Conceptulise allows you to build and manage your own website without having to do any complicated setup, buy any special software or have any particular website knowledge.
Conceptulise is a service developed by Spectulise Ltd. a web development consultancy company, but more importantly developers who are Scout leaders and involved in different schools and youth organisations.
It all began by building a website editor for a local Scout Group in 2004. It needed to be easy to use and require no more computer literacy than that required to type a document or write an email. The idea being that any leader could change and update the website at any time. The real test of course would be if people used it and continued to update it...
A year later and the site was going strong. Word had spread about the editor and many other users had similar installations customised to their needs. It was clearly apparent that there was a need for an all-in-one website editor which came ready to use.
As demand for our website management system grew and customisations increased, we decided to build a hybrid system with all the customisations and user suggestions included. A year of work went into creating Conceptulise v1.2.
So here we are, but the story doesn't stop there. We are constantly adding to the functionality where appropriate, based on customer suggestions and feedback.
Oh and not to forget our original Scout Group...
They are still using our system, editing on a regular basis (sometimes daily!). The site has a secure area for parents and young people and gets hundreds of logins a month, accessing photos, videos and information. Scouts use the forms as an additional way to make suggestions for activities. It even gets used on Camp when in the middle of nowhere as a communication method with parents, uploading photos and providing up-to-the-minute information, like when the coach will arrive back! Scout Patrol Leaders even have access to edit their own areas of the website! Conceptulise really is Childs Play!