Director's Report for 11 September 2008

Executive Director's Report for September 11, 2008

Applied for fee waiver:

Membership Changes/Additional Fees:

(+ 60) Added Olympia Candies as a Basic Member
(+ 60) Added Preserve Richmond as a Not-for-Profit Member
Total Change: $120

Advertising/Marketing/Community Relations

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 July/August/September

Vacation (3 weeks)
Added/Removed members as required.
Valerie Biggs resignation from the board.
Created and emailed July edition of WayNet News
Took photos of community events to keep website updated and fresh. (Model T/Band Contest)
Work with Executive Board to create nominating slate of officers and new board members.
Prepared for annual meeting.
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- Using link checker software, I am slowly reviewing and fixing outdated links.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.
- Prepare home page updates that Dudley updated while I was on vacation.

Log Analysis (as of September 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 68,104 user sessions per month. Web page views are averaging 164,315. Users sessions decreased 9% in July and 14% in August, a normal drop for the summer months when people are busy outside. Page views decreased by 20% July but only an additional 2% in August.

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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