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About the Chamber -
Website Updates
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In addition to regular site maintenance and updates of member information, the site is being prepared for the advertising.
The chamber newsletter is also now available online.
A problem with the listing of upcoming events which is derived from the calendar has been resolved.
Coming soon: local weather information, a photo gallery, and a more sophisticated Contact Us form.
The site may experience a few hours of downtime in May to accommodate the change to a new hosting company. A message will be placed in the announcements on the front page with more details as the date approaches. |
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About the Chamber -
Website Updates
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The Willow Creek Chamber of Commerce Newsletter is now available online. Check under the "About the Chamber" menu for the list of available newsletters. |
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About the Chamber -
Website Updates
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The new website officially launched in a skeletal state late in the evening of December 31st, 2008. Most of January was spent on behind-the-scenes work including migrating and sanitizing the member database (in preparation for updating the Member List), implementing security enhancements, making the site higher ranked by search engines, implementing site statistics, implementing backups, and creating documentation. Content that was migrated from the old site is currently being refreshed and new content is being created. Most importantly, the member directory is about to be refreshed using an updated database of information derived from a proto-type Customer Relationship Management application. This will happen by February 21st. Thank you for your patience during our data clean-up and migration, the move will greatly reduce administrative overhead going forward, and allow for quick turn-around of changes to on-site member information. Other site enhancements include the use of Google Calendar, besides being web-editable, it allows for mapping of the calendar event location and event reminder notification. |
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New Chamber Website In Development
The Willow Creek Chamber Of Commerce Board signed a contract with local resident and Chamber member, Daniel Seguin, Information Technology Consultant, to provide a new website for its members and the community. The site will target vacationers, those relocating, fisherman, hunters, and people interested in river sports.
Requirements outlined in the contract include having thirteen top-level menu Items - a home page with announcements, a welcome message, a short list of upcoming events, a member login feature, a mini-map; a membership list with links to member sites; an about the Chamber section with information on becoming a member, information on the staff/board, downloadable Chamber forms; a business and community services links page; an announcements page; a calendar of events; the fishing report; a big map of the area; a section on visiting Willow Creek; a section on relocating to Willow Creek; information on Bigfoot; search functionality, a contact us page; 39 pages of content; clean organizational structure; intuitive site navigation; and page-level site statistics (hit and visitor counters).
The work to provide this functionality is underway with an anticipated cut-over date to the new site framework around the first of next year. Some of the functionality will be implemented during the first weeks of January, with the site being ideally completed and signed-off by end of January 2009.
Molly O'Gorman has graciously accepted the role of project champion, and will be the point of contact between The Board and the developer, Daniel Seguin.
As members, input about your business will be solicited (as needed) as development reaches its next stages. An email address will also be provided to allow for input and necessary changes to the site post-launch. |
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