Discussion Notes
by
William Archer Valenti

 
Discussion 2/11/2014
1) Company Name    

Nicastri Archer-Fantini Design … went back and forth but you talked me into it. (later, Laura sealed the deal with her input). Afterthought… maybe we want to go with Nicastri Archer-Fantini Studio as I am sure we will get into many things and “Studio” covers everything. I think we need to keep in mind film/video production and photography… Ignacio and I have kicked around some ideas for interviewing doctors for their websites as a way of the patient getting to know the doctor and feeling more comfortable trusting them. We should talk.

 

2) Valenti    

I should reconsider using my grandmother’s maiden name of Valenti as it may conjure images of a mafia thug.

 

3) Contracts    

The one you sent me is fantastic and I will upload another couple samples tonight including my current agreement with SharonSmithTalent.com and another which may be boilerplate for our working relationship.

 

4) Ongoing Client Services    

Hosting of the Website plus technical support and ongoing site maintenance. $75-$125 / month based on expected time commitment plus $50/hour beyond the agreed standard service of 1 to three hours per month. It is not a huge amount to live on but it establishes that our time is not free and keeps them from calling us every time a thought crosses their mind. I have found it very important in managing the relationship to have some amount of money set from the beginning… otherwise I have been mired in doing hours and hours of work for free because of my generous nature.

 

Points 5 - 14    

5) Remote meetings… we need to investigate Skype and how to use it for remote controlling the other person’s computer in case we need to help each other do stuff or demo stuff. (“stuff” is a very technical term, huh?) 6) We should establish a UPS Store presence so that we can use it for our “business address” and register our LLC and such without giving out your home address or mine. NOTE: I have also been very happy with REGUS Business World services and we could consider getting a virtual office or an actual office with them. Either way, it gives us access to any of their Business centers worldwide and use of a conference room for presentations at any of their locations a few times a month. 7) We need to write a Mission Statement for 99centArt.com etc. 8) You ordered a green screen and it is on its way. Once it comes, you will be doing some photography for Virginia and we will move forward with her site once the photography is done. 9) In the meantime, I will experiment with Dreamweaver Timeline for animating the home page with sliding/fading images. 10) I will also experiment with modifying my Product Order system to work with client sites… for when the time comes to offer this to Virginia or future clients. 11) You will deposit the check from Virginia in your Chase account and then send me an invite for transfer of funds. 12) I will look into getting a checking account with Chase to make things easier moving forward. 13) I need help with ModelTalentPro.com in order to grow past whatever orders I can handle on my own and you may have someone who would be interested and perfect. I have always seen this printing business as a means of supporting/justifying/cross promoting the web business and it could be quite lucrative. Ideally, I would like to spin it off as a separate division and fall back to a platform/technical support role. 14) Can we standardize the revolutionized printing industry by creating a calibration system / app??? 15) Scheduled next meeting for Friday 2/14 at 1 p.m. Eastern time.

 

Discussion 2/14/2014
     
William Archer Valenti
330 Franklin Road Ste. 135A-540
Brentwood, TN 37027
615-491-4291 office