Idea From Original Forum... got legs?
 

Saw a nifty post on the original forum about putting a town on DVD. Don used floppies on the original.

With the technology on Macs these days, this project could be a real winner.

Has anyone actually taken this idea and run with it?

I did see the site mentioned in Holland, Mich... but it doesn't look like they have done anything with it other than produce a nice cover/package.

Thinking about a few twists with this package.

Warmly,

Millard

Millard, I think it does....
 

Millard,

email me or call, I've got a few ideas on this.

Gordon

[email protected] or my useless piece of crap HTC cell phone, and I only get 1/2 a bar here at the ranch, I have to stand facing NE, on one leg and hold one arm toward the sky...to get a signal, but you can leave a message and a time to call you back and when I'm in town, which is every afternoon and I'll call you back...561-373-4504

Re: Idea From Original Forum... got legs?
 

Millard,

Do you mind telling where you found the original post? I'd like to read it. We have started a site, 2 actually, that might be a variation (don't know cuz I haven't seen the post) of that idea.

The sites are: www.renostop10.com and sparkstop10.com. Only renostop10 is active at the moment and only 2 pages on the site, chiropractors and hair salons, are active. Our idea may work in your home town. Prelim survey tells us people like the idea. So, if they like it here they probably will like it there.

Tom :)

Re: Idea From Original Forum... got legs?
 

Tom,

The post was from Don Alm in the original forum. He discussed putting a town (I think it was in Colorado) on floppy discs (That's how long ago it was) and charged a few hundred for ads with a nice video.

I don't know about PCs, but on Macs you can use Keynote with still pictures and create GREAT video slideshows... If you are more experienced you can use iMovie to make some great video as well... you can then burn to DVD and then duplicate... fortunately, I have one of the country's biggest dup houses not far from me.

Hope it helps,

Millard

Re: Idea From Original Forum... got legs?
 

Hi everyone...

There's "gold" in them thar archives!

It might have been one of these posts, possibly...

• CD for people who want to know about your area
  
• Town on a Disk
  
• Make up a Town CD
  
• Town on a Floppy or CD

By the way, I've been thinking of starting a "best of" the archives type of compilation... It would be free, available on a separate web page here at Sowpub... Any thoughts on that? Good idea?

At the moment, to find the "gold" in the archives, you have to do some "digging"... This would make it a little easier...

Best wishes,

Dien

Re: Idea From Original Forum... got legs?
 

Thanks for the sites. My vote is YES, a very loud shout btw, for a "best of" compilation. This site is awesome all by itself and there is so much info a guy can readily use but adding a compilation would put it over the top in the forum world.

Tom :)

Re: Idea From Original Forum... got legs?
 

Voting YES, Dien! Loud and proud!

2011/12 Update! From Permaculture to Transition Towns: How a Movement Got Its Legs...
 

Endless ways to Build!... Develop!... Your Own Town related business Models & Concepts these Days besides CD's... :)

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Phil

Re: 2011/12 Update! From Permaculture to Transition Towns: How a Movement Got Its Legs...
 

Phil,

Thanks for the post. The google sites are excellent resources. Read a few of the links and learned something about small business I already thought I knew but now I know I know it.

...Keep smiling and the bastards won't know what you are up to :D :D...

Tom :)

Do a little "forum curation" and then...
 

package up the "best of" -- and SELL IT! Christmas is coming up!

Cheers.

-- TW

Here's a similar idea (less hassle?)...
 

1) Just put the video on a website + charge for advertising on the site (banners, etc.) and/or charge to put a 10-15 second COMMERCIAL right within the video.

2) If you are in an area with many different condo complexes for vacationers, you could do a video guide to the town AND all the different condo complexes. Then charge a real estate agency a big monthly fee to be the sponsor of the page. People who are considering buying a vacation condo see the listings already, in the usual ways -- but they really get no IN DEPTH info about the condo complexes, overall. I think that info would be very valuable to potential condo buyers -- so they are not shopping for a condo while being BLIND to the particular complex's features.

Cheers.

-- TW

3 nuggets from the links Phil posted...
 

8. Rural Sourcing: Small towns capture jobs from outsourcing.
The wave of global outsourcing may have crested, and small town business can benefit by capturing more of these jobs through ruralsourcing. Rural service firms claim a number of advantages over global firms: shorter supply chains, better data security, intellectual property protection, cultural compatibility, and convenient time zones. Costs are lower than traditional urban firms, reflecting the lower rural cost of living. Those small town companies capable of partnering with large corporate clients stand to gain new business throughout 2011.

10. Entrepreneurship: A rural boom in sole proprietors.
More folks are starting small town businesses. New numbers out of South Dakota show a boom in sole proprietors. Sole proprietor numbers increased faster than jobs in most rural counties. Look for opportunities in supporting these new business owners and in partnering among rural business owners.


Excelent resource! (the author's blog)...
http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/

-- TW

Re: Do a little "forum curation" and then...
 

Hi TW,

Others have suggested similar ideas (which I'm grateful for)...

However, it doesn't feel "right" to me to take the wisdom that so many people (such as yourself) have freely shared with everyone here, and repackage it in a "private" way for my own profit...

That's why I strongly like to provide this kind of thing (a "best of" the archives - probably provided via links to the original articles) for free, so everyone can benefit - as originally intended!

I do have some thoughts on how I'll implement this idea, and I'm doing a little "private experimenting" with this idea right now (on a separate, "test" website). If it looks like it will work out in a good way, I'll make it public... Or, alternatively, if it doesn't look like it will work well, I'll try to figure out another way...

So, I've already started the "ball rolling" behind the scenes, at least I've started experimenting (at a very early stage) on how it could work... :)

Best wishes,

Dien

Re: Do a little "forum curation" and then...
 

Dien,

If you need any assistance w/the experiment let me know. I will do what I am able. This is too good of an idea to let expire.

Tom :)