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avilla.org: We collect the local news and ads you need
by Julie Scher
Our website, avilla.org is up and running and producing over 20,000 hits per month, local hits and from around the country and world. In October, hits totalled over 26,000. We checked our monthly statistics to find out what webpages people are looking at first, and what countries they are coming from.
Interestingly, hits from US Military ranks sixth on the list, behind other US users. Argentina is 7th, Brazil 9th and Belgium 10th. So, avilla.org has an international appeal, probably from companies seeking to do business here, people who want to move here or visit, or maybe former residents and relatives wishing to keep up with news from home.
When town residents need to know about sewer construction street closings, they can check avilla.org to find out the latest news from the town.
“The website gives the NooZ the ability to have more current information posted, to help people in town know what’s going on,” said Julie Scher, publisher. “Early next year, we plan to post the NooZ and our Kendallville Mall newspapers online for people to read by paying just $`1 to PayPal. That will be a great convenience for our readers here and around the world.”
And what page do people look at first at avilla.org? The home page first, then the business directory, what’s happening, Noble County Fun Guide, Kendallville Mall, AvilLaOtto NooZ, About Avilla, Lunch Specials page, how to advertise and local links, round out the top ten entry pages.
With Avilla’s sewer construction changing traffic patterns sometimes daily, avilla.org presents a great way to communicate those changes with the most people. Check avilla.org for updates on town news for Avilla and LaOtto.
Of all the pages and features at avilla.org, one of the most popular is lunch specials. St. James Restaurant in Avilla reports that customers are confirming that they check avilla.org for daily lunch specials. We are expanding that page to include Gilhooley’s Restaurant in Kendallville, and other local restaurants. Ask us how to post your lunch specials on avilla.org. There’s also printable money-saving local coupons on the lunch specials page, for dining and other merchandise.
Ads on the site are also a popular view, with the larger ads drawing the most hits.
Watch avilla.org for more news and ads in the future, plus webpages from St. Mary’s School, Avilla Lions, Weible’s Paint and Wallpaper, and other local businesses and nonprofit groups. Slater Concrete in Kendallville already has its catalog online on the site, and it can be printed in color; just click on the business link on the left. Other businesses link their local websites to avilla.org to help you find local businesses more easily, and find what you need. Plus, local businesses pay as little as $20 per month to have a webpage on this local site.
Scher Maihem Publishing plans to make avilla.org your source for local news and local ads, to save you time by collecting the local news you want in one place, and sharing store specials to save you money on shopping, and gas, by buying locally. Also, watch for more local photos at avilla.org.
Coming soon, we’ll post the entire NooZ and Mall online so you can read it for just $1, paid to PayPal. Plus, you’ll be able to read back issues too, up to six months old. Currently, subscribers can pay for their subscriptions online, plus purchase Avilla history books online through PayPal. PayPal lets you pay without using your credit card number online.
Next spring, we’ll expand the Noble County Fun Guide pages to include county maps and coupons from local tourist businesses, like restaurants and gift shops. And we’ll continue to publish local feature stories about attractions and businesses that make visiting the county more fun; features you can’t find anywhere else.
If there are local news items or businesses for shopping that you’d like to see at avilla.org, let us know: noozmall@yahoo.com.
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