I loved it that Ken Evans Mediation wanted to have something symbolic of the Pacific Northwest to associate his work with, and what is more perfect than a pod of Orca whales set against the backdrop of the San Juan Islands?
Of course we did it in WordPress with a custom design. We also set up an online appointment calendar so his clients can log-in and make appointments for mediation services. The Calendar will save a lot of “phone-tag” time for Ken and his clients.
I know, I’m annoying about this backing up issue aren’t I? Well, too bad! I am going to keep bringing it up ’cause I want you to back up your files! Here’s a short video that BackBlaze made that talks about the importance of backing up your files.
It totally sucks to lose important work files and information, pictures of friends and family, songs, all because you don’t think that your computer is going to go dead on you.
Well guess what?
Computers fail all the time…even really good ones!
It happened to me with a 3 year old Macbook Pro. It was running kinda slow so I hit “restart” and it never, ever started again. Luckily, I had most of my files on two External Hard Drives, but not everything, because I was manually doing the back-ups to the Externals and I just didn’t do it every day, ok? I mean, I was busy!
After that happened I decided to get an automated virtual back-up, so I didn’t have to think about it and also because what if something happened to my External Hard Drives? Like they failed? Or got stolen? Or if my office burned down? Or a hippopotamus got loose and trampled my equipment?
So I got BackBlaze, for $5 a month and I can back-up everything. And it’s easy. And now I don’t think about failing or theft or fires or rampaging hippopotamus.
So there.
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About 6 years ago I created a site for Pohlman Knowles Studio – and it was great! But as time and the internet advanced on, the site was starting to show it’s age. So last month Pam and I overhauled everything and re-created the site using WordPress. And now it’s even greater! How amazing is that?
The best part is, Sabrina Knowles and Jenny Pohlman can go into their site whenever they wish and add new show dates, blog about their latest work & events, and most importantly, update the Sculpture Galleries as they create new pieces. Another cool feature is that visitors can sign up to receive notification of their latest blog posts, so they can keep informed when a show is upcoming or there is something of interest that Pohlman Knowles Studio deem worthy of sharing.
Giving people the tools to update their web sites empowers them and makes for better web sites – sites that are current, fresh and visited often.
OK, I know the site layout is good-looking, but honestly, what makes this site shine is the incredibly gorgeous work that Sabrina & Jenny create. I got lucky in getting to showcase it.
Please take a few moments to visit the site – prepare to be dazzled!
Sara Wells, FNP, came to us needing a site for her practice, Cascadia Family Health. She wanted it professional, friendly and easy to navigate, which of course is what we do best!
Sara provided the beautiful background image of the bay, I creaated the overall design and Pam set it up in WordPress. Sara can now go in and update the site whenever she needs to, she has a News Blog for posting current events and articles of interest for her clients as well.
We were all happy with the outcome and believe this site will serve Sara and her clients well for many years to come!
Northwest Devices is a company in Tecate, Mexico that produces parts for the aerospace industry.
Their old site wasn’t serving them very well, they wanted a site that was “clean and high-tech looking” and they also wanted it to be up asap – in time for an important meeting with a new client! We turned this around in just a few days.
It’s a very basic site the uses WordPress for it’s platform. We created a simple layout with a custom header design, and kept the look clean and cool.
A looooooong time ago I helped the iDiOM theater in Bellingham, WA with their web site. Since then, the founder of the iD has moved on to NYC and is involved with a theater production company there, Northwest Passage Theater Collective.
I was happy to help Glenn put together a quick site to advertise their 2 new productions. Special features are a photo gallery and a page for videos.
I’ve been away from this blog for a quite awhile – got tied up doing contract work and wasn’t able to do my own sites again until last month. But that job is over and I’m back and we’ve just finished up 5 new sites!
The Bath Tub Diva is, perhaps, the most incredible site on the internet! Uh-huh.
Pam, Karen & I decided to work together to create this site. I’ve been an avid bath-tubber for ages and wanted to spread the word on how great – and transformative – taking a bath can be, so, WA-LA! The Bath Tub Diva was launched.
I created the design, Pam did the programming (in WordPress – what else?) and Karen provides SEO support.
Visit the site to learn how you can “Transform your life one bath at a time”. There are articles on fabulous bath recipes, info on Epsom salts, funny (and true!) stories about bathing, splendid bath-related products that we like & recommend, mindful meditations & affirmations, and stunning “Spa Day” ideas for you and your friends.
For sure you’ll find something that you like on the site and will come back again and again for more stunning info on the joys of tubbin’ it!
Jess Van Dusen, N.D., recently set up her practice in Bellingham and wanted a web site that reflected her lifestyle and the kind of Naturopathic Doctor she is. I used a lot of photographs that she had taken on her hikes around the area for the individual page headers. Sepia tones were used as full color images were distracting and we wanted viewers to feel soothed and engaged when they came to the site. Dandelion graphics line the bottom of the pages ’cause they are cool AND are a reminder of the herbal source of much of natural medicine.
Pam set up the site in WordPress and Jess can easily update it herself.
It’s a lovey, clean and easy to navigate site that will serve Dr. Dusen well!
I had a run – a short run, but a run nonetheless – on Naturopathic Physicians web sites. Which was great as they both had amazing LINKS sections so now I know where to go to get gluten-free everything!
Right after I completed Jess’ site (scroll down 2 posts to read about Jess’ site) I started one for Dr. Brigid Crowe, also a Naturopath. Amazingly, they both knew each other! ha ha – ok they went to “Be-A-Doctor” school together and both liked my portfolio.
The interesting part was how to create two sites for two doctors in the same profession without having them look similar. And one right after the other. Well, that’s the reason why I am famous for my design work. Bwah!
I strive to make to each site reflect it’s individual owner. Brigid and I went through a few designs and finally were both happy with the result above as it really reflects her style and aesthetic.
