All Clubs, Bars, Hotel & Restaurant Bars, and their
details
See pictures of their bartenders & waitresses before you
go
See all clubs pricing, happy hours, events, live music
schedules
Find concerts and gigs by genre
Find or promote music by genre
Find all independent bands, musicians, music, and
schedules
Find people who have the same favorites as you
Share events with friends, groups
Rate anyone with one click
NIGHTGRINDER MAKES IT EASIER TO FIND FUN AND PROMOTE YOUR
STUFF...PERIOD!
Stop wasting time clicking around on the other guys, we have it
all right here.
ACCOUNT TYPES
PROMO is a bar, band, musician, comedian,
bartender or waitress.
MEMBER is anyone else.
WHY REGISTER?
PROMO ACCOUNT - As a bar, band, musician, comedian,
bartender or waitress:
You get a FREE WEBPAGE to list all your
stuff!
People can find you, see your schedule, share your
venues or events with friends
With ONE-CLICK SHARING you might
instantly reach thousands
Everyone can listen to your mp3's online
Fans can vote for you or add you as their
"Fav"
You can automatically (one-click) email your fans or
regulars with updates or specials
You can have site-wide messaging service
You can search the classifieds, sell stuff, or look for
job openings there
You can view your fans or venue comments
Your gigs will automatically be cross-linked with the
venues
As a member you:
Can add and share with your friends with one click
Can get auto emails from your favorite bar or band with
updates
Can send messages to other registered users
Can message the bar or band
Will have links to all venues websites
Can meet new people who like the same bars or bands
Can vote on the hot or not list
Can vote on whether bars, bartenders or waitresses are
hot or not
Can vote on our annual awards list
Are instantly cool
Are no longer outside the circle of influence
"fokker"
Can invite new friends to join your group
Sell stuff on the classifieds
Look for jobs in the classifieds
HOW TO REGISTER
Step 1 - Click on "register" and fill out the brief form
wiith your name, screen name (which will also be your personal URL,
i.e. nightgrinder.com/yourname), email address, birthday
(displayed only if you want), and password. That's It!
Step 2 - Have fun, and while you're at it, after you find
your way around make sure to "invite your friends" via our
one-click email feature within nightgrinder. Our ability to bring
more content and features is supported by your help and input, we
apprecite you help.
LOGIN / PASSWORD
What if I forget my
password?
Happens all the time. Just click on the "Forgot my Password"
link in the login box. We will send your password to the registered
email address. How do I cnange my password
Just go to "account settings". You can change it there. When I try to login the page just refreshes?
You need to Enable cookies on your browser. If the only
cookies that you have ever heard of are round and edible, please read
below:
In Internet Explorer, find the Tools menu item and
select Options. Then, click on the privacy tab and alter your privacy
settings to allow cookies.
In Firefox, go to the preferences/options page and then
click on the "privacy" tab. In the cookies section, choose to "Allow
sites to set cookies."
In Safari, click "safari" on the top tab, scroll down to
"preferences", and find the "security" tab. Then, either click
"Always Accept Cookies" or "only from sites you navigate to."
Once you're done, close and restart your browser and try
logging in again. You should also make sure that Facebook cookies are
allowed by your firewall and spyware protection programs.
YOUR PROFILE
How do I edit my
profile?
Once logged in, click on "Manage my Profile" link at top. You
can then edit anything from that page including pictures, user info,
etc.
This is the page where you can do just about everything,
like delete favorite bars, bands, read your messages, manage groups,
or share events.
How can I remove my account?
We're not sure why you would want to but if you do, send us
an email to info@nightgrinder.com explaining your reason and be sure
to type "remove my account" in the subject line, and if you would,
please let us know why you're leaving. Then you can go to your
"account settings" and delete your acount.
TEXT FORMATTING
You can use only these two html tags on our site:
To bold text use:
<strong>text being bolded</strong>
To italicize text use: <em>italic text</em>
SEARCHING
How do I search for
stuff?
Top left of the page, in the "Search Box".
GROUPS
Groups are very powerful. You
can setup any group name and invite any of your friends to
participate in the group. Once set-up, when you click on "share
event" it will ask if you want to share with your friends, a
group, and if a group, which group.
Which ever you select, it will automatically send an event
invite to them all instantly, where they can accept, block or reply
to. We have added an RSVP feature so all members or group
participants will be able to see who is going to the event.
This is a great feature for bars or bands too, because when they
post an update on their specials or events it will automatically tell
everyone in their group about the update! Think of the possibilities.
YOUR FRIENDS
How do I add my
friends?
Login and search for them in the "search" box by name
or email. Once at their profile, click on "add friend", they will
sent a friend requests.
If they're not yet signed up, you can click on "Invite
a friend" link below search box. This will email them with links to
sign up.
How do I block someone from contacting me?
In your list of friends, just click on "block" them (you can
always unblock later).
PHOTOS / VIDEO / AUDIO
Uploading Photos
To upload photos login and go to "edit my profile" then
"my photos and video".
To insure the best display try to keep your photos at
300x300px or less.
Settings should be at a maximum 300 DPI, (preferrably 72
DPI)
You can upload .jpg .gif .bmp or .png images.
Crop to a "square" perspective if you can to avoid
distortion.
Remember images will be sized down to 150 px. and 60 pxx
in size depending on where they are viewed on the site, so keep them
clear.
MAXIMUM size is 1.5mb each
Uploading Video
We provide access for you to link to your videos in
youtube, or any other video directory within your profile page if you
are a band or musician only.
Uploading Audio
To upload audio you will need to provide mp3 format, with
a maximum of 5mb each.
CONTACT NIGHTGRINDER
If you want to contact us:
The best place is to post in the forums, but if you don't
you can...
Support, Abuse, Suggest Features - While
logged on your "edit my profile" page you can choose the
"contact support" link at the top right. It will provide
you a box to fill out where it will send us an email.
Report a Bug - bug@nightgrinder.com with
any issues performance or problems.
Advertising or Media Questions -
media@nightgrinder.com (we will respond as quickly as possible).