Sarah Reinhart-Friendship Based Real Estate®

One of the most important things to remember when looking to establish a website is that no-one is going to see your site unless you have something on it that they are looking for.

Websites are not advertising billboards or posters. A person will notice a big billboard on a street corner whether they are interested in its contents or not. With a website, the user has to specifically search for a site using content and keywords, or they have to know you exist and search for your name.

A website will draw people to your group, rather than you having to actively go out all the time and attract them.

Websites fall under the heading of 'pull marketing' - a lower key alternative to the traditional up-front 'push marketing'. Some examples of push marketing include billboards, direct mail and straight advertising.

When it comes to websites for a community group the task is two-fold:

• To attract people to your site in the first place, and then.
• To have a site that is attractive, informative, helpful, holds their interest once they are there and keeps them coming back.

The good thing is that once you have a website it is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year generating awareness for your group. It can also be found by an audience that you would not be able to reach through other means.

Entering the world of online marketing through the development of a website can hold many fears, particularly for community groups that do not see themselves as overly 'internet-literate'.

The good news is that the online world is not as daunting, confusing or scary as it used to be. It's easy to get online and often at little or no cost to your group.

Web designers and people with a basic knowledge of programming and website layout can help you put together an attractive, accessible and easy-to-read site. There are also many easily accessible, easy-to-use programs that can help novices build web-pages themselves.

The site doesn't have to have all the "bells and whistles" - it can be as simple as a few easy-to-read and well laid out pages that provide basic information such as:

• WHO you are.
• WHAT you do/have done/are going to do.
• HOW you go about it.
• SUCCESSES your group has had - or some good success stories and
• HOW to get in touch with your group.

You will save time and money by being able to provide direction on what you want in terms of content and presentation to whomever you get to help with your website.

So, Ive been working on that whole, "Sarah Needs a Hobby Thing". The Progress so far is....[drumroll]

One Liners

Some come to the fountain of knowledge to drink, some prefer to just gargle.

People will believe anything if you whisper it.

People will buy anything that is one-to-a-customer.

People with narrow minds usually have broad tongues.

Security depends not so much upon how much you have as upon how much you can do without.

Say no, then negotiate.

People who complain about the way the ball bounces usually dropped it.

People will accept your idea much more readily if you tell them Benjamin Franklin said it first.

The chance of forgetting something is directly proportional to...to...uhh...

The chance of a piece of bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.

The colder the X-ray table, the more of your body is required on it.

"Humor is a serious thing. I like to think of it as one of our greatest natural resources, which must be preserved at all cost." -James Thurber

I am developing a new hobby...my husband and close friends say I need one :) I am going to start collecting funny "One Liners". Here are a collection of some of my favorites. Please, Please, Please feel free to email me yours. For the subject...Help Sarah to Find a Hobby Fund!

I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.

Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.

The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.

:)

Oftentimes people doubt the effectiveness of green cleaning products. After all, it would seem Mother Nature would lose in a head-to-head competition with the chemicals industry. However, there are now bio-based solvents and strippers that are just as powerful as those produced by the chemicals industry, yet they don't contain hazardous materials that harm human health or the environment.

According to the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive, Americans spend 90 percent of their time indoors, making them particularly susceptible to indoor pollutants such as hazardous chemicals used in traditional cleaning products. In fact, indoor air pollution can be two to five times higher than outdoor levels. There are even cases of indoor air being 100 times more polluted than the air outside. This can lead to headaches, dry eyes, nausea, dizziness, and fatigue.

Some cleaners have hydrochloric acid, which can lead to blindness if exposed to the eyes. Other cleaners have butoxyethanol, a toxic chemical that is absorbed by your skin and can cause damage to blood, liver, and kidneys. Green cleaning products have the potential to solve this problem, and the U.S. government provides its "Green Seal" certificate on approved green cleaning products. It covers a wide array of products, including glass cleaners, bathroom disinfectants, floor cleaners, degrease rs and even laundry bleach.

Does Anyone Have a "List" of what products they use as well as their effeceny? I would like to write up a guide to include in my seller and buyer materials packets as a resource.