Connecting St Louis™ – We are connecting the St. Louis Community
Definition of Community: A social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, common cultural and historical heritage, common economic interests.
The St. Louis region is a network of communities.
The St. Louis region is comprised of a number of communities. Some of these communities are easy to identify, for example; the cities of Saint Louis, Kirkwood, Belleville, St Charles, and Florissant. These communities are geographic in nature and have physical boundaries. You can find them on a map. Interestingly enough these communitites can be divided into neighborhood communities that are also easily identified. Geographic communities are not the only communities that make up St. Louis. Business and professional communities play a huge role in the St Louis region makeup. There are local and regional business and professional communities. Examples of these can be seen in chambers of commerce and trade associations. There are also communities based on similar interests and involvement such as politics, sports, recreation, education, hobbies. Additionally, there are communities centered around involvement in schools, churches, and other organizations. Many St Louisans are connected to multiple communities. Each of these communities have unique characteristics. All of these communities combine to form the St. Louis region.
Connecting St. Louis™ is a network of community websites.
Connecting St Louis™ is a network of community websites that "cover" the St. Louis region. The Connecting St. Louis™ network of websites recognizes the uniqueness of each of these communities and provides localized information and news for these individual communities. This is accomplished through individual community focused sites networked together to form Connecting St. Louis. Each Connecting St. Louis™ website focuses on a particular geographic area, business category, or information topic for St. Louis. Each website is easy to navigate. Each website has a powerful targeted easy-to-remember domain name. Geographically focused websites allow online visitors to obtain information on local schools, parks, governments, shopping, dining, and more in a given geographic area. Business category focused websites allow visitors to get local perspective on credit unions, chiropractors, real estate, home repair and more. Information topic websites provide news and information. All member websites support local communities and benefit consumers, organizations, businesses and professionals.
Connecting St. Louis™ community websites work
The Connecting St. Louis™ works because it helps consumers, organizations, businesses and professionals connect. Consumers like the ability to easily get quick and useful information for their local community that can keep them informed on news, upcoming events, sales and bargains and more. Organizations like the ability to reach out to the local community they serve. Businesses and professionals enjoy and affordable and effective marketing system that helps them reach targeted consumers locally and across the region.
