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 If you think building an online community is a waste
of time, or you just think it's too expensive and difficult to
set up, this issue of WebProNews just might change your mind.
Everybody (including this very publication) has been throwing
about the term "eCommunity" and talking about how you can
increase your site's customer/member value and popularity, and
line your wallet by adding enhanced features, like meeting
rooms, chatrooms, discussion boards, list server, polls,
instant messaging, and auctions to your site.
NetVillage,
has been producing software for online community builders for
over 14 years, and they have an affordable, full-featured
solution that offers everything it takes to give your visitors
the full range of interactive enhancements they're waiting
for.
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The WebProNews Team
Community: The
Web's Most Valuable Commodity
 The earliest dial-up services, like Prodigy,
knew the value of community. They went to great lengths to
make their network seem like a family. Today's most popular
sites are also aware of the value of community building.
Thousands of people use Yahoo because of their enormous
selection of chatrooms and message boards. It's quite logical
to assume that creating a sense of community, information
sharing and member networking on your site would encourage
people to return again and again, and research backs this up.
Data on Web usage patterns continues to show that people who
take advantage of eCommunity features are more likely to make
purchases and return to those sites than are those who don't
use eCommunity features. They're also responsible for
increasing overall page views - not just page views on the
eCommunity sections of sites, but throughout entire sites.
Creating an eCommunity on your site is an effective way of
grabbing a visitor's attention, keeping them on their site,
and encouraging them to keep coming back.
Build your
own online community: NetVillage
The NetVillage eCommunity Solution
 Creating and managing an effective Internet
community has never been easier than it is with NetVillage. Whether you want to build community on
your site or enable interactive features on your clients'
sites, this is the one-stop solution for you. They host the
entire system on their tier-1 AT&T managed network. They
handle all the details, so you can enhance your sites (add
communication, networking, file sharing, and more) without
having to focus on any of the technical aspects. They provide
full training & support and 24/7 management. It's the
community solution that Blue Cross Blue Shield, the American
Bar Association, and numerous US Government Agencies have
chosen for their sites.
 New users register for your community services
through a customize- able sign-up page that includes questions
and demographics that you choose. Once they're registered,
they can access all the features you want to give them:
real-time chatting in moderated or private rooms; public group
discussions and collaborative message boards; storage and
sharing of any file type (document, audio, video); auctions
and classifieds; and private
spam-free community e-mail. You might not even be ready
for all the features NetVillage has to offer, but that's ok.
NetVillage is a turn-key solution, so you can add
new enhanced services whenever you and your community members
are ready. Offer instant messaging, video broadcasting, or
multimedia instruction whenever you feel the need.
Respond to the needs of your membership or learn more
about your community members through built-in polls and
questionnaires. With NetVillage, it only takes minutes to create
customized market research surveys, application forms, and
opinion polls. It also features a system to help you manage
your own ad campaigns. Target specific demographics,
manage ad rotation, and change placement of sponsor
advertising with a few clicks. NetVillage even includes built-in
revenue generation potential throughout. It features a
currency system that enables surcharges for services like
information library access, auction transactions, or file
downloads - anything a member does. You decide which services
come with a charge and who is required to pay. Re-creating the
wheel doesn’t make sense – using NetVillage does!
Encompassing Community
solutions made effective and simple:NetVillage
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