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WHY
SHOULD YOU VISIT OUR WEBSITE?
By now,
you should know that that you should start your visit to our
website with our Home Page by using either of these
addresses:
www.highcincinnatians.com
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OR ––
www.tall.org/clubs/ohio/highcincinnatians
So, once
you are on the Home Page, how can you find the information
that you need? Let’s take a look at what kind of
information is available throughout the website before we go
searching.
WHAT
KIND OF STUFF IS ON THE WEBSITE?
Right
now, we have the following services and documents available
on our website:
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For Prospects |
Contact information (our address, phone
number and email address)
with secure online
membership application
A detailed description of our club, its purpose and
history
Board member pictures and email links
Map and directions to monthly membership meetings |
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For Members |
Calendar of events - updated every few
days as needed
Newsletters – view or print current and past issues
Photos from recent events – view slide shows online or
download sets
Weekend information – our flyer, plus links to TCI
Weekends website |
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For All Visitors |
Home Page – a central place to start any
visit to our website
What’s New – the page where “breaking news headlines”
are posted
Tall Links – visit our sponsors’ websites and view a
list of tall retailers
Site Map – read this article and get help using the
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Notice
there are twelve basic categories of information that
everything falls into. Now, take a look at the box below
the page title at the top of the Site Info Page (and every
other page!) and notice the 12 labels. They are like
buttons. You can tell they are links because your cursor
changes to a pointing hand. When you click each link, you
are taken to a page for the category you select:
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Example: Top right corner of
Website Information Page
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At the top of each web page, look below the page title…
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…for “buttons” that are links
to the twelve main pages.
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HOW DO I
FIND THIS STUFF?
These
twelve buttons lead to pages that contain information
relating to the selected topic, and links to other relevant
pages, sites or documents. Every feature of the website can
be reached from one of these twelve pages. Once you know
how to “navigate” these links, you can find what you need on
the site with just 2 or 3 clicks from the Home Page!
WHERE
SHOULD I GO NEXT?
Did you
notice the “What’s New” link is highlighted in a red
background? That’s a hint. If you don’t visit any other
page after the Home Page, be sure you check here regularly
for the latest breaking news.
Next month, this article will take a closer look at the
kinds of headlines and other helpful links you will find on
the “What’s New” page. In future installments, we will tour
the remaining pages and share some tips and hints for
getting the most out of our website. Remember…IT’S YOUR
WEBSITE…we always invite your
comments and suggestions.
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a
link to their site for the month of December. Club members are encouraged to visit the
Tall Chick Pajamas site and leave a message for
the owner. She would appreciate the feedback, not to
mention an order for some pajamas! If her ad on our
site generates some business for
Tall Chick Pajamas, she may continue to sponsor
our site! |
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WHO ELSE
CAN ADVERTISE ON OUR WEBSITE?
Any
person or business with a tall-related product or service
that could benefit from exposure to the 1000-plus tall
visitors our site attracts each month for a very small fee
should
contact the webmaster for more information.
Two or three full-time sponsors would generate enough funds
to make the website self-sustained.
We have monthly rates and long-term discounts, plus
incentives for references. Members of the High
Cincinnatians can advertise on the site for a greatly
reduced rate (50% off!), get free ad design and are
guaranteed prominent placement.
WHAT
HAPPENED TO THE SERVER CHANGE?
We are
still looking at several possible alternatives to our
current pay-server. We will pay for another three months,
and continue to use them through March 2004. We expect to
have the site migrated to a new server by April1.
WHAT
ABOUT THOSE NEW FEATURES?
Paul and
I will try to meet during the next few months to begin the
design for our new site. Until we change servers, it does
not make any sense to try to introduce any new “technology”,
so we will hold off until late spring to make any
announcements. Upgrades will most likely take place some
time next summer.
Meanwhile, we have the secure online membership
application, which has been used more than once! And we
are working on setting up the online weekend registration
for the 2004 Fight Night Weekend. The flyer is already
posted on our website, and we have a listing on the TCI
Weekends website (some information is incomplete pending
weekend committee action).
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