Reference Articles: Technology Choices

• Solutions for a Better Web Site: Maintaining Your Web Site (August 2, 2004)
  Once your new site is launched, there is no time to rest. Your Web site needs constant attention to keep it fresh, current and interesting to your visitors. Read more about maintaining and growing your Web site.
• Marketing and Maintaining Your Intranet (May 2, 2004)
  While the Intranet is used internally, marketing it to your staff members is still a necessity. Read our tips for marketing and maintaining your intranet.
• Importance of Giving Members Financial Resources (March 2, 2004)
  With the national attention being paid to the issue of financial literacy, the question arises: What can each of us do to help our members learn about financial matters and the options for saving and investing that are available to them? Read about what your credit union can do.
• Solutions for a Better Web Site — Part Two (February 1, 2004)
  Once you have the blueprint for what will go into your Web site and how it all fits together to meet the needs of your credit union and your members, it's time to put your plan into action and get the job done!
• Solutions for a Better Web Site — Part One (January 2, 2004)
  What makes a Web site great? Certainly how it looks, its content and its bells and whistles play an important role. These are the fun things about Web sites that attract visitors, but alone they are not enough. To make a Web site truly great you have to start with a solid foundation — a plan that brings it all together for you and your members.
• Why CU Village is Your Credit Union's Best Choice for Technology (October 2, 2003)
  When it comes to technology and the wide array of products that are available for credit unions, why is CU Village the best choice for your credit union? Simply put? Quality - Service - Experience! Read about what CU Village can do for you!
• Why Your Credit Union Should Hire a Specialist for Its Web Site (September 2, 2003)
  What kind of Web site should you have? With today's technology, high school students can build Web sites. But would that be the site you'd want to represent your credit union and its products and services? Read more about your choices.
• Keeping Control of Your Web Site (March 2, 2003)
  Maintaining your Web site and keeping the content fresh is key to successfully servicing your members. Inactive links, broken images, and outdated information not only make your site look unprofessional, but can irritate visitors and turn away your members. Read about the steps you can take to keep your Web site up-to-date.
• Opt-In Lists: Marketing without Spamming (February 2, 2003)
  You want to e-mail your members to tell them about your latest product or service. But you don't want them to accuse you of "spamming" them. Read about opt-in lists.
• Are Your Internet Connections and Services Secure? (December 2, 2002)
  All financial institutions — including credit unions — are targets for cyber crime. It's an unfortunate fact that, instead of decreasing, security threats are growing in number, complexity and viciousness.
• Who Owns Your Web Development Company? (September 2, 2002)
  In this day of mergers and acquisitions and of buy-outs and sell-outs, with businesses changing their names and doing business with just about anybody to try and get your business…does it matter who owns your Web development company? Learn why it does.
• Apples and Oranges (or Not All Web Site Vendors Are Equal) (April 1, 2002)
  If you're asking more than one company to provide a price quote on either developing a new web site or redesigning your existing site, you want to be sure that you are comparing prices for the same products and services…that you're comparing apples to apples.
• In Search Of...My Credit Union (March 2, 2002)
  Finding information on the Internet is as easy as typing a few words in a little box labeled "search" — or is it? Read more about search engines and the ranking of Web sites.
• Using Color and Fonts to Attract — Not Distract — Web Site Visitors (February 2, 2002)
  You've decide to get connected and get a Web site. Now (you think) you have a whole host of new things to worry about. How will your logo's colors look online? What type of font will be the easiest to read? Read our tips for using the correct colors and fonts to make your Web site attractive.
• Let the Information Come to You
  Does your daily routine consist of checking your regular news sources? Why not use RSS feeds instead?