The Linwood Farms Social Committee works hard to provide you with a website that keeps you informed and entertained. We welcome your suggestions and feedback! Below we’ve highlighted some of the features of our website, and some instructions on how to use those features:
What’s New?
In our recent website redesign we made some changes to our site. Along with a better arranged navigation area at the top of the website (which now includes drop down menus), there’s a new link at the top of the page to make Linwood Farms your home page. When you do this, the Linwood Farms website will be the first thing that shows up when you open your website browser. Having our site as your home page means that you’ll see Announcements, Community Watch Bulletins, and any other Neighborhood News whenever you log on to the internet.
If you’d rather not have the site as your home page, there’s still a “Bookmark Us” button located in the top of the left sidebar.
• SEARCH: Our site search now includes Google search listings!
This means that when you search the site, it will show you results from within the Linwood Farms site, plus underneath those-search results from Google.
• LEFT SIDEBAR: Mooresville Weather, Neighborhood Announcements, Community News (regarding the greater Mooresville Area as well as LF), and Mooresville Tribune Articles are all list in the left sidebar.
We’ve also included links to both our Facebook page (if you haven’t already, you should become a fan on Facebook), and the Linwood Farms Yahoo Group – a discussion area set up specifically for residents.
• RIGHT SIDEBAR: Upcoming Events area (with new “Countdown” to important events), Mailing List Sign Up, Site Sponsor Ads, and Games and Fun Stuff are all included in the right sidebar.
Be sure to pass along to your neighbors that they should join our mailing list, so they can be included in special messages such as this one. We DO NOT spam our members, and your email address is always kept private.
Don’t forget to visit our Sponsors’ websites by clicking on the graphics in the Site Sponsors area. All of the proceeds from our sponsors go to our Social Committee, and help to cover the costs of our annual events.
For those of you who enjoy crossword puzzles and Sudoku, we now have those games on our website, and you can complete them online, without having to print them and waste paper and ink.
If there are any other games or activities you’d like to see added to this section, please email the Webmaster with your suggestion: admin@linwood-farms-hoa.org.
• HOME PAGE: We still have the same basic layout on our home page, with a Feature Story, as well as the latest news from each Committee (and the Board). These sections have been compacted so that more information shows up for you without having to scroll down the page.
We’ve also added a Kids’ Corner which includes news stories submitted by Linwood Farms’ kids, and news from the Nature Kids Who Care Club.
• OUR NEIGHBORHOOD: This new section of the site can be found through the “Our Neighborhood” link in the top (blue) navigation bar. The main page of this section still contains Local information, such as Utility Companies, City Government, Local Churches, etc. Within this new section, you’ll now find a Classified Ads area, as well as Member Links, Policies, and Advertising Opportunities.
We will also be adding a “Recipe Swap” in 2010!
• PLACING A CLASSIFIED AD: If you have something you’d like to sell, or a service (such as babysitting, dog walking, etc.) you provide, we now have an area of our website where you can post a Classified Ad! To post your ad, just click on “Our Neighborhood” in the top navigation, and in the drop down, click on “Classified Ads”…You’ll then find a link to “Place an Ad” on that page.
Ads are only available to our residents, and are FREE.
Your ad must be approved before it will show up online (typically within 24 hours of you posting it), and it will stay online for 30 days unless you delete it. You will receive an email with your “ad access key” once you place an ad, and another email when your ad is about to expire. You do not have to have a website to place a Classified ad, just a valid email address.
An Important Note About Classifieds: If you provide a service such as babysitting or pet sitting, please place your ad in the “Services” section. The “Looking For” section is only for people who need to find a service provider. Keeping these things separate will help you when searching the ads.
Do you own a business and have a website?
If you live in Linwood Farms, you can list your website (or multiple websites) on our Member Links page. Just fill out the form on that page to submit your link.
• GRAPHIC ADS: If you know of any business that is looking for more targeted exposure for their website, we have graphic advertising spaces available on our site for anyone (you don’t have to be a resident).
You can choose whether to place a sidebar ad (165 pixels X 85 pixels) that shows up on every page of the site, or purchase one of our new banner ad (468 pixels x 60 pixels) spaces that show up within the Classified Ads section.
All website advertising is $10 per month.
Our website was created and exists as a communication tool for our HOA, as well as providing us with the ability to foster a sense of Community within our neighborhood. We are always willing to accept suggestions and feedback regarding our website. You can contact the webmaster or use the Suggestion Box (found in the drop down under “Board of Directors”) to provide us with your suggestions and/or feedback, at any time.