OK, first understand the actual dates are not correct here. We are posting all this on New Year's Day of 2011 so that everyone can follow along on what happens next. We wanted to give a step by step journey of how it started and how it all comes together. So the beginning posts are reconstructed from the memory of an old man. OK, I'm not that old but I'm sure my 17 year old son sees me a little slower and a bit more forgetful than he is. And he is probably right. But I ramble. See, another sign of advancing age.
Second, we have not talked about what a Neighborhood Web Center costs and all the parts that make it work.
In the beginning, a REALTOR would pay $299 to sponsor their neighborhood web site. And many still do today. And they would manage it and get a large percentage of any sponsorship ads from neighborhood merchants. If done right it should pay for itself.
But we have a completely unique plan for a church or civic organization. They pay nothing to be the Neighborhood Ambassador and they can choose to be the Neighborhood Manager and receive as much as 75% of the revenue from businesses or services that wish to be a Neighborhood Sponsor. This way a Youth Group, a Sunday School class, a Circle or committee could choose to do the day to day management (takes a few minutes after it is up and running) and fund their group or projects. An extra $5000-$8000 a year can go a long way. And they are not charged anything either.
And if they decide to manage the neighborhood and do not want sponsors, that is OK, too. They still get it for free. We just ask they use it to help their community, neighborhood or small town.
So that is the background and how it is all put together. Back to the journey!
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