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Did anyone set up an individual website for their event?

I am asking because I have noticed that a LOT of the new photographers who weren't familiar with what Help Portrait is are having a hard time learning about it and joining the local groups.

My original plan, as an organizer, was to create on discussion thread where the only posts would be the names and contact info for people committed. The idea WOULD have worked but unfortunately a bunch of photographers emailed me telling me that they couldn't figure out how to post to the group!!!

Just wanted to know if anyone else has set up an additional location specific site for their events.. And if so, do we have rights / legal use of the help-portrait logo??

For those of you familiar with web dev. and wordpress, I have found a GREAT CRM plugin for wordpress that will let me create an area of my site where people can simply log in and add all of the info that I need from them right there. It will create a master list of volunteers. The people logging in can tag themselves based on the type of volunteer that they want to be; ie: photographer, general, post production, lighting, etc.


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Permalink Reply by Jenny Chesnut on May 21, 2011 at 1:00pm

just checking in to see if you were still willing to share your wordpress site template?  i'm just getting our city's 2011 day organized, and i'm trying to set up a site like yours.  amazing job!

 

jenny

Permalink Reply by Armand Hekimian on November 23, 2010 at 10:51am
I will have to look at it next year.

Thanks for the tip.

Armand
Permalink Reply by BSC_Photo on November 23, 2010 at 10:59am
No prob. I am actually going to contact the HP webmaster to see if they want to kind of build this into their existing platform because it really is so easy to manage.
Permalink Reply by Armand Hekimian on November 23, 2010 at 11:06am
Good idea!

Armand
Permalink Reply by Candace C. Stough on April 20, 2011 at 7:13pm
We just started a group for this year's event and recognized the value in having an individual site. Is this offer of yours still valid?
Permalink Reply by Debbi Gosdin-Burke on November 18, 2010 at 8:12pm
I am very new to this and have to agree completely how difficult the HP website is for "getting connected". I have signed up but NOW What? Would really love to be involved in this event on Dec. 4th but dont have a clue how to contact an organizer here in San Antonio for more information ie: time, location etc.
Any information you guys have would be very appreciated and I am very willing to spread the word as soon as I can figure out what to spread.
Thanks so much,
Debbi
Permalink Reply by Armand Hekimian on November 18, 2010 at 9:44pm
Debbi,

This might be for you:

http://community.help-portrait.com/group/sanantoniotexas

Then they say at the bottom of the page:

YOU NEED TO BE A MEMBER OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS TO ADD COMMENTS!
Join San Antonio, Texas

So, click the link.


Armand
Permalink Reply by Debbi Gosdin-Burke on November 18, 2010 at 9:48pm
Thanks Armand but this is the site that I originally started with which I am finding difficult. I am unable to locate a contact name/number to get more information.
Thanks very much, hopefully someone will either contact me or post their name and number.
Permalink Reply by Armand Hekimian on November 18, 2010 at 9:50pm
ooops... Sorry. I should have read down :-(

Armand
Permalink Reply by BSC_Photo on November 18, 2010 at 9:57pm
Looks like no one took the initiative to do one for your area this year.. So someone needs to do that.. you can, theres nothing stopping from one individual from planning one of these events
Permalink Reply by Debbi Gosdin-Burke on November 18, 2010 at 10:00pm
ewww, I am thinking I need to attend one before I start trying to organize one. I am hopeful that someone that is familiar with the event will step up and plan then next year I'll be happy to step up to the plate.
Thanks so much Armand this is the most correspondence I have had.
Permalink Reply by BSC_Photo on November 18, 2010 at 10:02pm
I never attended one and I am planning one. There's lot of resources and people to ask what they did.. Its more about initiative than experience here. You just have to think about what you need and just do it.. anyway you know how

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