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the District 7 YouTube Channel onto your that it becomes visually overwhelming,
site, so that visitors always see the latest video. which can result in a visitor losing focus on

If your club has an active Facebook, Twitter, the content.
InstaGram, or other social media page, you
can embed that onto your club website to Did you proof read everything?

show member engagement. In general, you It could be embarrassing for an
should avoid having content that sits on your educational organization designed to help
website for months, or years, referencing people build communication skills to have
some event that is now in the distant past. a website full of grammatical and spelling
errors. Times can also be an issue. For

Does your website have attractive visuals or example, a common error I have seen is to
graphics? post a meeting that “Starts at 12:00AM” and
It is often said that a picture is worth a ends at 1:00PM. 12:00AM is midnight, so this

thousand words. On your website, having a is a 13-hour meeting.
layout that includes photos of club events or
members adds a depth of information for the Is your website responsive?
visitor that can help draw their attention, and Finally, it is common for potential visitors
their interest. Just be careful not to make such to view websites on their smartphone

explosive use of special effects and graphics or tablet rather than a desktop or laptop
computer. Make certain your
website has a responsive format that

allows it to easily be viewed and
navigated on any device. Chances
are if your club uses some modern
web design tools and platforms like
freetoasthost or WordPress your

site is already responsive, but you
definitely should check.

I hope you are able to make use
of these points to make your club
website successful in bringing new
members to your club.

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