What
makes ReferWeb a better option than other
I&R Web Sites ?
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Precise Area
Served Searches
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Accurate
service search
results
organized by proximity
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Easy use of the
AIRS Info line Taxonomy
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Web Page design is
customizable
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Search features are
customizable
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Uses the AIRS
Standard database structure (ServiceSite) |
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Unlimited optional
features
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Uses
the Taxonomy and/or Keyword
systems for searching |
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And much more .
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What else
can ReferWeb do ?
Not only is ReferWeb the most
sophisticated and easiest to use
I&R Web App available, it doesn't
stop there.
ReferWeb can
be further customized with these
optional modules:
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On-Line
Agency Updates
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User Statistics and
Reporting
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Subscriber Tracking
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Sign-in and
Password protection
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Why
is ReferWeb a better choice for a
public search engine?
In one
word - ACCURACY!
There are two methods utilized by web
search engine vendor's to display
resource information to the user: the Shotgun
method and the Direct
method.
The Direct
method utilizes sophisticated
search logic to return accurate lists
of service providers. When the
user enters their ZIP or city, the
displayed service provider will serve
the entered area. If the
user enters their age and gender, the
service provider will serve their age
and gender. Any additional
information entered by the user will
also filter out service providers not
meeting the search
criteria. The displayed
list of service providers will be
accurate. To help the user
further, the list of service provider
should also be listed by proximity to
the user.
Why display
ten service providers when only four
are viable for the user?
The Shotgun
simply displays all service providers
that offer a service selected by the
user, whether or not the service
provider actually serves the user's
ZIP code or city. Many web
search engines using the Shotgun
method also use text searches to find
service providers. Example: Food
is entered as the search criteria
therefore all service providers that
have the word Food in any text are
displayed, including the providers
with the phrase "offer no food
services".
In
short, the Shotgun approach always
displays "False Positives",
which means a significant number of
the displayed service providers are
not viable for the user. This
approach is akin to walking into a
library and the librarian says,
"The book you are looking for is
in there somewhere".
The
majority of service provider web
search engines offered by other
I&R software vendors use the
Shotgun method. RTM Designs only uses
the Direct method.
Can I select
which service providers are displayed on ReferWeb?
You can specify what data
from your resource database is
displayed on the Web and you can
create specialized databases for
different segments of the community
(e.g. Aging, Recreation, Children's
services) with one or more ReferWeb
interfaces.
When RTM
Designs hosts my ReferWeb site, how is
data uploaded?
All RTM Designs I&R
software systems include a ReferWeb
data upload system that automatically
posts your current data to your
ReferWeb site. You set the
upload interval (everyday, once a
week, bi-monthly or monthly) and the
data is posted to ReferWeb the night
of the scheduled upload.
Included in the automatic ReferWeb
upload system is the ability to export
sub-sets of the resource data for
specialized ReferWeb sites. ReferWeb takes over from
there. It's that easy!
How do users
access my ReferWeb site?
Generally, a button, hotlink
or picture is placed on your
organization's home page that links to
your ReferWeb site. This button (or
Hotlink) can be added to your homepage
by your Web Designer. Because
ReferWeb is custom designed to
integrate with your existing website
and displays your organizations
branding, the transition is seamless
(unlike other vendors web applications
that have the same interface design
for all customers). Users can also
access your ReferWeb site directly buy
entering the URL (Web Address supplied
by RTM Designs) in their Internet
Browser.
ReferWeb Overview
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