Announcing your Baby?s arrival onlineOnline birth announcements via baby?s own website are fast becoming the most popular way of immediately sharing pictures of baby and baby?s information with family, friends and colleagues and allowing them to send you their messages of congratulations.
What features can I expect my baby website to have?
Baby?s own website would normally consist of a homepage giving baby?s key information such as date and time of birth, sex, weight and hair colour, along with photos and a greeting. There would also be a guestbook for friends and family to sign, a photo gallery, plus the ability to contact baby and proud parents via baby?s own website.
How quickly can the information be available to family and friends?
Once you have purchased your website electronically, all baby?s? information should be available instantly online to share ? photos are usually uploaded via your own computer so the whole process is controlled by your own timescale. Friends and family can then send baby a greeting by signing baby?s guestbook or send the proud parents an email via the website.
How much does it cost?
The price for a birth announcement website with photo gallery and guestbook ranges from ?20 up to ?50 ($40 to $100).
How long is my information available and can I update it?
Most sites will hold your information online for six months, giving you an option of extending this for a renewal fee. During this period you can upload more photos, delete photos and change captions related to those photos.
How technical do I need to be?
Most sites don?t require any technical skills to set up your baby website ? if the site has been well designed an easy online process guides you simply through all steps required.
How can I restrict access to only those I wish to share photos and information with?
If you are concerned about security, choose a company that allows you to password protect your baby website. Access is then limited by means of a password. You choose the password that allows entry to your site and you then only share that password with those with whom you wish to share baby?s information.
How easy will my web address be to remember and pass on?
Choose a company that allows you to choose your own web address ? that way you can make it easy to remember. Avoid sites that require a fiddly and time consuming logon process for people who just wish to view your site.
Can I buy a baby website as a gift?
As a unique gift idea, why not buy a friend, relative or colleague their own baby website. Some sites allow you to purchase a paper gift voucher which is sent to you through the post and you then pass on, however, gift vouchers can be sent electronically so are available for immediate use.
Vanessa Hannan is the owner and founder of Babyannounce. For more information visit http://www.babyannounce.net
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