Managing Filing

#1 10-16-2006, 10:19 PM

I'd like to know from those of you who have built a few web sites as to how
you structure your filing/folder system on your computer for each client?

Do you have a seperate folder for all their web related material?

e.g. Company 123
banners
logos
sounds
pictures
etc.

Or do you have a central resource pool for all clients?

e.g. Website resources for all clients
banners/company123/company124/company125
logos /company123/company124/company125
sounds/company123/company124/company125
pictures/company123/company124/company125
etc...

I'm having trouble with duplication, versions etc. could someone please
suggest an approach that has worked well for them.

#2 10-16-2006, 10:38 PM

I do as you indicated in your first option.
Whenever I start a new job they get a folder in my "websites" folder. I have
a hotkey on my keyboard that opens that "websites" folder so I have instant
access to all the client folders.
Then within each client I have for eg - flash, pics, photoshoot, PSD's, old
site, invoices, logos etc
When a job gets old and isnt access very often, I move the folder to an
"older sites" folder withing the main "websites" folder, keeps the clutter
down.

--
Regards Shannell Sugrue
www.artistrywebdesign.com.au
82849665

"James" <james@livingcomfort.com.au> wrote in message
news:eh1efu$3t84@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> I'd like to know from those of you who have built a few web sites as to
> how you structure your filing/folder system on your computer for each
> client?
>
> Do you have a seperate folder for all their web related material?
>
> e.g. Company 123
> banners
> logos
> sounds
> pictures
> etc.
>
> Or do you have a central resource pool for all clients?
>
> e.g. Website resources for all clients
> banners/company123/company124/company125
> logos /company123/company124/company125
> sounds/company123/company124/company125
> pictures/company123/company124/company125
> etc...
>
> I'm having trouble with duplication, versions etc. could someone please
> suggest an approach that has worked well for them.
>
>

#3 10-18-2006, 01:25 PM

I do pretty much what Shannell does PLUS I make backups of everything to
external HDs including NOF template zips.

--Nancy

"Shannell" <sjs@chargin.org> wrote in message
news:eh1fqr$3t85@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> I do as you indicated in your first option.
> Whenever I start a new job they get a folder in my "websites" folder. I
have
> a hotkey on my keyboard that opens that "websites" folder so I have
instant
> access to all the client folders.
> Then within each client I have for eg - flash, pics, photoshoot, PSD's,
old
> site, invoices, logos etc
> When a job gets old and isnt access very often, I move the folder to an
> "older sites" folder withing the main "websites" folder, keeps the clutter
> down.
>
> --
> Regards Shannell Sugrue
> www.artistrywebdesign.com.au
> 82849665
>
>
> "James" <james@livingcomfort.com.au> wrote in message
> news:eh1efu$3t84@flsun90netnews01.netobjects.com.. .
> > I'd like to know from those of you who have built a few web sites as to
> > how you structure your filing/folder system on your computer for each
> > client?
> >
> > Do you have a seperate folder for all their web related material?
> >
> > e.g. Company 123
> > banners
> > logos
> > sounds
> > pictures
> > etc.
> >
> > Or do you have a central resource pool for all clients?
> >
> > e.g. Website resources for all clients
> > banners/company123/company124/company125
> > logos /company123/company124/company125
> > sounds/company123/company124/company125
> > pictures/company123/company124/company125
> > etc...
> >
> > I'm having trouble with duplication, versions etc. could someone please
> > suggest an approach that has worked well for them.
> >
> >
>
>

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