"Total Immersion: Websites that Work"
(Don Frankenfeld's presentation to the Main Street National Town Meeting, Cincinnati, May 20, 2003)
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Your participation in this brief research survey will help to identify and recognize best practices among historically-related Internet sites. Your name and the information you provide will not be given to any third party.

Name
First Name
Last Name
Organization
Organization E-Mail
Personal E-Mail
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WWW Address http://
Addtl. WWW Address http://
Phone

Self Evaluation: Measured against the following possible objectives, how do you rate your web site?
Stimulates visitation to my project.
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Educates those who can't attend.
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Supplements or reinforces education.
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Informs actual or potential stakeholders (directors, foundations, public officials, etc.).
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Stimulates donations or capital contributions.
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Generates commercial revenue (i.e. book or gift sales).
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Gets feedback.
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Recruits volunteers or employees.
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Stimulates public interest.
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Your Comments
Are foreign visitors a marketing target?
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No
Are repeat vistors a marketing target?
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Do you have a printed newsletter?
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Do you have an online newsletter?
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Do you have a postal mailing list?
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Do you have an e-mail list?
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Can a brochure or other promotional material be downloaded from your web site?
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Do you monitor traffic to your web site using Web Trends or another statistical service?
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If yes, do you act on the information you receive?
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How much time does your organization devote weekly to maintaining, revising or updating your web site?
What technologies does your site currently employ?
Flash
QuickTime
RealPlayer
Windows Media Player
Adobe Acrobat
Auto Responding Email
Cookies
Panoramic Pictures
Shockwave
Database
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How long have you had a website?
Please feel free to nominate your own site or another for selection as one of ten top historical preservation oriented sites.

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Your additional comments.

Examples of best practice sites in historic preservation. Ranked by popular choice by visitors to this site. Choose your favorite now.

Historic Sites
1 Lower East Side Tenement Museum - The Tenement Encyclopedia is extraordinary. Engaging interactive displays, a wealth of information, and revolving exhibits to keep you coming back.
2 City of Deadwood, SD - The entire town is a National Historic Landmark, and on this site you can view an Internet movie, “The Deadwood Story,” or tour the historic Adams House, complete with stirring narrative.
3 Filoli - A wonderous 654 acre estate 30 miles south of San Francisco. Elegant design, a wealth of information, and IPIX virtual tours with sound.
4 Drayton Hall - The oldest preserved plantation house in America that is open to the public.
5 Prairie Edge - Housed in a building on the National Historic Registry, and offering the finest in Plains Indian Arts, Crafts, Jewelry, Literature & Music, this e-commerce site demonstrates the harmonic blending of historic preservation and commerce.
6 Hearst Castle - Take a virtual tour of this legendary monument.
Pick Your Favorite Site

"Total Immersion: Websites that Work"
(Don Frankenfeld's presentation to the Main Street National Town Meeting, Cincinnati, May 20, 2003)
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