How to develop websites targeted at your local community?

[jimmeh]

Hey guys,

Currently developing Indooroopilly.net, the name of my local major suburb. Been running a few ideas through my head, but really, I'd love some ideas from the public.

I've written about it in my latest blog post - check it out, help me out.

Thanks,
James Blogger.

 

[barefoottech]

Know Indooroopilly well
Used to work at Taringa and shop at the Westfield Shoppingtown
(Underhill Avenue, Indooroopilly was named after a relative of mine)

I would not worry about the email idea
but would develop a nice little
Local ads site like a Mini-Craigslist.

Lots of Artists/Students in the area
Would use a local site like that.

 

[jimmeh]

But how would I obtain recurring traffic to make interest in the ads section? That was the idea behind the emails - to make the website the homepage of Indooroopilly residents. Then I would implement an ads script of some descript.

Would that work better? Or? Not worth the effort?

 

[barefoottech]

Make fron tpage a local news and Notice page , like the board down at the local shop

 

[jimmeh]

Sounds like a good idea - I'll start throwing that around in photoshop a bit later, thanks BFT

Any other ideas from others? Have other people done similar things?

 

[popopo]

your doman name is soooo special.