Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: New Website Launched!

[Catya Belfer (catya]

Weebly is awesome, and I recommend it to the groups that don't have techies
:)

     - cat

Catya Belfer   -  www.catya.org
Technical Director   -   www.cohousing.org
Cohousing in MA - www.mosaic-commons.org

On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Ann Zabaldo <zabaldo [at] earthlink.net> wrote:

>
> Hello all!
>
> Mid Atlantic Cohousing, a regional non-profit comprised of 10 regional
> cohousing communities, has a new website!
>
> http://www.MidAtlanticCohousing.org
>
> At this site you will find a list of local upcoming events (and sometimes
> some national ones, too!), resources to educate yourself about cohousing or
> to help in organizing your cohousing group, photos of the local communities
> and some special FREE downloads when you subscribe to the site.  There is
> also a blog.  MAC expects to send out an occasional newsletter with tips
> and more in depth pieces about cohousing.   And we'll send targeted alerts
> when an event or issue is imminent.  MAC doesn’t spam or trade names.
>
> Ok.
>
> That’s all the shameless marketing stuff.  Do subscribe but that’s not why
> I’m writing this.
>
> I’m writing this to you because I, Ann Zabaldo of the seriously digitally
> impaired, created and launched this new website myself using WEEBLY (
> http://www.weebly.com) which includes an email sign up process from a
> third party, MAILCHIMP (http://www.mailchimp.com)  See my first blog post
> on the new website which has slightly more detail.
>
> After struggling for YEARS w/ a Word Press site, retaining a webmaster,
> throwing things at the display screen … I’d had enough.  What I discovered
> is a world of web-based website building programs that do almost everything
> Word Press does with far less angst.  Literally it’s drag n drop. You want
> a photo?  Drag it from your desk top to the window and PLOP!  It’s done.
>  It’s sooooo simple.  And the basic version is FREE.  FREEEEE!
>
> My apologies to the webmasters on this list that make their living
> creating websites.  You may wish to drop kick Word Press and check out this
> far simpler web building tool.  And for all of you out there just beginning
> your cohousing journey when you have more time but no money … WEEBLY.COM
> may be an answer to your budget restrictions.
>
> NOTE:  be smart and view the introductory video.  In 60 minutes you will
> learn everything you need to launch into building your website.  Weebly
> provides tons of easy to understand and navigate training materials.  If
> you get stuck you can email for help.  If you buy the STARTER or PRO
> versions you get iChat and/or Phone support respectively.
>
> Mail Chimp was a little but only little more challenging.  Great support
> from Mail Chimp, too.  And it’s amazingly FREE — up to 2,000 contacts and
> 12,000 (yes you read that correctly!) emails per month!  I don’t think I’ll
> reach that limit anytime soon …
>
> Check out the new MAC site. Sign up for our mailing list.  Submit
> questions or suggestions via the contact form (or this list if appropriate).
>
> Grateful for feedback.
>
>
> Ann Z
>
> for Mid Atlantic Cohousing
>
> Washington, DC area
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