Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Web rings

[Steve Habib Rose (habib]

Peace.

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Leni Nazare wrote:

> >From the little that I know about web rings, it seems that they would
> enhance the visibility of one's website.  Does anyone have any experience
> with web rings?  If so what are the benefits and liabilities of being part
> of a web ring?

I host a webring, and belong to a number of others.

They do enhance the visibility of your website, and can help to build a
"community" of websites with specific interests.  While there are a wide range
of valuable webrings (and you're welcome to join as many as you want), it is
best to join webrings that are specifically relevant to your interests.

Thanks to this letter, I checked the list of webrings at The webring at
http://www.webring.org and found The Intentional Communities Webring at:

http://www.nfnc.org/ic/

I think it's a great idea, and encourage folks to join it.

> 
> Is your website part of a web ring? Which one(s)? Can the same website be
> part of multiple web rings?

As mentioned, your site can belong to multiple web rings.  But, I suggest only
joining those that are truly relevant to your purpose (for example intentional
communities, sustainability, perhaps spirituality) rather than just joining
rings that are there supposedly to increase traffic.  There are thousands of
webrings searchable at http://www.webring.org/index.html#ringworld

Yours,

Steve Habib Rose
Phone: (206) 721-0217
Email: habib [at] thegarden.net
ICQ: 7649155

Host of The Garden
http://www.thegarden.net
Founder of the NeighborNets Network
http://www.neighbornets.org
Board Member of the
Northwest Intentional Communities Association
http://www.infoteam.com/nonprofit/nica/