Week 36: Tip of the Week

#36: Did you know that discussion forums are great ways to ease your members into the social media movement?

Built into your ClubRunner site, discussion forums can be used to share information and seek feedback from members on topics related to club matters without leaving your site. If you’re looking to encourage members to access your club’s social networks (i.e. Twitter, Facebook), this is a great way to start.

Located on the menu bar as “Forums”, once logged in members are able join various discussions and share their thoughts.

Week 21: Tip of the Week

#21. Link Your Social Media Accounts to ClubRunner?

Many clubs are now using Social Media in addition to their website to keep their current and prospective members informed and encourage them to frequently visit login to their website. Now you are able to do the same to boost traffic on your site and most importantly keep your visitors in the know! To add this information as a story on your home page, following the instructions below:

• From the admin page, under Website Manager, click on edit story
• Click on the HTML section of the story brief section and put these codes in the text field (without spaces):

• Replace the BOLD text with the addresses of each of your Social Media accounts*

• The story will appear as follows on your site:

*If there's a section that is not relevant for you, omit that portion of the code, starting with “img src” that precedes the listing you do not want.