Chapter Web Site Update

Since we have now reached the 1 ½ year mark since the NJAWBO Mercer website has gone live, another update is in order. As our chapter grows, the website is broadening our reach within the community and throughout the state. For example:

• The site is now averaging 155 to 175 hits per month! That's about 2000 hits per year (up more than 50% from last year). If you are a new member, it's likely that you found us via our website or at least "checked us out" (that's what we are hearing from many of our new members).
• The top five pages visited on our website are:
  1. Home page (the doorway through which all visitors enter our site),
  2. Directory (where all Mercer chapter members are listed with their name, business name, and phone number),
  3. Members page (with direct links to the Directory and the member Hot Links pages),
  4. Meetings page (where the current and upcoming month's events are posted, including descriptions and directions), and
  5. Hot Links page (clickable links to members' websites or email addresses listed by product category with full contact information).
• Remember, whenever you want to find a NJAWBO Mercer member, you can always find their contact information at www.njawbomercer.org/directory.html - bookmark it today.
• Bookmark the Meetings page as well. Go to www.njawbomercer.org/meetings.html and check out the calendar, directions to meetings, and descriptions of upcoming events.
• Finally, for only $50 annually, your business can be listed (with complete contact information) and have a HOT LINK to either your website or email address from the Member Directory page. You can be listed under up to THREE product categories of your choice!
• These Hot Links pages receive 50 to 60 hits per month from interested visitors - if you are not already a Hot Link member, you are missing a marketing coup.
• For a very small investment, your business can increase its visibility to NJAWBO members - chapter and state level - as well as to the general public and potential members who visit our chapter site. Contact Susan Guarneri, Mercer Chapter web guru at 609-771-1669 or Ebizmagic1@aol.com, for the Hot Link Application Form.

Thanks to the efforts of Sarah Miller and Lisa Snyder for making our online newsletter - Mercer Vision - such a valuable addition to our chapter's website. As we start another programming year, stay tuned for more exciting additions and resources!

- Susan Guarneri, VP Programming