Director's Report for 10 July 2008

Executive Director's Report for July 10, 2008

Applied for fee waiver:

Membership Changes/Additional Fees:

(+ 60) Added Kessler's Team Sports as a Basic Member
(-300) Removed Bowers Building & Remodeling as a Business Member
(+300) Added Jenney Cowin, CPA as a Business Member
(- 60) Removed The Richmond Chapel as a Basic Member
(- 60) Removed White River Salvage as a Basic Member
(-500) Removed Les Cheveux Salon & Spa as a Sponsor
(+ 60) Added The Leland Residence as a Basic Member
(+300) Added Primex Plastics Corporation as a Business Member
(+ 60) Added PMI Staffing as a Basic Member
(+300) Added Really Cool Foods as a Business Member
(+ 60) Added Trinity Christian Gifts & Books as a Basic Member
Total Change: $220

Advertising/Marketing/Community Relations

Sent nearly 300 marketing letters to potential members - personalized where possible.
Ongoing: KICKS96 promotion - "Exclusive Partner" on KICKS96 community calendar (supplied by WayNet.org), 20 mentions/month and 5 -:30 promos per week. $125/month 1/08-12/08 - 11/07 & 12/07 Free. (Update - they have updated their website and now link to us under the "Kicks Cares" heading.)
Ongoing: Business card size ad in the Centerville News newsletter for 12 months (cost $25 membership + $100/12 ads)

Issues & Projects for May/June/July

Researched and continue to follow up on Yahoo search "Unsolicited Emails" designation
Created & sent WayNet News, June edition.
Added/Removed members as required.
Added Fee-waived members to QuickBooks so that a yearly reminder of the benefits of membership/request for updates can be sent.
New MRL Time Sheet - testing/learning curve
Google Adsense Earnings Report
Website Maintenance:
- Using link checker software, I am slowly reviewing and fixing outdated links.
- Review and update page links & (lots) calendar events, as necessary. Take photos.

Log Analysis (as of July 1, 2008)
These figures were created by the AWStats program offered online by our web host.

Monthly figures are now being posted on the Top Twenty page. Current average is 67,997 user sessions per month. Web page views are averaging 165,800. Users sessions increased 7% in June, after a slight decrease in May and a 38% increase in April. Page views increased by 20% June.

2nd Quarter 2008 - Quarterly figures for user sessions increased 32% from 1st Quarter after holding the course in the 1st Quarter of 2008. Page views increased by 25% in the second quarter following a flat in the 1st Quarter of 2008.

2007 Yearly Figures show a 2% increase to 668,203 users requesting 1,772,590 pages as compared to 657,784 users requesting 1,693,456 pages in 2006. This is a 2% increase in users and a 2% increase in page views over 2006.

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