[GREN-Exec] GREN website - Scott Wicken

Sat Mar 13 12:36:02 EST 2021

Susan

This looks really promising.

Kevin, have you been able to get access to our current website yet? It is essential that Scott be able to see what we have there and the status of the site, the ease of changing etc. before giving us an estimate of the costs. 

I would like to be part of the call, but I think it would be a more productive phone call if Scott could see the existing site first.

John

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John Jackson
17 Major Street
Kitchener N2H 4R1
519-744-7503

> On Mar 13, 2021, at 12:25 PM, Susan Koswan <susankoswan at execulink.com> wrote:
> 
> HI GREN Exec,
> 
> I forwarded Kevin's list of requirements for the GREN website to Scott and his initial response is below. I can set up the Zoom call - do you all want to be part of that and any date/time restrictions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Susan K 
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> 
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> 
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> Subject:	[SpamGuard:####] RE: [SpamGuard:####] Re: [SpamGuard:####] GREN website
> Date: 	Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:41:08 -0500
> From: 	Scott Wicken <frankenpoet at gmail.com> <mailto:frankenpoet at gmail.com>
> To: 	'Susan Koswan' <susankoswan at execulink.com> <mailto:susankoswan at execulink.com>
> 
> Hello Susan,
>  
> I have looked over the requirements for the GREN website and am fully capable of building this for you. Will the website be expected to receive money, or will just the details of how to pay for membership fees be listed on the site? Basically, I am trying to ascertain whether this will be an ecommerce site or not. Also, will the archived presentations be in the form of text, or recordings, or video, or other?
>  
> I assume that your previous web developer was given all of the materials for the site, logos, graphics, text etc. Does that mean that they are already all in one place and ready to go?
>  
> If you can’t answer these questions now, that’s okay. They are what bubbled to the top while I was reading.
>  
> Please keep me in the loop as to how the project is progressing and I’ll be ready for any Zoom calls or correspondence.
>  
> Have a great day,
> Scott
>  
> From: Susan Koswan <susankoswan at execulink.com> <mailto:susankoswan at execulink.com> 
> Sent: March 12, 2021 2:54 PM
> To: Scott Wicken <frankenpoet at gmail.com> <mailto:frankenpoet at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [SpamGuard:####] Re: [SpamGuard:####] GREN website
>  
> Hi Again Scott,
> 
> Kevin came up with this list below just to give you an idea what we're looking for. I'm still waiting to hear back from the rest of the GREN Exec to see if they want to be part of a Zoom meet, or just let Kevin and I work with you to get a quote etc. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Susan 
> 
> GREN Basic Website Outline:
>  
> Home page
>                - photos/logo
>                - brief overview of organization
>  
> About GREN
>                - couple of paragraphs about who we are and what we do
>  
> Goals
>                - current activities, projects and issues
>  
> Partners
>                - other organizations we work with, associations we belong to, etc.
>  
> Take Action
>                - current issues requiring activities, assistance, letter writing, etc.
>  
> Membership
>                - how to join us and membership fees
>  
> Archive
>                - past accomplishments, presentations and activities
>               
> Contact Us
>                - General contact information
>                - Press/Media information
>  
> Other things that could be important - managing our e-mail listserv, setting up ways to easily contact elected officials?
> 
> 
> On 3/11/2021 2:03 PM, Scott Wicken wrote:
> Thanks Susan. 
>  
> Scott
>  
> On Thu., Mar. 11, 2021, 12:57 p.m. Susan Koswan, <susankoswan at execulink.com <mailto:susankoswan at execulink.com>> wrote:
> Thanks Scott!
> 
> Got your VM as well. I've forwarded your email to the other GREN exec to discuss setting up a Zoom meeting with you to talk about the website.  I'll try and come up with a few dates and times or do a doodle poll or something. 
> 
> Stay well!
> 
> Susan 
> 
>  
> 
> On 3/11/2021 11:24 AM, Scott Wicken wrote:
> Hi Susan,
>  
> I got your message on Facebook. Sorry I didn’t respond quicker but I don’t go on FB very often. I do much better with email and text and phone, all numbers which are included here. I just left you a phone message but I’ll repeat what I said.
>  
> Yes, I do web development and making a website for an organization like GREN is right up my alley. I am affordable, fast, and well-trained. I tend to build fully responsive (scalable to all devices), user-customizable, functional sites.
>  
> As well as my constantly evolving personal music site (www.scottwicken.com <http://www.scottwicken.com/>), one of my early sites that arose out of a college project was Old Goat Books (www.oldgoatbooks.com <http://www.oldgoatbooks.com/>). I designed a browser based system to input all of the books into a database, a search engine, a system to put books on hold, a daily upload to ABEbooks.com <http://abebooks.com/>, a blogging section (which is unfortunately underused) and contact forms.
>  
> An early, and constantly evolving, site I still work on is Bhima’s Warung (www.bhimaswarung.com <http://www.bhimaswarung.com/>). Originally, the website featured a menu that was fully editable by a manager, an admin section, login/logout forms, and a photo gallery. Since COVID, I have been very active in setting up multiple takeout menus and shopping carts. Due to the changing landscape of restaurant and retail, their website can hide and show various menus based on what is ‘safe’ at the moment. So, the ability to make a reservation, display a dine-in menu, or a takeout menu, or special menus like Valentine’s Day, or the Superbowl, can all be shown or hidden. I have also set up a form for reservations. They can also change the notices that pop up when you arrive at the site so that they don’t have to hire me every time they want to make an announcement.
>  
> The last website that I built was for a recording studio in Nanton, Alberta (www.steveloree.com <http://www.steveloree.com/>). He wanted a very basic site that showcased his multiple talents/services, previous projects that he has worked on, contact page etc. I’m pretty happy with it. It is a very clean and straight-forward site.
>  
> Currently, I am working on a local songwriters page and I am also working on a webpage in Victoria BC for an organization the does theatre with people with disabilities. They are going to need to put lots of videos online, host live video etc… that’s going to be fun.
>  
> It sounds like I am doing a lot, but I actually do have lots of time available right now to take on your project if I am what you need. I’d love to talk about what that is.
>  
> Have a great day,
> Scott Wicken
>  
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