james8313 wrote:
What is the status of getting more Hits on the website. I think the
DS-FC pages still need to be reformatted -- too much stuff that
is of no use to visitors. We should be promoting the Genealogy and
research that is taking place. 2 of the 2011 Newsletters have not been
added to the site.
James
1. The website shows up very high on search engine rankings. So I don't think we have a problem there. We could pay for google advertising - cost is approximately $20-$30 per month - but given the high hit rate - I am not sure it is cost effective. External links to the website will increase the search engine ranking so I am going through wikipedia to add links to the website - e.g. wiki page for deacon john dunham now has link to dunham-singletary.org etc.
2. Reformatting of pages... I copied information from Paul's website. Can you please be more specific in what you mean by "need to be reformatted". And what information currently on the website do you feel provides no value. That being said - incorporating Gratia's information from the dunham families in america website will improve value on the main website - which we discussed with Gratia. And I agree that key research topics should be published on the website in addition to having them distributed in the newsletters in order to add value and draw in members. Related to adding additional data to the website - you seem to come back to adding many pages with information on family trees, graves, etc. The webtrees software on the form is a more effective medium to store this information. This would be a good place to spend your energy - we need someone to become an expert on use of the webtrees software.
3. Gratia sent me the newsletters to bring the website up to date as she is referencing these in her upcoming newsletter. The two newsletters that you mention above have been added to the website.
Thanks,
jeff