cdf jan 2012

William Perrin TAL

Making your website come alive

Bringing your website to life – some hints and tips on different types of content that can help you tell the story of your project's progress.

Im a g e r y t o i l lu s t r a t e t h e a c t iv i t y a n d i t s im p a c tSimple 'action shots', 'before and after' shots or photos of events, meetings, etc. taken with your camera or mobile phone.

B r in g y o u r s t o r ie s t o l i f e w it h s o m e v id e oYou can share videos on your website easily for free by uploading them to YouTube.com and copying and pasting the URL into your post or post's email.

B r o a d c a s t lo c a l v o ic e sYou can share audio clips of interviews, live music, etc. taken with audioboo.fm – a free smartphone and online app that lets you record 5 minute clips with your mobile device or on your computer.

Spreading the word about your website.

• Posters and flyers in communal areas in the community.• Notices in local newsletters or the local paper.• Email your relevant contacts a link. Include a link to the website in your Email autosignature.• Put the website address on your business card if you have one. Cheap and easy to create business cards are available at moo.com• Share the link with your Facebook friends. • Consider creating a Facebook page, which you can automatically update with posts from your website using the Facebook app RSS Graffiti.• If you're using Twitter, tweet out links and updates!

Kington bloggers

S p r e a d t h e w o r d a b o u t y o u r w e b s i t e lo c a l ly – p h y s ic a l ly a n d o n l in e .

Troubleshooting

Help and support

Everyone hits some technical issues they need help with – try the excellent Posterous support site at posterous.uservoice.com/knowledgebase usually the search facility there gives you the right answer in plain English or scroll down the page for topics