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Sheila Hamilton, president of statewide association management company Getting It Done, created a Web site that operates as a virtual calendar for Valley real estate meetings and other business organization gatherings.
Gocheckyourcalendar.com serves as a fresh, free way for members of the business community to follow the schedules of many of
Hamilton, who has created more than a dozen Web sites for clients in the past 15 years, said the idea for the calendar originated from Getting It Done. At the company, she and five team members manage membership, organize events and perform other administrative tasks primarily for nonprofit organizations in
“Different members of Getting It Done found out about my master calendar in Excel,” she said, and asked about the timing of certain events. “So I thought I should get this up online so people could see it for themselves.”
With more than $15,000 of her own money invested and some help from contacts, Gocheckyourcalendar.com was formed in November 2007. In January 2008, the Web site was relaunched with a new format and updated Trumba software.
Now the Web site offers visitors more than just a calendar of events. Hamilton and her team have incorporated areas for networking tips, a recruiting center and a classified section where patrons can post real estate available for sale or rent.
The site also allows visitors to subscribe for updates and event reminders. One feature exclusive to subscribers is a weekly e-mail sent out on Mondays with a list of events scheduled across the Valley for the next two weeks.
The calendar now has nearly 7,000 subscribers, and GID staffers estimate subscriptions are growing by about 20 a week.
For-profit businesses can opt for an annual partnership with Gocheckyourcalendar.com. A $500 membership fee gives companies access and visibility on the Web site and in the weekly subscriber e-mails. Through the partnership, each sponsor’s company logo is displayed, and sponsors may add events to the calendar at no charge.
Posting calendar events without partner status costs $30 per entry.
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“It’s been a tool that I utilize internally with my staff, and it has become known in the business community,” she said. “I’d like it to become the place professionals go.”
“It has been really fun to launch and work on the site and share it with people,” she said. “And we are always looking for ways to improve it.”
Sheila Hamilton
TITLE: President
COMPANY: Getting It Done
WEB: www.gettingitdone.org; www.gocheckyourcalendar.com
