Would this be of interest to homeschoolers?

Question

I am thinking about adding a free email alert service to one of my homeschool related websites.

What I was thinking about was a monthly email that would notify subscribers about:

- Contests open to homeschoolers

- Various deadlines for things like ACT, SAT, PSAT registration and testing dates

- Scholarship opportunities open to homeschoolers

Do you think this would be worthwhile and of interest?

What else should I monitor and provide reports on?

Does this kind of thing already exist? If so, I'll sign up for it and not reinvent the wheel.

Answer 1

This would most certainly be of interest to homeschool families!  Good luck.

Answer 2

I am a member of several Yahoo groups that give information.   I usually don't have time to investigate all the  opportunities but I would think that you never know when you can pass along information that would be helpful to other homeschoolers.   The Yahoo groups would be a way to keep our emails 'safe'...or at least safer than giving our email address on Yahoo!Answers.

Yes.  It sounds like a great idea.

Answer 3

just walk the line

Answer 4

Go for it! It's a great idea! When you get on please e-mail me @ [e-mail]

THANKS A MILLION!

EDIT: Oops, I meant one not on.

Answer 5

Yes, I would definitely be interested in such a service, either in Yahoo Group form or as a listserv on your server.  

One homeschool-related Yahoo Group that I belong to includes the entire state of Ohio and it is so active that I rarely tune into it anymore because it is very hard to locate information when I need it. I would definitely prefer to have targeted information sent directly to me, as long as that was it and nobody else got my email (for spam-prevention).

Good luck!

:o)

Answer 6

Go for it; looks like everyone's all for it including me!

Answer 7

i think it would be a great idea!

Answer 8

I have nothing of the sort available to me. I'd certainly sign up for that email.

Answer 9

There probably are similar things, but a new one wouldn't hurt.  I'd be interested, only I am not interested in posting my e-mail address on YA.

Answer 10

I'd definitely sign up for something like that. I'm sure something similar exists, but I honestly can't name anything offhand.

You could also have alerts for changes to homeschool laws in certain states, or maybe keep track of the news feeds and whenever the subject of homeschooling comes up, add a link to the article or something. Maybe also have a homeschooler spotlight where you draw attention to homeschoolers winning awards, competitions, homeschool group sports teams winning tournaments or advancing to the next level of competition, etc. Maybe when you're just starting out have a feedback system so you can get suggestions on how to make it better.