In this section, you will find general questions about OnlineSportsTeams.com
1.1 What is TeamLobby.com?
TeamLobby.com is a website that allows users to create their own sports team OR league websites.
Team Websites are full fledged professional websites that are best suited for any sports team that likes online presence. We currently support many sports such as baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cricket, football, hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, volleyball and more.
Build your FREE or PREMIUM sports team website today! It can be any age, any level, any sport - we support it! Take your team online today, connect with coaches, players, parents, sponsors and fans.
If your sports type is not in the above list, you can still create a website and use many default features. Just choose type "Other" while creating the website.
The webaddress for your sports team will be http://sitename.teamlobby.com where sitename is the name you choose.
We are currently offering 2 packages for team websites. BASIC package is FREE! PREMIUM package costs $30/year. Checkout all the features and benefits by start creating website now!
1.2 Who can create a Team/League Website?
Any user who needs such feature can create. Typical it is best suited if you have a sports team/group.
1.3 Do I need to register first to use TeamLobby.com Services?
You can browse most content of public sites without registration. To create a website OR subscribe to a website, you need to register first. It only takes few seconds to setup.
1.4 Login, Logout & My Account
You would have to login through www.teamlobby.com links to access features on your website restricted for logged in users such as posting forums. You need to explicitly click Logout to log out of the site. Closing the browser will not log you out! 2. TEAM WEBSITE PACKAGE INFORMATION
2.1 What are different Packages?
We are currently offering onlye one package. Premium package is $30 per year. Compare Package Features
2.2 How do I create basic package website?
Basic FREE Package is currently NOT being offered.
2.3 How do I create premium package team website?
You can create premium package website in 2 ways.
- Subscribe to premium package website first and then create: In this method, you can subscribe to premium package by clickin on Free Trial/Sign up link on premium section of home page OR click on "Sign up for Premium package" link underneath "Team Websites" tab in top navigation. Once you have signed up, follow the instructions in creating team website manual
- The second method is to create basic package website first and then upgrade. Once website is created, goto Site Administration section for upgrade instructions
3. LEAGUE WEBSITE PACKAGE INFORMATION
3.1 What are League Websites?
League websites are very similar to team websites with the exception of few features. While creating the website, choose website type "League Website" to create a leage website
3.2 More about league websites
We are currently offering PREMIUM League website at $45 per year. 4. CREATING TEAM/LEAGUE WEBSITE
Step 1: Register & Login
To create a team website you must be logged into TeamLobby.com first.
- If you do not have an account with TeamLobby.com, you can register for FREE and it only takes few seconds. You can register by clicking the "Register for New Account" link in Top navigation bar under "Login/Register" tab. You will be redirected to registraion module if you clicked on Sign Up for package button also.
- If you already have an account with TeamLobby.com, simply Login by clicking the login link
- After you have completed one-page registration form, you will be immediately logged in. Depending the link you clicked, you may be redirected to the teamsite creation page.
Step 2: Create a Website
As explained in Step 1 above, you should first register & login to create a team website. Once you have registered, you may be redirected to the create a team website page as shown below.
- If you didn\'t get redirected to Create a Team Website page, click on "Create a New Team website" link under "Team Websites" tab in top-navigation bar.
- The team website creation page will look like below. Complete the following fields
Site URL: This is the URL for your website. Just enter first part of the URL (eg: if you enter redsox, then your URL will be http://redsox.teamlobby.com. Do not include www in the front.). Make sure to bookmark the URL, email it to friends and post it on different locations on the web where you want your players, fans, parents to find the page easily.
Friendly Name: Enter a Friendly name for your website. Usually your team name with school/city name. This will be displayed as default top-header.
Sports Type: Choose your Sports Type. If your sports type is not in the list, just choose Other and create website. Most functionalities are common and applies to all sports. Just send us an email with your sports type and if possible sample scoresheet, we will develop it and add it to the list.
Website Type: Choose "Team Website" if you are creating website for your team. If you are a league and would like league website, choose "League Website"
City, State, Country, Zip : Enter your team address
Site security & Subscrition Requests : You can setup your team website in 2 options. Choose Public if you want any user to browse your website. Choose Moderated if you want restricted access to your website. If you choose Moderated, on your website homepage, a Subscription link will be displayed. When user clicks it, you will be emailed about subscription request. Once you approve the request, user will be allowed access to the website.
List in Websites Directory : Check this to get this listed in websites directory (coming soon)
Theme Configuration : Themes are look and feel of your website. Basic package comes with 2 themes. Premium package comes with over 50 gorgeous, full layout themes, 100% ad free. Choose the theme you want to display. You can edit theme anytime without impacting site content. It is totally safe. If you upgrade to Premium package at a later time, just refer to Site Manager Manual on how to change theme.
- Click Submit, That\'s it! Your site will be instantenously created. Bookmark your URL and refer to Site Manager manual on adding content. Happy Site Building!!!
5. Other FAQ
5.1 Can we have our own domain name without "teamlobby.com" in URL?
You can use your own domain name with one of the following method ---
Method 1 - Frameset
Insert the following code in index.html page of your website (eg:http://yoursite.com/index.html), this will render your teamlobby website in your current URL:
<frameset rows="100%,*" border="0">
<frame src="http://yoursite.teamlobby.com" frameborder="0" />
<frame frameborder="0" noresize />
</frameset>
Method 2 - Simple Redirect
You can also simply redirect your domain URL to teamlobby URL. This can be done by simply putting following in index.html of your website root.
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="5;url=http://yoursite.teamlobby.com"/>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>
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