Patrick & Lynn Hilferty on thu 16 may 96
>Are you creating your own pages or having someone do it for you?
I did it myself. That point is both a source of pride and an indictment.
>If you are creating them yourselves-are you using helpers (netscape gold-
>ms word internet assistant-etc.)?
I downloaded a number of freeware editors, such as BBEdit and Arachnid,
before settling on The NaviPress application. (This was when I still had
AOL and could download it for only the cost of the online time.)
>Are you getting any return on your investment other than the satisfaction of
>creating and having a web page?
The major cost center for me has been the scanning of the images. I've been
using the graphics lab at San Jose St., so my expenses haven't been as high
as they could have been had I used a commecial service. The cost of a 2MB
web storage space is included in my service. The best excuse I have for
spending the time and money is that I've now got a way of distributing
dupes of some of my slides to whomever wants them and can access my page.
Are you getting any responses at all?
Not the way I would like and I'm not sure what to do about it. (If any of
you have suggestions as to how I can at least generate some mail from my
web page, please E-mail me privately. Input would be appreciated.)
>I haven't seen any counters on your pages- how do you know whether anyone is
>accessing your page?
AOL and Earthlink both have counter scripts that you can copy and include
in your page. AOL's counter script is located on one of their FAQ pages,
and Earthlink's is located off their "Create your own web page" link. I
suspect that services have them available and that may be a matter of
asking them for it.
>The reason I'm asking (of course) is because we are considering the possibility
>of having a web page- but are concerned whether anyone will ever see it &
>respond to it! Our goal is not to sell pots over the internet. Our goal is to
>provide information to travelers coming to North Carolina & announce our
>workshops. Is this a viable means of doing so?
I would think so.
>Do you feel that its important to get your foot in the door while the web
>is in
>its (relative) infancy?
It's more like you're setting the content of the web while it's still in
its infancy. Otherwise, it's too early to tell.
Patrick Hilferty
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