Newsletter
Greetings from teamr and Synchronous Technologies
Volume 5 :: Edition 9 :: 14 Sep 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Don't Settle for Boring, Run-of-the-Mill Calendars!
You've probably seen different web-based calendar programs in your long days at the helm of your computer. You may have even researched a few others before you decided on using Teamr's ultra-powerful, ultra-user-friendly
calendar. We have decided to continue our tradition of making everything we do even better - see below to find out how!
As if you didn't need any more reasons to upgrade to a Premium or Premium Pro account, we've just given you one more.
And stay tuned for even better news about your calendaring - we're working on an appointment request system for those of you who use Teamr for managing your clients!
Oh, and before we forget - we just hit a major milestone we'd like to share with you: over 10,000 active teams and groups! Teamr and our network of sites are used on every continent but Antarctica!
In This Issue
Technology Update
* Premium calendar options
* Website signup forms
* SMS Text messages now premium
* New Templates
* Download public events from public website
* Team member fundraising page improvements
On The Burner
* See what we are working on for next month.
* Improvements are all based on your feedback...keep it coming.
Technology Update
Customizing your calendar! Premium accounts now have a really cool new way to customize their calendars! In the Schedule/Calendar page, click the Edit Season/Session/Term pencil icon, then click the "Configure" link next
to your Additional Event Types. You can set all kinds of defaults for your various event types, including a color key that will make your calendar really pop!
First modify your season/session on the Calendar page
Click the "Configure Events" link
Lots of configuration options for your events
(Looks cool AND saves you time!)
Website Signup Forms. Want to make it easier for people to join your group? Set up your own signup form anywhere with our new Signup Form Builder on the Contacts page. Choose what groups you want people to join,
what information you want to collect, and which of our many attractive color schemes you like.
Look for this on your Contacts page in the bottom right corner
Simple, yet attractive and flexible data entry form
SMS Text Messaging is now premium. We knew it was too good to last forever! Despite our best efforts to keep it free, rising costs have forced us to make sending SMS text messages to your teams and groups a Premium
service.
New Website Templates. We have designed a whole new set of templates for your public website, all with a similar look but with some cool color and texture combinations. Look for "Ribbon" in your list of available
templates and you'll see a bunch to choose from. Look also for "Clean" and you'll see a different kind of layout. We now have over 100 templates available, with an infinite number of color combinations for each one!
Sample of the Ribbon website layout (weekly calendar page)
Sample of the Clean website layout (monthly calendar page)
Download all the events in your public calendar. Want to share your public events easily? On your public website, there's a new link at the bottom of each calendar page that allows a user to download all of your public
events into any iCal calendar (e.g., Google calendar).
Using Teamr for Fundraising? Check out our new Team Member page builder. It's even easier now for your team members to host their own dedicated webpages. Just put what you're selling in your Store and then check
the box to allow your team members to sell it through their own page on your Group Website. Each team member can then log in and customize their own page in just a couple of clicks - it's that easy!
Use the new scrolling list of donors to thank your contributors
Why Go Premium (and Premium Pro!)
As you already know, Teamr and all of our other sites are free to use and offer some great organizational tools. But going Premium unlocks some serious power - and for only $4.95 a month, you can't go wrong. Here are a
few key functions you'll find once you upgrade:
-
Multiple administrator functions for sharing responsibilities with other group members
-
Integrated Storefront for selling your goods or services
-
Online payment collection for store purchases or receipt of online donations
-
Powerful email marketing tools including delivery tracking and HTML templates for newsletters
-
Additional online storage for photos and other files
At only $49.95/year for our ridiculously cheap annual Premium upgrade, you get a whole year of powerful team organization tools.
Learn more about Premium accounts on the Teamr website.
Premium Pro is even better. No ads anywhere, extra file storage, and more email customization.
On the Burner
-
More one-on-one client management tools! We're looking to make Teamr more business-friendly, which is going to include an appointment calendar and tons of other super cool tools
for small business owners!
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
MyClassHelper
PTA's, field trips, and parent communication are a snap with our new calendaring tools!
teamr Sites:
Be sure to tell your friends about teamr's sites. Everyone knows someone that could benefit from our free tools! |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
 Follow us Online
If you join us on any of these networks, please take a moment to post a hello message to us!
* Blog: We've set up our blog - check it out at
http://blog.teamr.com
* Facebook: Go to
Teamr's Facebook page
and become a fan! You'll get more advanced updates when we make
upgrades to our system. And once you become a fan, you'll get access
to the new Facebook widget application! Use our new Facebook address
to find us:
www.facebook.com/teamr
* LinkedIn: Search Groups for Teamr and you'll find us, or you can just
click here to see our group
* Twitter: Follow us on Twitter at
http://www.twitter.com/team_r
* iGoogle: Do you use iGoogle for your homepage or search?
Click here to set up the new iGoogle gadget.
* iPhone: Go to the iTunes App Store and download the Teamr Companion!
|
|
|
|
Upgrade to Premium Pro
Aside from all the benefits of a Premium account (accepting payments for events, the online store, email templates and tracking, custom event types, etc), you can upgrade to an ad-free account. The cost
is nominal and only depends on how many contacts you have in your account. Click on the My Account screen to learn more!
Know someone who could use Teamr?
Forward this email to a friend or colleague who might be interested in using a state-of-the-art team management software platform.
As always, we appreciate any
feedback you have and hope that you are enjoying teamr and our family of sites! Stay tuned for more upgrades coming soon!
A history of previous upgrade announcements is available on our
Technology History page.
Until next time,
Lars, Doug, Marlyn and Rocky
Founders,
Synchronous Technologies Group Inc.
The teamr Family of Group Management Sites
|
 |
|
|