Re: AIS Website

[Jill Bonino <aistreas@earthlink.net>]

This topic alone is one great result of having AISDiscuss...I agree with a lot of the comments that answer John's questions...we need to make the website sell the advantages of AIS as quickly and easily as possible and we should always be changing it with new pictures and information...

One comment came up about not knowing who is going to the website and why...Perhaps we can ask them... Maybe add a link to a "survey on this website" or a link to a "survey on the products and services of the AIS".
This could give us instant feedback on how the site and AIS is doing.

As an incentive to joining the AIS I think we should also advertise the advantages of the AIS Members Only website...

This may be a little further away from the main focus of the AIS, but should we have a link that takes people to "what are the activities of affiliate clubs"..what are the exciting reasons to join a club and particularly THIS club..

Thanks John and everybody...

Jill 
-----Original Message-----
>From: John I Jones <jijones@usjoneses.com>
>Sent: Feb 11, 2008 7:47 AM
>To: aisdiscuss@aisboard.org
>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.)
>
>I got two responses (thank you both).
>
>So I ask again (with slightly modified questions):
>
>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])
>
>Why do you think they come to our website?
>
>What action do you want people to take when they first come to our  
>website.
>
>What do you think the primary emphasis of our site should be?
>
>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.)
>
>What do you think the bad things about our website are?
>
>What websites demonstrate the kind of things you would like to see  
>for the AIS website?
>
>What other questions should be asked here?
>
>What other ideas do you have?
>
>Now is your chance.
>
>Thanks
>
>John
>
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