Belt Drive Betty's Blog

The Rider's Phone Book

If you haven't taken Belt Drive Betty's Little Black Book for a test run - you should check it out! 
<a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/joomla07/index.php?option=com_sobi2&Itemid=182">http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/joomla07/index.php?option=com_sobi2&Itemid=182</a> 
We now have over 850 businesses which means I am pushing the 25% mark for data entry! 
It's coming - BC is almost half finished then I'll start on Atlantic Canada and work my way to the monsters - Quebec & Ontario! 
 
This book is going to be one great tool for we riders! 
 
The other thing that is a wonderful tool - the new calendars! 
They are wonderful - it's easy for anyone to add an event be it for a group or a business. 
You just click on the plus sign for the date of your event and away you go - the best is that I get notified before it's posted so we can ensure that every bit of information is given to the rider that we can - it also helps out the person who is adding the event because the repeating dates can be a bit confusing to enter. 
<a href="http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/joomla07/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=208">http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/joomla07/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=208</a> 
 
As you can see, every province has it's own calendar and we have a large number of events transferred from our old calendar system to this new one already! 
Check them out and if you don't see your groups meeting and ride/coffee(beer) nights or a local competition event or toy run in the calendar - add it! 
 
Have a great weekend everyone and be safe out there.... 
BD Betty

The Rider's Phone Book

If you haven't taken Belt Drive Betty's Little Black Book for a test run - you should check it out! http://www.beltdrivebetty.com/j...

Slowly but surely....

Hope your Turkey Day was a good one. 
 
This has been a rough week on some levels. 
 
Through a whole series of Murphy's Laws striking I went from 5 people helping me to no one helping me - all in one day. 
 
2 Days later I had 2 people volunteer to help out, so I guess we'll just see how it goes. 
 
I have been working at transferring more event information into the new 2008 calendars and so far so good. As I'm going I am trying to contact the event coordinators and the various riding clubs to get updates on their events and group information. 
 
If you know of an event that we haven't yet got on the calendar - please by all means enter it. 
We want everyone to have the tools they need for making 2008 a great riding season. 
Some of us have shorter ones than others do and we like to cram as much in as possible, so please HELP ME OUT HERE! 
 
I have the better part of 800 businesses or 1/5th of my data in the on line phone book. 
If anyone doubted my sincerity about becoming the Biker/Rider's version of a Chamber of Commerce I hope that the work that is getting done shows you how serious I am. 
 
We need advertisers for the print version of the book.... 
If anyone can help out with selling phone book advertising please get in touch with me - this going it alone is kinda rough...<a href="mailto:bdbetty@gmail.com"> bdbetty@gmail.com</a> 
 
We also need more advertisers for the newspaper and web sites - I am so busy doing data entry I have no time for sales work it seems. 
 
Anyone willing to step up - we do pay so please contact me. 
 
Thanks everyone and stay safe out there.... 
BD Betty

Slowly but surely....

Hope your Turkey Day was a good one. This has been a rough week on some levels. Through a whole series of Murphy's Laws striking I w...