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Sunday, August 3, 2008

Aberdeen Hits The WWW

Aberdeen Welcomes South Africa And The International World To Its Website
www.aberdeen.org.za

Two and a half years ago Dallis Graham began a really positive mission to put Aberdeen on the map electronically. Dallis first began by designing a beautiful brochure for the town of Aberdeen and decided that to promote tourism for the town in a more significant manner; the town must have a website available to South African and International Tourism.
Dallis then had to find funding for such a project, and the following were the Associations which made contributions to this project: Aberdeen Tourism and Information, Graaff-Reinet Tourism and Information and Anton Nel an Aberdeen Businessman.
Dallis then approached a website designer in Graaff-Reinet to design and compile all the information which had taken months to gather in correct detail. After about 7 months, Dallis realized that nothing was being achieved, and asked for the assistance of another IT literate person to assist her with this project. Again nothing was achieved. In desperation Dallis confided her problem to a new resident of Aberdeen, Mike Wilson, who turned out to be an IT Consultant, Media Marketeer, Computer Graphic Artist and Web Author. At last success was achieved, and with the ongoing assistance of Mike, Dallis’s dream became a reality.
The highlight of this dream was when ADSL arrived in Aberdeen, and now the Website is on line 24 hours a day.
The Website is growing daily, and it is essential for all the Guest Houses, B&B’s and Aberdeen Businesses to be on this Website, showing the individual facilities that are offered in detail.
Historical places of interest have also been added to the Website.
An events calendar is also a necessity, so that visitors to the town can be informed by the B&B’s and Guest Houses etc. the happenings in Aberdeen. An events calendar will also prevent more than one event being planned for the same day.
To contact Dallis with information regarding events and general information please phone: (cell) 083 226 6158 or (Art’s CafĂ©) 049 846 0803 or send an email to: info@aberdeen.org.za.
The Website now has links with the Graaff-Reinet Tourism and Information Office, Cacadu Tourism and Karoospace. These are just a few of the links which will be added in the future.
All comments and reviews will be very welcome on the “Weblog”.
Up to date, rave reviews have already been received, and we hope to see more of these reviews. Interest in the town of Aberdeen is growing, and this is very obvious by the number of residents who are buying homes in Aberdeen.
Congratulations Dallis on your persistence against all odds in achieving this beautiful website and bringing Aberdeen into the 21st century.

Article By: Joan Tinker