I'm sure we're not the only non-profit organization in the world without enough in the budget to pay professionals to build and maintain our website for us.

Slowly, slowly we are learning more and more about how to manage our own affairs on the internet.

It's taken me about a year to learn how to build sites on iWeb, login to the web host, upload the files... Then just when I think I have everything figured out, more troubleshooting.

The rough draft is posted at least. We'll be tweaking up the content at the next meeting, so please stay tuned. According to internet goddess Laura Fries, relevant site content is necessary for a successful website, and a relevant website is necessary for a successful organization.

It's not rocket science. Every site on the internet has a purpose, aka a "conversion goal." For example, the goal of our CCGW website is to attract new members, collect addresses for our mailing list, and accept tax-deductible donations via paypal. Our site's content and design affects our conversion rate, so we want to make sure that we do a good job representing ourselves online.

Anyway, tomorrow night is the party at Youngblood, so hopefully we'll see you there.