Some of you might be aware of the changes with the site over the past several months. The whole leaf site is undergoing a complete makeover and will be relaunched in a few weeks. As an eCommerce site, there is a process known as SEO (search engine optimization) that has created a small dilemma with the two sites.
Currently, the forum is linked to the Whole leaf site, but because of the way it is set up, the whole leaf site can not benefit from any of the information on FTT. The developer has proposed redirecting FairTradeTobacco.com to the whole leaf site where the most recent forum topics will occupy a small section. The front page of WholeLeafTobacco.com will become the entry point to the forums.
The front page of the whole leaf site will also include recent tobacco news, a tobacco blog, a products page with "Special Offers" and some advertising. By redirecting the FTT address to WLT, the SEO will include all of the existing forum pages and information. This in turn will boost the search engine placement very near the top of the pages.
Being that there are only about 15 active members, I want to be sure you don't think this will be too commercial or feel like I'm selling out to capitalism, or that I'm just a money grubber.
I really do want your opinion because to tell you the truth...without you, the site is nothing, so you're the last one I want to offend. Please be honest with your reply.
If you'd prefer to send a PM with your opinion, I welcome that too.
Thanks,
Don
Currently, the forum is linked to the Whole leaf site, but because of the way it is set up, the whole leaf site can not benefit from any of the information on FTT. The developer has proposed redirecting FairTradeTobacco.com to the whole leaf site where the most recent forum topics will occupy a small section. The front page of WholeLeafTobacco.com will become the entry point to the forums.
The front page of the whole leaf site will also include recent tobacco news, a tobacco blog, a products page with "Special Offers" and some advertising. By redirecting the FTT address to WLT, the SEO will include all of the existing forum pages and information. This in turn will boost the search engine placement very near the top of the pages.
Being that there are only about 15 active members, I want to be sure you don't think this will be too commercial or feel like I'm selling out to capitalism, or that I'm just a money grubber.
I really do want your opinion because to tell you the truth...without you, the site is nothing, so you're the last one I want to offend. Please be honest with your reply.
If you'd prefer to send a PM with your opinion, I welcome that too.
Thanks,
Don
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