Thursday, December 26, 2013

Guidelines For Creating Best Memorial Websites

By Harriett Crosby


When a loved one dies, it can be quite a blow to close family members and friends. One of the best ways to memorialize the deceased person is by creating an online memorial that can easily be accessed and viewed by various people. There are various sites which you can use to do this. You can easily create some of the best memorial websites, even if you have never done it before, by following a few guidelines.

You can either choose to go for a self-hosted website or you can opt for a free website. A self-hosted website means that you have to come up with the design and purchase your own domain name and webhosting space to use. With a free website, all you have to do is to choose a template and customize it and start using it immediately.

If you opt to use a free platform, always take time and read through their terms so that you know what you are getting yourself into. It is also important that you make it possible for other interested persons to post memories of their loved one and any other messages they want. This will help them to share various aspects of the departed's life.

The next thing you need to do is to prepare the biographical information of the deceased person. You need to try and include information that covers the entire life history of the individual, without getting bogged down with too much information. Some of the things to include are the main events in the life of the individual, their date of birth and death, their name and some of the close places or people they associated with.

You need to determine the biographical data to include on the site. Do not feel pressured to add too much information. Only include what is essential. You can always edit the text later and add or remove any information you want. Aim to document the life of the individual.

Allow other users to freely post on the website. Some of the things people should be able to post include photos, video clips and even memories of the individual. To avoid potentially embarrassing situations, it may be advisable to filter out any messages before they go live on the website. Also, avoid too many multimedia messages as this may cause the website to load slowly.

When you are through with the website design and posting relevant content, you may want to share it with other people who were close to the deceased individual. You can do this by sharing the page in your social media account or the deceased person's social media account. You can also send emails to people who may be interested in participating on the page.

To create the best memorial websites, you do not have to come up with something complicated. The key is to create a website that will be easy to use and share. This means that the layout and navigation of the site should be made simple, so that even people who are not Internet savvy can easily use the site.




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