Using a Calendar on Your Business Website
If you are running a business online or using a website to promote your offline business then you may find a calendar useful in alerting people to public events that your business is hosting or organizing and so encourage more people to come; to let them know when a new product is to be launched or when you will publish a special article. Website calendars are also used on blogs to show when a post has been published.
Use a website calendar to show customers and potential customers public events that your business is hosting so that they can come along. Raise awareness for public events you are involved in such as business and trade shows, and let people know where the event is being held (you could also include a map on how to get there).
If you have a blog or are regularly updating your site then have a calendar showing when new articles and posts have been added so that people can know if new items have been added since their last visit that they may want to read.
If you are selling products and a new product is about to be launched then let people know on your website when this is to become available by means of a calendar. If you are regularly launching new products then a website calendar could also act as a historical record of when the different products were released for clients who are interested.
Use a Calendar on Your Personal Website
Website calendars are not only useful on a business website but can also be used on personal websites. A calendar can be used on your personal website to organize social events with your friends, let your friends know important dates in your life and perhaps add their birthdays to your calendar too.
If you’re soon to be married and have created a wedding website to let people know what is happening as you approach this exciting day then make sure to include a calendar, not only with the wedding date itself but also with other important events that lead up to this special occasion.
How to Include a Calendar on Your Website
The easiest way to include a calendar on your free website is using Google Calendar. On the Google help pages you can find a slideshow which lets you know how to embed the calendar into your website or blog. If you are a Wix user then add this using the HTML widget and the insert the code given to you by Google for your calendar.
If you are a web programmer or are getting someone to design your website then you could also design your own calendar in PHP, Javascript or other programming languages you are using.
Having a calendar on your free website can both be an excellent promotional tool, letting people know important dates on your business website or it can be a fun tool to remind people on your personal website about special occasions in your life. You can add Google Calendar to your website or create your own – just make sure people know what is happening or when new posts and articles are added to your web page.
