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| Welcome
to NordicAudi! |
| NordicAudi was founded by Jonas
Karlsson in December 1997 and was simply called "Jonas Audisajt". The site
contained of a simple guest book and some pictures. Thanks to hard work and the fantastic
ability of the internet to spread information, the site developed at fast phase. The content
increased just like the number of visitors, and more people joined in behind Jonas.
The high growth rate has continued and today the site
contain seven independent sections which are beeing actively fed with new information. The
number of visitors are constantly increasing and in only the last year we have almost
trippled the number of monthly visitors from 30.000 in Januari 2000 over 80.000 visitors
each month in the start of 2001.
Even though NordicAudi have it's power on the internet this
have not stoped us from having regular Audi-gatherings. In the summer of 1999 the first
NordicAudi meeting, NordicAudi
Clarion Cup, was arranged in Södertälje, Sweden. We saw this as an excellent
opportunety to meet our visitors in real life, and for our sponsors profilate themselves. We
continued this year and we have had ten smaller gatherings around the country. The number of
visitors at the gatherings has varied from 10-20 to well over 100 people.. |
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| The
goals with NordicAudi |
| The goal with NordicAudi is to
become the largest Audi site in Scandinavia, in other words a meeting point where you can
come to search for information, get help, advise and tips, and meet other persons with
similar interests about their Audi ownership.
NordicAudi targets you who own or have interest in Audi
products. If your particular interest is old DKW's or the latest A-series does not matter,
everyone are just as welcome!
NordicAudi is an indepentent homepage without any
commercial- or other connections to Audi or other companies. It is our ambition to in an
objective way highlight the good and bad sides of owning an Audi car.
We hope you will meet likeminded persons and share your
knowledge and experiences. |
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| The
different sections |
Forums
[Forum]:
NordicAudi have several independent sections. The Forum is the most
important part, beeing the core of the site. The existing forum was opened in
February 2000 and have 11 different forums divided by car model and topic.
All forums are open for everyone to read, but to make posts you have to be a
registered forum user. The registration help us to maintain a high level of the
discussions and to minimize problems with spamming.
The number of registered users on the forums are about 1.800 (Nov 2000) and new
users are added every single day.
Archives
[Arkivet]:
In the archives we collect everything of interest for Audi owners. The
archive have several sub-sections; News, Articles, AudiPress, Links and not
least the Picture archive with hundreds of Audi related images.
FAQ:
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is the latest section on the site. Here
you'll find answers on common questions, tips, tables, fault findings guides and
more information collected from the forums and other sources.
Car
Audio [Bilstereo]:
The Car Audio section contain articles, links, constructions, pictures and
lots of other information. The section also have a popular Car Audio School in
several chapters. |
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Classifieds
[Köp&Sälj]:
The Classifieds is our buy&sell section where you can advertise
cars and parts. Only Audi related adds is accepted. Each month more than 1.000
new adds are registered and the section is probably one of the largest after
market single brand classifieds in Sweden. A new and improved version is under
development.
Media:
The Media section contain high resolutions images, screensavers, movies
and sound clips. This section is the largest sections kapacity wise, with
hundreds of megabyte with images and movies.
Registry
[Registret]:
In the Registry users can show their car with pictures and information.
The cars are sorted after model and the section contain almost 150 cars at this
moment.
A new version of the registry is under development and will offer improved
interface and new features.
The
Shop [Shoppen]:
The shop offers you stickers, T-shirts, caps and other NordicAudi
merchandise. |
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| Contact
information |
| NordicAudi is run by the
following three persons; Ulrik Nilsson, Erik Franzén and Christer Sjödin. All work with
the site, collecting information and production of material are made by these three persons.
As a complement we use external editors and a network of persons who contribute with
material and information.
Do you want to become an editor, contribute with material
or do you have questions, contact us on email: info@nordicaudi.com
or directly to one of us on the addresses below:
| Ulrik Nilsson |
Responsible for the site.
Also manages the FAQ section and administrates the forums.
ulrik@nordicaudi.com
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| Erik Franzén |
Responsibles for the Car
Audio section and the technical development of the site.
erik@nordicaudi.com
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| Christer Sjödin |
Responsible for the Media
section and the Registry.
christer@nordicaudi.com
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| Frequently
asked question about NordicAudi |
- Is NordicAudi a club?
Can I become a member?
We are often asked if NordicAudi is a club, or if it's possible to become a member
of the site. The answer on both questions is no. NordicAudi is not a club and there are no
memberships or other fees you have to pay. We welcome everyone to take part of the site and
by that help it grow and develop.
- Are there any costs involved to take part of the
site content?
No again. Nothing (except the merchandise in the Shop...) cost anything on
NordicAudi. This is an important part of our philosophy and a strength that give us
independence to develop at our phase and in the directions we wish.
- How are NordicAudi managed?
NordicAudi is neither a company nor a society. The site is run by three persons on
a non-commercial basis. All work on the site is done on our free time outside ordinary jobs.
Many late nights... |
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| Contributors |
The following persons have all
contributed to the structual content of NordicAudi:
- Jonas Karlsson - founder of NordicAudi
- Fredrik Ljunggren
- Robert Andersson
- Stefan Relfe from www.gti.nu
- Ola Forsberg from F-L-I
- David Löwenstein from Lahega
Kemi
- Hans-Åke Söderqvist from SRS
- Stefan Andersson from Svensk
Motorweb
- And several others
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| Link to
us |
| Feel free to use our banner if
you want to link to us:
http://www.nordicaudi.com
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| Internet
awards |
NordicAudi have received the
following awards:
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www.fabas.se:
Marks 7/10 i Category: Enthusiast sites
"Jonas Karlsson and the others working
with the site must be working all night round. NordicAudi is one of the most
active enthusiast sites we have been able to find in swedish. The site was
launched in December 1997 and have been developed ever since. From a simple
guestbook to four active forums, from a few simple pictures to a massive well
organized archive. If you like Audi you have most probably already found this
site, if not, we can only congratulate you. You can spend hours without getting
tired! Swift news updates, Buy&Sell, forums, competitions and posibilities
to download both screensavers, movies and desktop themes (all with Audi-content)
gives the site top marks. Well done Jonas, seven points."
Aftonbladet
och Auto Motor & Sport: "Everything about Audi -
and more!"
"The third week's winner of "Swedish
automotive site of the week" is selected: Jonas Karlsson is the man behind
the wheel of NordicAudi - a site full with everything and even a bit more around
the brand with the four rings. Just like the two other contenders NordicAudi
stand out with its frequent news updates – one of the important requirements
in order to win "Swedish automotive site of the week". Another
requirement is that the content should be what the site promises it to be.
NordicAudi does, by far. It aslo shows up that Jonas is not alone - despite that
he "spend all too much time" on his site."
www.sökbil.nu:
Marks 9/10
"NordicAudi.com is a real enthusiast site
for you who loves Audi. Search for pictures, movies, sounds or screensavers in
the archives, buy or sell Audi cars or parts, read tests of car, chip tuning
etc. You can also try out the forums with more than 10.000 posts!! Clearly one
of the absolute best sites if you are intersted in Audi." |
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