Phone Conference Minutes

These are my notes from the conference. I was hastily jotting them down as we went, and I'm not spending too much time right now reorganizing them, so it may jump around. However, I will do my best to reflect accurately and orderly what was discussed.

1. Better Communication/Collaboration
-Don't just post for the sake of posting. Expect help, and give it in return.
-This also means not "pulling an Evan" and saying "I'm having problems with this, just so you all know." Clearly present the problems and thoughts so that others can contribute the way I finally did with my editing problems and Derek gave a lot of help. More of that.

2. PSA/Wedding Factions
-Work with what we have until we: a.) have adequate time/resources to make these right; and b.) have accomplished enough that a website will be a valid source of new business.
-We have leads on both PSAs and weddings, let's follow those and do them right first.

3. Website Design
-Everyone contribute. In the next couple of days, get any ideas you have up on this blog so we can start mixing, matching, picking and choosing.
-Get your ideas out in whatever level of detail you're capable of. Ana, for one, has the time and the competency to flesh out your design if you are short on one or both of those things (like me).
-EVERYBODY CONTRIBUTE, EVERYBODY HELP

4. Priorities
-It is, on many levels, a bad idea to try to come up with a detailed group priority list.
-In the next couple days, come up with your personal (and detailed) list of priorities. Put thought into this, not just so we all know what each other are up to, but also because it is surprising how much clarity one can find when they see their own priorities on paper.

5. Non-Profit Affiliation
-TW is (very appropriately) waiting for a completed Anne Grady project before discussing this with his dad.
-I'm going to hook my brother up with my roommate, Trevor, the Cleveland Non-Profit whore.

6. Group Phone Talking is Good ;)

7. New Work
-We want as much as we can get, too much is a good problem.
-Let's be sure to finish the work we have before we worry about work we might be able to get.


The next phone conference will probably be Friday or Saturday. As a rule, they will happen at least once a week. Right now you should all be putting serious thought into: 1. design ideas; and 2. personal priorities. We need everyone to post both of these things in the next couple days. Design is the lesser concern, it's just important that if you do have something in mind you bring it up now because now is when people (TK/Ana) are working on that. Personal Priorities is non-negotiable.