News on The Universal Healing Network - Learn what's new with the Directory
Featured Article – Forums - Are They For You?
Tip of the Month – Sticky Sites
New Websites - no new ones, but some under way!
Success Stories / Testimonials – The Temple of Self-Ascension
Referral Program
Events
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Featured Article

Forums - Are They For You?

Forums are an instrument used to communicate and collaborate with others. Examples of forums include discussions, chat rooms, messaging windows and calendars. They enable users of a website to interact with each other by exchanging tips and discussing hot topics related to a website’s theme.

Forums save information posted on a particular topic for other people to see at any time, creating a discussion environment. Everything that gets posted can be read again and again. As the discussion isn't real time, it rarely turns into heated arguments as people are given time to research and consider their comments before replying.

Forums have become a common feature in many websites. But is it wise to add forums to your website? Below are the pros and cons of forums.

Read the full article.

Tip Of The Month

Sticky Sites

You may have heard this term and wondered what it meant. It refers to a site’s ability to keep visitors on the site once they have navigated there or encourage the visitor to return frequently (i.e., the visitors “stick” to the site).

The absolute best way to get people to return to your web site time and again is to include the best content possible, and to update that content often and regularly. There literally is no better lure than new articles, graphics, photos or downloads.
Why is this true? Generally people surf the net to get information. The internet is used as a research tool, a library, a phone book, and any number of other similar things.

Now, it is important not just to have good content, but to be constantly updating it as well. Adding new original content is more important than other information. You can find a news feed or weather report anywhere. This means that in order to view your content, people MUST either come to your site or find one of your articles that has been reprinted elsewhere.

New Websites

None this month!

Coming Soon

Spiral Centre Gardens
Canadian Pranic Healers Association
Beelite Candles - a full scale website
Am Ra's Spirit

Testimonial

Thank you for your professionalism and style! We love our new web site!

Not only have you exceeded our expectations regarding lay-out and design, but you have completed our web presence quickly and with good humor! Your “Can Do” attitude and patience with the many rewordings and revisions truly made this task flow to completion with great ease.

Kira and I are sincerely grateful for your creativity, joyful attitude and efficient, professional service. We look forward to continuing to work with you as our web site expands and evolves.

Sincerely yours,

Sri Ram Kaa
www.selfascension.com

Referral Program

Sue Studios offers a great referral program!
The program will consist of:

• $25 Cdn for a referred clients' site that is selected from the template packages or templates
  
  
• $50 Cdn for a referred client's site that is over $1500
  
  
• even more money for larger sites!

Check out our website for more details and to sign up.

Events

Victoria Health Show, Jan 29-30, 2005

Location: Victoria Conference Centre, 720 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC
Description: Organic foods, health food retailers, manufacturers, suppliers, practitioners, natural clothing companies, essential oil outlets - anyone contributing to the health wave!
Tel: 1-800-563-9994
Email: info@healthshows.com
Website: www.healthshows.com/

Vancouver Wellness Show Feb 4-6, 2005

Location: Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC
Description: Western Canada’s largest and most successful showcase of its kind. The impact of having varied and numerous health-related exhibitors, activities and seminars at one time, ensures a comprehensive program for everyone. The Wellness Show is the West Coast’s premiere event for all aspects of healthy and vital living!
Tel: (604)983-2794
Email: info@thewellnessshow.com
Website: www.thewellnessshow.com

Kelowna Health Show, March 12-13, 2005

Location: Grand Okanagan Resort & Conference Center, 1310 Water Street, Kelowna, BC
Description: Organic foods, health food retailers, manufacturers, suppliers, practitioners, natural clothing companies, essential oil outlets - anyone contributing to the health wave!
Tel: 1-800-563-9994
Email: info@healthshows.com
Website: www.healthshows.com/

Edmonton Body Soul & Spirit Expo, April 1-3, 2005

Location: The Shaw Convention Centre, Edmonton
Description: An event that anyone interested in holistic lifestyles, spiritual growth, healing, or new age thought should not miss.
Contact: Brad Simpson
Phone: 1-877-560-6830
Website: www.bodysoulspiritexpo.com

Holistic World Expo, April 8-10, 2005

Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
Description: Consumer trade show focusing on holistic, alternative and complimentary services, practices and products to promote awareness and knowledge.
Contact: Olga Nikolajev
Phone: 1-888-577-3330
Website: www.holisticworld.org/2005-t/

Calgary, Body Soul & Spirit Expo, April 15-17, 2005

Location: Big Four Building, Stampede Park, Calgary
Description: An event that anyone interested in holistic lifestyles, spiritual growth, healing, or new age thought should not miss.
Contact: Brad Simpson
Phone: 1-877-560-6830
Website: www.bodysoulspiritexpo.com

Expo West Conference & Trade Show, April 21-24, 2005

Location: Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Center
Description: Manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, brokers, import/export companies and other suppliers of all health-related products.
Phone: 1-800-661-4510
Website: www.expowest.com

If you have any events that you think other practitioners such as yourself would be interested in attending, please send the details to me and we will include them in the next newsletter!

Suggestions

Any suggestions, comments or recommendations on what you would like to see in this newsletter, please pass it on to me.

Thanks and happy reading

Susan Chepelsky

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