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Frequently Asked Questions
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Publicity
How do I get an event listed in createillawarra.com?
How do I advertise products, a job opportunity or resources?
Free Websites
Who is eligible for a free website?
How do I get a free website designed?
Are there any costs involved in having a website?
Student Designers
How can I become involved as a student designer on createillawarra.com?
How long is the course?
Do I need computer skills to do the course?
Links
How do I get a link to my site?
How do I link to your site?
Q&As
How do I get an event listed in createillawarra.com?
Illawarra arts-based organisations or individuals are welcome to publicise their events, products and services on the site.
The site is updated at least monthly and contributions need to be submitted by the third week of the preceding month.
Createillawarra.com offers both What’s On (Calendar format) and Opportunities pages. Simply email brief details of who, what, where, when & how, with an approprite contact for publication. We can also add an active link. Submit details to: Promotions Officer a.wce.createillawarra@nsw.chariot.net.au
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How do I advertise products, services or a job opportunity?
Our Opportunities page carries information on Workshops, Grants, Competitions, Training, Vacancies, Events and Exhibitions. Submit details to: Promotions Officer a.wce.createillawarra@nsw.chariot.net.au . The site also has a Resources page, providing links to legal and training resources for artists and links to key music, film, and visual art organisations.
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How do I get a free website developed?
The website offer is open to the wider Illawarra community - any not for profit organisation can apply.
Currently, access is limited by the availability of designers. As the student designers work with their trainer only two days a week and, as the popularity of the service increases, you will join a waiting list until a designer becomes available to work on your site.
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Step 1
Download (either print or save to your PC) and complete the Website Design Application.doc. This document explains:
· our site design process and
· requests details and material required to start designing your site.
Step 2
Put any supporting material (images, logos, colour preferences, text, etc) on a clearly labelled CD, attach to the application form and submit to:
Kirsten Wolf
Promotions Officer
createillawarra.com
a.wce.createillawarra@nsw.chariot.net.au
Ph: 4227 1715
Fx: 4226 4204
1-5 Miller Street, Coniston NSW
PO Box 1201, Wollongong 2500 NSW
Step 3
We will acknowledge the receipt of your application and let you know when we have allocated a designer to your site.
Step 4
Your site will be built in two stages: firstly, a feature page is built and, when the client has signed off on this page, it is uploaded on the createillawarra.com site; second stage is the construction of your independent site!
Step 5
The details of an After Care Package.doc for your site are negotiated.
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Yes – there can be! The design, construction and hosting of your site on createillawarra.com is free. Costs are involved if you prefer a commercial hosting and/or a domain name. More details are in the After Care Package.doc.
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To participate as a student designer you must meet work-for-the-dole requirements, ie, you must be unemployed and registered with a job search provider.
Contact Lyn Watkins:lynw@wcet.org.au.
Wollongong Education& Community Training also offers fee-based courses in web design.
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How long is the course?
This is a two days a week course (Thursdays, 9.30 to 4.00 and Fridays, 9.30 to 3.30) for six months. It is held at WECT, 1-5 Miller St, Coniston.
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Do I need computer skills to do the course?
Learning to design and build websites involves using Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash and HTML. A basic knowledge of PCs and an interest in the World Wide Web generally will provide an adequate knowledge base.
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How do I get a link to my site?
If you are based in the Illawarra, email a.wce.createillawarra@nsw.chariot.net.au your web site address and include the complete url (eg http//:www.yoursite.com), the category you’d like to be listed under, eg, – visual arts, and all your contact details.
To enhance your listing, you must also supply a small logo and a brief description of yourself or organisation. In the interest of further promoting and cross promoting the creative industries of the Illawarra, we also request reciprocal links from those we have added to our site.
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How can I link to your site?
You can link to us by inserting the flash button below into your web page.