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NAIC. Houston Chapter. GETTING YOUR CLUB ONLINE. Courtesy of Charyl Teal, Volunteer Associate Director Tim Barroso, GenXchange Investment Club Cathy Patrick, Volunteer Director NAIC Houston Chapter. Today we will discuss. Reasons to have a club website Ways to create a club website
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NAIC Houston Chapter GETTING YOUR CLUB ONLINE Courtesy of Charyl Teal, Volunteer Associate Director Tim Barroso, GenXchange Investment Club Cathy Patrick, Volunteer Director NAIC Houston Chapter
Today we will discuss • Reasons to have a club website • Ways to create a club website • Online Resources • Review of helpful websites
NAIC Houston Chapter Reasons to have your club online • Great recruiting tool – prospective members can view mission statement, club documents, etc from the comfort of home. • Club members can use e-mail lists and web message boards to have online discussions or vote online and shorten face to face meeting times.
NAIC Houston Chapter Reasons to have your club online • Great place to have club files, links, database such as member addresses, photos and library. • Improve Member Education. • Might get invited to meet the President of the United States.
Pat Schier of the Heart of Texas Chapter, President Bush, Cathy Patrick, Houston Chapter, & GenX.
NAIC Houston Chapter Where Your Website Lives • Yahoo Groups • groups.yahoo.com • NAIC Online Accounting • naic-club.com • Your Own Club Website • www.yourclub.com
Yahoo Pros and Cons Pros • Free • Calendar with auto reminders • Polls (Voting) • Message Boards • File Storage Area • Cons • Lots of advertising • No accounting • Group deleted if inactive for 3 months • Must create Yahoo account • May be a source of spam
NAIC-iclub Pros and Cons Pros • Complete Club accounting • 24-Hr Reports • Tax Software • File & Message Areas • Member info area • Visitor area • 30-day free trial • Voting • Calendar • Secure, only treasure can access accounting
NAIC-iclub Pros and Cons • Cons • Needs member administration • Requires password • $49 per year for service • Tax software is additional $49 per year
Club Website Pros and Cons Pros • Great way to find new members • Easy to use and access • Park club documents • Cons • Must have web developer • Must Maintain • Must pay for hosting ($6-$35/yr)
Online Club Pros and Cons Pros • Great flexibility and convenience • No geographical boundaries • No problem with meeting locations • Use email and chat rooms • Cons • Trust issues with members and treasures • Getting funds in timely manner • Less social interaction • Netiquette & lack of body language
Online Brokerage Accounts • TD Waterhouse • E*Trade • Scottrade • Oneshare • Others
Online Research • Online Brokers • Quicken.com • Yahoo.com • Motley Fool • Morningstar • MSN Money Central • Better-Investing.org • Investware.com