Re: Creating a new Ponseti website - suggestions please!

[Guest guest]

Can we trade links? I was thinking of this yesterday when I read someone wants

to make a new Ponseti web page, I could link to it from our web site (andwill!)

but trading links would be nice, too - it's a way to reach a broader audience

because you can get all kinds of stuff on there. Most wouldn't be cf related,

yet when someone went to search for XYZ they will " accidently " find a Ponseti

link there and you just never know when that is going to help just one more baby

whose parents had no idea that they had any other option. Kwim?

Our site is for our taxidermy shop - I realize it's a long shot but hey if

someone was searching taxidermists, who is to say they don't have themselves a

cf baby at home? Or a friend, family member, neighbor who does? And one little

linked business page title wont' take a lot of work or room to do. Sort of like

Please visit our sponsors?

Before/after photos are good, and stories of course. You'll want that whole

tip sheet thing. I haven't looked at that in a long time, but if it needs

cleaned up in a tidy list for for easy printing that would be great to have on

there and if you need help with putting that in to a nice format I can help.

Might be already, like I said I haven't looked at it but it should be

printer-friendly for people.

In the search engine thingy that leads people to the site I think you'd want the

words DBB, Dennis Brown Bar, FAB, Foot Abduction Brace, and other things (as

well as the obvious Clubfoot and Ponseti terms) so people who are using these

things non-ponseti might find out about Dr. Ponseti that way.

Another idea might be to have a way for people to " report " so-called Ponseti

Method doctors who are NOT following Ponseti Protocol. As well as a good list

of doctors who we know ARE following it perfectly.

A link to the World Book thing too that describes the method in detail.

A bio of Dr. Ponseti and his medical history.

A link to make donations to the Ponseti fund at U of I.

Links to Angel Flights and Mc Houses.

Find a clubfoot family near you to speak with for advice?

If you can't tell I'm pretty excited about this idea! I think it is

wonderful and I've considered it but didn't have the time/computer experience to

pull it off. But I'll help you where ever I can, if you need anything written

out or whatever let me know, OK?

shawnee

Creating a new Ponseti website - suggestions

please!

Hi some of you may have noticed Kori's previous post about creating a

website to promote the Ponseti method, anyhow as my other half is a

web site developer he kindly offered to create a site for us.

Just thought we'd put the idea out there to see if anyone has some

suggestions about what we'd all like to see on the site.

So far suggestions have been

- lots of before and after photos

- case study to go with each photo

- links to other Ponseti sites

other suggestions would be greatfully recieved and can be either

posted up here or sent to my email address. We hope to get started

soon so also like to ask people to start searching for those photos

and thinking what they think is missing from other Ponseti sites.

Any ideas for a website name would be good. It would be good if it

had an easy to remember name that we could get the domain name (web

address) registered to us.

Also tells me that one way to get a website to come high up on

searches is to have links to it from other sites so if anyone has a

site they would be willing to add a link to the new site let me know.

Any other suggestions would be great. Let us know

Kathy, and Ethan 6.3.05(bilateral, serial casting)

[Guest guest]

My worry is that if the site name is too Ponseti specific, people who need help

with CF and are ponseti-ignorant won't find it? Let's toss this one around

for suggestions? I'm blank at the moment but I think we should work on the

name carefully.

s.

Re: Creating a new Ponseti website - suggestions

please!

How about.......www.theponsetimethod.com

We would have to get his permission of course.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

I like that idea too!

Another thing that would be nice could be links for each doctor to

testimonials from people who have used that doctor, and if there are

people who are willing, e-mail addresses to contact them if there are

doctor specific questions.

[Guest guest]

How about.......www.theponsetimethod.com

We would have to get his permission of course.

Shook

Retail Operations Manager/Baking Instructor

Vie de France Yamazaki, Inc.

