eNeighbors for free?

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Neighborhoods now have the opportunity to offset the cost of their website by selling the sponsorship position on their public sign in page.

If you have a sponsor interested in advertising on your website, simply email us at ads@eneighbors.com with the following:

  1. Advertiser Contact Information
  2. Headline – maximum 25 characters
  3. Description Line 1 – maximum 35 characters
  4. Description Line 2 – maximum 35 characters
  5. Website URL: maximum 1024 characters

A sample ad is shown below:

Site Sponsor Example

For those neighborhoods that do not currently have a sponsor listed on your homepage, you may begin selling your space immediately. For those that currently have a sponsor listed, you will have to wait until the end of that sponsor’s current agreement before you can sell the position.

Below is an example of the sponsorship postion on the public sign in page:

Villas of St. Andrews

Product Update: Password Reset

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Not being able to sign into a website can be one of the most frustrating experiences online, which is why we’ve improved our password reset process to be as quick and simple as possible.

If you’re having trouble signing into your account, you can reset your password at http://www.eneighbors.com/forgotPassword.do. Simply enter your email address and we’ll send you an email with a link to reset your password. Click the link, enter a new password, enter it again to confirm and you’re done. We even automatically sign you in to your account after you reset your password to save you a few extra steps.

Here are a few other helpful tips if you’re still having trouble signing in:

  1. Make sure that you’re using the correct email address. Many times, you are entering the password correctly, but your email address isn’t correct.
  2. Make sure that caps lock is not on. I know, everybody knows this but it can still happen. I’ll admit I forget from time to time.
  3. When signing in, use your password and NOT your PIN. Your PIN is used to register new accounts associated with your street address. After your register, you will only use your password that you created.

If you’re still having trouble, don’t hesitate to email us at support@eneighbors.com for help.

Forgot Your Password?

Product Update: Email Your Neighbor

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Emailing your neighbors got a little easier this morning.

First, many residents have requested a way to save the messages that they send to their neighbors, so we’ve added the ability to email a copy of your message to yourself. In the screenshot below, you can see that there is a new checkbox called, “Send a copy of this email to me.” This is the default setting. If you don’t want a copy sent to you, simply uncheck the box.

Second, and more importantly, your email address will now be included in the email that you send to your neighbor so they can reply directly to you, without having to go back to the website.

And finally, we still do not display email addresses anywhere on the website in an effort to protect our users from SPAM and other unwanted email.

Email Your Neighbor

eNewsletter & Local Advertising

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It’s been a long time everyone… we’ve been hard at work with heads down these past couple months but wanted to let you all know about some new changes we’ve rolled out.

1. eNewsletter – NEW & IMPROVED!
If you are currently an eNeighbors user then you probably have already seen the new newsletter in your inbox this week. We have some great new features for you:

  • News and Events now have more date info
  • Events that require you to RSVP will now include the registration link
  • Groups now shows how many members are in the group
  • Classifieds now shows when they were posted as well as the photo
  • Added a Community Feedback link for easier access to communicate with your HOA board and property manager

2. Local Advertising
The other big deal that we’ve been working on is the new Sponsors section in the eNewsletter. We now offer the ability to advertise your business in eNeighbors neighborhoods.

For only $50 a month, you can place your ad in the newsletters that get emailed to our eNeighbors residents.

Here’s an example of the ad

For more details including discounted pricing options, a list of our neighborhoods, and the ad specs, please visit our Sponsors page.

If your neighborhood is not signed up with eNeighbors, find out how you can get your neighborhood online.

Can You Make Money With Local News?

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MediaShift Idea Lab posted a great article by David Sasaki last week titled: Can the Knight Legacy Lead to Sustainability? David’s final thought/question in the piece was this:

But is it Sustainable?

The Knight Foundation is single-handedly making citizen media both more serious and more respected by giving financial support to some of the field’s most innovative thinkers.

But is this a sustainable model for the transformation of media? What happens when the News Challenge’s five-year funding period concludes?

All of the News Challenge grantee projects are impressive, innovative, and important, but not a single one is turning a profit, nor do they seem poised to any time soon.

