[GREN-Exec] GREN website and meet with Scott Wicken

Susan Koswan susankoswan at execulink.com
Wed Mar 17 12:11:50 EDT 2021


Hi GREN Exec,

I know there's much ado about the Greenbelt right now, but I'm trying to 
keep the momentum on our website going with Scott.

Kevin - do you want me to contact Deaun or Patrick to get access to the 
material?

Also, need some times to set up meeting with Scott - Kevin? John?

Thanks,

Susan K

On 3/13/2021 12:36 PM, John Jackson wrote:
> 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
>
>
> ------------------------------
> 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 
>> <mailto: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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>> Subject: 	[SpamGuard:####] RE: [SpamGuard:####] Re: [SpamGuard:####] 
>> GREN website
>> Date:	Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:41:08 -0500
>> From:	Scott Wicken<frankenpoet at gmail.com>
>> To:	'Susan Koswan'<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>
>> *Sent:*March 12, 2021 2:54 PM
>> *To:*Scott Wicken<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 toABEbooks.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
>>             Home: 519 886-7023
>>             Cell/Text: 519 998-9501
>>
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