Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds

October 9, 2010
Coastal Quilters of Santa Barbara/Goleta
"Promoting your Guild as a Business"

A panel presentation

Winning Guild Website Content
by Bonnie Barber

	Basic Content Monthy Meetings and Program Meeting Time, Place, Program Topic, Contact Info Events / Committee Info and Activity BOM, Community Quilts, Challenge, Opportunity Special Events, Guild Quilt Show Media / Archive page News releases, press clippings, etc. Newsletter Archives Additional Archival uses – Photo Gallery can replace scrapbooks and paper based archives to some extent Links to quilt related sites
Building Interest in Your Website Advertise Special events Guild, community, region, etc. Apron Chronicles Quilting Through the Ages Show iMadonnari Introduce members to: Other online quilt sites TQS, Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Instructional sites Guild Facebook Sites: Coastal Quilters, South Bay Quilters Acknowledge Merchant Members Front Page Ad Special online features Contests Where's Otto Sample 'Otto' page Word Search Key Library Photos, Photos, and More Photos! Members at guild meetings Guest lecturers and their work Member Showcase Guild chairs and their projects Program BOM Challenge Opportunity Community Guild events – Quilt Show, Sew-Ins, etc. Calendar of Events Google Calendars Include details of event Easy to use; need Google account Different formats can be used - Scrolling, Monthly Video – YouTube, 'Home-made' Videos Embed YouTube movies on web page, or Link to You Tube direct Photo Slideshows See slideshow in banner top left
	Slide Show and Photo Editing Programs Swf 'n Slide Pro Create slideshows Sample $35 standard version; Pro version $65 Adobe Lightroom Edit photos, create slideshow Sample $89 – 269; free tryout Smilebox! Free, upload pics, video; must put up with ads Sample Smilebox Slideshow Picnik Edit photos and save back to computer and to Flickr, Picasa, FB, Twitter, etc.  Create slideshows Free limited use or $25.yr premium use Kizoa Edit photos, add special effects Create slideshows Free limited use or Premium available - $30/yr or $50/2 yrs Flickr - photo sharing and storage Upload photos, video for sharing Free limited use or $25/yr for unlimited use Picasa - photo sharing and storage Same services as Flickr Pro Show Gold –PC only Application that creates slideshows $69; free tryout Adobe Photoshop $180+  / Elements $90 Photo editor