is an option – it will allow you to enter more detailed statistics, and will compute percentages and averages for you that will appear on your stats page. Advanced stats are primarily for varsity, college and professional level athletes. We encourage our younger users to use the basic stats.
A Blog is a commonly used term for a web log. It is a place for you to post updates and bulletins that will appear on the homepage of your website. This is a great place to recap recent games, mention an award received or simply to share what is on your mind with the world!
Each page of your website has a headline at the top, and space for an introduction right below that. This is your chance to write a little bit about the content that people will find on that page. For example on your articles page, you may want to use the introduction to talk about the wide variety of publications that have features you in articles.
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