APPLICATIONS AND MEMBER BENEFITS

As a Left Hand World Member, all these great information and communications features are available to you. What you can do with them is virtually unlimited and we look forward to seeing how creative you can be!

Left Handed Information

We have included lots of information about being left-handed and how to overcome some of the challenges we face in a right-handed world, and we are always adding new material as we come across it.  The whole site is very interactive so you can always add your own comments on anything you see, post to our discussion forums about it or add your own pictures, audio or video that may help or entertain others.

Our recent Left-Handed Presidents newsletter feature is a great example - you would be able to comment on that and add more information in real time on the site rather than having to send in an email and then wait for us to create a page about it.

We will also upload all our Ebooks, worksheets and guides that are normally paid items so that members can access, download and print them free of charge.

Discussion Boards And Private Messaging

The member site includes a powerful discussion board where you can air your views or ask questions and get them answered either by the administrators or by other members. You can monitor discussion threads and be advised by email if anyone replies or comments.

The state-of-the-art private messaging system allows you to contact any other member and to include audio and video in you message, right from your computer and in real time (see below).

Audio And Video Recording And Streaming

The latest Flash, Java and streaming technology is built in so you can record and upload video in real time direct from your web cam.  You can also easily upload any audio or video files you have created yourself and have them available to use on your web page, blog, documents or messages.  No need to worry about storage, bandwidth or extra charges - everything is hosted and streamed from our servers and all costs are included within your membership.

Your web page Using a simple, word-processor-like editor you can create your own web page within the Left Hand World site to tell others about yourself and your interests, link to resources and information you have uploaded, promote your own business or services or find fellow left-handers to work with.  Of course, you can easily include audio and video within your page. Your own Blog A blog (short for Web Log) is a series of "posts" in your own personal space that can be used as a personal diary, a broadcast platform for your views and information and almost anything else you want to do with it.  In your Left Hand World blog, you can easily add text and images to your posts or make it a "vlog" (video web log) by recording audio or video direct into your posts from your web cam. Other members who have chosen to "watch" your blog will be informed by email that you have made a new entry.

Communicate With Other Members

This is the heart of the site - allowing easy communication between members so we can share information, ideas, interests and challenges. Using the cutting-edge technology on the site you can create direct communication links with other members anywhere in the world using text, audio or video chat.

What that means in practice is that you can very easily have international video phone calls whenever you like, for as long as you like, at zero cost! (and you can even include as many people as you like - set up a video conference call between family members and friends all over the world).

Share Your Files, Pictures, MP3s and Videos

Create your own galleries and share with other members or anyone else you like.  Simple upload and management of everything you want to share, with no additional charges for space or downloads

Create Audio and Video Postcards Either record or upload your audio or video and create a good looking postcard that you can send directly to a list of emails you provide or create a link to from anywhere else

Special Interest Sub-Groups

Create your own sub-groups within Left Hand World where members can have their own exclusive messaging boards and communications. What are you interested in? Music, guitar, knitting, child development, left-handed nibs - you decide and create your own groups of like-minded members to share information, ideas, pictures, files, videos....

Keith's goodies

As we are so active on the Internet all the time, we are constantly picking up ebooks, software, free memberships, discount offers and lots of other goodies. We are also advised of great new web sites and particularly ones that are leading edge for communications, information sharing, video, social networking and the rest of the Web 2.0 activity that is completely changing the way people interact.

We will be making all of this available to members on a regular basis - just watch Keith's "Cool Stuff" blog and you will be advised every time something new is added.

And loads more...

There is not room here to tell you about everything we are including, but once you start your free trial we will update you on a regular basis to make sure you are getting the best value from your membership.