Launch of the Pro-Sheffield Website

Posted by Ben Sequerra, Pro-Sheffield

It is over a year now since I became Chief Executive of Pro-Sheffield and on reflection I am pleased to see the progress that has been made during this time period. The three key highlight are in the following areas.

  1. Profile - The awareness of pro-sheffield.co.uk has never been higher and this has reached out to new audiences (entrepreneurs and Directors of Businesses) whilst retaining the base in Professional Services and the Public Sector. In July alone we had 450 new visitors to the website.
  2. Events - The events program has increased in the number of events and variety. This has broadened the audience and subjects covered which results in wider opportunities for member firms.
  3. Membership base - The economic climate has resulted in a natural churn of membership however I am pleased to say that the core membership has remained and we have been able to add new members who see the great benefits of joining Pro-Sheffield.

This provides an excellent basis to move forward and I am pleased that August sees the launch of the new Pro-Sheffield.co.uk website. Matt Turvey at Internodal has worked on the website since it's inception and has been working hard over the last 3 months in designing the new website and adding new functionality. Matt has been a key part of the Pro-Sheffield success over the last 6 years and he has put his extensive knowledge to taking the site to the next level. The feedback of the existing site has always been very good however there is no doubt that Matt has been able to take it to the next level.

The key new benefits are:

  1. The ability for member companies to profile individuals as well as companies. The Sheffield region has excellent specialist expertise and the best method of promoting the breadth and depth is by communicating the individuals who make up the professional services community. A personalised service which is based on trust and relationships is an increasingly important factor when consumers choose there professional service provider, being a member of pro-sheffield.co.uk can assist with this and each company page will include the profiles of all the employees who are registered on the site.
  2. The ability to post articles as well as news items. Articles are an effective way for individuals to inform or express an opinion on any topic or issue. The front page will have a featured article and a new articles page will be established.
  3. Attendance at events - Visitors to the website will be able to see which of the registered users will be attending the events.
  4. Presentation - The new website is better able to cope with the increasing activities of the Pro-Sheffield.co.uk and its members. Visitors will be able to navigate the website easier with better visuals and tabs.
  5. Credit card bookings - over the next month credit card bookings will be taken via the website for all event bookings, this convenient and time consuming method will ensure that attendees are not burdened with the administration of bookings.

I encourage you to navigate around the site and would encourage you to contact me should you have any feedback or any questions about the new functionality. I would encourage all member companies to ensure the information about there company is up to date and to encourage you and your colleagues to add themselves as users to the website and complete your profiles.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL MEMBER FIRMS HAVE UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE AND AN UNLIMITED AMOUNT OF USERS AND POSTINGS OF EVENTS, ARTICLES AND NEWS ITEMS. EACH REGISTERED USER HAS THERE OWN CONTROL PANEL WHICH ALLOWS THEM TO POST/EDIT INFORMATION, MAKE EVENT BOOKINGS AND POST IMAGES.

To set up USER ACCOUNT please go to http://www.pro-sheffield.co.uk/membership/choose-org.asp