Re: AIS Website

[bobplankmail@aol.com]

Dear John,

Naturally, we want the website to be all things to all persons, but I think we should cater to the poor souls who find themselves, inadvertently or vertently, on the very first page and are so bedazzled with color photos of each of the major iris groups that they feel an irresistible urge to look at more and more.? The ensuing?search is calculated to take these poor impulse buying souls down?a path leading to contact with a living person in the closest affiliate, region, or section of interest, and/or a join button.? 

Of course, every page has a complete list of all the departments on the website, so someone only interested in the breeding habits of the blue eyed grass iris, say, can quickly escape to the species department.? 

Also, every page has a join button -- seriously.?
?
Bob?

-----Original Message-----
From: John I Jones <jijones@usjoneses.com>
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Sent: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 7:47 am
Subject: [AISdiscuss] AIS Website


Last November, I asked you all on this list for suggestions about the AIS website.?
(Well some of you are new to the list since then, so this is you first exposure to the questions.)?
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I got two responses (thank you both).?
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So I ask again (with slightly modified questions):?
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What do you think the main audience for the website is? (AIS members? Non-AIS members? Experienced iris growers? Beginner iris growers? Hybridizers? People wanting to buy irises? Wanting to find clubs? Other?[obviously I have not listed everything nor necessarily even the most important ones])?
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Why do you think they come to our website??
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What action do you want people to take when they first come to our website.?
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What do you think the primary emphasis of our site should be??
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While it is important to have as much information as possible on our website, should we structure the site so that the most important information for the highest use audience is the most readily available. If not what should be the highest priority? (Yes we want to have obvious links to the other types of information.)?
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What do you think the bad things about our website are??
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What websites demonstrate the kind of things you would like to see for the AIS website??
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What other questions should be asked here??
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What other ideas do you have??
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Now is your chance.?
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Thanks?
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John?
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