This is the brand new Marion Online.com. It’s not just a little different as you may have noticed, it’s a lot different. With the new look comes quite a few new features. Some of these you can see and some you can’t.
New and changed items include:
- Spring Cleaning – Outdated and incorrect information is being removed.
- Columnists – Columnists/Bloggers are now being recruited to revive this section.
- Comments (maybe) – We are working on a strategy to allow comments while maintaining a mature, constructive dialog.
- Content Submission – easier ways to get us your information.
- Ad Space – larger, more prominent ads will provide more exposure for advertisers.
- Search – the new site will be more searchable, allowing you to find the information you want.
- FAQ’s and Help – We’re taking some of the mystery away and helping you learn more about us and why we do or don’t do things. We’ll also help you get things done on Marion Online.
Important Notes and Plans
While nothing is forever, we plan to do several things now and into the future, including:
- We won’t put ads in the text of stories. These are the words in a story that appear linked and when you mouse-over them, a pop-up appears.
- We will not compete with local businesses. If a local business advertises with us, then we will not show ads for competing online companies.
- As much as we can, we will not show ads that take over your screen with pop-up graphics. Sometimes this is beyond our control, but we will make every effort to keep this frustrating form of advertising off of Marion Online.
- Speaking of ads, we pledge to keep this an advertiser supported site. The main content of Marion Online, including news, sports, calendar, and obituaries will remain free for viewers. We also do not and will not charge for posting full-length obituaries.
- We promise responsiveness and openness. As best as we can, we promise to respond to questions about why we do and/or don’t do certain things. We hope this website reflects the best of what Marion has to offer. Your feedback will be used to guide our focus so that we provide you with the Marion Online that you want.
With all of that said, please take a long look around the new site. There will be things that are still changing and we will be adding more sections and content in the coming months. We really do value your input. If you see something that needs fixed, send us a message using the Contact Us page. Also, send us a message to tell us what you think of the new site. Constructive criticism is always wanted.
We mentioned advertising a couple times, but that is what keeps a site like Marion Online.com possible. If you would like to learn more about advertising on Marion Online, including rates and benefits, please call us at 740-751-6548.
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