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1. 
   EricPaulson | Jan 21, 2005 12:07am | #1

   Gene,

   I've read about this several times in Remodeler Magazine.

   I don't save them so I can't look it up for you.

   Maybe they have an archive or someone else here remembers an article.

   Eric

   I Love A Hand That Meets My Own,

   With A Hold That Causes Some Sensation.

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   TJ | Jan 21, 2005 12:27am | #2

   Gene,

   Try blogger.com - this is free weblog software (and hosting, I think) - should have instructions on how to add pictures.

   There are also other products available for blogging, including offerings at yahoo.com and maybe google.

   There's always hand-coding, or using an HTML environment such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, or (shudder) MS Word.

   -TJ

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   EricPaulson | Jan 21, 2005 12:37am | #3

   Probably needs to be password protected so they can conduct business in private.

   EricI Love A Hand That Meets My Own,

   With A Hold That Causes Some Sensation.

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   TJ | Jan 21, 2005 12:49am | #5

   True, possible. Sorry, I hear/see 'weblog' and think 'public'.Not sure of details, but many of these services - the self-hosting ones, anyway - allow you to control access to the pages; by various means.-TJ

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   TJ | Jan 21, 2005 12:48am | #4

   Also BlogSpot.com, and Powerblogs.com.

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   jonblakemore | Jan 21, 2005 05:28am | #6

   JLC had an article about Sharepoint. I don't think it's the same as a blog but I think you could achieve your goals. I can scan the article if you're interested.

    

   Jon Blakemore

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   xhammerandnailsx | Jan 21, 2005 06:32am | #7

   You could start a Yahoo Group and password protect it for you and the homeowner (and anyone else who wants to be involved). There's a messageboard feature, which could be used for conversations between multiple parties. You can also store and show pictures there.

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   davidmeiland | Jan 21, 2005 07:25am | #8

   Gene,

   I've done it myself where all we did was a daily upload of photos so that the client could review and get back to us with feedback and decisions. Easy to do and very helpful.

   I've seen a few sites where there are lots of project documents in addition to photos. Clients can get their invoices and COs online, approve changes, register finish and fixture decisions, etc. The same site is also used for subs to get specs and keep up on changes, as well as submit their invoices for work complete. Everything is password protected, of course. If I were wanting to do that I would find a company that has already developed the site and buy the code from them.

   IIRC the last place I read about a site like that was in one of the Big 50 issues of Remodeling or something like that. Shouldn't be hard to find.