Newsletter

Greetings from teamr and Synchronous Technologies
Volume 5 :: Edition 12 :: 16 Dec 2009

   
  
     

Happy Holidays!

Earlier this month, we sat around a big round table staring at each other, wondering, to ourselves, "selves, what ELSE could we give to our faithful, loyal, and all super good-looking customers?"  Well, after hours of deliberation, we settled on it - you don't need an extra pair of socks this holiday.  You need money.  Cold hard cash.

And that's why we decided we'd do our part to help out a bit.  We've adjusted our rates to help you out, so you can have full access to our awesome software at Premium Pro level and pay even less than you have before.

Better Pricing!

The big change in pricing?  We created a new pricing plan for small groups - $9.95 if you have less than 100 contacts.  We've adjusted our other plans, too, so check them out if you have lots of contacts.  Get the whole rundown on Premium accounts on our Premium Information Page.  You can also log in and look in the My Account page.

Remember that if you use Teamr for your non-profit or business, you should be able to deduct your expenses! (consult your tax professional, of course, for eligibility)

Oh, and transactions are now only 99 cents each, so you save even more when people purchase things from your store, make donations, or pay for attending your events using our integrated Paypal system.

Just to make things even clearer for you, a team of dedicated, independent researchers found out how much it would cost to get Teamr's benefits by going to other software providers.  We won't spoil the answer, but we think you'll like it.  Check out the results of our research on our Comparison Page.

Wishing you and yours the best this holiday season!

In This Issue

Technology Update
* More custom pages for your public website
* RSS Feed for your website News/Blog
* Public forums for your website
* Show more detailed event info on your website
(Note: every upgrade listed is a user-requested feature)

On The Burner
* See what we are working on for next month.
* Improvements are all based on your feedback...keep them coming.

Technology Update

More Custom Pages for your Public Website. * Premium Feature *  One of the more powerful features for your website is the ability to create lots of pages and put whatever you want on them.  We just made 10 more custom pages available, for a total of up to 15 custom pages.

Each page now also has a "Direct Link" ability.  All you have to do is name your link (e.g., "http://yourpage.teamr.com/myspecialpage") and that URL will bring up that particular page.  Direct links also exist now for your website events, to make it even easier to direct your website visitors.


Easily edit any of 15 custom pages for your website


RSS Feed for your website News/Blog. In the Website Manager, under the News/Blog area, you can now check a box to publish your news and blog posts with an RSS feed.  Once the box is checked, the RSS Feed icon will show up in the News/Blog area for your website visitors to subscribe.


One click of a button enables your blog's RSS feed


Public Forum for your website.  Forums are no longer only for your members who log in - you can now designate certain forum topics as "Public" topics.  These topics will automagically show up on your public website under a section called "Forum".

Public forum topics allow any visitor to your website to post a message in a forum -- after they confirm their post by clicking a confirmation email.


One click to make a forum topic public


More event information options for your website.  Now all of the events you show on your public website can include more detailed information.  Go to the Website Manager - Event Info to see 2 more options for your event types.  You can determine if you want certain event types to show notes and/or a map with the new "View Details" link for events on your website.


Event options for display on your website's public calendar


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
  • Send SMS text messages and marketing campaigns

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

  • We're working on a new navigation that should speed up everything and make our system easier to use.  That is a BIG project, so we're going to focus our energy on that for the next month or so.  Stay tuned for a beta announcement!

 

Teamr for Business

 Teamr helps you manage your business and your client lists easily and efficiently.

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!

* 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

* 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, Brian and Rocky
Your Friends at Synchronous Technologies Group Inc.
And the Teamr Family of Group Management Sites