New features on MilwaukeeMoms.com

Jeanne Wieland — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:53:36 GMT

So yesterday was a big day around the MilwaukeeMoms office, but if we did our jobs right, you didn't notice. After months of planning and preparation, we switched the web site to a new content-management system, which is really just a fancy way of saying that we now have a different way of making changes to the web site.

It's all behind-the-scenes stuff, so if you're a regular user of this site, it shouldn't change your experience.

In making this transition, we decided to give the site an overhaul -- a freshening up, if you will. You'll find more restaurant reviews, new recipes, updated park reviews and lots more in our regular sections.

In addition, we created two new areas of the site: Photo Galleries and Money Savers.

Based on the phenomenal success of our photo contests (such as our Beautiful Baby contest, which currently has more than 1,000 entries), we built a Photo Galleries section that will allow you to share your best and cutest kid photos at any time. There are no prizes attached to the galleries -- just the chance to make other parents smile. We've started out with three galleries: I Dress Myself, Kids & Pets and Sweet Smiles. Feel free to add to any and all of the galleries!

Our Money Savers section puts together dozens of ways that you can still have fun as a family and spend less while doing it. The Dining Out page links to a listing of restaurants where kids eat free or cheap. Family Freebies lists local attractions that offer free days or free tours so you can get out without breaking the bank. And Coupons & Deals offers links to some great coupon sites to help you save on your everyday purchases.

We hope you like these new features and will tell us if you have ideas for more.

As always, we're here to help make life a little bit easier for moms (and dads!).

Enjoy, and we'd love to hear your feedback. Feel free to e-mail me or call (414) 224-2710.

Mom-O-Vision : photo galleries

New features on MilwaukeeMoms.com