There is a fundamental truth that we are fast approaching — all media should be free. This includes, news, entertainment, public records, etc. Just look at what’s happening in the music industry. The signs are all over the wall…

Subsequently, this belief in freeing the information is driving the traditional news industry into the ground. Controlling the information has always been the key (I think of the classic Redford movie, Sneakers). But the old ways of controlling and distributing the news are falling apart.

The info on the web is so disseminated, that I can get news from pretty much anywhere… so what drives me to get it from any place in particular? At risk of sounding like the corporate-driven, cube-infested, dilbertesque workplace that spawned me — it’s the value-adds.

If I can get news any time, any way, and from any location I want AND (and, folks, that’s a big “and”) also access services (from local businesses) that make my day-to-day life easier, why would I go anywhere else?

The key here is relevance and location. News that matters to me, services that help me around the house, and an online network that makes my life easier right where I live in the real world — these are the exact things that just recently were so explicitly illustrated by Newspaper Next’s news report from the American Press Institute. It was best stated as such:

“The place I go to be part of the fabric of life here [where I live].”

eNeighbors wants to help us get there. The icing on the cake is, yes, we are profitable, and our plan is to continue to be so in greater proportions. That is exactly why we have applied to the Knight News Challenge. We believe our goals and community-oriented nature are in perfect alignment with the Knight Foundation’s vision.

So, to answer David’s question, eNeighbors hopes to break that non-profitablility mold and help lead the way for the next level of online journalism and real-world community.

Our Kansas City Neighborhoods

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We have neighborhoods in 9 states now that range in size from 35 homes to 2300 homes. Our core market is the Kansas City metropolitan area. A list of neighborhoods that are currently online in the Kansas City area is provided below:

Arlington Park  (Olathe, KS) 
Autumn Ridge (Olathe, KS) 
Briarcliff West (Kansas City, MO) 
Communities of Northbrook (Kansas City, MO) 
Coves (Kansas City, MO) 
Coves North (Kansas City, MO)
Crimson Ridge (Shawnee, KS) 
Deer Creek (Overland Park, KS) 
Deerwalk (Shawnee, KS) 
Falcon Valley (Lenexa, KS) 
Forest View (Olathe, KS) 
Grey Oaks (Shawnee, KS) 
Highlands Ranch (Leawood, KS) 
Hills of Walden (Kansas City, MO) 
Homestead Woods (Lenexa/Olathe, KS) 
LeaBrooke (Leawood, KS) 
Links at LionsGate (Overland Park, KS) 
LionsGate (Overland Park, KS) 
Maple Brook Park (Olathe, KS) 
Nottingham by the Green (Overland Park, KS)
Nottingham Forest South (Overland Park, KS) 
Oak Park (Overland Park, KS) 
Oaks Ridge Meadows (Lee’s Summit, MO) 
Oxford Pointe (Overland Park, KS) 
Park Crossing (Overland Park, KS) 
Parkhill Manor (Olathe, KS) 
Parkhurst (Lenexa, KS) 
Parkwood Hills (Olathe, KS) 
Ravenwood Place (Olathe, KS) 
Regency By The Lake (Overland Park, KS) 
Riss Lake (Parkville, MO) 
South Hampton (Olathe, KS) 
Steeplechase (Leawood, KS) 
The Pavilions (Leawood, KS) 
Villas of St. Andrews (Olathe, KS) 
Westwoods (Liberty, MO) 
WhiteHorse  (Leawood, KS) 
Wilshire Farms (Overland Park, KS) 
Woodland Creek (Olathe, KS) 
Woodland Reserve (Lenexa, KS)

If your neighborhood is not online yet please check us out and/or request a demo. We love to hear from property managers, board member, residents, and interested parties.

Comments: Better when you can see them

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The commenting system is getting an upgrade tonight. By popular demand, we are adding a comment counter to our news postings that will be included in the eNewsletter so you know what news articles are getting the most comments and can join in on the conversation without having to check the site again and again.

Special thanks to Kim Goings at Level Five Solutions for getting this pushed out so quickly.

 Oh, I almost forgot. We also bumped the character limitation on comments from 500 to 1000, so you have more room to say what you want.