by Brian Dorey
13. January 2013 12:52
We have been working on some updates to the website for the New Year.
The events section www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/events/default.aspx has been given a complete facelift with the event organisers now being able to add much more information including the events address, contact phone, email, web link and if booking is required.
You can now view the events by month, location or type and the By Location and By Type lists have paging so you don’t have one very long page to scroll down.
To add your events for free simply submit your details on the submission form www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/events/addnew.aspx
We have added a new Festivals section www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/events/festivals.aspx which now has many of the popular festivals listed. It is free to add your Isle of Purbeck festival so please contact us if you would like your festival added to the list.
The site search page has been updated to now include events and festivals in the search results so you can now search the following: Accommodation, Directory, Pages, Events and Festivals and the results are sorted alphabetically making it easier to find the information you require.
by Brian Dorey
25. April 2012 00:22
We have been reviewing our visitor stats for the Virtual Swanage website for the first four months of 2012 compared to 2011. The stats show an increase in the accommodation, events, local directory and the Buy and Sell sections but a decrease in the Gallery and the blog.
| Section |
2011 Visits |
2012 Visits |
Percentage Change |
| Accommodation |
145,413 |
172,326 |
+18.50 |
| Gallery |
90,013 |
64,482 |
-28 |
| Events |
33,800 |
87,383 |
+158.52 |
| Local Directory |
15,499 |
23,409 |
+51.03 |
| Blog |
44,813 |
37,628 |
-16 |
| Buy and sell |
0 |
5292 |
New for 2012 |
From these stats it seems that more people are looking for accommodation for the current year and are looking for events to visit while on their holidays and also local business, clubs and organisations. The gallery hasn't had as many updates this year as we had planned due to other work commitments and weather conditions and this also results in a lack of new blog posts notifying of new additions to the site.
by Brian Dorey
31. March 2012 11:03
We have had an increasing problem over the past few months with our advertisers not updating their contact details when they change their email addresses and this is resulting in enquiries from your customers not reaching the correct destination.
We urge all our advertisers to check their details are correct and update them if necessary.