2070 Chain Bridge Rd. Suite 500

Vienna, VA 22182

x374

x374

fax

[Guest guest]

When a web page is set up, there is a phase that tells you to type in key words

that relate to the site so that later when someone does a Google search (for

example) if that key word is listed and they type in that word for a search, it

brings your site up. Theoretically if we had FAB as a key word and someone did

a search for FAB, your site would come up. That's why I was suggesting that

the terms DBB, etc., be used - the initial version (DBB/FAB) and the whole words

typed out too, along with other key clubfoot related terms, obviously the word

club foot and the words Dr. Ponseti, etc.

Back to the name of the web site, I think it needs to be more general because to

my way of thinking if it names Dr. Ponseti specifically (or just Ponseti?), some

folks might think that is a doctor's personal web page and well if they aren't

one of his patients they might skip looking at it.

s.

I don't know much about how you get to come up

high on Search Engine lists but right now the top 10 that come up when

you Google " clubfoot " are some good sites, (obvious - the U of I

virtual hospital site is #3, and Moss' STEPS site, yeah!) and

some okay sites, ones that recommend the Ponseti method but still say

surgery is needed in something like 30% of cases (not). But there are

still in that top ten, quite a few, including the #1 search result

that says that surgery is almost always required! I just wanted to

email that dr. and tell him to get a clue!

> > Hi some of you may have noticed Kori's previous post about

> creating a

> > website to promote the Ponseti method, anyhow as my other half is

> a

> > web site developer he kindly offered to create a site for us.

> >

> > Just thought we'd put the idea out there to see if anyone has some

> > suggestions about what we'd all like to see on the site.

> > So far suggestions have been

> > - lots of before and after photos

> > - case study to go with each photo

> > - links to other Ponseti sites

> >

> > other suggestions would be greatfully recieved and can be either

> > posted up here or sent to my email address. We hope to get started

> > soon so also like to ask people to start searching for those

> photos

> > and thinking what they think is missing from other Ponseti sites.

> >

> > Any ideas for a website name would be good. It would be good if it

> > had an easy to remember name that we could get the domain name

> (web

> > address) registered to us.

> >

> > Also tells me that one way to get a website to come high up

> on

> > searches is to have links to it from other sites so if anyone has

> a

> > site they would be willing to add a link to the new site let me

> know.

> >

> > Any other suggestions would be great. Let us know

> >

> > Kathy, and Ethan 6.3.05(bilateral, serial casting)

[Guest guest]

Kathy-

How great to offer to help with this! I know last year when we were

searching the web-it was often hard to find information. Links that

would be good on the site-Dr Ponseti's virtual hospital(i treat that

site like a my clubfoot training manual), link to this support

group, and I think patient testimonial-especially of parents/kids

who have been treated in this method for a while. I think the key is

to get this site to be found immediately when searching google or

ask jeeves, etc.

Please let me know if I can help in anyway!

Thanks again,

Kathleen

mom to (1 year old 2 days), bcf fab 14/7

> Hi some of you may have noticed Kori's previous post about

creating a

> website to promote the Ponseti method, anyhow as my other half is

a

> web site developer he kindly offered to create a site for us.

>

> Just thought we'd put the idea out there to see if anyone has some

> suggestions about what we'd all like to see on the site.

> So far suggestions have been

> - lots of before and after photos

> - case study to go with each photo

> - links to other Ponseti sites

>

> other suggestions would be greatfully recieved and can be either

> posted up here or sent to my email address. We hope to get started

> soon so also like to ask people to start searching for those

photos

> and thinking what they think is missing from other Ponseti sites.

>

> Any ideas for a website name would be good. It would be good if it

> had an easy to remember name that we could get the domain name

(web

> address) registered to us.

>

> Also tells me that one way to get a website to come high up

on

> searches is to have links to it from other sites so if anyone has

a

> site they would be willing to add a link to the new site let me

know.

>

> Any other suggestions would be great. Let us know

>

> Kathy, and Ethan 6.3.05(bilateral, serial casting)

[Guest guest]

We can definitely put a link on our site to this site as well...

