When I designed the websites, I chose layouts that emphasized the pictures of the different locations. As a sand volleyball player myself, I would want to know what type of sand each location has. I also included plugin’s that would allow them to integrate Google calendar for their events, All-in-one SEO Pack and a gallery they can upload photos from their iphone. Each client we work with had different requirements for their website and we work with you to find your perfect solution.

Below are the options that we originally presented.

Option #1:

This option was primarily picture based.

Option #2:

This option I also provided a custom illustration for the header of the website.

Option #3:

This option took the sand “literally.”

Final choice:

They ultimately went with Option #2 – below is the final home page visit. They also had me add a custom text widget box to the home page, so they could change the Welcome message daily. You can visit the live Concord Sand Volleyball here.

Web design work:

After talking to Jamie about her website, we found she loved her e-commerce platform, Volusion, but wanted several design changes. No, problem we can do that. We sent several design ideas over to the owner, she approved one of the design choices and we in turn, programmed the new look.

Here is the old look:

Here is the new look:

The major change was the header  and sidebar design. This re-design allowed us to be able to switch out special marketing messages at the top of her site and in the sidebar. We also switched her email sign-up, so the customer would stay on the same page the entire time.

Facebook:

We have also been busy working with Cassavoy and Company on growing her Facebook presence. When we first talked with the owner their facebook page only had about 50 followers. We grew that page to have almost 300 fans through Facebook ads, a Facebook giveaway contest, and a Welcome page that shows a discount once “liked.” Below is a screenshot of the discount promotion.

Below are the design options that I originally presented them. After I emailed them the designs, they took a week to think about it and scheduled another Skype chat. We talked over some design changes on their end and I sent them back a final design choice. Once chosen, we started the programming stage. Normally, I prefer to allow two weeks for programming, but they really needed this site to be up and running before they left for their big move to New Zealand. We sent them a URL to the site on the development site and they went through it. They had a few more suggestions and once they were made the new website for Moana Nui Designs LIVE.

Design Option #1:

This option is very similar to what the described in our talks. Big hero photo with room for blurbs of copy on the right and thumbnails of the categories below.

Design Option #2:

This option introduced a photo that went over the entire page, but still showed their featured thumbnails on the bottom.

Design Option #3:

This option is kept the hero shot as in #1, but introduced a sidebar to the home page.

Final Choice:

The final design is similar to Option #1, but included cart icons and a different style email button, as well as a tan colored background.

Business card design:

Website design:

Flyer to pass out around town and a Facebook landing page:

Sticker design to be placed on merchandise:

As I normally do with all projects, I provided three options for the client to choose from.

Option #1:

Option #2:

Option #3:

Final Choice:

After reviewing all three designs, the client ultimately picked the below. They loved the clean look that gave them the ability to feature all of the different facets of their company. See the final site at www.shoprung.org

I provided two options for the client to choose.

Option #1

The first, I incorporated the actual look of vinyl log siding:

And the below is what the Gallery page for Option #1 would look like. Each photo pops up into a larger image, so the customer will get a real feel for Vinyl Log Siding. Plus, the text below the caption could include a client testimonial for each project completed:

Option #2

The below look was created to meet the request of the client to incorporate green and brown as the main color scheme.

Below is Gallery page for Option #2. The thumbnail photos all pop up into larger photos:

The client ended up choosing the first design option. To see the site in its full functionality, head on over to http://www.logsidingstore.com/ and check it out. This site also incorporates Google checkout, so customers can easily order a Vinyl Siding Sample Kit.

Let’s start the showcase with the Twitter background. Important things I needed to include: Randi’s photo, Uncommon Threads jewelry logo, the fabric from the website and examples of the jewelry she creates.

Next up is the Facebook fan page that I set up for Uncommon Threads Jewelry. For the profile or “wall”, I combined her logo, website info and most popular piece of jewelry. I also uploaded a photo album of her top pieces and set up her blog to automatically publish onto her Facebook page:

Lastly, I mentioned above that I also created a custom Facebook landing/welcome page. Not sure what a landing page is? You can set up Facebook  pages to direct all potential “fans” to land on a custom tab. This tab is basically a mini-web page that can include – links to your website, any special promotion, and sign-up for your e-newsletter. Very cool!

If you are a regular reader of my website, you’ll know that I think that Facebook is a great tool for your small business. To build on that concept, I have debuted new social media package pricing for your small business. But hurry, the pricing is only available April 20 – May 20.

Overall, I focused on creating a clean site to leave the emphasis on her jewelry. One of the key client requests was the ability for the customer to search multiple ways. Why you may ask? Because some people are searching for a cute pair of earrings and others want a whole accessory set – earrings, bracelet, necklace, etc.

I worked with programmer Erik Lutenegger creating this site and together we broke it down into 3 ways to search. The first way, shown below, is by category, such as earrings, necklaces, bracelets, etc.

The second way to search is by collection. For instance, the piece below is in the hammered collection. You can then further view other similar hammered jewelry on the bottom scroll bar.

The final way to search is through an advanced product search. Use this if you know what exact product you are searching for:

Another feature we added was rotating images to the home page. Here is another view of the home page with a different piece of jewelry.

Here is the original:

Below is the re-designed e-newsletter. I created a header with their tag line, that will be used on all future e-newsletters. The re-design leaves plenty of room for recent articles, ads, plus it lists links to popular sections & departments on their website.  I also assigned the popular “Susan-Says” a constant location of the upper right hand side and created color scheme that matched the rest of the website.