Need a way to collect neighborhood directory info online
We put out a printed directory of families in our neighborhood who choose to be included and distribute an updated version each year. Currently one person has compiled this data manually using a spreadsheet. Do you have any suggestions for a better way to accomplish this data gathering and management task? We'd like residents to be able to enter and modify their data themselves via a simple online form and provide a way for anyone to opt in or out of being included in the directory. When it comes time to print the directory we'd like to be able to dump the info that's been entered to use for that purpose. We have between 300 and 400 families currently who would need to be accommodated, usually with multiple e-mail addresses and phone numbers associated with an address. So far, Mailchimp looks like it might offer one possible solution. Does anyone have experience with a similar project? If so, how have you gone about it? I'd appreciate any constructive comments or experiences you might be willing to share. Regards, Stephen Hait ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:357688 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Need a way to collect neighborhood directory info online
Collecting info is easy - you could use Mailchimp, Formstack, Wufoo, etc. The problem comes when you want self-service editing. How do you prove that the person making the edits is really editing their own data only? That means passwords. The directory also sounds like something marketers and spammers would love to get their hands on. Sorry to be paranoid, but if you are collecting and hosting this data, you'll need to make efforts to protect it. Google Docs might be something to look at for this. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:357691 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
Re: Need a way to collect neighborhood directory info online
On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 10:18 AM, John Drake char...@ohmss.info wrote: Collecting info is easy - you could use Mailchimp, Formstack, Wufoo, etc. The problem comes when you want self-service editing. How do you prove that the person making the edits is really editing their own data only? That means passwords. John, that's a good point that I know we need to keep in mind. Jotform lets you send an auto-responder email to the user who has submitted a form. That email can include a link to just that record so that user can update his info later. That approach may have some drawbacks but it may provide a way to address this issue. Any thoughts? ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:357698 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
