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Contributions
What will
happen when you voluntarily contribute?
- New features will be added to the
training logs A LOT quicker...(my wife is restricting my playtime funds)
- I will add features that YOU would like
to see.
- Providing that I can keep up with adding
the features you want based on your contributions, there will NEVER be
banners in your logs (or forum) and most definitely no paid
subscriptions.
- Your voluntary contributions
also will help pay for the server space of our awesome home!
- Being that this is the most costliest part of the site
to date, keeping this as a stand-alone entity that does not bring the rest
of the site down is critical! ALL LOG FEATURES will remain free if
we can cover the expenses of the logs through donations.
Users, I think most of you know the
dedication I have to the sport and beginnertriathlete.com. BT is here
to stay! My goal is to keep the logs free and banner-less while being
stat-of-the-art. I want ALL beginners to have the necessary tools -
free - to get training today! This is not easy on my budget as it has
cost me over 100hours of work thus far - but well worth it and what had to
be done to start building the greatest site. BUT I LOVE IT!!!
Your voluntary contribution would be greatly appreciated and would
ensure the success of the training logs and the site in general. I
have a real 40hr/wk job that I take care of my family with. I WILL NOT
use any contributions for my own personal gain or anything unrelated to the
training logs. I will only hold back enough for when the tax-man
cometh.
You can contribute ANY amount...a lot of
littles can go a long way. Contribute monthly, yearly or not at all
(voluntary contributions NOT required)
Think
about:
- How having the logs has helped your
training.
- How the 'whole integration' into the
forum gives you everything EASILY in one place. (You WILL NOT find
this anywhere.)
- How having the logs online in a FUN
atmosphere keeps you motivated.
- THE ONLY PLACE allowing you to
comprehensively keep track of your races.
- The future...you have seen how this
web-site has grown?....IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A YEAR!!!!
What is this service worth to you?
Go visit BT's
WALL OF FAME for this years contributors...come join them!
What WON'T happen when you contribute?
- I pocket the cash and skip town.
- I pocket the cash to start my own
brewery. (Although that does sound tempting and yummy!)
- I will just let the money sit in a Swiss
bank account pending early retirement.
- I will become a successful internet
stock-trading mogul from your supplied funds.
- I will launder the money.
NEW features already quoted and ready to
add!
(I plan to have some of these added BY late 2004...important features I don't want you missing out on!)
Your Ideas
-
Shoe lifetime calculator and reminder.
-
Other equipment routine replacement/maintenance list and reminder.
Improved BLOG
View of Weekly Training Data
- We would
like to tidy this up and have it more graphically rich.
Planned
Training
- Plan a
season easily by quickly filling out the basics.
- Will be able
to print out calendar or week/month/year reports to reference.
- Will
features totals for all views.
- Blog view
will feature 'Planned' versus 'Actual'
Download
Training Plans
- Will take
advantage of the 'Planned Training'
- Quickly
input BT training plans anywhere in the year into your 'planned' log, then
tweak according to your specifics.
- We will
continually offer specialized plans to download, more advanced plans too.
Online
Coaching
- Although
there may be a fee to interface with certified coaches to offer a higher
level of training through your log, we definitely would like to set up the
infrastructure to the logs/forum to accomplish this.
- Although
nothing is concrete, here are some ideas:
-
Many ways of using
this service would be 'membership through donation levels', or
-
Have a fee that
the coaches charge that is at a discounted rate for BT members,
-
Pay to download
special plans offered by certified coaching agencies and have the options
for 'live' chats and unlimited email support, etc.
Ideas welcome.
Nutrition -
The Ultimate!
- (This will
take some time to design and implement - no promises on when BUT a definite)
-
Similar to fitday.com and other nutrition loggers.
- Will design
based on YOUR input.
- Will be the
easiest and most powerful.
- Will
integrate with your other training/sports/strength data inputs.
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