RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is a great way to make sure recent content is published to those interested in your organization. By default, an RSS feed is active for all users of Demosphere's WebWriter® Website System. The feed can be accessed by popular RSS readers (Google Reader, etc) just by typing in your organization's web address.

To take things a step further, you can "burn" your RSS feed with Feedburner. Burning your feed is akin to putting your feed on steroids. Here are some additional benefits:

With Thanksgiving approaching next week, Americans get set to celebrate and spend the day with family and friends. As the holiday has evolved, sports and parades have made their way into traditional festivities - many families spend time watching NFL Football and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Increasingly, families are spending their Thanksgiving on the road by using their long weekend to participate in a youth sporting event (hopefully) in a warm climate. This year, Demosphere is powering three Thanksgiving-weekend events in Florida and California.

“We need to open our next registration session for Spring, but we are still accepting Fall registrations… HELP!!”

Occasionally, clubs open season #2 for Program A, but Program B is still accepting registrations concurrently in season #1. For example, Program A registers seasonally, but Program B registers annually with installments, or is accepting registrations for add-on players. Those add-on players must be registered in the same season to allow them to be placed on the same team they are joining. Because Program B (Season 1 or Fall) overlaps both of the seasons for Program A, closing one season and opening another would cause program B to be split between seasons 1 and 2. This would prohibit the add-on players to be assigned to the same team and financial records for Program B would fall into 2 seasons.

Optimizing the path of your website viewer is extremely important. What are the key areas of content you want to focus on? How do you see users interacting with your site?

Many organizations now use top level navigation with drop downs to allow users to dive into a specific content area very quickly. Through some analysis with an analytics tool like Google Analytics, an administrator can see how much traffic each link receives.

The hard work is done - you have completed your game schedule for your organization's next league or tournament. Now, you're ready to post it on your website for all to see. The beginning of an event is often among the most exciting times of the year.

To save the most time in your process, please check out our quick 3 minute video on posting your schedule. You'll have things up in no time! Enjoy your season!