Happy Mother’s Day!

May 13, 2012 by

A Mother’s Love

by Helen Steiner Rice

A Mother’s love is something
that no on can explain,
It is made of deep devotion
and of sacrifice and pain,
It is endless and unselfish
and enduring come what may
For nothing can destroy it
or take that love away . . .
It is patient and forgiving
when all others are forsaking,
And it never fails or falters
even though the heart is breaking . . .
It believes beyond believing
when the world around condemns,
And it glows with all the beauty
of the rarest, brightest gems . . .
It is far beyond defining,
it defies all explanation,
And it still remains a secret
like the mysteries of creation . . .
A many splendored miracle
man cannot understand
And another wondrous evidence
of God’s tender guiding hand.

2004 Miracle

May 11, 2012 by

Presented To:
AtHomeNet
With sincere appreciation for your generosity and support this season.

AtHomeNet’s very own, Casey Kuck is front and center!

The Schnauzer

May 9, 2012 by

The Schnauzer

A schnauzer is a dog breed that originated in Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. The term comes from Schnauze, the German word for “snout”, because of the dog’s distinctively bearded snout. Some authorities, such as Encyclopædia Britannica, also claim that the name is derived from the word’s secondary meaning of “moustache”.
A kind an loving breed of dog, we are pleased to say our office has been graced by their presence from the beginning!

Local Web Designers Find Niche in Suburban Market: Business improves neighbor connectivity

May 9, 2012 by

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(The Johns Creek Herald. Page 10. January 8-14, 2003)

By GEOFF SMITH              geoff@northfulton.com

Out here in the suburbs, the subdivisions and gated neighborhoods tend to characterize one’s community. And in that concept, Johns Creek residents Jeff and Susan Sanders have found a market.

Their business, AtHomeNet, creates Web pages specifically for homeowners associations. The idea has caught on and they now have clients from Seattle, Wash. to Miami, Fla.

The Sanders thought of the concept while sitting in Atlanta traffic – driving back and forth to their jobs downtown. Jeff was a computer programmer and systems analyst in the financial services industry, and Susan worked in business management and sales. The husband and wife team complement each other and Jeff handles the nuts and bolts of the operation while Susan keeps the work coming in. Both said they feel like their service brings neighbors together.

“We didn’t know many of the people in our community,” Susan said. “With this service, everyone has a sort of home base they can refer to.”

When AtHomeNet began, there was not a lot of competition – not many Web designers specialized in homeowners associations, which is something Jeff and Susan said makes them experts in the field.

“Our format is always changing,” Jeff said. “In four years we have gotten a lot of suggestions from different clients, and we keep adding services that work better for the homeowners associations.”

AtHomeNet offers a basic template from which homeowners can add a variety of bells and whistles. Associations pay a start-up fee of $50, and a monthly fee that starts at $35 and goes up according to the number of services added.

Jeff and Susan began marketing their service to communities in Atlanta in 1998, and expanded to associations across the country. Many of their clients they have only met over the phone. They maintain 600 Web sites, and have clients in Hawaii and Alaska.

By the way, the best states to market homeowners association services – California and Florida. “They have by far the most homeowners associations,” Susan said.

AtHomeNet’s sites are interactive, and Jeff says they are driven by an underlying database and created by the neighborhood. Members of the community are able to put pictures on the site, advertise services like babysitting or yard maintenance, or post announcements such as changes to neighborhood policy, or birth and death notices. The pages can advertise and offer information to outsiders, and residents are given access codes so they can get to pages offered only to them.

“Through the site, they can post something they want to say, or use the site to send an email to everyone in the neighborhood,” Jeff said.

“It’s a lot faster than having to call every single home,” said Susan.

AtHomeNet claims many local subdivisions as clients including Country Club of the South, Laurel Springs and Windward. Most of its clients come from cold calls to association board members, others find AtHomeNet on the Web, and many are found at homeowners’ association trade shows.

“At some of those shows it’s the first time we get to actually see some of our clients,” Susan said.

For information on AtHomeNet, log onto its Web site at www.AtHomeNet.com. or call 800-556-7852.

The Johns Creek Herald. Page 10. January 8-14, 2003.

A Little Piece of Italy

May 8, 2012 by

A Little Piece of Italy

Eric recently visited Italy, and though we were all sad (and a little jealous) that he didn’t take us too, we were glad he brought this back to share with us!

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May 7, 2012 by

“What is past is prologue.” William Shakespeare

Cut That Pizza Into Four Slices. There Is No Way We Could Possibly Eat Six!

April 26, 2012 by

Here are some photos from our April 2012 Company Lunch, where Support Team I sustained our appetites with delicious pizza (‘za), salad, and ice cream! It is our favorite day of the month when we are able to sit down and enjoy a meal together, talk about all the exciting things taking place at AtHomeNet, and share in laughter.

Happy Thursday! Huh – ‘Za!

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Improve Communication with AtHomeNet, Inc. Solutions

April 26, 2012 by

April 2012 Community in The Spotlight

April 25, 2012 by

We are pleased to introduce our “Green and Growing” Client in the Spotlight: Renaissance Place at Hyde Park. Based in the windy city, Chicago, IL, this community was established in 2000 and has 204 condos on their property.  Located near the University of Chicago and a short walk from President Barak Obama’s home, this community is all about efficiency and becoming more “green”!


 Renaissance Place is part of the Sudler Property Management Group, the first residential management firm in Chicago to become a member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). They desire to maintain sustainable facilities for residents & provide communications by printing less and fully utilizing all that their AtHomeNet website has to offer.
Website administrator Angela Roberson says they primarily use their website as their main communication source for providing information to residents, including: important dates, projects, events, documents, concierge services, party room reservations and more.  She says one of the most popular committee’s in their neighborhood is their Social Events Committee, providing residents with opportunities to get to know each other, celebrate, and socialize.

Living in a community that boasts a beautiful landscape and courtyard, residents enjoy being able to escape the hustle and bustle of the Chicago scene. They also love the opportunity they have to be so close to the various restaurants, entertainment , and culture of The Windy City.

Congratulations to Renaissance Place at Hyde Park for being selected as “Green and Growing Client” in the Spotlight for spring 2012!

AtHomeNet City beats-out Houston, TX as 4th Largest US City!

April 17, 2012 by

Well, sort of…

If all AtHomeNet client communities were formed into a city (with only one person in each house), that “AtHomeNet City” would now be the 4th largest city in the United States – Beating out Houston by a total of 370 people!

Chicago, here we come! AMLF 2012 – Chicago, IL. April 25.


(based upon 2010 population data from http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763098.html)



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