HOA Websites - Active Adult Communities
Your Website is an Investment in
Your Community
An "Active Adult Community" is an age-restricted community
that typically requires at least one resident be age 55 or better
and restricts anyone under 19 from being a permanent resident. Age
restrictions may vary by community.
As your community grows, so do your responsibilities and costs
for effectively handling documents, forms and important information
that pertain to your residents. At Squid Internet, we make it easy
for you to provide the material that you need to your association
at the right price.
Providing useful information about the Association promotes compliance
with rules, enhances participation in the community and fosters
positive and consistent communication between the homeowners, the
board members, and the committees.
In spite of the fact that the website provides a wealth of reference
material, an effective community website must provide owners with
more than information. Convenience and interactive features are
the elements that will keep residents coming back. Features such
as the ability to place a service request, download an application
for architectural changes, or reserve the clubhouse for a private
party online are all significant conveniences for the homeowners.
Active Adult Community Facts
- Active Adult housing (55+) is the fastest-growing segment of
the US housing market.
- Nationally, the average age of a buyer in an Active Adult community
is 66 years.
- The vast majority of purchasers in Active Adult communities
are not retired, and have no imminent plans for retirement.
- Among surveyed prospective Active Adult buyers, 85% cited a
desire to be more physically active once they move to their new
home. Golf was the most popular activity of choice.
- ‘Boomers’ – those considered most likely to
drive the Active Adult movement, currently represent as much as
29% of the total US population!
What about a retirement community? The term "retirement"
seems, well, too old.
Retirement communities have been a staple of the real estate business
in the region for years. But recently there has been a considerable
expansion of interest — along with a considerable increase
in development — in a type of preretirement housing known
as "active-adult communities."
Active Adult HOA Website Key Benefits
Cost Savings
Have you realized that an HOA website can help reduce your printing,
mailing, postage, and administrative costs plus provide residents
24 x 7 access to your neighborhood information? Communicate effectively
with your fellow residents by posting your newsletters, meeting
minutes, official documents, and forms on your neighborhood website.
Time Savings
The board and committees are all made up of resident volunteers
and everyone has a job and family. Calendar, official documents,
request forms, contact information, and on and on - all these items
can be made available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to owners, real
estate agents, lenders, title companies, prospective buyers or anyone
else that has a need to know. Just think of the time and cost savings
to the association by eliminating the need to duplicate piles of
documents! Instead, when documents are requested, you simply direct
them to the association website and let them copy or print out whatever
they want, when they want it!
Automate day-to-day operations including online membership registration
and renewal, meeting sign-up, and on-line newsletter distribution.
No more long tours around the neighbor to distribute notices and
newsletters on mailboxes.
Board and committee members will receive fewer calls at home from
residents.
Fast, Effective Communication
In homeowner associations, consistent and effective communication
is extremely important to build consensus, distribute information,
and to keep the gossip mill at bay. Timely manual distribution of
meeting minutes, HOA documents, and newsletters are a driving cost
factor. While printed newsletters have been the norm (and local
printers thank you), the web offers a wonderful alternative to publish
newsletters on-line and eliminate printing, mailing, labeling, and
postage costs.
Whether an owner is resident or out of state, communications are
fast. And with an e-mail network, all directors, property managers
and committee members can receive communications simultaneously.
Marketing
Move beyond thinking of your HOA website as an internal communications
device for the current homeowners. The HOA website will also be
a terrific way to market your community to prospective buyers whom
are considering moving to your area and may seriously consider your
community. By creating a website that is appealing and informative
for both current and prospective residents, you will be able to
attract new buyers to your neighborhood.
Active Adult HOA Website Features
Squid Internet websites provide a comprehensive set of features
that are well-designed to help you get your community site set up
quickly and easily, while reducing the need for on-going maintenance.
Features Include:
- On-line Dues Payment
- Secure Password Protected Resident Only Area
- E-mail Distribution Lists
- Maps and Directions
- Downloadable Documents (ARC forms, Covenants & Bylaws, etc.)
- Custom Forms (Address Changes, Service Requests, ARC Requests,
Registration)
- Discussion or Message Boards
- Member Directory and Contact Information
- Classified Ads
- Committee Pages and Contacts
- Event Calendar
- Photo Gallery
- On-line Members Area
- Surveys and Polls
What's Different About Squid Internet?
What sets Squid Internet apart from the competition is our professional
quality and service. We do not use special software scripts that
leave you to put your website together on your own. We also do not
create overwhelming neighborhood websites that are cluttered, have
lots of features nobody will use, and is overpriced. Instead, a
professional web developer will not only create a unique website
design for your neighborhood, but will also ensure your site is
practical and useful for your neighborhoods needs.
What makes Squid Internet better than the competition?
We thought you would never ask!
- No mass produced website templates. Our web developers will
assemble a creative design for you.
- Not being abandoned to update your website yourself through
special software. We take care of your updates personally. If
you have a resident with some web coding experience, you’re
welcome to edit the site as you need. The websites we design are
made with industry standards and easily expandable. If you need
help, we’ll still be here.
- No cluttered and useless pages on your website. We design clean
and appealing websites with information residents, realtors, and
prospective residents need and will use.
- No "one size fits all" website layouts. We will layout
the website based on your desires and needs.
- We’re here to assist you every step of the way - what
information to include on your website and how best to organize
it based on our experience with our other homeowner association
clients.
- Full support for your website after the site deployment by phone
or e-mail.
Low-Cost Web Hosting & E-mail
Starting at low competitive prices, our web hosting and e-mail packages
are reliable and provide lots of features!
Squid Internet understands that your website is critical to smooth
communication within your homeowners association. Rest assured we’ll
keep your website up and running smoothly with a 99.5% uptime. Our
world-class data center partners are industry leaders who combine
a host of comprehensive solutions with unparalleled expertise and
cutting-edge technologies with unrivaled connectivity.
E-mail service from Squid Internet is affordable and very reliable.
Our e-mail service provides both POP e-mail accounts and Webmail
service - where you check your e-mail anywhere (home, work, on the
road) and anytime from the web. Set-up e-mail addresses or e-mail
aliases at yourHOA.org (example you@yourHOA.org) for board members,
committee members, or other volunteers and residents.
Squid Internet's web hosting and e-mail plans represent your best
choice for stability, features, and functionality at a price level
that's inline with your HOA’s needs and budget.
Why Do Some HOA Websites Fail?
Most homeowners association websites that fail are out-of-date
and show little signs of life. They may have started out strong
with high resident interest, but was neglected or forgotten over
time.
Common causes are...
- Inexperience - The enthusiastic neighbor willing to gather
information might not have enough computer experience to create
a website.
- Poor Design & Layout - Previous web designer (resident
or professional) designed a site that wasn’t user-friendly.
- Creator Leaves - The neighborhood webmaster moves or
loses interest with no one left to replace him/her.
- Not Updated - Updating the website is too hard so it
never changes. Therefore, neighbors loose interest and don't bother
to return.
- Not Useful - The website doesn't have enough features
to really make an impact.
Contact Us
Does this sound like a tool that your board members and community
could use? Contact us today for more information and get your neighborhood
working together.
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