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Preparing
Content for this site
Once you
have your Home Study done and you want to place your information on this
site, you can greatly assist the process by reviewing this page and preparing
the following information.
Each Waiting
Parents section is prepared from a template. Because I strictly do this
site as a part-time, volunteer project, it assists me in getting new Parent's
information up more quickly. This is also helpful for Expectant mothers
because they become familiar with a standard menu and layout as they move
from section to section within the site.
Each Waiting
Parents section contains the following pages:
- Home
Page:
This page includes an initial photo and links to the following pages:
- Contact
Information: This is a form that is supplied by me that a Expectant Mother can fill out. This form generates email to you so you can contact
her directly.
- Dear Expectant Mother Letter:
This is a letter written by you that conveys your message to the Expectant Mother. Feel free to view other parent letters to get an idea about
this. You should create this letter as a word document or text file
and email it to me for including in your section.
- About
Us Page 1:
This is usually done as an "About Him" profile page which
can include photos, background, interests, anything you wish. You should
create this letter as a word document or text file and email it to me
for including in your section. If you want photos on this page, do not
include them in the document. Photos should be sent separately. Simply
add a comment like (place photo of JoeCamping here).
- About
Us Page 2:
This is usually done as an "About Her" profile page which
can include photos, background, interests, anything you wish. You should
create this letter as a word document or text file and email it to me
for including in your section. If you want photos on this page, do not
include them in the document. Photos should be sent separately. Simply
add a comment like (place photo of JoeCamping here).
- Photo
Album:
This section will usually contain 12 to 16 photos with captions. You
should send full-size images. I will crop and thumbnail them for the
site. While I can process images of any digital format, I prefer the
following:
- jpg
or jpeg format
- 300
dpi
- at
least 400 pixels x 400 pixels
- intuitive
naming: JoeAtWork.jpg
- Provide
a doc or text file that gives a list of captions for use with the
pictures.
- Thank
You Page: This is a page prepared by me that is displayed to the
Expectant Mother after she submits the Information Request form. This is
a page that she is encouraged to print and keep. It includes your email
address and phone number for her future reference.
Promoting
Your Web Site
Anyone can register a web page with a search engine. If you wish to have
search engines return your section of this site, here is a little information
on how to go about it:
Choose some
search engines and indices that you wish to register with. Most of the
links listed here will take you directly to the area for submitting your
web page.
If you are
submitting to an index or service that asks you for a title or description,
I recommend the following:
- Title:
Jack and Jill hoping to adopt
- Description:
Hoping to Adopt. Jack and Jill are a loving couple seeking Open Adoption.
We have room in our hearts, our home and our lives for child.
The actual
URL of your web page will be as follows:
http://www.open-adoption-services.com/adopt/portfolios/Jack_and_Jill/
NOTE: If this path is displaying on two lines, it will need to be on a
single line with no spaces when you are submitting it to a search engine.
Search Engine
submission is tedious work. There are hundreds of search engines and indices.
You may wait weeks for your listing to show up. You may have to register
with each one several times. The rewards go to the persistent. The real
jewel in all of this is that it is free. If you are willing to sit and
do the work, you will get the result without spending a dime.
If you are interested in learning about how this site ranks
in the search engines, follow this link to:
Statisitics on Site Rankings
Policy
on Linking a Site
I will gladly post your content regarding your wish to adopt on this site.
I can usually use text and images from any existing site so very little
additional work needs to be done. I do not link to other adoption sites.
I am not willing to monitor those sites for broken links, expiration of
content, appropriateness of content, etc.
Good luck
- Daniel
That's it!
If you wish to continue or have more questions, please drop us a line...
WaitingParent@Open-Adoption-Services.com
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