Jacksonville Surfing Examiner 101: a how-to-subscribe guide for dummies

The Jacksonville Surfing Examiner, who just so happens to be a National Surfing Examiner, as well, is fortunate to have a lot of friends. And he loves them all.

Some of his friends, however, are, to say the least, a bit computer illiterate, somewhat confused, what boo-koo-loaded book publishers Wiley, John & Sons have officially dubbed “Dummies.”

Let’s take a dear friend for example. We’ll call her “Terri.” Not a bad choice, because that is, indeed, her name. So Terri, look at it this way: Here is an article that is, as Olivia Newton-John would say: “...hopelessly devoted to you.”

Terri, whom I see at least a few times a week over beers, or whatever, is always courteously  updating me on her progress in following the JSE’s articles, which, ironically, is no progress at all.

“I read your article today,” she always says. “You’re funny. Now, how do I subscribe?”

So, we'll sip a few beers together, as I take her though the subscription process, and she'll tell me, “Got it!”

A few nights later, we’ll be sharing a beer or five, and she’ll suddenly say…

“I read your article today. “You’re funny. Now, how do I subscribe, again?”

This is not Déjà vu. This, my dear friends, is an intervention…

“HOW TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE JACKSONVILLE SURFING EXAMINER”

Step 1: Go to http://www.examiner.com/x-41383-Jacksonville-Surfing-Examiner

Step 1: Go to http://www.examiner.com/x-41383-Jacksonville-Surfing-Examiner (this is a hyperlink). All you have to do is click on it. When you get there, you will see all of the JSE's articles. There is a nifty picture of his cute little mug while on holiday in Scotland.

Step 2: Locate the "Subscribe" button

Step 2: Look for the “Subscribe” button. It is spelled: S-u-b-s-c-r-i-b-e. It has been highlighted in pink, here, for your convenience. It will not be highlighted in pink when you go to the real page.

Step 3: Click on "Subscribe and locate the email address box

Step 3: Click on the “Subscribe” button. The page will open up and a little message that says: “Subscribe to Marion's Email Alerts” will appear. Just below that message is a box entitled: “Email Address” with a big orange button to the right that says, you guessed it, “Subscribe.”

Step 4: Type in your email address and click the "Subscribe" button

Step 4: Type your email address in the box, and then hit that big orange button. You remember, it’s the one on the right of the box that says, you guessed it, “Subscribe.”
 

That’s all there is to it! Once you hit that button, every article that the JSE writes will automatically be sent to your inbox. There’s no need to follow him on his facebook fan page (which is Surfing Examiner, by the way), nor will you have to check the latest postings at Surfers Rule! (although, they are two terrific and highly acclaimed facebook pages). Nope, every single Jacksonville Surfing Examiner article will now be sent straight to your inbox. Every single last one.

Now, you can do whatever you want to with the articles when they arrive. You can read them. You can even comment, which takes us to Step 5.              

Step 5: Comments are located at the bottom of each article (example below). Just fill in your name, write your comment and click on the "SEND"  button. Comments can be good or bad. Things such as: “Dude! That article sucks!”, rest assured, will be taken lightly.          

Next, we’ll tackle the simple task of “How to Subscribe to the National Surfing Examiner” (which the Jacksonville Surfing Examiner highly recommends), but let's not rush ourselves.

So…what the hell are we going to talk about over beers now?