First of all, sign up for a free account at Catster. This enables you to set up your own webpage, or pages (you can have multiple pages for more than one pet). Take a look around the site to get accustomed to it. There are a large amount of cat themed groups you and your pet can join. Also, look at other members' beloved cats. It is fun to see the variety of shapes, sizes and personalities. It also gives you ideas on how people write their pet pages.
Make your pet pages, using your favorite photos of your cat doing funny things or just posing. You will be assigned a web address for this page, so you can give it out to friends and family to see. The prompt for the page will guide you to explain your cat's age, favorite toys, likes and dislikes, among other things. Your kitty can even have its own diary (written by you).
Notice the virtual cat treats you can give to yourself and other peoples' pets. The cat corral is to bookmark cats you find interesting, so you can see them again later. Inviting another cat to be friends will allow you to get to know other pet owners and tell them that you admire their cats. You will recieve emails there at the site from others wanting to be friends with your cat as well (unless you turn the email off in Preferences).
Also, if you have a cat you need to find a home for, make sure to mark your page to say so. There is an area you fill out if the kitty being profiled needs a new home. This is great exposure to other cat lovers and rescuers. Also, participate in the groups that are active in finding pets new owners, post the kitty's photo on there for all to see. The more you expose the cat's photo and tell his story, the faster you'll find him a forever home.
In general, this is a large site with many participants, and they are a dynamic group of cat lovers. They have a virtual cat show every year. along with other cat competitions. It's all done in good fun, and there is even another site for dog lovers called Dogster.com owned by the same people who own Catster. Give it a try and begin showing off your furry friends to the world, who would love to see them.
Published by Carolyn McFann
Carolyn McFann is a scientific and nature illustrator and writer from Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She is the owner of Two Purring Cats Design Studio. View profile
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Post a CommentWas on there for 2 years and because there is only one person who controls Headquarters and she, being a friend to the worst cyber bully on there, well needless to say, I was kicked off the site. The reason for being removed. A simple innocent comment from one of my furs to a friend asking why someone stole his pumpkin house and used it at another group. After much heartache dealing with a cyber bully on the site that likes to email and IM with others to gang up on me and my furs within the site and in emails, I am now, since being removed in October 2011, beginning to feel 'better' about the removal from that site. Because there are alot of very distressing occasions with my 'furs' relationships. Seems that some think it is just a game to fall in and out of love at whim and they don't think about how it hurts another human in the breakups that occur. Emotional hurt that happens as a result of close 'fur' relationships go sour. I am better off without that site now.
Sounds like a fun site for catlovers, thanks for sharing! :)