It looks like the new website has made its mark with double the number of visits to the site per month over what we had with the old hri.ie site . Apart from the great new look and feel of the site it makes just about every stat from our digital vaults available for users.We now need your views on what should be done to improve it further and push the ratings even higher.
In a first upgrade of the site we added two major new features : the daily PA racing news feed and the At the Races video archive and track flyover sequences for each racecourse which really makes this the portal site for all tracks.
It's now time to plan for Phase Two with enhanced content and more features . The trick here is not to fiddle endlessly with the site but to introduce changes in single steps at reasonable intervals, so we'd like to review all possible ideas and then launch the next phase with one click of the mouse.
The site development so far has been the result of a collaboration between IT,Marketing and the Racing Dept and as that collaboration proved so successful everyone is now invited to become involved.
We know some of the fixes that are needed and some new ideas have been floated already,such as photo archives,racing podcasts - particularly for big race previews and 'learn about racing' items.More interactivity is a must ,particularly with competitions and polls but should we go further, with a Racing Forum on-line? What else will educate,entertain and inform site visitors?
How do we get the balance right for heavyweight racing fans,lightweight racing fans , social racegoers , corporate racegoers, business customers, tourists, student researchers, job seekers,etc etc ?
Take another look at goracing.ie
Have your say about what should change for Phase Two and what new features would enhance the site. Use this blog to float your ideas and comment on the ideas of others . Just hit the comments link below and a text box will open up for you .
The site development so far has been the result of a collaboration between IT,Marketing and the Racing Dept and as that collaboration proved so successful everyone is now invited to become involved.
We know some of the fixes that are needed and some new ideas have been floated already,such as photo archives,racing podcasts - particularly for big race previews and 'learn about racing' items.More interactivity is a must ,particularly with competitions and polls but should we go further, with a Racing Forum on-line? What else will educate,entertain and inform site visitors?
How do we get the balance right for heavyweight racing fans,lightweight racing fans , social racegoers , corporate racegoers, business customers, tourists, student researchers, job seekers,etc etc ?
Take another look at goracing.ie
Have your say about what should change for Phase Two and what new features would enhance the site. Use this blog to float your ideas and comment on the ideas of others . Just hit the comments link below and a text box will open up for you .
1 comment:
Really love this goracing.ie website. Full of information. I like the simple navigation around the site. Great up to date news, the statistics section makes for very interesting reading. I think it is great that I can get to the latest results with a single click from the homepage, or search for older results with just a few clicks... It has everythng I need to know about going racing in Ireland, which I guess is why you called it goracing...!! Great work.. For the next phase it would be great if you could provide tips for each racecard, especially winning tips!
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