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Posted: Wed Jul 15th, 2009 09:27 pm |
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Did anyone see the girl in the COM (CITY OF MILFORD) car driving the videographer around? Is she the one in the space suit  though i have seen her riding around in their car quite a bit. What is this all about anyway because they need to work on their website its very difficult to find anything on it anymore. Maybe the video will tell us how  to find the things that are missing
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The Future
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Posted: Mon May 11th, 2009 08:18 pm |
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| It sounds like you are already taking steps in the right direction.
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camarolyn81
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Posted: Mon May 11th, 2009 08:03 pm |
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| CGI is a company located in California (?) I believe. They maybe able to pull in those types of funds in Cali, but not around here. I had to laugh when the woman made her presentation with a Nasa California's website...(I believe it was Nasa - irregardless it was a city in California). They've apparently sold the idea to Seaford also. We'll see. I hope they prove me wrong, but honestly I doubt it. As far as advertising to folks outside of our area, anyone can set up a website. We have one, and TRUST me it doesn't cost $5000 a year. It's tastefully done and we're ranked number one on google websearches for this area. So with a little bit of tech savy it can be done on alot less.
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The Future
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Posted: Mon May 11th, 2009 07:19 pm |
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Although I feel that any private entity/business should have the right to charge whatever they feel is appropriate for their services;
I understand and respect your opinion. I agree that $1000.00 is extremely expensive to simply put a link on the towns website. I would think that any business located within the city limits should be eligible to atleast have a link on the sight for free. Also, is CGI a local company by any chance? If they aren't, why didn't they choose to go with someone who is local? Between this and certain citizens making such a stink about all the "bill boards" and "Ugly signage" around town, I don't know how any of you small business owners are going to survive in Milford. How will people who aren't from here know where to go to get goods & services?
I'm glad to see that there is someone on this Forum that has actually went to some of the councilmen and tried to rectify there problems before bringing it up on this venue. I wish you all the luck in the world getting through the tough times that lie ahead.
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Posted: Mon May 11th, 2009 04:40 pm |
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Fireguy - I do understand. We all have them, bad days that is.
It appears we have a bit of a bitterness undertone on some posts below. Gentleman, this was not meant to bring politics into the picture. Who said anything about Obama!?! Give it a rest. Regardless of who's managing this website or not the pure fact of the matter is the cost is outrageous. THAT my dears WAS MY POINT! (this time I am shouting) It's time to let this topic go....the pure fact is the city is going to do what ever the city WANTS to do regardless of how we feel about it. I've presented my feelings to them on the issue...however, they are proceeding with the project. Big businesses such as the hospital are actually advertising on the site. So be it, but as a business manager it was my decision not to waste my companies money on a frivlious expense such as this. The same services are offered through the chamber of commerce are free. There is absolutely nothing wrong with paying for advertising rights, after all that's what inevitably brings business to our companies. However, I do take issue with price gouging. Small companies have limited budgets as it is. To ask such an outlandish price for something so small is uncalled for! I would understand if the city was in parells and needed to find a way to make extra money, but as someone else already stated here, as citizens and business owners in Milford we are already paying too much for electric rates, taxes, and the essentials. This just adds insult to injury. That my dear is THE POINT!
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The Future
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Posted: Mon May 11th, 2009 02:46 pm |
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| If I were you I would see this as an opportunity to offer the same service at a lower price. Maybe you should donate your time and services for free and build and maintain a new website for the city>
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Posted: Fri May 8th, 2009 09:27 pm |
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The Future wrote: It called capitalism and free enterprise by which this country was founded! Ummm, do you want Obama to step in and Regulate the private citizens website because you think his profit margin is to high or the owner is making to much money?
Better yet, maybe OBAMA and his socialist army should just take it over and let people like yourself and the other libs in this country advertise on it for free?
I've been designing and building websites for over 10 years and I have never charged any of my clients anywhere close to a $1,000.00 annually for a website. What small business owner has $1,000 let alone $5,000.00 to spend on a website, especially in these economic times.
Maybe Obama could take over but don't lump me in with him or liberals because I don't believe in screwing over the small business owner who also was the backbone of America.
I have a problem when a government entity tries to steal more money from the small business owner. Milford does enough of that already by building in profit of the electric rates to pay for city employees supported and paid for by citizens who can't even vote when election times rolls around because they aren't annexed.
I'm a conservative have been all my life, but thank you for the history lesson and the lesson on economics, you seem to have only one purpose and that is to argue and hurl insults so I'm done.
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The Future
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Posted: Fri May 8th, 2009 08:47 pm |
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It called capitalism and free enterprise by which this country was founded! Ummm, do you want Obama to step in and Regulate the private citizens website because you think his profit margin is to high or the owner is making to much money?
Better yet, maybe OBAMA and his socialist army should just take it over and let people like yourself and the other libs in this country advertise on it for free?
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Posted: Fri May 8th, 2009 07:56 pm |
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The Future wrote: YOUR POINT?
why are you shouting?
