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Build Your Own Website in 5 Easy Steps: Step #5, Working Together
One of the best, most beneficial aspects of your private Lasting Links website is the platform it provides to collaborate and communicate with others in your group.
Let’s assume you and your relatives want to make a book of remembrance on the lives of a loved one. We’ll use the content posted on the Franklin and Laura June Cole family website for our example.
First of all, we suggest you envision the end of your project from the beginning. You may want to get agreement from your group on on such topics as:
• What it is you want to accomplish (i.e., your objectives)
• Who is going to do it (i.e., assignments)
• How it will be done (i.e., your methods)
• When it will be done (i.e., your target dates)…
…and then post your decisions in a document along with your content in the various sections. Use the “Discuss” section tool to make assignments, track progress, etc.
Look at the conversation flow in this example to see how this might work for your group:
1. Go to your private website (you know how to do this by now. If not, please contact us for help) and click the “Discuss” tab:
2. Add a New topic or forum by clicking “New forum“:
3. Let the discussion flow:
For more on making a heritage or memories book, click here. For making a music video or DVD, click here.
As we hope you can tell, your private Lasting Links website can be a powerful tool in helping you collaborate, communicate and otherwise work with others.
This concludes Step #5 in our series on how to Build Your Own Website in 5 Easy Steps. We hope these 5 steps have helped give you a head start in building a successful Lasting Links website!
If you should have any issues, questions or challenges, please contact our friendly and experienced support group at Lastinglinks support. They will be happy to help!