promoting your programs on the web: more than just calendar entries (ncla 2013)

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Your major programs deserve more than a simple calendar entry. Why not showcase them with their own space on the web? Options include a simple program page on your website, a custom section for the program on your site, and a full, separate program website complete with its own URL. We’ll share Durham County Library’s experiences, successes, and lessons-learned with these different methods. While this won’t be an overly technical discussion, we will examine some platforms available for easily creating a program website. Most options won’t cost you a cent and don’t take that long to set up.

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Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Promoting Your

Programs on the Web

More Than Just Calendar Entries

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Web Marketing Strategies

● Blog or news post

● Custom page on your website

● Custom section of your website

● Complete, stand-alone website with custom

URL

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Which Should You Choose?

● Size of program

● Importance to organization

● Multi-day program or series

● Amount of information to convey

● Staff resources

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Blog or News Post

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Custom Page

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Custom Section

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Complete Website

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Considerations

● Web hosting

● Domain Name

● Basic HTML site or Content Management

System

● Staff time

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

How to drive users to your content

● Slides/banners on your home page

● Social media○ Consider “boosting” Facebook post

● Printed materials

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Links to Pages Shown

• Blogo http://durhamcountylibrary.org/category/blog

• Custom Pageso http://durhamcountylibrary.com/blanco

• Custom Sections

o http://durhamcountylibrary.org/summerreading

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Links to Pages Shown

Complete Websiteso http://durhamcomicsproject.org

o http://lovemydcl.org

o http://firstlibraryinspace.org

Matthew ClobridgeLibrary Webmaster

@mclobridge

Matthew Clobridgemclobridge@dconc.gov

@mclobridge

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