| After being in the lifestyle for a number of years, I | | | | thousands of plug-ins WordPress offers. |
| know that more and more clubs are turning the | | | | Another really nice feature about WordPress is they |
| Internet to promote their swingers club. The Internet | | | | also have literally hundreds to thousands of themes |
| is a great way to reach potential members to your | | | | (templates) for your adult party, swingers club or |
| club or party, and promote your events on your site. | | | | lifestyle party website, it is totally up to you. I have |
| There are swingers dating websites on the Internet | | | | found a bunch, I just wish I could use them all, but I |
| that will allow you to post events on their site, but | | | | do not need too. |
| that is all they will allow you to do. What do you do | | | | Now I know you are probably asking, how do I get a |
| for your members if you want to email them your | | | | WordPress website? Well that is easy to answer. |
| monthly club newsletter? Most of the swingers dating | | | | You can go to the WordPress website and sign-up |
| websites will not let you mass email people regardless | | | | for your free blog, but If you want a fully functional |
| if they are members of your club or party or not. I | | | | website with many different options I do not |
| believe that a website for a swingers club is an | | | | recommend this route personally, especially if you |
| essential tool for you and your clubs members. You | | | | want to add your own chat-room to your site, you |
| can have news releases posted, you can advertise | | | | would not be able to add this to a WordPress site |
| your club freely, you can have a chat-room for you | | | | unless you had your own Domain Name and hosting |
| and your members to have an occasional chat party | | | | account. |
| on-line. Really there is nothing that you can not do | | | | Lets just say for instance you bought your own |
| with your own club and party website. I have seen a | | | | domain name and signed up for a hosting account |
| lot of clubs use yahoo groups for there clubs, I do | | | | somewhere, once you have your account setup you |
| not recommend this idea personally. I feel like if I am | | | | can log into your control panel of your site and install |
| going to have a website, I want full control and and | | | | WordPress from inside using Fantastico, then all you |
| not limited to a third party type of site. | | | | would need to do if configure the site and get your |
| There is one type of site that I really do like and I | | | | settings setup. |
| think it makes a great club / party website; it is a | | | | You can usually buy your domain name for around |
| WordPress blog style website. I was really amazed | | | | $10.00 - $12.00 per year and get free WHOIS (blocks |
| to see just how powerful these types of sites really | | | | your private registration info from WHOIS look-up |
| are and all the things that you can do with them. I | | | | domain search engines). An affordable hosting |
| am really amazed that WordPress is actually a "FREE" | | | | account can be purchased for usually under $75.00 |
| website, and WordPress also offers hundreds if not | | | | per year or sometimes companies will let you pay |
| thousands of different plug-ins for their blog | | | | month to month for about $8.95. Usually if you pay |
| websites. Here is a list if just a few plug-ins that you | | | | for a one year up front it can come out to be about |
| could have for your WordPress site if you decided to | | | | $4.00 - 5.00 per month. |
| have one for your club. | | | | WordPress blog style websites are very reliable and |
| - Google XML site map | | | | easy to use once they are set-up and configured. |
| - All in one SEO pack | | | | There are a PHP based server side programming |
| - Contact Forms | | | | language, I have always said, "why write the code if |
| - Social Networking plug-ins for Facebook and Twitter | | | | you do not have too"?. If you are looking for a great |
| - Photo and video galleries | | | | template based website for your swingers club party, |
| - SMS Text messaging | | | | then you might want to see what all WordPress has |
| These were just a few out of the hundreds to | | | | to offer. |