[GREN-Exec] GREN website and meet with Scott Wicken
Susan Koswan
susankoswan at execulink.com
Wed Mar 17 14:04:59 EDT 2021
None good for me - next week Kevin? Tues and Thurs am and Friday from
11:30 to about 1 are not good for me.
Susan K
On 3/17/2021 1:59 PM, Kevin Thomason wrote:
> Hi Susan,
>
> Good point! I have on my to do list for today to follow-up with you
> regarding Scott so your reminder is timely.
>
> I have reached out to Deaun and Patrick but have yet to hear anything
> back.
>
> Some times that I would be able to meet virtually with Scott would
> include:
>
> Thurs, Mar 18th at 10:00am
> Thurs, Mar 18th at 7:30pm
> Fri, Mar 19th at 10:30am
> Sun, Mar 21st at 7:00pm
>
> Or feel free to suggest other times that might work too.
>
> I have pulled together a rough draft of sample copy/wording based on
> the site outline that I provided earlier. We did start working on
> imagery for the site and I have reached out to Deb Swidrovich to see
> if she remembers where the photography got to.
>
> Lets see what we can get happening over the next week or two.
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin.
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> Kevin Thomason
>
> 1115 Cedar Grove Road
> Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4
>
> Phone: (519) 888-0519
> Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
> Twitter: @kthomason
> E-mail: kevinthomason at mac.com <mailto:kevinthomason at mac.com>
>
> -----------------------------------------
>
>> On Mar 17, 2021, at 12:11 PM, Susan Koswan <susankoswan at execulink.com
>> <mailto:susankoswan at execulink.com>> wrote:
>>
>> 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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