RE: AIS Website

["Terry Aitken" <terry@flowerfantasy.net>]

Hi All
Generally I don't have time for websites, even my own. HOWEVER, I have
recently joined (horror of all horrors!!) another (Orchid) organization and
I am spending time trying to identify orchid species on their picture
gallery. At the same time, I would be interested in posting new iris
introductions to a picture gallery if one was available. (I am NOT in favor
of posting anything below the AM level.) The Orchid society has a photo file
of all plants that have been awarded going back to god but it costs $50.00
to tap into that resource. They actually require that awarded plants be
photographed before a plant may receive its award - how's that for
leverage?!(I plan on jumping into that one.)Then there are quarterly updates
which I think are free. This project may be enough to strike fear into the
heart of any webmaster and I have no idea how it is done but I see more
"volunteers" in our future?
Terry

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org [mailto:owner-aisdiscuss@aisboard.org]
On Behalf Of K. Loberg
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 11:17 AM
To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
Subject: Re: [AISdiscuss] AIS Website

John, I think I tried to answer before, but I'll just offer my comments a
little different, if they will help.

"What do you think the main audience for the website is?

      A.I.S. is a business.  We're just a non-profit business, but we're
still selling our product.  Our product is promoting the interest in, and
culture of irises.   We don't use the word "advertising irises", but that's
what we do.

"Why do you think they come to our website?

        People come to the site looking for information, all sorts of
information.   Old visitors probably have something in mind, like they are
looking up information they know is on the website.   New visitors may come
to the site because they like the pretty flower or are seeking answers on
culture, or maybe they want to find a club.  I think in some near future, we

should have a large database of variety photos so that people can just look
up what a specific variety looks like.   American Hermerocallis Society has
positioned themselves to do so, at http://www.daylilydatabase.org (this is a

subsidiary link off their http://www.daylilies.org/ main site).

"What action do you want people to take when they first come to our
 website."

    To have an easy index to migrate through.  To also have a site map.
We'd like visitors to WANT check it out further.  To have "carrots" that
encourage visitors to enjoy the website and look further.

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