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Accidental Webmaster.
Title:
Accidental Webmaster.
Author:
Still, Julie.
ISBN:
9781573879743
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (209 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part I: Basic Concepts -- Chapter 1: Becoming an Accidental Webmaster -- The Nature of Nonprofits and Small Businesses -- Do You Really Want to Do This? -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 2: First Things First: Setting Policies -- Interpersonal Factors -- Web Mission Statement -- Specific Policy Issues -- Personal Policy Issues -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 3: Hosting and Naming Your Web Site -- Your Work Space -- Working with an ISP -- Free Sites -- Local Affiliate on a National Site -- Buying a Domain Name -- Special Concerns of the Accidental Webmaster -- Chapter 4: Design Issues -- The Home Page -- Secondary and Subsequent Pages -- Logos and Graphics -- Background Images -- Photographs -- Printable Versions -- Coding Issues -- File Names and Organization -- To Advertise or Not to Advertise -- Terminology -- Accessibility Issues -- A Word About Editors -- Testing -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 5: What to Say: Content -- Language Issues -- Planning the Site -- Creating Content -- Consistent Updates -- Other Content Issues -- Licensing Content -- Databases and Database Design -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 6: Creating Community -- Creating Community via E-Mail -- E-Mail Discussion Lists -- Administrative Issues -- Creating Community via Bulletin Boards -- Creating Community via Chat Rooms -- Creating Community via the Web -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 7: Marketing and Feedback -- Promoting the Site -- Tracking Users -- Making Friends -- Ego Surfing -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 8: Show Me the Money, or Fundraising on the Web -- Using Your Web Site to Raise Money -- Using Other Web Sites to Raise Money -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 9: Toeing the Line: Legalities and Liability -- Copyright -- Privacy and Disclaimers -- Recommended Reading.

Chapter 10: Keeping Up -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 11: Care and Feeding of the Accidental Webmaster -- Recommended Reading -- Part II: Specific Types of Sites -- Chapter 12: Advocacy Sites -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 13: Politics and Other Deceits -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 14: Churches and Religious Groups -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 15: Cultural Institutions -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 16: Family Group Sites -- Genealogy -- How to Present the Data -- Family Reunions -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 17: Fan Sites -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 18: Professional Offices -- Where You Are -- Who You Are -- Services Available -- Fees -- Hours and Appointments -- Forms -- Secure Services -- E-Mail Policy -- Special Considerations -- Recommended Reading -- Chapter 19: School and Children-Oriented Sites -- Chapter 20: Small Business and E-Commerce -- Bricks and Clicks -- E-Commerce -- Design Issues -- Recommended Reading -- Bibliography -- Web Resources -- About the Author -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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