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		<title>Using the District Website: for Club Members</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the re-launch of the District 7040 website in the spring of 2008, a number of services have been mde available to clubs in the district.

A club roster is now published on the District Website for members who are logged in.
An Electronic Post Office has been set up so that members can email their club [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/89</link>
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		<title>Updating Club Information on the District Website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the re-launch of the District 7040 website in the spring of 2008, clubs can now update their own club profile, update member data and enter club events directly on the district web site.
This post has been prepared to assist clubs to get started with the process.
Who Can Edit
First, 4 people in each club have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/62</link>
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		<title>Using the Editor to create and edit your content</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The tips below apply to using the editor in the Events entry page and other parts of the website outside of the newsletters.  The newsletters use a different editor which is very similar, so the tips below should be readily adaptable to the newsletters.
Creating Links
Placing a long link in the body of your text distracts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/60</link>
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		<title>Protecting your Website from Spammers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NOTE: As an object lesson, the webmaster address for my old Rotary domain was subjected to a flood of crude solicitations before I implemented this technique. With spam levels increasing dramatically year over year, using a script such as the one below to protect your email addresses has gone from nice to necessary. Take the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/17</link>
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		<title>Club eSecretary Position</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The responsibilities of the Club Secretary have expanded over the years as the Internet has played an increasing role in club activities.  In light of this, many District 7040 clubs may find it more practical to create the role of eSecretary to allow the duties to be divided.
While this is not a formally designated position, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/13</link>
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		<title>Adding a Google Calendar to your website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Google Calendars are a great way to organize your club&#8217;s activities.  They allow you to give serveral people editing rights, and the calendar itself can be public or available only to your members.
Once you&#8217;ve set up your calendar, you can embed it right into your website!
To add a calendar to your site, carry out the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/12</link>
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		<title>Webhosting that supports Rotary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I use a web hosting company, www.dreamhost.com, that has an incentive program that gives a $97 referral bonus, of which they will allow up to $50 to be kicked back to the new customer as a discount.
My standing offer to Rotarians is that if they use the SCAIFEROTARY referral code when signing up at www.dreamhost.com, I will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/11</link>
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		<title>Changing your From address in an email message</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those of us with District email addresses will want our emails to come from that address when we sent Rotary emails, and replies to those messages to come back to that address. Here&#8217;s a rundown on how to do this in different email clients. If you know how in an email program not covered here, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/10</link>
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		<title>Creating a Club Website and Services in Google Apps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This post is a work in progress.  It has been published early for the benefit of those who wish to use it.  Stay tuned for updates.
Google has introduced a powerful set of free services which allow an organization such as a Rotary Club to create a powerful suite of electronic services to serve the club [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/8</link>
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		<title>Using WordPress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What the heck is WordPress, anyway?
WordPress is a publishing phenomenon that allows people with no programming skills to publish on the Internet.  This is what people refer to as a blog, but don&#8217;t be put off by the term.  It&#8217;s really just an online newsletter.  If you can use a simple word processor and a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.rotary7040.com/press/webmaster/archives/9</link>
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