John Vianney - Wyoming, Mi

Instagram Discussion

Merry Christmas,

I hope this email finds you well and enjoying the holidays!

We have discovered that the Instagram plugin that we normally use that is free for you does not have a carousel function. We did discover one that does, but there is a yearly fee that comes with it. So that leaves us with a few options:

1. We get the Instagram plugin and install it and it looks exactly like the design we showed you. Below is the link to see the prices and demo how it would work. (The summery is $49 for the initial purchase and $98 after that.)
Prices: https://smashballoon.com/instagram-feed/pricing
Demo: https://smashballoon.com/instagram-feed/demo/carousel
We would cover the initial cost and add it to your bill at the end if you choose this option.

2. We use the free Instagram plugin that we normally use and it looks similar but it functions a little differently, the user has the option to load more images on the home screen. Below is an example of another one of our clients who use this feature. It is the second thing from the bottom of the home page.
https://cotlf.org/
3. We do not use Instagram at all and use a tool that comes with the sites we create called Envira Gallery. This will require you to add photos manually and is another free option.

Please let us know if you have any other options. 

Thanks and God bless,

Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777

 

TO THE CLIENT Arthur Richardson, Web Project Manager at Diocesan
Good afternoon!

Happy New Year!

I just wanted to follow up with you all to see if you have any thoughts about your Instagram section on your homepage. Please let me know your thoughts and if you have any questions!

Thanks and God bless,

Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777
FROM THE CLIENT Linda Olejnik, John Vianney - Wyoming, MI Staff
#1 - If you are asking if we approve the cost - yes. I am assuming the $98 is an annual fee, correct? I am not sure what I am to look at on the demo.
#2 and #3 - I will go with your recommendation. I would like to automate as much as we can, so avoiding loading images separately is preferred.

I hope this is helpful.

We are scheduling on-going training that may involve some of us in this group, so if you have some idea of dates/times for website training, please let us know as soon as possible so that we may prioritize it in our schedules.

Thanks so much and happy new year,

Linda Olejnik
TO THE CLIENT Arthur Richardson, Web Project Manager at Diocesan
Good morning!

Thank you very much, that information is very helpful!

As for training, the build portion is almost complete! It should be done in the next week or so, it usually takes a week or two (depending on how many pictures and content there is that needs to be moved over.) So plan on two to three weeks and we will be able to schedule our first training! 

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks and God bless,

Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777
TO THE CLIENT Arthur Richardson, Web Project Manager at Diocesan
Good afternoon,

I wanted to follow up with you all on the Instagram feeds. Do both Church and School sites want this plugin? If it helps make the decision, the price that I had originally stated is for one website, not two. We would need to get the business plan if both church and school want Instagram feeds on both homepages.

I am sorry for this confusion. Please let me know what your thoughts are on this. 

Thanks and God bless,

Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777 
FROM THE CLIENT Linda Olejnik, John Vianney - Wyoming, MI Staff
Can we confirm the price is $98 per year after the first year? That would be per site? And are we building two sites?
TO THE CLIENT Arthur Richardson, Web Project Manager at Diocesan
Yes, the $98 is the price yearly after the first year for one account. For two accounts, it will be either twice that or we can go with a business plan which is $198 starting next year. Here is the link again to the prices of the Instagram plugin:
https://smashballoon.com/instagram-feed/pricing

Yes, we agreed to make two sites; the church and school are using a similar design. The church design is on the XD design and is on page 19 and on. Here is the XD file again:
https://xd.adobe.com/view/0455f397-460b-4521-8f6d-8d810a368bed-5106/screen/dc9c1f38-99eb-4b12-930a-ca7a6dcac283

Please let me know if you have any other questions!

Thanks and God bless,

Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777
FROM THE CLIENT Linda Olejnik, John Vianney - Wyoming, MI Staff
Works for me! Thank you.
TO THE CLIENT Arthur Richardson, Web Project Manager at Diocesan
Do you all want one or two accounts?
FROM THE CLIENT Linda Olejnik, John Vianney - Wyoming, MI Staff
Instagram accounts? Marty, can you confirm that you want an Instagram feed on the autism website? The school does.

Linda
TO THE CLIENT Arthur Richardson, Web Project Manager at Diocesan
****Internal Note****

I got off the phone with Marty, the parish side will use an Envira Gallery or something like that. They are not interested in a second Pro - Insta Account.
TO THE CLIENT Cody Armock, Web Content Specialist at Diocesan
Good Afternoon Linda,

I was wondering if you could send the School's Instagram Login Credentials, so that we could get that setup on the School Side of things.

Thank you,

Cody Armock
Web Department, Diocesan
FROM THE CLIENT Linda Olejnik, John Vianney - Wyoming, MI Staff
I’ll check. Just Instagram or Facebook and Twitter, too?

Linda
TO THE CLIENT Cody Armock, Web Content Specialist at Diocesan
Hello Linda,

Just Instagram will work!

Thank you,

Cody Armock
Web Department, Diocesan
FROM THE CLIENT Linda Olejnik, John Vianney - Wyoming, MI Staff
Can I get an update on progress on our website? An estimated completion date, work

Thank you,

Linda Olejnik
FROM THE CLIENT Linda Olejnik, John Vianney - Wyoming, MI Staff
…work we need to do to support completion, and estimated training dates would be helpful.

Thank you,

Linda Olejnik
TO THE CLIENT Arthur Richardson, Web Project Manager at Diocesan
Good morning Linda,

Thank you for reaching out! 

Your site is built and about to start the testing phase. This is done to ensure the best quality product possible! We will be starting this sometime mid to late next week and will take about a week or two to complete depending on a few different variables. 

You will receive an update on how the test phase is going on March 14th to give you a better idea of a time frame. 

Let me know if you have any questions!

Thanks and God bless,

Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777
FROM THE CLIENT Linda Olejnik, John Vianney - Wyoming, MI Staff
This is good news, and yes, there is another question about timing of training. We are looking at spring break, then end-of-the-year events as well as fitting in training for other software we are launching this summer, so any idea of duration and timing of training is appreciated.

Thanks,

Linda
FROM THE CLIENT Linda Olejnik, John Vianney - Wyoming, MI Staff
Is there anything you can do to help me access our current website? Says page not found.

Thanks,

Linda Olejnik, Principal
TO THE CLIENT Arthur Richardson, Web Project Manager at Diocesan
Hello Linda,

Great question! There will be one training of 1.5 to 2 hours and we will be sending you some training videos and meeting with you after that for about a half-hour to go over any final questions you might have.

Let us know if there are any other questions!

Thanks and God bless,

Arthur Richardson
Diocesan Publications
Web Project Manager
877-923-0777