[TenTec] More T parts - Web Site details

[Dry Martini Holding Company]

So there is ONLY one way to do something?

Robert

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> On Nov 3, 2015, at 02:17, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
> 
> Gentlemen, this is NOT how you do it.
> 
> I have 4 web sites.
> All 4 use a content management system (CMS).
> 
> With a good CMS, you can create a new page within about 1 minute.
> You don't need to program anything.
> It is just drag-n-drop, point and click, cut and paste, etc. - just like
> working in a Word document.
> 
> It is very kind of Robert to volunteer to do this, but I think his approach
> would be too slow and dependant on one single person.  
> 
> We need a system where at least 2 people would be able to manage the
> database.
> 
> Everyone reading this email is capable of managing a CMS-based web site.  It
> is dirt simple.
> If you are able to paste a picture into a Word document, then you can do
> this.
> 
> The total cost is about $10 per month for something like this.
> Of course if someone already has a CMS-based web site, it is very simple to
> add the pages for free.  But then the URL route will be non-related to the
> subject.
> 
> For instance, if I put it up on my site, it would be:
> www.dj0ip.de/ten-tec-trade/ 
> 
> (BTW, that is a "LIVE" LINK) - try it!
> 
> I would love to do it but I really don't have 10 seconds of spare time and I
> feel I am too old.  We need someone with a longer life expectancy than mine
> to do this.
> 
> 
> First of all, it's a great idea but it needs to be organized and easy to
> use.
> We must define a format and rules and information must be delivered in that
> form.
> (keep it very simple of course)
> 
> ..> define text format
> ..> define max picture size
> ..> define how seller data is to be displayed
> 
> Next, it must be managed in close to real-time.
> Programming a web site in PHP is NOT how you do that.
> It needs to be done in a CMS web site, as I have just demonstrated.
> 
> BTW, I created that web page while I was writing this email.
> Took less than 10 minutes, most of which was spent designing the banner at
> the top of the page.
> 
> ALSO, we began by saying we need an environment to buy, sell, swap Ten-Tec
> boat anchor parts. As soon as we said that, people starting throwing in
> their Eagles!
> I don't know if we want to do that or not.
> If that's what everyone wants to do, then I would suggest we have 3
> sections:
> 
> ..1. Newer Ten-Tec products (OMNI V and Newer)
> ..2. Older Ten-Tec products (Corsair and earlier)
> ..3. Ten-Tec Spare Parts
> 
> 73 - Rick, DJ0IP
> (Nr. Frankfurt am Main)
> 
> 
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