My point it doesn't cost $5,000.00 annually or a $1,000.00 annually for a link. That is unless someone is trying to make a huge profit.
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The Future
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Posted: Fri May 8th, 2009 07:33 pm |
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| YOUR POINT?
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Posted: Fri May 8th, 2009 07:28 pm |
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The Future wrote: They aren't looking to make a profit off of the site. They are probably trying to get the advertising dollars to pay for maintaining it!!! $60.00 annaul fee for a host company for a website.
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Posted: Fri May 8th, 2009 04:53 pm |
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| They aren't looking to make a profit off of the site. They are probably trying to get the advertising dollars to pay for maintaining it!!!
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Posted: Fri May 8th, 2009 02:51 am |
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camarolyn81 wrote: Fireguy - I appologize my comment was not meant as a SHOUT, again my appologies. Actually the acronym for the chamber is CCGM. I'll keep your remark in mind for the future. Take Care
I bow to you, once again my acronym is wrong, lol, also, no apologies needed, was just a bad day at work.
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Posted: Thu May 7th, 2009 04:08 pm |
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| Fireguy - I appologize my comment was not meant as a SHOUT, again my appologies. Actually the acronym for the chamber is CCGM. I'll keep your remark in mind for the future. Take Care
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Posted: Mon May 4th, 2009 10:55 pm |
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| Ok, no need to SHOUT! My mistake, just an fyi, while the initials for City of Milford may be COM, COM is how allot of things for Chamber of Commerce are put out, so maybe using COM in the future would not be wise...
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Posted: Mon May 4th, 2009 10:41 pm |
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camarolyn certainly I have sent you a private message with my private email address
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Posted: Mon May 4th, 2009 10:11 pm |
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Bill I would be interested in this for my place of business. May I contact you via email?
As to the person who commented for this option being put out there by the Chamber of Commerce - NO IT WAS ACTUALLY THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE that contacted me personally. I have the paper work in my office to prove it, if you'd like to see it. The Chamber of Commerce offers links to business sites from there site at no charge. I don't have a problem with spending advertising dollars. I just think this is a wasteful venue to spend it on. Who normally goes to a cities website? Generally, it's folks who are paying their utility bills. If the COM can prove to me that out of state people are visiting their site, by showing me detailed statistics to prove me wrong then I MIGHT consider it, but otherwise no way jose'!
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Posted: Mon May 4th, 2009 09:40 pm |
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| I'm currently building a website for the Shawnee Acres Homeowners Association, I will be more than happy to link any downtown business that has a website for free (excluding any real estate firms). I will also list any downtown business that doesn't have a website and would like to be listed for free as well (excluding any real estate firms).
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Posted: Mon May 4th, 2009 09:26 pm |
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This discussion caused me to remember something posted on the Dover forum recently. You can decide for yourselves whether it is the same kind of a plan.
http://www.website.ws/kirkalbertson
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Posted: Mon May 4th, 2009 08:55 pm |
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It's the Chamber of Commerce, not the city of Milford. As for the link, it's a form of advertising, you pay to have them put a link to your business site on there's.
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Posted: Mon May 4th, 2009 08:13 pm |
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camarolyn81 wrote: Just curious to see if anyone has heard of the COM new website plans? I don't have all the facts so I don't want to speak out of line, but apparently the COM signed a 3 year agreement with a company called CGI Communications to link streaming videos to their website. Great in theory, but unreasonably priced. I was approached today with a $5000 price tag to advertise on the site for one year which gives us access to have a video of our business on their website - THEN a lower cost option of $1000 JUST to link our business website to theirs - do they realize that the Chamber of Commerce does that at no charge?.? In a recession I think this is a bit much to ask of the community. I have not had a chance to talk to the City Manager about this yet to get the finer details, but I'm sorry I think the COM needs to focus our tax dollars on more important ventures then updating their website! This is ludicrous and way off base if these are the cities plans. I don't know of any online website that charges to have links put in a website, especially if the are what is known as reciprocal links. I have links in my own website and I do not charge anyone when I link them nor do they charge me to put a link to my site in theirs. Last edited on Mon May 4th, 2009 08:15 pm by Bill Christy
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Posted: Mon Apr 6th, 2009 10:19 pm |
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| Almost sounds like they are looking to profit from the site?
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Posted: Mon Apr 6th, 2009 09:57 pm |
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| Just curious to see if anyone has heard of the COM new website plans? I don't have all the facts so I don't want to speak out of line, but apparently the COM signed a 3 year agreement with a company called CGI Communications to link streaming videos to their website. Great in theory, but unreasonably priced. I was approached today with a $5000 price tag to advertise on the site for one year which gives us access to have a video of our business on their website - THEN a lower cost option of $1000 JUST to link our business website to theirs - do they realize that the Chamber of Commerce does that at no charge?.? In a recession I think this is a bit much to ask of the community. I have not had a chance to talk to the City Manager about this yet to get the finer details, but I'm sorry I think the COM needs to focus our tax dollars on more important ventures then updating their website!
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