What is a partnership?
For those members/businesses who regularly contribute articles to the Australian Wine Community in the form of Reviews, Publications, Reports, newsletters and General interest material, The AWC recognizes their contribution by acknowledging them as partners of the AWC site.
As a partner of the AWC
- your business icon is displayed on the AWC homepage (partners section) with a link to either your AWC business listing or website URL.
- your business icon is displayed on the About Us, Terms & Conditions, Disclaimer, Privacy, Feedback, Contact and all the Tools & Resources pages (partners section) with a link to either your AWC listing or website URL.
- A link to your AWC business listing or website URL is appended to every article you contribute
How do I become a partner of the Australian Wine Community?
The criteria for being a partner of the site is simple
- contribute 1 original article/material for the AWC every three months
- regularly provide material in the form of reviews, publications, reports, newsletters or general interest material that you have written that may be interest other members of the site on a monthly basis
How much does it cost to join?
Membership to the Australian Wine Community is free. It provides you access to all information on the site and forum. It also enables businesses to create a standard business listing, an event listing, posting to the wine promotions and specials forum and also to upload wine prices onto the site for free.
How to contact us?
The best way to contact the Australian Wine Community is to send an email to enquiries@winecommunity.com.au or use the contact page.
We will endeavour to reply your enquiry within one business day.
How do I report a violation or an error on the site?
Please send an email to enquiries@winecommunity.com.au or use the contact page
How do I register?
1. Click on the register link or join logo on the AWC homepage
2. Populate the registration form - this should take no longer than 5 minutes. It is important to:
- select username and password
- provide email, first name and state
- statistical information to ensure that the AWC can provide better services to you
- review the terms and conditions
3. Click the Register Button
4. Upon successful registration you will be taken to the Members area which will enable you to administer/create your listings and also configure your personal settings.
How to create a Business Listing?
1. Launch the wizard to create your business listing by using the Create New Business Listing in the LH menu or Create New Business listing in the main frame of the website.
2. Select which type of business listing you would like
- Standard Listing (Free)
- Premium Listing (Free for limited time - Normally $120 annually)
3. Standard and Premium Business Listing
To maximise the potential of our search engine within the site, ensure you select the appropriate category(ies) that your business fits within. If you can't find the appropriate category, please email us at enquiries@winecommunity.com.au.
4. Populate all the fields within the wizard. This will ensure all the relevant and necessary contact and business information is available to members and visitors on the site.
5. Click the Continue button and review your listing details. If you need to modify anything, click the back button to return back to the wizard otherwise, click continue to progress
6. You will be asked to populate/confirm your business contact information.
7. Click continue and then click the place order button to submit your listing for review and approval
8. Please allow 1 business day for your listing to be reviewed and approved by us.
How to review, update or delete your business listing?
1. Launch the members toolbox by selecting My Account at the top of homepage.
2. To view your current business listings, select either My Business Listing in the LH menu or My Business Listing in the main frame.
Your business listing(s) will be displayed. Click the view or edit link to review or update your listing respectively. Statistics are also provided for each business listing. The status, start and expiry dates are also provided.
3. To delete your business listing, click the red cross next to your listing you want to delete. You will be prompted to verify that you want to delete the listing. Note, once your listing has been deleted, it will be completely removed off the system.
What is the difference between a standard and premium business listing?
A standard business listing includes:
A premium business listing includes:
- Key information about your business including your address, contact details and website
- Allows members and visitors to the site to make an enquiry directly to your business
- Priority placement (shown before standard listing)
- allows your business listing to be featured on a rotational basis
- Upto 4 Images
- Your logo
- Location Map
How to create an event listing?
1. Launch the members toolbox by selecting My Account at the top of homepage
2. Launch the wizard by clicking create new event or create new event in the main frame
3. Select the type of events listing you would like to create
- Standard Event Listing (Free)
- Premium Event Listing (Free for a limited time - normally $40 per listing)
4. Populate all the fields within the wizard. This will ensure all the relevant and necessary information relating to the event is available to members and visitors on the site.
5. Click the Continue button and review your listing details. If you need to modify anything, click the back button to return back to the wizard otherwise, click continue to progress. You will be asked to populate/confirm your business contact information.
6. Click continue and then click the place order button to submit your listing. Your listing will be automatically added to the events listing.
How to review, update or delete event listing?
1. Launch the members toolbox by selecting My Account at the top of homepage
2. To view your current events listings, select either My Events in the LH menu or My events in the main frame
3. Your event listing(s) will be displayed. Click the view or edit link to review or update your listing respectively. Statistics are also provided for each business listing.
4. To delete your events listing, click the red cross next to your listing you want to delete. You will be prompted to verify that you want to delete the listing.
Note, once your listing has been deleted, it will be completely removed off the system.
What is the difference between a standard and premium events listing?
A standard events listing includes:
- Key information about your event (time, date, address etc)
- Upto 250 words to describe your event
A premium business listing includes:
How to upload wine prices to the wine price database?
1. Launch the members toolbox by selecting My Account at the top of homepage
2. Click on My Wine Prices in the LH menu or My Wine Prices in the main frame
3. Select the relevant business you would like to link your wines to
4. You have the option to key in a single wine price or multiple wine prices. To insert multiple wines, select the Insert multiple wines at once. To insert a single wine, select the insert new wine option.
Key in the following details into each row
- Wine Name (use the format below)
- < Vintage>
- Eg Penfolds Bin 389 Shiraz Cabernet 2001
5. Click the add wine button once you have completed entering your wines.
6. If you would like us to manage your listings on a regular basis, we offer a service to create these on your behalf. Contact us with your requirements and we can provide you with a quote.
How to edit or delete wine prices in wine price database?
1. Launch the members toolbox by selecting My Account at the top of homepage
2. Click on My Wine Prices in the LH menu or My Wine Prices in the main frame
3. Select the relevant business whose wine you would like to edit
4. Click edit and amend the details of the wine.
5. Click the check box and click Delete selected to delete any wines you no longer want to include.