Ted - Any chance of a PH business database?

[groomi]

Was just thinking, wouldn't it be handy/interesting to have a database of all the PH business owners out there?

So if I needed a solicitor I could just search that subject and come up with all the PHers who offer that service.

Don't know if it's something which could be compiled and hosted elsewhere if necessary (with just a link from a sticky post perhaps), but just thought it would be nice to share work among ourselves wherever possible/appropriate.

Anybody got any opinions?

[PetrolTed]

A while back I did add the 'occupation' field to the member profile. I'll do a search on that and see if it's been populated usefully or if everyone is a test pilot for Heineken or whatever

[trooperiziz]

Pistonheaders, swapping favours, infiltrating all occupations, the new Illuminati

[minimax]

this is a great idea - 35,000 people to network with

[humpbackmaniac]

Seconded, would be very interested to keep any work "in the family"

[Alex]

We'll have a secret handshake next.

[shadowninja]

Alex said:

We'll have a secret handshake next.

secret honk, surely? (that's honk not bonk )

[JonRB]

I seem to remember mungo proposing that we hit outselves on the head with a clenched fist in a kind rhythmic piston motion.

This was a few years ago, mind.

[dontlift]

Alex said:

We'll have a secret handshake next.

We already have one, it's just your havnt reached the inner circle yet

[simpo two]

PetrolTed said:

A while back I did add the 'occupation' field to the member profile. I'll do a search on that and see if it's been populated usefully or if everyone is a test pilot for Heineken or whatever

Not quite the same I think. Some people like to keep their PH identities seperate from real life. I think Groomi meant a seperate list somewhere, with services listed like a Yellow Pages.
(you might even be able to charge £5 a year for the service; I know you can't resist a quick buck )

[wolf1]

Sounds good to me

[PetrolTed]

simpo two said:

PetrolTed said: A while back I did add the 'occupation' field to the member profile. I'll do a search on that and see if it's been populated usefully or if everyone is a test pilot for Heineken or whatever Not quite the same I think. Some people like to keep their PH identities seperate from real life. I think Groomi meant a seperate list somewhere, with services listed like a Yellow Pages. (you might even be able to charge £5 a year for the service; I know you can't resist a quick buck )

Surely seperating your PH identity from your business identity would undermine the whole point of a PH directory?

[wolf1]

I'll always put my name to my work. If you don't want to be entered in the directory then don't subscribe to it.

[minimax]

why not a simple PH based list much like the car classifieds section sorted A-Z for subjects (lawyers, builders, financial advisors () mechanics, I.T bods etc) for anyone who wants to be part of it? In the Ginetta Owners Club we list in the same manner

[simpo two]

PetrolTed said:

Surely seperating your PH identity from your business identity would undermine the whole point of a PH directory?

Some people are happy to have 'Fred Bloggs, Managing Director of ABC Industries' on their profile.
I don't because just in case I upset someone, I don't want them ringing me up and having a go. The Directory proposal is quite different from PH profiles. It would be more like:

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Aardvark Stuffers Jones & Co, mammal stuffers
Beekeepers Honey Products Ltd
Chirpodists Miss Cheddar BSc

etc.

Each category has entries which are small business ads (or just hyperlinks). Costs nothing to run and could be very useful for everyone.

Over to you

[wolf1]

If your not linked to your PH persona how can we tell wheter we trust your advice etc (hypothetically (sp?)). They could have just stuck their details in for free advertising.
I wouldn't worry about upseting anyone. Unless it gets stupidly out of hand then it shouldn't be a problem.

Seriously mate I know your full name and it wasn't hard to find out either. Don't worry the information will die with me

>> Edited by wolf1 on Friday 17th December 17:55

[simpo two]

wolf1 said:

If your not linked to your PH persona how can we tell wheter we trust your advice etc (hypothetically (sp?)). They could have just stuck their details in for free advertising.

No problem, you have a qualifying criterion such as member for 12 months, or x posts, to show you're a genuine PHer and not a freeloader cashing in.

wolf1 said:

Seriously mate I know your full name and it wasn't hard to find out either. Don't worry the information will die with me

Seriously mate, that's not me bwahahahahah

[Insurance_jon]

It needs to be tagged to your online identity to work properly, to give people more faith and make it a different form of networking that people have more faith in!

[PetrolTed]

minimax said:

why not a simple PH based list much like the car classifieds section sorted A-Z for subjects (lawyers, builders, financial advisors () mechanics, I.T bods etc) for anyone who wants to be part of it? In the Ginetta Owners Club we list in the same manner

Sounds simple enough.

[Phil Dicky]

You can count me in for this sounds like a good idea.

Phil