Top 10 tips to get the most out of flyfishmap

Well hello again and thanks to all those who've visited us this past week and especially those who've added some markers. We've had quite a bit of feedback so far, which has been fantastic and in the main, extremely positive so thanks for that. We will be making a few amends in the coming days to make things easier for you. In the meantime, I just wanted to give you guys some tips for using the map and creating markers.


1. When you arrive at the site, you can see fly fishing markers by either:

• Clicking on a continent and then on individual markers or yellow marker groupings in your geographical area of interest.
  
• Double clicking on the map to zoom in without the zoom bar.
• Clicking on the links in Most Popular or Recently Added
• If there are many markers in your area of interest, filter out unwanted ones using the filter option, then click Apply
• Reset the map by clicking on our logo above the map
  

2. Create markers by going to Register or by clicking the Add Marker tab on the sidebar.

3. When creating business type markers, try to include as much info as possible, a photo and valid web address. Users are far more likely to go to your website if you create a good looking marker with a good description and photo. We don't want to add blank markers with just a title, or no description or photo. These kind of markers aren't useful to anyone really.

4. Don't create markers for commercial fisheries etc if you don't own, manage or arrange fishing on them. If you're a personal user you can add photos and You Tube videos for these fisheries only really. You can of course add markers for wild fisheries e.g. state or nationally run fisheries. If so, please complete the marker with as much detail as possible and a photo. Include a useful web address so that other users can find out more information about this location.

5. Do Position your marker as accurately as possible please. Zoom in as closely as the map allows drop the crosshairs in place and click Save and Continue.

6. Don't panic if you don't see your marker on the map straight away. We do need to review and approve ALL markers before they go on the map.

7. Do use the Share button on markers if you like what you've found and think a friend would like it too. Just click on it, then select the device for sending this individual marker link to your friends.

8. Do please link back to us or to your marker if you have website or blog. We are giving you a free link so would appreciate one back. We have a number of buttons and banners in the My Banners section of My Markers


9.. Don't use Safari, Opera or Google Chrome browsers. At present, we do not support these browsers when using www.flyfishmap.com. We recommend using Firefox or Internet Explorer.

10. Please keep sending us your feedback. You can do this by either emailing us on info@flyfishmap.com, using the contact form or by completing this quick survey.


Many thanks for your interest to date, please spread the word and keep those marker coming!

Tight lines


Ed