For our next few articles, we want to explain the features and benefits of the site. We are getting some feedback for the site, and we are attempting to mold the site to fit the needs of it’s users.
So. Let’s set the scene for a typical weekend.
It’s time to go out and no one can figure out what to do. This isn’t how it’s supposed to be — going out for a night on the town is supposed to be fun and exciting. If only there was a website that had all of the events in the area; listed in an easy to follow format that was easy to read and highly searchable. If only…
It’s Saturday morning, the air is brisk, the sun is shining, and you need something to do with the family. You reach for your phone and open WesterlyLife.com; you navigate to the event calendar, and use its slick, tight interface to see what’s going on today. You go to the “family friendly” category and immediately find what you are looking for.
The mission of our Events Calendar, is to simplify the process of finding something to do, or find the event you are looking for. We have built in search capabilities with both the calendar, and the site. For an extremely broad search, use the site search which is located at the top of website on the far right of the navigation bar. Click on the magnifying glass and type in your search term.
For a more laser like focus, use the built-in search located within the Event Calendar itself. Narrow it down by date or event, or use the drop-down menu located in the navigation bar under “Event Calendar”. This is where we have the calendar broken down into categories, and clicking on a category does, well you guessed it, show only the events in that category.
When you scroll over an event, a popup window will appear with a summary of the event, clicking on the link will take you to the event and list all of the pertinent information. The event detail page also shows the venue, with address, Google maps, contact information and related links. Some events have an organizer, and that person is shown as well.
Clicking on either of the organizer or venue links will bring up all of the events linked to either one of those two. This is yet another way to narrow down your search.
At the end of the day, an event calendar is only as good as the team maintaining it. We have chosen the best software we could find, and believe in the powerful features we have implemented. Our goal is to bring event organizers and event goers together in a simple yet efficient manner.
The Event Calendar, and the whole website actually, looks great on a smartphone or tablet. We have implemented responsive design that makes your web browser on your phone appear and act like a native app. It really is powerful technology.
If you would like to list your event or have us manage your event calendar for you, you can email us by clicking here or call us @ 401.594.4095. If we manage your event calendar for you, you will receive your own web address for your business that links directly to your event calendar – only your events will be listed. Your address will look like — WesterlyLife.com/your_business_name. You place this link in your navigation on your website and, Voila!
You have two choices:
- Using our intuitive front end event submitter, submit your own events
- We input your events for you — at an additional cost
This will become an invaluable tool to help our community become more connected, by creating a central portal for people to go and find out what is happening in our own backyard.
Click here to go to the Event Calendar
The Westerly Life Team
