July 5, 2010: Online Work Bee

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== Agenda == * Review WWWs * Outreach * 1-Page Plan * Suggestion from Lion (short) * Google Funnels thing * SpaceWiki == WWWs from last time == * Brandon ... ping Ryan back ... done * Brandon ... ping David ... done * Brandon ... ping Gus about breakfast or lunch ... done * Shelley ... send email to triad participants ... done during call * Ben ... put the SpaceWiki logo and the 7 CEOs on the caricaturist's page with red links to cartoon images ... done * Ben ... research Google Analytics funnels ... done (mostly) == Outreach == * Shelley talked to MC ** Expert in "Theology via Web 2.0" ** Gave us 3 new contacts who work on nonprofits and websites *** One of them could help us register a nonprofit ** MC would be honored to be on our advisory board ** Interesting ideas: *** Start a theology-related blog *** Redesign website (or at least put a pretty static frontpage up?) *** Put video excerpts from our services online == [[OnePagePlan]] == We're somewhat overextended === Goals (1 Year) === * Income run rate of $100,000/year (~$9000/month) -- Brandon * Place: Ownership of a site by Winter Solstice 2010 -- not Mark anymore ** Note: We could say we've already met this goal if Brandon and Shelley's house is the initial site * Media: Publish 2 SolSeed books, a 15 minute video, and a great website -- Ben ** 2nd book hasn't moved in months ** Website: front page looks cooler, but need to work on it more * Spiritual Community: Regular, impactful ceremonies led by multiple people -- Shelley ** Going very well === 3rd Quarter Goals === * Take actions that will hopefully improve count of visits to our website ** Blog posts that either are on the website or link to it ** Google AdWords ** Improve website to get more page views per visitor ** Improve Earthseed article on Wikipedia to get more people interested in clicking our link there * Big book writing goal ... 500 words/week * EcoVillage ... the backyard cottage is more inspiring than a basement ... design w/ Ben in mind? ** Complete some plans, or find an architect * Finish next time! == Suggestion from Lion == * Jair may know about things in Portland similar to House of Clay == Google Funnels thing == * We want to try out AdWords == SpaceWiki == * Start creating the skin == WWWs == * Brandon ... suggest a lunch or breakfast with Jair via email ... by Monday * Brandon ... create a $40 adwords campaign ... just for practice ... by Monday * Brandon ... replace background with SpaceWiki skin v0.01 from Ben and clear out logo ... by Monday * Brandon ... let Ryan know we'd really like to have the logo cartoon ... by Tuesday * Ben ... read the help for adwords ... by next call * Ben ... compile cartoons into the SpaceWiki skin v0.1 (top edge image) ... by Saturday * Shelley ... buy groceries and clean the house for the person doing the adwords :-)