From: "Patty & Mike Finan" To: "Port Austin Area Chamber of Commerce" , "Michel Ricou" , "Lori Babcock" , "Casey Bruce" , "Dave Dybowski" , "LaNette Wiese" , "Joyce Stanek" , "Patty & Mike Finan" References: <001d01c52f21$316a3f40$ba41fea9@pacofc> Subject: Re: web site updates Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:01:09 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0076_01C53082.4FC32D00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01C53082.4FC32D00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi everyone, My vote would be to maybe simplify it and have two categories. I think = e-mail address and Web site (not linked) should be part of the basic = package offered. Then add another package for photos and larger = descriptions. I would charge per photo put on the site and leave the = description large enough to handle most businesses. Since we are = simplifying the updating process, I don't see where we should charge a = lot for this one time set up fee. But that is up to the board, I would = think.=20 Just a suggestion! Patty ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Port Austin Area Chamber of Commerce=20 To: Michel Ricou ; Lori Babcock ; Casey Bruce ; Dave Dybowski ; = LaNette Wiese ; Joyce Stanek ; Patty & Mike Finan=20 Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 3:53 PM Subject: web site updates Ok everyone. I just wanted to bring you up to snuff. Joyce and I = talked with Dustin today and got all our questions answered regarding = how it will work. It looks very good and things are rolling along. Joyce = and I will be submitting info to Dustin for him to enter, such as = categories,home page info, visitors guide pdf's, maps. We will then = enter the rest of the info from here. We are gathering that info now. I = changed the web hosting to Dustins co.- Point Blank, $50.00 year, then = the domain registry is now with Promo Tech/ My Web Hosting and that cost = is $73.80 for the next 9 years. It looks like we'll be able to start = submitting data by this weekend. The committee will need to make a = definate decision for how our pricing will go for members, what will be = included and what will be extra. My suggestion is as follows: Basic listing Name=20 Address Phone=20 Fax Advanced ( Doug's price for similar pkg. was $45.00 per yr.) basic listing plus: discription of their place of business up to XXX amount of = words(classified ad) 1 photo/logo e-mail address web address(not linked) Premium ( Dougs price was $85-$125 for something like this)=20 basic listing plus: description of their place of business up to XXX words ( more than = previous) 2 photos/logo e-mail address web address and Link I'm completed just throwing out an idea. Any other suggestions are = welcome. I'd really like it to be very simple to sell. For example = Package #1,2 or 3....... Let me know.=20 the only snag at this point is whether or not you can get back to the = chamber site once you've linked to someone elses, Dustin will work on = it, and if not Joyce suggested then offering a discount on the package = they choose for having a ' back to chamber' button on their site. = Something to think about. If you have any questions call the office, = I'll be in Thur. Fri Sat 10-2. Lori ------=_NextPart_000_0076_01C53082.4FC32D00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi everyone,
 
My vote would be to maybe simplify it = and have two=20 categories. I think e-mail address and Web site (not linked) should be = part of=20 the basic package offered. Then add another package for photos and = larger=20 descriptions. I would charge per photo put on the site and leave the = description=20 large enough to handle most businesses. Since we are simplifying the = updating=20 process, I don't see where we should charge a lot for this one time set = up fee.=20 But that is up to the board, I would think.
 
Just a suggestion!
Patty
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From:=20 Port Austin = Area=20 Chamber of Commerce
To: Michel Ricou ; Lori=20 Babcock ; Casey Bruce ; Dave Dybowski ; LaNette Wiese ; Joyce=20 Stanek ; Patty & Mike Finan =
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 = 3:53=20 PM
Subject: web site updates

Ok everyone. I just wanted to bring = you up to=20 snuff. Joyce and I talked with Dustin today and got all our questions = answered=20 regarding how it will work. It looks very good and things are rolling = along.=20 Joyce and I will be submitting info to Dustin for him to enter, such = as=20 categories,home page info, visitors guide pdf's, maps. We will then = enter the=20 rest of the info from here. We are gathering that info now. I changed = the web=20 hosting to Dustins co.- Point Blank, $50.00 year, then the domain = registry is=20 now with Promo Tech/ My Web Hosting and that cost is $73.80 for the = next=20 9 years.  It looks like we'll be able to start=20 submitting data by this weekend. The committee will need to  make = a=20 definate decision for how our pricing will go for members, what will = be=20 included and what will be extra. My suggestion is as=20 follows:
 
Basic listing
Name
Address
Phone
Fax
 
Advanced     (=20 Doug's price for similar pkg. was $45.00 per yr.)
basic listing
plus:
discription of their place of = business up to XXX=20 amount of words(classified ad)
1 photo/logo
e-mail address
web address(not linked)
Premium     ( =20 Dougs price was $85-$125 for something like this)
basic listing
plus:
description of their place of = business up to XXX=20 words ( more than previous)
2 photos/logo
e-mail address
web address and Link
I'm completed just throwing out an = idea. Any=20 other suggestions are welcome. I'd really like it to be very simple to = sell.=20 For example Package #1,2 or 3....... Let me know.
the only snag at this point is = whether or not you=20 can get back to the chamber site once you've linked to someone elses, = Dustin=20 will work on it, and if not Joyce suggested then offering a discount = on the=20 package they choose for having a ' back to chamber' button on = their=20 site. Something to think about. If you have any questions call = the=20 office, I'll be in Thur. Fri Sat 10-2.=20 Lori
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