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I'm very pleased to report that the eCommerce website build is going well. After kind of a false start (I thought SquareSpace would be a good CMS for the client, but it turned out it was not), things are progressing well.
I've sent the first demo to the client and she's come back happy with how things are shaping up, and given some feedback to help keep me motivated. I'll keep plugging away entering the products she'll sell online and creating the relevant pages to help educate any future visitors to her site. I'm enjoying the build, and think its looking pretty flash (even if I do say so myself). In other news, I met with a lovely new client today who wants to update her current site to look its best AND maximise sales. This relationship is going to be more collaborative than some of my others, because they want to learn how to do this type of thing for themselves. Makes sense to me. I am going to check out the current site's capabilities and functionality. I'm concerned that the CMS is going to be quite limited and may not do everything we want it to. That being said, I'm going to do everything I can to "make it work". What makes things even trickier is that its school holidays now, so I have less time than usual, but all will be well, I'll get there in the end. Until next time... Fx I'm in currently in the planning stage of an eCommerce website build. I am both excited and just a tiny bit overwhelmed (but not in a bad way). This build is for one of my lovely repeat clients and her needs are very specific. I want to make sure that what we create is what she actually needs, not what I think she should have.
I've done some pretty decent research into eCommerce CMS options available, and I've spent a bit of time on her current site to see what I think works and what we can improve. There's a lot of information she's got on offer right now, which is great but I do wonder if we can simplify her message a bit. This week's task is to start the actual build. I believe that the time I've spent upfront will help in the long-run, but any more reading will just add to the overwhelming feeling. Sometimes its best to just get stuck in and get a handle on things. Or at least it is for me. So, once again, watch this space... Until next time Fx It's been a bit of a slog this one, thanks to a hideous CMS experience that proved to be a complete waste of time (note to anyone interested, avoid IM Creator), but we got there in the end.
A few moments ago I was delighted to be able to 'go live' with the Self Defense Northland site. As mentioned in a previous post, the brief was to avoid any fear tactics and make it more about empowering women. When I presented the site to David, he laughed a little at the images I chose but agreed they did what they are supposed to. It was a nice project to work on, and I hope the organisation goes from strength-to-strength (no pun intended). Until next time... Fx Simple [adjective]; easy to understand, deal with, use etc.
I've been working on a website build for a client and upon sending them the first mock-up, I received the feedback that it was really simple but they liked it. The simple look and feel of the website doesn't truly represent the amount of work that's gone into creating it. I created a simple yet high impact site for the client because that's what works best, in my opinion at least. Flashy websites annoy me; who wants to wait 30 seconds or more for a whizz-bang intro to play, or a new image to open up every time I accidentally hover my mouse over a different part of the screen? Not me. There are a few simple rules I try to adhere to when working on websites;
I won't go into too much detail on those here (if you're curious, just ask), but hopefully you get what I'm saying. I do wonder though; would anyone turn away from a service provider if they thought their website were simple as opposed to flashy? Hopefully not. Until next time... Fx |
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