Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 23:48:22 +0000
Reply-To: Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>
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From: Mike Miller <mwmiller6@ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Calling all Vanagon Mailing List Members for help with new
Vanagon.com
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What's your cost estimate for switching over and adding all these functions? I know it'd be a rough estimate but better than nothing. I'd kick in a few bucks, and I volunteer BenT for another 10K.
Mike M from Cotati, not Van Nuys
From: kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 2:16 PM
Subject: Calling all Vanagon Mailing List Members for help with new Vanagon.com
Several years ago, I noticed that the Vanagon.com page had fallen into
disrepair. I asked the owner of the domain Ron Lussier about it and he
told me that he had sold his Vanagon years ago and was so busy with his
normal work load, he had no time to update it, or make it what he wanted it
to be. At the time I offered to take the site over for him, but he wasn't
ready to let go. Fast forward to 2016 and he was moving out of the country
and ready to let it go.
I am currently setting up a brand new Vanagon.com and I wanted to get your
input and maybe your help in getting it revamped for 2017 and also
polishing it up to make it the jewel of the Vanagon world it once was.
Here is the current, Beta version of the site at www.vanagononline.com
I still need to steer the vanagon.com domain to this new home but I haven't
had a chance to do that yet. Here are the ideas I had for the new site:
Interactive blog that will list all shows and allow folks to post new
information
List all travel blogs and allow folks to follow them via Vanagon.com
Host forum that will also integrate existing vanagon/gerry email mailing
list
Map of repair shops that is interactive to allow users to recommend, and
review shops that specialize in van repair.
Chat room capability
board for posting parts for sale/donation
board for posting vans for sale.
Facebook, twitter and instagram integration
instagram feed
Get volunteers to catalog and archive best articles from vanagon mailing
list
ecommerce web store to sell Vanagon.com merchandise (t-shirts, bumper
stickers, mugs, hats, etc.)
If you would like to help out with this either by donating money (I am
currently bearing all of the costs of the new site myself) or more
importantly donating your time and efforts, please pmail me.
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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com
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