Keep Your Family Together With A Family Website
Madison Lockwood
As families grow and fan out across the country, and matriarchs
and patriarchs become unable to handle the responsibility of
holding everyone together, it becomes more and more important
to maintain communication. Life is busy. There are
responsibilities of work, school, hobbies, dreams and goals.
It's easy to get caught up in your own life and lose touch with
cousins, aunts, uncles, second cousins, great aunts,
grandparents, et cetera. When you start a website for your
extended family, you can keep the lines of communication open
and updated with ease.
Upload pictures.
Whether they are from a recent family reunion, a birthday
party, or a special event like a graduation or christening that
many couldn't attend, it's easy to upload pictures via your web
host.
One holiday letter ONLY.
Instead of printing and mailing a ton of annual holiday
letters, just upload one to your family website. Send out
holiday postcards instead, if you like the mail tradition and
save a ton of money on postage, cards, and envelopes.
Family reunion news and updates.
Trying to organize 50+ people who are all over the country in
different times zones and varying schedules is no simple task.
With a family website, you can easily communicate with everyone
at once. To choose a date for your next reunion, upload a
calendar and have everyone black out dates that they absolutely
cannot attend. To save on supplies, put up a list of the basics
that the family will need during the reunion and have everyone
sign up to bring something. For example, if your reunion will
be spent renting a few cottages at the beach this year, your
list might include things like sunscreen, first aid kit, coffee
beans, fold up beach chairs, et cetera.
Forums and blogs for updates and discussion.
Another benefit of a family website is the use of blogs and
forums for the exchange of ideas. For last minute changes or a
lively debate on what to get Grandma for her 80th birthday,
both of these venues are perfect.
Announcements.
Let everyone know what's coming up: wedding, birth information,
christenings, baptisms, graduations, birthdays, anniversaries,
et cetera. Upload lists of what the newlyweds, new parents,
graduates, and birthday boys and girls may need to eliminate
duplicate gifts.
Quick communication.
When a loved one is ill and in the hospital or as the birth of
the latest addition progresses rapidly, it may be too much for
the relatives who are present to keep the whole family updated
as the situation turns. With a family website, you can upload
updates within minutes of their occurrence instead of making
countless phone calls every time there's a change.
Everyday, the world grows smaller but the distance between
family members grows larger and larger. It is possible to fly
across the country in half a day, but most of our busy
schedules and tight budgets don't allow for this indulgence
often. With a family website, every day can be a holiday and a
family reunion is only a website away.
About The Author: Madison Lockwood is a customer relations
associate for http://ApolloHosting.com
,
http://www.apollohosting.com. As a small business consultant,
she helps prospective clients understand how a website may
benefit them both personally and professionally. Apollo Hosting
provides website hosting, ecommerce hosting, & vps hosting to a
wide range of customers.
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