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Legion



Joined: 24 Nov 2004
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Location: Western isles, Scotland
PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 04 10:10 pm    Post subject: I've finally worked it out ! Reply with quote
    

We intended to build 2 traditional detatched log cabins, next spring - (hopefully planning will be in this next month)and open to the public on the 1st october next year, we are going to offer traditional rural activity holidays over a weeks stay, each weeks activities depending on your own preference. We will be offering things such as this -

We reckon the ultimate downsizers holiday destination - what do you think?

peat cutting - when in season
corncrake walks - when in season
Be a better otter spotter - in season
spinning - when in season
a day at the outdoor centre - all year round (sea kayaking, orienteering,hill walking etc)
collect your tea off the shore - when in season - cockles, mussels, razor fish etc
rabbit stalking with an air rifle - when in season, learn how to dress rabbit.
learn how to fly tie and go fly fishing when in season.
sea fishing(to be confirmed)
sea trout and salmon fishing ( by arrangement with the estate)
deer stalking (by arrangement with the estate)
See Eriskay ponies and their foals on their native soil on a walk and talk with Eoghann (seasonal)
Working with ferrets - one evening - learn how to dispatch and dress a rabbit.
Evening with the lurchers - learn how to run a rabbiting dog, how to dispatch and dress a rabbit.
Hedgehot hunt - may - june , earn your self cash for the local charities and save hedgehogs by handing them over to tiggywinkles rather than see the dreaded snh kill them.
horse riding on the beaches - seasonal
in fact whatever you want - loads of traditional things going on throughout the year - your ultimate downsizer experience - and you 'll love it, whatever you fancy - even a night out at the best 'local restaurant, pub or dance - depending on your palette and choice - of course!!
we might spend an evening chatting about the scottish wildcats when we feed them(if you are interested) - you can even bring your dogs with you so long as they are well behaved,broken to stock, brough to take part or be trained and will live in the kennels- when not out.
Sadly for the first year we cant have any children under 16 in your party - unless by prior arrangement.

Our cabins sleep up to 6.

what I am looking for now is for someone to help me design, name and build me a site offering all these things and more in the ultimate hebridean downsizers experience.....can you help , or what do you think? sensible and serious replies encouraged............

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon
PostPosted: Sun Nov 28, 04 10:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I think you'd have a market out there, but I know nothing about website design. And I've got a four year old. And an eleven month old springer. So in about twelve years time....

deerstalker



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 1:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Notice the Google adds - fly fishing?

Should this be placed in the adds section?

Legion



Joined: 24 Nov 2004
Posts: 170
Location: Western isles, Scotland
PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 7:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I was looking for help to get a site launched, i just hate building sites, dont mind the upkeep and alterations . Put this topic where you think it should go, but what I was hoping for was feedback? As you know we mainly work with the dogs and dont personally go much into the activites up here, but many people would we reckon, so we though we'd ask on here, seems like the ideal place.

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sounds really good, I've moved it to IT matters

jema
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 10:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Legion wrote:
I was looking for help to get a site launched, i just hate building sites, dont mind the upkeep and alterations . Put this topic where you think it should go, but what I was hoping for was feedback? As you know we mainly work with the dogs and dont personally go much into the activites up here, but many people would we reckon, so we though we'd ask on here, seems like the ideal place.


The key question is, are you prepared to may $12 or so a month, maybe a bit less for hosting?
If you are, you can use something like what we have here, which is quite easy to maintain with no coding. You just need someone to set it up with logos and stuff and then it is menu driven.

Otherwise with less expensive hosting you are talking about a manually maintained static site, which does requite more knowledge.

jema

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 10:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Yep, I'm a complete website novice and I'd have to say it's all quite straight forward to admin

Legion



Joined: 24 Nov 2004
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Location: Western isles, Scotland
PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 5:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Is this one of those sites you can alter online? a bit like a forum (the one over at edrd, cos I found getting around that quite easy, its like you say its setting up a site initially then adding to it , its the initial buying the domain name and setting up the site......then linking.

We thought we would publish the local monthly calendar as to 'activities' held on the islands - for anyone thinking of staying on the uists - also offer alternative accomodation, ie B&B, guest houses, specialists - ie sporting hotels/wildlife hotels(photograhic red deer stalking), crofts, fishing experts, campsites or bunkhouses.What do you reckon?

Have i missed anything off the list on the first post people are interested in that might only be done up here?

As you know we specialise in traditional activities, involving, lurchers, teriers and ferrets, although wildfowling and stalking can be arranged.
also I breed plummer terriers, plummer lurchers and ferrets - all created by brian plummer - author of many books featuring extremists, of which he was one himself, with his obsession for his search for the ultimate ratting terrier - and the pot filling lurcher and ferret. So obviously our new site will be linked to plummerterrier.com.

Anything I've missed out?

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45389
Location: Essex
PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 5:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Legion wrote:
Is this one of those sites you can alter online?


Yup, and the software that runs it is free

tahir



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

There are a few people on here that'll know more about the physical setting up of your site, what I will say though is getting it picked up by search engines is the real difficulty, we're still not rated very highly by search engines.

sean
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I would think, though this is a guess, that it might be worth your while punting it to some of the more up-market travel agencies, also maybe the travel sections of the quality newspapers. I don't know about the others, but the Independent keeps a pretty comprehensive on-line archive.
Obviously I've no idea what an agency would want to take.

jema
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 5:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Tahir wrote:
There are a few people on here that'll know more about the physical setting up of your site, what I will say though is getting it picked up by search engines is the real difficulty, we're still not rated very highly by search engines.


after only a month, we would not really expect to be doing well with the search engines though. two months will be much more telling in this respect.

jema

tahir



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Location: Essex
PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 5:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

jema wrote:
after only a month, we would not really expect to be doing well with the search engines though. two months will be much more telling in this respect.


Yup, but it's still a concern for whoever sets the site up

mrutty



Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1578

PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If Jema doesn't want the business you could look at any of my sites. They cost about £100 a year and get updated when I get round to it. I'm just starting one up for my neighbour's haulage business.

If you're going to do all the typing then you should be looking at very little per year.

Oh and if you like any of the sites click the Pipex ad and they'll take you to the hosting offers

jema
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 29, 04 7:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have been trying to aim local, with my web design business. I think people need a fair bit of hands on help. But i'm not ruling anything out.

jema

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