Registering Users

One of the key objectives of the website is to collect as many email addresses as possible of the people who your charity supports. This is so that your can reduce the cost of communicating with your service users, improve its accessibility and communicate more effectively. There are two key problems to be tackled:

• Providing a web based mechanism for collecting the email addresses
• How to create an incentive for people to provide their email address

The first problem has been solved for you. The system allows any visitor to the website to create their own login as shown on our website below. This form is configurable by the website manager. For example, if you do not want to ask for their mobile number it is purely a matter of you not clicking a tick box next to the data item 'Mobile'.

The second problem of creating an incentive requires some action on your part though we would make this suggestion. Run a competition whereby to enter an individual has to visit your website and enter their email address, create a user and optionally other details. A prize appropriate to your charity would be a good idea. We would suggest publicising the competition by:

• Starting a chain email encouraging people to enter the competition
• Advertising the competition with posters at your premises
• Advertising the competition on your website

You may have much better ideas!

Click bulk mailing to see how you send information to the email addresses you have collected.