> It sounds a really good idea, I have a couple of comments that couple > be a help or not.
Thanks for taking an interest, always happy to hear other's suggestions :o) I have not dabbled much in RSS feeds/parsers but agree with the principle that this would save time. However I foresee this working in the opposite direction as, in the early days at least, a large percentage of the not-for-profits that sign-up will likely have no website or will be replacing an existing website that is out of date or more probably lacking in any serious content. Another bow to LocalCause's fiddle is that not only will organisations get access to the application to add their content into our portal, but they will get quarterly reviews (if they want them) of how they are using the system. The idea behind this is to encourage subscribers to make best use of the service adding a good quantity of quality content which will in turn maximise their benefits whilst creating a higher volume of overall content for the portal. Those who are not using the system much will be asked what is acting as a barrier to them doing so and offered links to market research to stimulate their interest and tutorials that will enable them move forward. Those trail blazers who are using the system to it's fullest potential will be recognised and awarded cause of the week/month which will see them prominently promoted within the portal attracting more traffic. This is our 'carrots and sticks' approach that let's subscribers know that we won't just sell them the service and walk away, we will support them for the length of their subscription. With all of this in mind, hopefully it will be a case of RSS parsers being offered that will take content out of their LocalCause site's and display it within their own domain names, but then again at a small extra cost we will be offering an extra service to redirect their own domain name direct into their LocalCause pages anyway. Future plans include upgrading the LocalCause control panel so it also acts as a full Content Management System to drive a standalone site whilst also adding site content into LocalCause. As for outsourcing sections of the site, I am open to any offers and will actively look to work with existing services that I feel align with the LocalCause brand. http://www.eventhq.co.uk looks very interesting and I had already earmarked it for further investigation, but our pricing strategy is more often than not going to be a barrier. For example, EventHQ's charges for their smallest credit pack (£110) is more than I am looking to charge for the entire LocalCause service. Likelihood is that EventHQ offers a richer feature set than I am looking to offer via my event module (which are more geared towards fundraising events) and as such his costs are probably very reasonable for what his service provides. Thanks, Paul. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
