Showing posts with label website. Show all posts
Showing posts with label website. Show all posts

Monday, June 20, 2011

Ziggy Becomes Famous (sort of)

Ziggy needs your help!  He has talked me into letting him get his own website -- apparently his very own fan page on my blog just wasn't enough.  I tried to get him to settle for a Facebook page, but he insisted that he needed his own web page too!   This dog is nothing but trouble, I tell you.  But since both his Facebook page and his own webpage are aimed at getting him his own home, I really can't complain.  I hear he's even recruited a friend to create some business cards for him.  I'm not sure where this all will end - but I hope it's with him getting adopted! 

Since he's just getting started with his own on-line presence, he's asking for your help.  He'd like to get his website up and running before his business cards arrive, and he wants to make sure that he presents himself in the best light possible.  So please, if you have a moment, visit his website and let him know what you think.  He'd really appreciate any suggestions for improvement.  The website will be changing quite a bit in the coming weeks, so if you see something you really like, let him know so he doesn't take it out.  And if there is something in particular that you think would help him get adopted (a funny Ziggy story, or a testimonial from one of his friends, for example), please share that as well! 

Here is Ziggy's website: http://www.adoptziggy.com/

If any of you have some website creation experience, and want to give Ziggy a hand, feel free to contact him at dogfostermom@aol.com.  Yes, he'll be getting his own e-mail address too - but for now, it's faster to reach him through me (his secretary). 

Thank you!
Dog Foster Mom

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Dear beta testers...

You guys are great.  Some of your test adoption applications made me laugh out loud.  I especially enjoyed the one from the person who said their pet's primary caregiver would be the dog (among many other funny answers).

I do appreciate all of you testing the website for me and offering suggestions for improvement.  I've incorporated several of your suggestions into the website, and would love to hear more ideas to make it even better.  You can visit the website here:  http://allpawsrescue.info/.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Beta Testers Needed

I like saying that.  Beta Testers Needed.  It makes me feel important, and smart.  Like I know what I'm talking about.  I really don't.  But please don't tell anyone - I think I have a few people fooled.  I know nothing about html or programming or creating websites or setting up domains.  But I am good at research.  Google is my friend.  Actually, Isearchigive is my friend.  It's like Google, only every time I search I raise money for All Paws Rescue.  I'm becoming quite a big earner for them with all the research I do. 

My latest research project was how to create a website.  So now I get to ask for beta testers for the website I created, on the new domain I set up, all without any clue of what I was doing.  This is why I need testers.  I found out a website will look different on each screen depending on the resolution, and what browser each person is using to view the website.  Don't worry, you can be a beta tester without knowing anything about what I'm talking about.  All you have to do is go to this website, and tell me how it looks.  Is the writing too small?  Are the pictures too big?  Did I misspell anything?  Are there extra spaces that shouldn't be there, or extra pictures or characters that don't belong?  And while you're at it, feel free to offer suggestions for improvement.  This is not yet an official All Paws Rescue website, although it may someday become one, so I'd like any input you can offer to make it the best website it can be, given that its being created by someone with absolutely no knowledge of html or css or any of those other goofy letters that mean something to web programmers.  Oh yeah, and you might want to check for run-on sentences while you're at it.

How to Beta Test
1.  Go to http://www.allpawsrescue.info/
2.  Pretend you're wanting to adopt a pet.  Or wanting to donate.  Or wanting to turn in a pet.  Or get a pet spayed/neutered.  Or any of the other reasons people visit a rescue group's website. 
3.  Check out the various pages.  Fill out the forms (just put BETA TESTER in for your name!).  Send a test e-mail.  Do anything you would do if this were a real web page - but if you donate, you will be donating your own real money, so keep that in mind!  After trying out all the features you want to test, let me know the results!
4.  Send errors, suggestions, etc via e-mail to dogfostermom@aol.com.

Thank you!