Hi everybody,

Here are some tips to improve the website 

Try to write the text in a more attractive way. I’m not a native English speaker but there are still some mistakes in your text. You also need to look at the spaces between the words, sometimes there is no space between the words (itlookslikethis). It’s also important to think like a traveller for example:

Part from the website

There is a problem of road in Sankhuwasabha. The transportation is in Sakhuwasabah in Rainy season. The season starts from June and lasts for three months .During the season the road becomes muddy and transportation is obstructed. As a result the price of goods in Kandbari is very high. 77.62% of the people in Sankhuwasabah are framers. But the farming method is old. The framers have bee using the same kind of plough till this20Th century. 

When I reed this when I am travelling I would think, how can I get there if the roads are blocked, maybe it’s better to go to another place because I’m not sure if  I can reach them.  I’m also thinking maybe it’s really expensive to go there, better go to another place because I can’t pay for the goods. 

Page 1:HOME

Home- Sankhuwasabha-Orphanage-SESF-News-Contact-Feedback-Sitemap -  Try to advertise for your region. Make a description of at least three highlights.  Why do people need to visit you region, what do you think is interesting for them to visit? Put a picture on this part and give it more space.  -  I think it’s important for travellers to see immediately that the website is containing information for travellers. Maybe you can arrange the website in such a way that you only see the bit about why they need to visit Sankhuwasabha. Then you can put the top story and news item a little bit further down the page. So that other visitors can scroll down to see the other information. -  I think it would be better if the link for further reading directs you to page 2 (which will become a page about tourism)-         Delete the links at the left site, it’s enough to put your links at the top of the website -  I’m not sure but I think the links on the right sight are sponsored links. What kind of arrangement did you make with the advertisers? Do you need to put these links on every page of your website or only on the homepage. If you didn’t make any arrangements on putting the links on all the pages I would put them only on the HOME page (page 1). Then the other pages would be a lot more readable.    Sponsored links

 Page 2. SANHKUWASABHA

Home- Sankhuwasabha-Orphanage-SESF-News-Contact-Feedback-Sitemap - Sights - Nature - Trekking - Excursions -  Food - Accommodation - Volunteering - Services - Transport  Information about Sankhuwasabha, description what the region has on offer, local people/local traditions  -  On the right site of the webpage you can put links to pages about everything Sankhuwasabha can offer travellers. -   You can make for every link on the right site a new webpage. Keep in mind tourists/travellers always want to now the following information: -      Description about what is on offer, what is so interesting about it? -         How much does it cost? -   How can I arrange the trip/excursion, who do I need to reach for further information/bookings? -         How can I get there?

 Page 3 ORPHANAGE

Home- Sankhuwasabha-Orphanage-SESF-News-Contact-Feedback-Sitemap -         Description about the website and links to the blog spot of the orphanage.

  Page 4 SESF

Home- Sankhuwasabha-Orphanage-SESF-News-Contact-Feedback-Sitemap - Our activities - Our advisory board - Pen friendship - Sponsor a child - Donate SESF - About SESF-         On the right site of the webpage you can put links to pages about SESF. -         You can make for every link on the right site a new webpage.

 Page 5 NEWS

Home- Sankhuwasabha-Orphanage-SESF-News-Contact-Feedback-Sitemap   Here you can put the news about Sankhuwasabha in your own language

Page 6 CONTACT 

Home- Sankhuwasabha-Orphanage-SESF-News-Contact-Feedback-Sitemap   How people can reach you

 PAGE 7 FEEDBACK 

Home- Sankhuwasabha-Orphanage-SESF-News-Contact-Feedback-Sitemap   Feedback form

 PAGE 8 SITEMAP

Home- Sankhuwasabha-Orphanage-SESF-News-Contact-Feedback-Sitemap   SITEMAP

 

Hi everybody,

I did promise to think about the website, here are some tips and ideas. Please take in mind that these are only my ideas and that i need your feedback and ideas to make it something from us together.

Lotte

Tips about getting more tourist to Sankhuwasabha and to improve the website

Tips:

• - Maybe it's an idea to make leaflets about the region of Sankhuwasabha and try to get them into hotels/hostels/homestays through Nepal. A lot of travellers don't now about your district. To make them aware of all the nice things you have on offer, you need to let them now that you exist!
• - Other way to attract a lot of people to your region is to try to get people to write positive about your district on their travel website or weblog.
• - Maybe we can find a possibility to get you in a travel guide. A lot of backpackers decide where they are going to when they arrive in the country. They use there lonley planet/ rough guide or other travel guide to find a place to visit and/or to stay. So it's really important to try to get into a travel guide!!
• - Maybe there are possibilities to arrange accommodation on local farms? People could help on the farm and learn about the local life and nature? There is also an organisation that help provide volunteers for developing/sustaining organic farming projects: www.wwoof.org
• - I think the local population knows a lot about their environment and medicinal plants/herbs, maybe it's possible to train them as local guides and make 1-day nature trekkings with travellers?
• - Maybe you can arrange with some local farmers/craftsman that there will be a possibility to do excursions?

Website:

There is already a lot of  good information on the website, here are some tips about improving the layout and information.

 

Lay-out

- Some of the text is not in English, we need to look at the text and translate it

- Try to keep the site more simplistic, there is to much information on one page now.  For me it's difficult to find the correct information

Advise: Use the white part of the site for articles and pictures and maybe advertisement. Use the top orange part to navigate through the website. And then when it's now problem for you, you can take away all the options on the sides of the website.

Example

Introduction  Culture  Sights  Activities  Transport   Accommodation   Food   Trekking

Text

Here are the things I think travellers want to find on your website

Introduction

Introduction of Sankhuwasabha, describe why people need to go to Sankhuwasabha and what is so special about the area.

 

SESF

What does the organisation, how can you help/donate

 

Culture

Which cultures are living in the area?

what is there religion?

What are their costumes?

What kind of work dot they do? etc

 

Sights

What you can see in the area: temples/villages/museums

How can you reach them?

At which times are they opened?

 

Activities

What you can do in the area?

Are there opportunities to hike/walk/climb?

Are there beautiful nature spots like rivers/waterfalls/mountains etc.

Are there festivals/ ceremonies?

 

Transport

It's really important that people now how to get to you and how to go further. A lot of travellers will be making a trip through Nepal. What they want to know is how they can go from Kathmandu to Sankhuwasabha, from Sankhuwasabha to Bhaktapur and al the other tourist places in Nepal.

They also want to know how to get around in Sankhuwasabha, is there local transportation, can they rent a bike/horse/car etc.

 

Accomodation

Where can you sleep?

how much does it cost?

how do you reach it?

what do they offer?

 

Food

What is the local food?

Where can you buy food on a market/in a shop?

Where can you eat good food, are there nice restaurants?

 

Trekking

Are there opportunities for trekking?

Are there reliable guides?

How much does it cost?

What do you need to bring?

Who can you contact?

 

Excursions

Maybe you can arrange with some local farmers/craftsman that there will be a possibility to do excursions? A lot of tourists like to see traditional villages/people, and their work/craftmanship.  You can ask some money for the tours and the local people can sell their goods to the tourists.

 

Volunteer

Everything about volunteer projects in the area. It's important to make clear what you expect from volunteers, they also want to know if there is place to sleep, food and if they need to pay to participate in the project.

 

Information

Is there an ATM? How can I get Money?

Is there internet?

Is there an office where I can get tourist information?

Is it safe to travel? Is there a police station/hospital in case something happens?

How is the weather?