Jul 02 2008
Collaborating on Family Scrapbooks
Summer is a time when family members get together and want to make heritage and anniversary books together. It can be a daunting task to figure out how to do that, especially with miles and miles between each other. I use a great tool called Basecamp with my customers. It has all the features I need to post images and allow my customers to provide comments and feedback. They can also upload any files they want to add.
Basecamp is flexible and will fit your needs. There is a free plan, the personal plan is $12 per month, basic is $24 per month, and they have more plans for larger companies. The Free plan should work for most people seeking a solution to create together. There is no contract, so if you need to upgrade, you can for just one month or several months.
If you have any questions about working on a project like these, please post it in the comments and I’ll share what I know. I’ve worked on many of these projects and helped many families create beautiful heirloom books.
Does this really help? I’m a board member for a youth sports organization, and the BIGGEST problem with group projects is truly communication, or lack thereof. People get possessive of info, photos, stuff - it’s odd. “I’m not sharing the stuff I have from last year’s social with Suzi because you didn’t ask me to help this year.”
An online collaborative system would totally negate the need to depend on someone sharing with Suzi because it would all be online already - assuming it was input originally. So, ok, not perfect, but better.
Thanks for the idea and link.
Having a central location will absolutely make a difference. Someone needs to manage it, keep it going and encourage everyone to participate for the benefit of all.