Another thing that would be nice could be links for each doctor to

testimonials from people who have used that doctor, and if there are

people who are willing, e-mail addresses to contact them if there are

doctor specific questions.

I'm not terribly savvy, but I have done web work before and would be

more than willing to help put some pages together. I know a very

little bit of HTML, and can navigate in FrontPage fairly well, if the

site will have FrontPage extensions.

> Can we trade links? I was thinking of this yesterday when I read

someone wants to make a new Ponseti web page, I could link to it from

our web site (andwill!) but trading links would be nice, too - it's

a way to reach a broader audience because you can get all kinds of

stuff on there. Most wouldn't be cf related, yet when someone went

to search for XYZ they will " accidently " find a Ponseti link there

and you just never know when that is going to help just one more baby

whose parents had no idea that they had any other option. Kwim?

>

> Our site is for our taxidermy shop - I realize it's a long shot but

hey if someone was searching taxidermists, who is to say they don't

have themselves a cf baby at home? Or a friend, family member,

neighbor who does? And one little linked business page title wont'

take a lot of work or room to do. Sort of like Please visit our

sponsors?

>

> Before/after photos are good, and stories of course. You'll want

that whole tip sheet thing. I haven't looked at that in a long time,

but if it needs cleaned up in a tidy list for for easy printing that

would be great to have on there and if you need help with putting

that in to a nice format I can help. Might be already, like I said I

haven't looked at it but it should be printer-friendly for people.

>

> In the search engine thingy that leads people to the site I think

you'd want the words DBB, Dennis Brown Bar, FAB, Foot Abduction

Brace, and other things (as well as the obvious Clubfoot and Ponseti

terms) so people who are using these things non-ponseti might find

out about Dr. Ponseti that way.

>

> Another idea might be to have a way for people to " report " so-

called Ponseti Method doctors who are NOT following Ponseti

Protocol. As well as a good list of doctors who we know ARE

following it perfectly.

>

> A link to the World Book thing too that describes the method in

detail.

>

> A bio of Dr. Ponseti and his medical history.

> A link to make donations to the Ponseti fund at U of I.

> Links to Angel Flights and Mc Houses.

> Find a clubfoot family near you to speak with for advice?

>

> If you can't tell I'm pretty excited about this idea! I think

it is wonderful and I've considered it but didn't have the

time/computer experience to pull it off. But I'll help you where

ever I can, if you need anything written out or whatever let me know,

OK?

>

> shawnee

>

> Creating a new Ponseti website -

suggestions please!

>

>

> Hi some of you may have noticed Kori's previous post about creating

a

> website to promote the Ponseti method, anyhow as my other half is a

> web site developer he kindly offered to create a site for us.

>

> Just thought we'd put the idea out there to see if anyone has some

> suggestions about what we'd all like to see on the site.

> So far suggestions have been

> - lots of before and after photos

> - case study to go with each photo

> - links to other Ponseti sites

>

> other suggestions would be greatfully recieved and can be either

> posted up here or sent to my email address. We hope to get started

> soon so also like to ask people to start searching for those photos

> and thinking what they think is missing from other Ponseti sites.

>

> Any ideas for a website name would be good. It would be good if it

> had an easy to remember name that we could get the domain name (web

> address) registered to us.

>

> Also tells me that one way to get a website to come high up

on

> searches is to have links to it from other sites so if anyone has a

> site they would be willing to add a link to the new site let me

know.

>

> Any other suggestions would be great. Let us know

>

> Kathy, and Ethan 6.3.05(bilateral, serial casting)

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I think it is very important that this be done very effectively if we

are going to do it. I don't know much about how you get to come up

high on Search Engine lists but right now the top 10 that come up when

you Google " clubfoot " are some good sites, (obvious - the U of I

virtual hospital site is #3, and Moss' STEPS site, yeah!) and

some okay sites, ones that recommend the Ponseti method but still say

surgery is needed in something like 30% of cases (not). But there are

still in that top ten, quite a few, including the #1 search result

that says that surgery is almost always required! I just wanted to

email that dr. and tell him to get a clue!

