Learning Claris FileMaker

Phil Hanson has a vertical solution for managing Australian gymnastics clubs.

He’s using Claris FileMaker Pro as an interface for club/gym managers, and WebDirect as a staff portal.

We (24U software) ’ve helped him to create a members portal as a proper custom web app with responsive design and professional user experience, leveraging the best of all three worlds in a single solution.

Watch Phil talking about his solution and how we helped him to develop the Members Portal as a custom web app connected to the FileMaker solution in the backend

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I (@johnmarkosborne) took a different technology approach than every other person out in cyber land writing FileMaker blogs.

I actually created my own FileMaker database to manage my content.

Go figure!

I could have taken the easy way out and used canned blog software but FileMaker is perfect for this job.

Besides, I'm a firm believer in eating your own dog food.

It just makes sense since FileMaker is the career I have chosen. Let me tell you a little bit about why I chose FileMaker as blog back end and reveal some of the key features that make it a better choice for me than off the shelf software designed for the masses.

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Read more on The Philosophy of FileMaker blog