Each
year viable groups spring up and serve their BDSM community.
However due to budget constraints they are unable to afford
a web presence for their club. They opt for an e-group
on one of the public servers such as Yahoo or Google.
As a club forum, this works but having both a web site
and egroup would be better.
A
web site goes further. The web site serves its members
by centralizing club information, upcoming calendars and
special events. It also serves as an access point for
new people coming into the area who may wish to become
part of their local BDSM community.
A
web site is an important tool for BDSM clubs. The downside
is hosting fees can be cost prohibitive.
The
Council of Tribes’ Web-Net project hopes to address
this issue by providing free web hosting to smaller groups
who wish to have a wider web presence.
The Web-Grant project provides: