- Team can relocate the site and application files at will based on cost or service. Systems require ISP (Internet Service Provider) support of Cold Fusion Application server and database gateway. Many ISP’s across North America offer this service. inetnorth.com can make recommendations based upon access speeds, reliability or other features. Team can check http://www.adobe.com for other sites supporting ColdFusion.
- Teams involve key members of their own organization and extend current responsibilities. Teams work at their own speed. Typical functions include: game reporting, score keeping, schedule maintenance, roster maintenance, reporting of special events, tournament management, fan forum monitoring and management.
- Scalable database. Basic system database is Microsoft Access. For high traffic sites, database can be scaled to MS SQL Server, Sybase or any ODBC compatible database system.
- Using photos or digital camera, player and game shots can be integrated into pressbox stories or player biographies. Team management can attach images in ‘easy to use’ forms.
- Special announcements posted to Home Page link automatically to detailed articles using a simple feature and publish option in pressbox.
- Domain Name registration and other site setup charges are included in cost. Registration with major internet search engines (Infoseek, Alta-Vista, Yahoo, Excite, Lycos, AOL) included.
- Not just words, fans can browse stats and players from years past. System has capability to record rosters, scores and stats from years past. Each year the current year’s stats, roster and pressbox stories are archived and available by search for fans and management alike.
- Fans, players and management get involved in online forum. One of the most popular areas with real FAN APPEAL is the FORUM. Fans, players and management alike post messages, comments and explanations in fully customizable categories. Messages are automatically checked for appropriate
language to make the site suitable for fans of all ages. Administrators can add words that are not suitable
for any that escape the ‘Nanny Program’. Any words added will be trapped on next attempts.
Administrators can delete messages at any time, or in bulk if the list becomes too large.
- Email accounts for team management (up to 10) included, others at small administration fee.
- Management controls content and can post at will. Scores and stories can be updated from the game! All you need is a PC or laptop and a phone line. Anyone can do it.
- 4 hours training for the team is all that is required. Cost included.
- Setup and update special tournament events. Set up divisions, schedule games. Site displays top scorers, links stories to games, calculates wildcard.
- # hits charts that include links, point of origin of user, and time of day. It includes pages visited and time spent. These reports are useful to determine success of your promotion, level of fan interest, origin of fan interest, and can be used to generate advertising income.
- Because this is an application program it will be constantly improved upon as users request improvements or enhancements. inetnorth.com is offering an optional maintenance plan. Based upon demand and requests for enhancement, teams involved on maintenance plan get free upgrades with new features as they are released.
- Planned upgrades may include:
- online shopping for branded team merchandise (with credit card transactions)
- online ticket purchase
- email subscription services for registered fans
- contests and promotions with sponsors
- Income generation through sponsor support and advertising. All major traffic pages include optional banner ads. Included with the TeamHome purchase is one banner ad with 2 frames/slides (images). You select the major sponsor for this ad. This ad will be displayed on every major page. This will help you try out your sponsor messages and promote your site to new sponsors.
- Each major page, Home, Pressbox / Stats, Forum, and Player Biographies can optionally have multiple ads displayed in sequence on the banner.
- Each major page may have different ads from the other pages with ad banners, or they may all be the same ad on every page. This allows the team to sell separate ads for every major page if it chooses. Production cost for banner ads is $50.00 for first slide and $25.00 for each additional. There is no cost if sponsor has own slides of proper size and format.
- Each area of team administration area has its own authorization level. Each login and forum message is tracked so that abuse can be reported.
- inetnorth.com can deploy your team site within 7 - 14 days. This will include site hosting, domain name registration, unique team home page graphics. (after team approval of concept). Team will input player, roster schedule and ticket data.
TeamHome V1.2 site design, all page layouts, programming and related graphics are ©1999 inetnorth.com.
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