Customizable, Self-Service Web Sites

Be your own web designer!

FuneralNet has developed the self-service web site program to allow funeral directors to experience the benefits of owning and operating a web site, without the typical cost, lengthy delivery timeframe, and required technical prowess of traditional web sites. By using the self-service web site program, you can build your web site in minutes, and add, remove, and modify content as you see fit, instantly, from any Internet-connected computer.

A web site will enable your funeral home to utilize the power and potential of the Internet to expand your services of care to a larger community, while improving service to your existing clientele. Here's a quick list of what you will be able to do with a FuneralSites self service web site. Keep in mind that since your site is completely configurable, your site can encompass as many or as few of these features as you wish, and you can add and remove pages at any time.

Home Page

The home page of your web site is the first page your web visitors see. Using the FuneralSites web site manager you can choose from a variety of attractive color schemes and graphical templates to use for the look and feel of your site-and change them at any time.

Besides presenting visitors with links to the other sections of your site, your home page can include your company logo, photographs of your funeral home(s), a small introductory paragraph, and links to industry organizations of which you are a member.

About Page

Your clients can develop a feeling for who you are and the history of your funeral home from the privacy of their own home. Providing much more information than a newspaper ad or yellow page listing, clients searching for bereavement services can get a feeling for your style of business before they ever set foot in the door.

On your about page you can publish the background and history of your funeral home and convey your service offerings and business philosophy.

Staff Page

The staff sections allows you to add, remove and modify staff information. Each staff member can publish their own biography, photo, and email address.

By putting this information online, when customers come to inquire about your services they will have the peace of mind of stepping into familiar territory with names and faces they recognize.

Obituaries

Your web site can include an area for visitors to review recent or past obituaries. Additionally, providing the functionality to send electronic sympathy messages has been met with great enthusiasm by funeral home web site visitors. At the conclusion of a service period, the messages can be presented to the deceased's family with the guest book.

The obituary manager allows you to add, remove, and edit your web site obituaries in real-time. When you add a new obituary you have the option of including a photograph, veteran's flag, and online sympathy card. Additionally, you may also choose whether you'd like to have your old obituaries automatically moved to a publicly searchable archive on your site after a specified period of time.

Contact

In addition to publishing traditional contact methods such as phone, fax, and postal address, a web site offers the ability to contact your staff directly through personalized email addresses (i.e. michael@richardsonfuneral.com) Communication by email allows your clients the satisfaction of sending a detailed message at their convenience, and allows you to craft a thoughtful reply. In this way, headaches caused by phone tag or undelivered messages can be reduced. Additionally, email can be used to enhance the efficiency of your interoffice communication.

Price List

Depending on the nature of your market, it may be prudent to make your price list available online. Using the price list manager, you can easily add a cost, photo, and description for all your services. A special feature available to FuneralSites customers provides you with the ability to know the email addresses of anyone viewing your price list, allowing you to send effective follow-up correspondence.

Pre-arrangements

Providing pre-arrangement information online is important, since oftentimes, people who visit your site for directions or obituary information may begin to think about their own pre-arrangement needs. Your pre-arrangement page can contain specific information on your pre-arrangement services, as well as an inquiry form for visitors to schedule a meeting.

Directions

Web visitors can enter their starting address and the site will display turn by turn directions to your home, as well as a graphical map and, optionally, your static directions. This feature is very helpful for those planning to attend a service at your home. Publish your web address at the bottom of all your newspaper obituaries to direct mourners to your site and home, hassle free.

Links

Use the links section to direct your visitors to industry organization, local resources, and other informative web sites.