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Post by bugboy on Jan 11, 2011 1:57:07 GMT -8
Hey everybody, I just published a website, called Bug Catcher, and it's targeted for insect fans and collectors. But I am having some trouble promoting it, because the insect field isn't very popular, or at least insect fans are hard to find. So, I need some help from all of you bug fans! I need referrers, users to register, and people in the forums. The site is fun, and educational, as there us facts about each insect you capture. Please take the time and look at the site: www.bug-catcher.comThanks. |
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Post by Dany on Jan 11, 2011 5:21:21 GMT -8
Hi bugboy, why should I use your forum if I have insectnet? :-)
Dany
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Post by bluemoth on Jan 11, 2011 7:56:15 GMT -8
Looks like your site is geared more toward children then adults. Like the role playing or talking about cartoon caricatures from Japan in your forum. I would never talk about these things in your forum. Most of us on insect net are adults and strictly discuss insects. You only offer a place for trades only and no classified adds to sell or request insects. You seem to have limited your members that choose your site by the forum topics and options you offer. I must say though some of you topics are very good for adults. I do not mean to discourage you. If you can think up some things that insect net dos not have and make your forum more geared toward adults then you might get some members. To be honest with you our mediator Clark has don a wonderful job making this site. It would be very hard for you to get any one to leave because it is so good and thorough in forum topics, classified adds and even an on line auction. If you can think up some thing better maybe you will get some action at your web sight. One thought of mine would be a general hobby site. You could have many different hobbies ( there are hundreds of them out there ) listed for the forum as main categories. When a person clicked on the main category you could have a lot of sub categories they could post in. Example - main category - shell collecting - sub categories - field trip reports, cleaning shells, identification, how to display sells, labeling shells, fossil shells, photography, rules and regulations, selling and trading shells. So see you could still have a nice sight just change it up a bit. There are some of us here that have other hobbies we would like to talk about. your sight could be just the perfect place if you make some changes.
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Post by saturniidave on Jan 11, 2011 9:44:33 GMT -8
Bluemoth, are you also a shell collector? There is already an excellent website that does all the things you listed.
Bugman, try a Facebook page or even Twitter.
Dave
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Post by bugboy on Jan 11, 2011 12:02:25 GMT -8
Hi everybody! Thanks for the responses and advice, it's much appreciated.  I hope people don't think I am trying to take you away from insectnet, haha, I like this forum myself. Perhaps you guys know people who would be interested? Maybe your kids? xD It's so hard targeting insect fans like us. |
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Post by kmyoungs on Jan 20, 2011 12:53:16 GMT -8
I like it, and I really think you have a potential to test it in schools and even in colleges. I had an interactive world in my ento intro class, it was a terrible design though, it was very user UNfriendly and some of my class assignments were built into this program which was very frustrating. I ended up making a list of everything wrong with the program and meeting with one of the programmers to fix it before someone else had to suffer..... but I think your site could go into course material. I do think if you are aiming for anything beyond highschool level try to incorporate the entire taxonomy of the "captured" specimens so that when you try to identify it on your own, and can only get it to the family at least you can have confirmation that you were almost there. Also more about their behaviors would be good as well. If they are carrion insects, do they drop eggs immediately after something dies or does it wait for a certain stage of decay. I only bring that up because bluebottle are important in forensics. Also if it causes economic damage, how much? What are crops that they are biggest problem for? what does their damage look like (maybe pictures of damaged goods) ? etc..... and also the distribution of the insects and prefered habitats. Also if they can transmit disease to human or domestic animals. I really think that with some tweeks your biggest market would be schools, and if you increase the info then even colleges. Many schools are going online for class assignments, so you should consider it. I agree with the people above, at this stage it is for younger people or inexperienced people, but I think its a fun idea and I hope it works out for you.
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