Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: re: marketing and websites

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

On 2/12/04 10:22 PM, "Fred H Olson" <fholson [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> I have no evidence but I suspect those community's web sites that have
> descriptive information about members might be a hook.  In other contexts
> (community organizing generally) I've long noticed that people find other
> people's stories facinating.  It makes things "real".  Real people have
> real stories and real lives.

Definitely people -- bios and pictures. They can see it. It's real. They
identify. I remember being contacted by prospective members who had similar
backgrounds or interests.

The hard part is getting members to contribute this information. Groups will
need to have a member who is responsible for updating the bios and posting
the pictures. We have problems getting the pictures condensed enough to have
space on our website. I would like to have an album there but the cost is
more than people want to pay -- particularly since we have no problem
selling or renting units. We also have several members who do not want to be
out there in any way -- therapists, etc. It means everyone's stuff has to be
vetted.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org

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