Thanks Scott. As two of us are working together I am looking for a tool that we both can have access to. We have been considering using an Excel sheet. I will check into the Gantt chart addin you mentioned.
I was hoping to hear from others about how they manage this-- but perhaps most just let the client drive the updates and rely on database driven sites for time sensitive content. I am looking at this as more of a marketing opportunity. A way to keep the client's web site current but also keep them on as a customer. Perhaps because we focus on marketing--and web sites are just a piece of that work-- we are looking for ways to offer more complete services. We find that reminders about needed updates to the sites is just one way we can assist these clients. So there are really two components -- the administrative (when do we take down the event page) and the marketing (keeping a close relationship with the client through web maintenance/enhancement). Thanks for the link. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Glasgow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 11:52 AM Subject: [wdvltalk] Re: Keeping Web Sites Current > Depending upon your volume, the specific issue mentioned in your message can > be addressed by the use of simple Gantt charts, available in any project > management package and most business drawing/charting programs, including > spreadsheets (a freeware version for Excel is here: > http://www.brothersoft.com/Gantt_Chart_Builder_Excel_Download_13942.html). > For every event or site element update with a time-certain beginning and > end, set a chart timeline element. Check it daily to see what expires and > what is scheduled to begin that day or soon thereafter and plan your > updating activities accordingly. You should be able to handle any volume > likely to be encountered within the workload capable of being handled by a > one-person operation this way. Key the chart element entry name to the doc > name containing your notes for the implementation of the update and you > should be good to go. > > Anything more involved and you'll probably want to get a scheduling or > project management application, although even then I wouldn't think that you > would need anything along the lines of the kind of power offered by, for > example, MS Project. > > Cheers, > Scott > ____ � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � ____ To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Send Your Posts To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To set a personal password send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: "set WDVLTALK pw=yourpassword" in the body of the email. To change subscription settings to the wdvltalk digest version: http://wdvl.internet.com/WDVL/Forum/#sub ________________ http://www.wdvl.com _______________________ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
