Time to learn some code

After watching Theo, our web developer go at it with Simple Spot. I've found myself so intrigued by this ...thing called code.

Before Simple Spot existed, i had no clue how much work goes into a website. They are so complicated. Being a web developer is like being an engineer in my eyes. To make some really complicated stuff up, you gotta be really good at what you do.

I can confidently say i appreciate the effort that Theo puts in to Simple Spot. When we get going on updates and new features, i get to see all the seperate files of html and css, it's just nuts. There's so much going on, i don't even know the proper terminology.

So, in conclusion to my new found appreciation for web development, and the knowledge required for it, I have decided to begin a new journey. And this journey is...
Ron, the web developer.

That's why i'm writing this blog so early. I just been reading and practicing beginner html. haha. it's great. been doing this all night. now i see why web developers are known for their fluctuating sleeping patterns, i'll be next pretty soon. but can't quite call myself a developer yet.

Proud to announce

One of our most anticipated features for the online classifieds industry...

Private messaging! Now our users can private message one another in regards to the items for sale, or anything really! It works like an e-mail inbox but within the Simple Spot network of accounts! Great! Just another reason for people to check out our services.

The Simple Spot team

i guess it's kind of late to introduce the team, but i might as well do it anyways.

Ronaldo Villanueva (Ron) - Chief of grammatics/coordinator
Kamal Shokar (Kamal) - Web designer/coordinator
Theo Hawse (Rockdiamond) - Web developer
Tara Seehra (XtraMagic) - Forum moderator

Todays update =]

So over the weekend we've made some updates to the site. Here's a list of the changes:

-Added My Account to Quick Userlinks, Changed "Your Profile" to "My Profile"
-Added "Other" [Category Name] to each category at post to page
Created for any items which may not have its own category yet
-Updated htaccess so anyone accessing the site at www.simplespot.ca will now be redirected to simplespot.ca without the www. this will help with search engine crawling and makes for cleaner looking search results

As you can see, we're always updating the site to improve it. So in due time we will have the best online classifieds service provided exclusively for Vancouver. =] And again we have Theo to thank for the on-going development.

Today's updates!

So the website has been running well. We have a new forum section available for Vancouverites awaiting Aion's release =] Check it out here: http://www.simplespot.ca/forums/local-discussion/vancouver-aion

So far the website has been running smooth, if you'd like to contribute to our website, then go ahead and feel free to! Make an account, discuss on forums, make an advertisement on our classifieds section, or browse! It's all free so you can do whatever you like!

Hope to see you as part of our community soon! Thanks =]

K so it's time to provide this blog with some updates...hm where to start...
guess i start with a congratulations to Theo Hawse, and the Simple Spot team!!

K so here's what's going on with the website. We've just recently transferred the test site
over the to the official domain www.simplespot.ca for anyone interested. and then we ran rigorous testing for days to find any other errors and bugs. now we're in the early stages of our website and offering a free online classified service for all of Vancouver.

We have a dedicated team specifically looking after the needs and safety of the users. We're only providing our service to the Vancouver community, so hopefully our dedicated team is something everyone can appreciate. We're aiming to provide proper regulation of user content, as well as increase safety and efficiency through our service. we allow user accounts which provide many benefits. things such as "my spot" allow users to manage their content much more easily. "user profiles" allow you to put a face behind your account. we want people to be able to feel comfortable using online classifieds, especially ours. a single account registration provides you with all the account benefits of our classified service, as well as the ability to post on forums.

other benefits:
-comment box provided for each user generated ad
-link a video to your ad
-allowed to post up to 12 images
-communicate without having to reveal personal information (use accounts to communicate)
-service focused on one demographic (increased quality of spam protection)

we've worked pretty hard to get to this stage of the service. however we're still udpating and making sure that our site can become Vancouver very best classified service. thanks for reading!

At last...

Haven't updated this blog lately, my fault entirely. However I am 110% proud to announce that the brand new Vancouver classifieds www.simplespot.ca is fully operational and online!! check it out!! or simply visit our forum at www.simplespot.ca/forum the site is great.

Special thanks to the Simple spot team and Theo Hawse, our web developer for this project. We couldn't have gotten this far if it wasn't for everyone, especially Theo. So please do visit the site, and enjoy, thanks!! Will update this blog more often now, =] posting things like updates and such!!

Hope you enjoy it just as much as we do.