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Frequently Asked Questions: 

What is Spurwheel?

spur wheel - n; gear wheels that mesh on the same plane. 

Spurwheel is a website dedicated to bringing people together to combine their varying skills on collaborative, creative projects to create something better than either party could have achieved on their own. For more description, check out our blog, or read on through the FAQs. 

What counts as a "collaborative, creative project"?

People engage in creative projects all the time, whether they are conscious of it or not. Obvious examples are production-oriented projects like making a film or running a web comic. Consider though, that people also engage in collaborative, creative projects when they plan a surprise birthday party, or play a tabletop RPG. Some people are tremendously creative, and others less so, but it is rare indeed that any one individual has both the vision and all the skill sets to see a project from start to finish on their own with the same quality result as if they'd enlisted other people's skills and specialities. Spurwheel isn't necessarily focused around job skills; it's focused on building a supportive, networking community around the things that people love to do. It's about building together. 

In short, what counts as a collaborative, creative project? Well... what did you have in mind?

How do I join the Spurwheel community? 

In order to access most of the Spurwheel content, you need to have an account set up. In order to do that, go the the home page and click on the "build profile" link. Fill out a brief bio about yourself and then give a list of skills you can contribute to Spurwheel's community. Add some pictures if you like.

After you've submitted this form, you'll be able to browse Spurwheel's site freely, but it may take a day or two for your profile to be uploaded, since all profiles are subject to administrator review before they are posted. Take the time to set up your profile and as much information as you would like in the top, right hand corner after logging in.

What kind of skills should I put on my profile?

The skills a person puts on their profile depends a great deal on what he or she wants to do. Some obvious skills are things like drawing, writing, photography, programing, composing, and so forth. While these skills are a central part of the Spurwheel community, try to think beyond that. Can you cook? Rock climb? Organize parties? Run a D&D game? Sew? Play paintball? Speak Japanese?

If you're good at something, don't keep it to yourself. You never know when you might be the missing spurwheel.

Can I upload my creative work to my profile?

Spurwheel is currently focused more on helping people network and less on having people showcase their work. Having said that, if you list on of your skills as being an artist, it might be a good idea to upload one of your drawings as an example. Users are allowed one picture per skill set, subject to limitation at the admin's discretion. 

What is a skill request and how do I submit one?

A skill request is submitted when someone is looking for a particular skill set for their project and hasn't managed to find anyone with it listed yet. People usually don't realize the huge variety of things they know how to do until someone asks. In order to submit a skill request click on the Forms tab and fill out the skill request form. It should appear on the site after an administrator has approved it. 

Can I use my profile to advertise my work?

Ooh, trick question. Yes, and no. Currently, your profile will only be visible to the rest of the Spurwheel community. Eventually, we hope to add a feature that will enable people to purchase a profile type which will allow them to advertise themselves and their work to both the Spurwheel community and the world wide web at large. For now though, Spurwheel is focused on building community and getting people connected to one another.

Should I copyright my work?

Spurwheel does not own any of the content that is submitted to it by users to build their profiles, and as such, no copyright is needed, technically. People are responsible for acquiring their own business licenses and other permits if necessary. It might be advisable, if you are uploading artwork of some sort however, to watermark it in some way to claim it as your own, just to be on the safe side. Spurwheel cannot take responsibility for any stolen creative property.