> > Hi some of you may have noticed Kori's previous post about

> creating a

> > website to promote the Ponseti method, anyhow as my other half is

> a

> > web site developer he kindly offered to create a site for us.

> >

> > Just thought we'd put the idea out there to see if anyone has some

> > suggestions about what we'd all like to see on the site.

> > So far suggestions have been

> > - lots of before and after photos

> > - case study to go with each photo

> > - links to other Ponseti sites

> >

> > other suggestions would be greatfully recieved and can be either

> > posted up here or sent to my email address. We hope to get started

> > soon so also like to ask people to start searching for those

> photos

> > and thinking what they think is missing from other Ponseti sites.

> >

> > Any ideas for a website name would be good. It would be good if it

> > had an easy to remember name that we could get the domain name

> (web

> > address) registered to us.

> >

> > Also tells me that one way to get a website to come high up

> on

> > searches is to have links to it from other sites so if anyone has

> a

> > site they would be willing to add a link to the new site let me

> know.

> >

> > Any other suggestions would be great. Let us know

> >

> > Kathy, and Ethan 6.3.05(bilateral, serial casting)

[Guest guest]

I'd agree that it should be generic. People starting out looking for

info on clubfoot probably don't know the word " ponseti " yet and our

job would be to provide information. This means the site name should

be what they know and most people walking away from their first

diagnosis apointment usually only know what they are told.... " clubfoot "

The addresses " www.clubfoothelp.com " and " www.clubfootinfo.com " are

both available. I think we should start thinking of ideas as simple as

this.

I create websites and also do web marketing consulting as well. Feel

free to contact me if you need any advise. The search engine ranking

thing is a tough one to crack. You would put 8-10 terms in your

keywords embedded in the site and hope to get picked up on those.

These might be things like clubfoot, clubfeet, ponseti, dennis Brown

bar, DBB, shoes, Markell shoes, tenotomy, bilateral clubfoot,

unilateral clubfoot, congenital clubfoot, ect. We would put together

all the names we can think of and vote on the top 10. Maybe a web poll

and those would become the keywords. Any more than that and the

webpage score is actually hurt on the search engines.

I wouldnt be so stuck on the page ranking. The other reason for having

a site is a live place (address) on the web to refer people to and

you'll have that right away.

--- In nosurgery4clubfoot , " number23 " <number23@c...>

> Back to the name of the web site, I think it needs to be more

general because to my way of thinking if it names Dr. Ponseti

specifically (or just Ponseti?), some folks might think that is a

doctor's personal web page and well if they aren't one of his patients

they might skip looking at it.

> s.

[Guest guest]

Did anybody else notice that Ponseti.com is owned by a marketing

company??? What do you suppose might happen if they gave a hand??

> > > Hi some of you may have noticed Kori's previous post about

> > creating a

> > > website to promote the Ponseti method, anyhow as my other half

is

> > a

> > > web site developer he kindly offered to create a site for us.

> > >

> > > Just thought we'd put the idea out there to see if anyone has

some

> > > suggestions about what we'd all like to see on the site.

> > > So far suggestions have been

> > > - lots of before and after photos

> > > - case study to go with each photo

> > > - links to other Ponseti sites

> > >

> > > other suggestions would be greatfully recieved and can be

either

> > > posted up here or sent to my email address. We hope to get

started

> > > soon so also like to ask people to start searching for those

> > photos

> > > and thinking what they think is missing from other Ponseti

sites.

> > >

> > > Any ideas for a website name would be good. It would be good

if it

> > > had an easy to remember name that we could get the domain name

> > (web

> > > address) registered to us.

> > >

> > > Also tells me that one way to get a website to come

high up

> > on

> > > searches is to have links to it from other sites so if anyone

has

> > a

> > > site they would be willing to add a link to the new site let

me

> > know.

> > >

> > > Any other suggestions would be great. Let us know

> > >

> > > Kathy, and Ethan 6.3.05(bilateral, serial casting)

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