Web Development - Project Summaries

Website Development - Project Summaries We’ve been working on web development projects since the late 1990s, and we specialize in helping clients develop their initial web presence. We suggest starting simply ... but starting NOW. Some of the sites below are still being maintained as originally designed, while others have grown into comprehensive and complex websites, with the assistance of some of our associates who have advanced skills in graphic design, interactive database development, and e-commerce. Others were developed primarily by the client, and now are entirely managed in-house. We can work within any budget, help a client take those first steps in establishing a web presence, or to create a fresh look and enhanced functionality for a client whose existing website needs to be replaced. For those who wish to manage their own websites, we bring along our two best assistants, M Power and N Able. Intergarten.com Our own demo site ... it has links to some of the sites listed below, and may at times contain a few that aren’t listed here. It began as just our “extra space” ... but we gave it a homepage and its own identity to demonstrate various websites we’ve developed, or assisted clients in developing themselves. SkiJumpingUSA.com Ken built the original site in 2001, the fall before the 2002 Olympics in Salt Lake City. He grew up around this sport, was a downhill instructor for years, but always wished he had a way to bring info about ski jumping to the American public. In the nine years the site has been online, it has drawn well over a million visitors, and they remain onsite an average of more than six minutes. It’s the busiest English-language website devoted to this sport, which is a huge spectator draw in Europe, Scandinavia, and Japan, attracting much prime-time TV coverage ... but it’s nearly invisible here. That’s slowly changing, and we’re happy to be a part of it. We built it, and we maintain it. USASkiJumping.org This site was developed in summer and fall of 2010 for the organization that supports the US men’s elite-level ski jumping team. We designed the site, and also are responsible for maintaining it with news and results each week, covering international competitions as well as some here in the USA. National Exercise Trainers Association - NETA We built their original site about 1998, and it slowly evolved into a very complex and interactive site. Early on, we brought in an outstanding graphic designer to manage the overall layout and user experience, as this site is a crucial element in the nationwide marketing of NETA’s educational and certification programs for physical fitness professionals. She now manages most of the site. However, we still produce the Schedule section; it’s published directly from their registration database, which we developed and still support. We also helped them build a presence on Facebook, to take advantage of the viral nature of social communications, and the rich variety of business and marketing services Facebook provides. Kiwanis Ski Club Another ski jumping site, it replaces the club’s original site which was hard to update and which had become a bit dated. It incorporates a lot of YouTube video to show skiers in flight for a distance longer than one and one half football fields. This one focuses on one main event each year, and although we’ll be maintaining it, it won’t become a high-activity site. Went online mid-December 2010. IdenneyT Communications When we’re asked to recommend or collaborate with a professional who’s talented with both the visual and written aspects of communications, Sue Denney is at the top of our list. We provided initial instruction and support by phone, getting her up to speed with Xara Web Designer ... and she created this, her first site, in a few days. St Paul Ski Club This design is more than five years old, but it’s still a nice-looking and functional website for an outstanding ski jumping club with a strong junior program. We do all of their support, updating news items on the front page, and keeping their schedule page current, with links to results of local competitions. Some less-visited pages will probably be discontinued, but there are no plans for a major revamp. Salon 511 The owner of this business has been designing her own advertising materials for years. She wanted to create a website that had some similar design elements, and which she could manage, but had no experience in designing or managing a website. After taking our course about website basics, she decided to give Xara Web Designer a try. We provided minimal assistance, and she’s off and running. Nice work! Mt Itasca Ski Area This site was developed for a ski club with several divisions, each with a different person responsible for web content. We solved the problem initially by having them create PDFs of each page, which were each assigned to a different person within the club. One central person uploaded new pages as needed. In the fall of 2009, we assosted her in rebuilding the site with Xara, and it was completed in just a few days. Opulent Art Studio Donna Crespo asked about our experience with Xara Web Designer. She was developing a website for her graphic design business, and had been unsatisfied with the learning curve of Dreamweaver, despite having taken several classes. We assisted her in getting started with XWD, and this is her own site, created within her first week using this program. She’s already created several client sites, too. Nelco Gly-Tek Very small website, underwent cosmetic revamp in Fall 2009 for a fresh look. This company gets orders from around the world, and has chosen NOT to deploy a secure order and payment system. Orders come back as e-mails, and all are verified by phone, at which time payment is arranged (same process as with fax orders). Fat Kats Mountain Bike Club Another small site. Assisted with a bit of functional fine-tuning after a club member did a very nice job with the basic layout. This member was one of my clients who is listed above, and who volunteered to replace an outdated site for this club.

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Click the thumbnail above to see the ski jumper in flight. It clearly shows that ski jumpers do not fly high above the ground ... they follow the curve of the landing hill. Learn more about this cool sport via link above ... Make Money Online! Interested in tapping the potential of Google’s advertising capabilities? Here’s an example of their AdSense program, which can produce revenue for you by showing ads on your site. The flip side of the coin is AdWords, the program which lets you create the ads and have them automatically placed on relevant sites. Want to know more? Contact us!