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MarkC3
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| 08/30/2006 4:09 AM |
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I have been tasked to develop our HOA website. I was wondering if those viewing this post would be willing to list there HOA website so I can see examples.
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| 08/30/2006 4:33 AM |
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Mark, HOATalk.com was built by Community123.com, a provider of interactive community websites. You should check them out and get a free trial site to test drive. Just email info@community123.com
They have a website service just for community associations using the latest features like email announcements, discussion forums (like this one), document libraries, multiple security levels, etc. These high-end features took years to build. If you go with them, they'll build your free trial site in a few days and you'll be done. Their feature set is based on review of hundreds of community websites and industry best practices.
If you go the self-built route, you have a long road and a lot of work ahead. Many self-built sites suffer from a few common problems that are difficult to avoid:
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SELF-BUILT SITES HAVE THESE ISSUES:
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- Only the original volunteer can make updates, so the site gets out of date
- If the original volunteer leaves, the site dies or goes away
- The site is not interactive (no forums, feedback forms, surveys, email announcements) so it's value is limited.
- The site offers no security, exposing the Association to extra liability. See HindmanSanchez article on this here: http://www.imakenews.com/ortenhindman/e_article000572279.cfm?x=b11,0,w
The Community123.com demo site is at www.Community123.ws. You can get ideas there, since the site is all public access.
Some of their recent customer websites are:
www.lakesideatvalvista.com
www.ranchoelmirador.org
They offer a no obligation 2 month free trial where they custom build your site for free as well. You have nothing to lose by trying them out. Their prices are also much lower than the major competition.
Email them at: info@community123.com
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GeraldT1
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| 08/30/2006 5:39 AM |
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MarkC3 and HOATalk Members,
Take a look at the website on the following link: http://www.riverpinescondominiums.com/site_info.htm
It's very professional, informative, and exciting.
Best of success!!
GeraldT1
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DonN
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| 08/30/2006 10:58 AM |
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Recently, I did an internet survey of websites for POAs and service providers for POA websites. My findings are posted in Service Providers for POA Websites at < http://swagman.typepad.com/poa_governance/2006/07/service_provide.html >. My research included a review of the Community123.com websites described above. The findings are informational only as I am not endorsing any particular provider or software.
It certainly appears that the quickest and least expensive way to get started is to use the software or service available from several service providers. Most provide features to customize the sites. On the other hand, a customized site may provide specialized features as GeraldT points out. |
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GeraldT1
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| 08/30/2006 12:08 PM |
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Hey DonN and HOATalk members,
Just a quick follow-up, I'm not endorsing the site I provided other than that I found it cool. It isn't for my community. There are many valuable service providers out there, Community123.com being one.
Best of success!!
GeraldT1
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JosephW
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| 08/30/2006 2:29 PM |
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The River Pines web site is a unique site, a large condo association with an active board and very active Prez. They were very involved with the content of the site and remain active with its updates. Most associations don't need something that big or involved, but its a good site to look at and pick certain things out that would be of help to your association. Usually one the companies like Community123 are better fits, because they have designed their sites for easy updates, are more secure and don't require a lot of support.
One of the interesting things about the River Pines site that you can't see is that they digitalized 14 years worth of association records that are stashed behind the public site. It was a major project to do all of the past documents, but now they receive all reports and correspondence from their management company in digital form, and so it will be much easier in the future to keep that part current.
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WilliamH5
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| 09/09/2006 7:19 PM |
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I recently volunteered to develop a web site for our HOA and stumbled onto a local non-profit host site for that purpose. They charge $75/year hosting fee and offers free classes on how to use their development tools. It's an easy way to set up a fairly nice site with lots of features without really knowing how because of the templates provided. Our web site is http://www.piedmontcommunities.us/servlet/go_ProcServ/DBPAGE=cge&GID=01367001151150062038479041
I suppose that there are many of these host sites around if you look for them. I found this one by clicking a link from an online edition of a local newspaper that led me to another web site being hosted and saw the information on how to add a new web site for myself.
I'm just getting started with it and plan on adding many more topics appropriate for a HOA web site.
We chose to use a sponsor for the hosting fee by offering to list them as a sponsor. I will be using mostly businesses that can generate work for themselves by sponsoring us such as handyman services or anything related to home maintenance. So in fact, we're developing partnerships with outr sponsors.
Good luck with your web site. |
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