Month: February 2008

Recently I had a client who was irked by the way the “from” email address for messages sent by the subscriptions module appeared in users’ inboxes.

As promised last week, here is part two of “The Way We Work” with Chris Fassnacht and Stephanie Pakrul. Gregory: Have you worked remotely before working for CivicActions? Chris: Not really. I was doing some remote contract work for a couple of months before starting to work with CA, but for the most part I’ve…

This is an interesting post about increasing blog readership through RSS and email subscriptions. One tip: “Popular bloggers will all say that to build a large dedicated following you must keep a blog that is consistently on topic and make it as easy for your visitors to subscribe.” Another tip that is repeated in the…

A few weeks ago someone pointed me toward this interesting writeup of 50 social sites, it is geared toward sites where businesses should try to build and maintain a presence, but I think that it is applicable for NPO and NGOs too. The article is split into 5 sections: Social-Media/Social-Bookmarking Sites Professional-Networking Sites Niche Social-Media…

In a new twist on our “Way We Work” series, I present this interview with one of our star themers, Steph Pakrul. This is sort of the first in a two-parter–Steph works very closely with her husband, Chris Fassnacht, so close, we sometimes refer to them as “Christeph”. Without further ado: Gregory: Have you worked…

I came across this list of 20 tips for using deli.icio.us to drive traffic to your site, and while it is geared more towards commercial sites, I think there are some interesting ideas for organizations like the ones we work with. Many of the ideas on the list are generally good ideas, not just for…