Posts by Tara Claeys
Is This One For You? Amilia Class Registration Software Review
Our third and final in-depth class registration software review platform is Amilia (not to be confused with the WordPress plugin Amelia, which is more for appointment booking and not related to the Amilia software we are reviewing here). Amilia is a Canadian registration software company. We found this software to be easy to use, while…
Read MoreCourseStorm Class Registration Software: A Comprehensive Review
The next class management platform we are reviewing is CourseStorm. This is the second in our series of reviews to help enrichment programs, camps and schools select class registration software that works best for them. CourseStorm is a great fit for WordPress websites. There is a plugin which makes an easy connection to your class…
Read MoreSawyer Class Management Software: A Comprehensive Review
We have recently been trying out different class management platforms. Since we work with enrichment programs and camps, they often ask us for class management software recommendations. There are many, many class management systems available – it can be overwhelming! For our review, to narrow the options, we focused on platforms that work well with…
Read MoreHow Can We Help During The COVID-19 Crisis?
The news right now is overwhelming. The number of people affected by Conronavirus multiplies exponentially every day, along with a constant barrage of COVID-19 related emails. The rapidly changing information on the spread of the virus and how to respond to it is stressful. Schools in my state are closed for the rest of the…
Read MoreChoosing Class Registration Software To Make Things Easy For You and Your Customer
Our clients who offer after school classes, camps and other enrichment activities use a variety of class registration software systems. These platforms help business owners manage their class offerings/schedule, registration, students and instructors, payments and more. Some class registration software is industry-specific, such as MindBody, which is the leader in the yoga/studio industry. Jackrabbit Class…
Read MoreCreate a website alert: How to highlight important information on your website in a time of urgency
The websites we create for schools, camps, and after school programs need to have a way to alert website visitors to important information. This includes school closures due to snow days, registration period opening for camps and classes, and other announcements. Nonprofits also need this functionality to draw attention to upcoming fundraisers, special needs or…
Read MoreWhy It Is Important To Update Your WordPress Plugins and Themes
WordPress is an excellent platform to use for many types of websites. This is evidenced by the fact that over 43% of the world’s websites are built with this open-source software. When you use WordPress’s open-source solution for a website, it is important to be aware of the need to update the plugins and themes…
Read More9 Tips for School Website SEO
Parents want to find your website and enroll their children. Your school website needs to stand out in search engines, like Google. We’ll give you our top 9 tips for SEO for private school websites. 1. Fresh content Search engines, like Google, notice when you regularly have fresh content. You don’t need to blog every…
Read MoreIncrease Attendance By Improving Your School Events Calendar
Getting people to your school or program’s events doesn’t have to be hard. Your website exists to reach your visitors. Using a camp or school events calendar to draw people to your website can quickly increase registration. Camp or School Events Calendar To give visitors an overview of all events, consider having a month or…
Read MoreKeeping Your School Website Fresh with New Photography
One of the benefits of a school website refresh is the process of creating and adding new, current photography. A telltale sign that a school’s website is out of date is that the students in the photos are now in their 20’s! It’s important for school websites to feature real students, staff and families, instead…
Read MoreChoosing a domain name for a nonprofit or school
We are often asked for help in choosing a domain for a nonprofit or school. A Top Level Domain, or “TLD” is the ending of a url – what comes after the “Dot”. The most common TLD is .com, but there are many others (more than 1,000), including .org, .info and even .guitars, .church, .bingo…
Read MoreGet Ready To Launch Your Summer Camp Registration
The first months of the year are the key time for summer camp registration on your website. Whether your organization is a summer camp, or if you are a school or enrichment program who runs a summer camp, now is the time to make sure your website is ready and set up to get lots…
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