[TYPO3-UG US] Partner section and TYPO3.us

[Michelle Heizer]

On Thu, 2005-10-13 at 22:53 -0400, Reuven Cohen, Enomaly wrote:
> I think a paid sponsorship would be a good approach. For instance. You could 
> break it down by companies and consultants. A possible structure could be as 
> follows.
> 

I agree that this approach will help gain some of the funding we will
need for the project, but I am concerned how it will work with the
Association as well. I don't want to take away from them or to make
people feel that they have to choose between the two.

My other concern is that this won't be seen as a true test of a
partner's skillset, but a show of how much money someone can donate. We
don't want to appear that someone can just "buy" a partnership or it
won't be taken seriously. 

> By creating a fee structure, this would do a number of things.
> 
> 1. Creates a budget for marketing and other assorted capital intensive 
> projects.
> 
> 2. Separates the posers from the serious players.
> 
> 3. Adds a level of professionalism to the association.
> 

I agree with all these points, but once again, I'm not sure about the
need for a separate "association".


> Ultimately this website should be a place where potential TYPO3 customers 
> should be able to make a fully informed decision on which company best suits 
> there needs. Obviously a platinum sponsor, for instance Enomaly, would be 
> probably not able to take a project for less then $10- $15k, where a bronze 
> level company would be more then happy with a $2500 project.

That is a very good point. And not only will it make potential customers
happier, but consultancies won't be deluged with misdirected sales leads
which will save them time and energy.

Michelle