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New church website
The website for a Centreville Virginia church had not been updated in several years. Prospective church members usually visit multiple church websites before choosing one to visit. Every visitor to the church either comes with a friend, or has visited the website....
Issues with the popular Oxygen WordPress theme
Website: coveredcomponents.com Covered Components are high end hidden outlets for custom home builders, art studios and more. This client appreciated the style of the Oxygen theme and the woocommerce support. Oxygen is very highly rated and updated frequently on...
Fast Theme for Security Systems Website
Website: nighthawksecurity.us Barry Hockett has run his Nighthawk Security Systems company for over twenty years. Much of his business is from referrals, so a website was not necessary to generate new business. But referred clients did need his contact info and...
Website for Life Coach Sarah Sutton
Website: www.truceinc.com Sarah Sutton is a transformation coach - she helps people make real and lasting healthy changes in their lives. Her company is Truce Coaching in Sterling VA and she works with clients in person and over the phone. She had a nice html...
SEO work creates more business for bakery
Lee Slaninko is the proud owner of Sweet Somethings Desserts in Wilmington Delaware. I redid Lee's website in 2013 and described it here. I have since been doing SEO work for Lee, particularly for their most popular baked goods. We have had good success using the...
Cryogenic Control Website
The scientists at Cryogenic Control needed a starter website so potential customers could read about their new product line. Their print materials were designed by George at Red Barn Muse Creative Group. Our goal was a one page website that was modern and...
Updated website for a professional photographer
Marti Belcher has been best known for her portraits of India. She has traveled there extensively and brings her unique approach to each exotic setting. Recently she has wanted to emphasize the diversity of her work, including photography from the United States and...
Equipping Minds: A Client Succeeds
I started working for Carol and Kyle Brown several years ago. They had recently moved to Danville, Kentucky and were working with students with learning challenges. Their original business name was "The Academic Success Center of Kentucky". Their mission has...
WordPress Consulting
I enjoy working with a variety of clients. Some small business owners are not and never want to be technical people. That is fine! For these clients, I do the full service website management which includes reserving domain names, arrange hosting, taking photos,...
How to fix a slow loading website
Several WordPress websites I manage became slow to load after several months. Fortunately, there are several good tools out there for analyzing where the loading time is going. Here are the main activities during a web page load: Connect. The web browser is...
BluChic themes recommended
I am working with a wedding photographer to redo a site that depends on Flash and is not responsive. On my smart phone, the opening video does not play and the text on the website is too small to read. The photographer is looking for a lighter, more delicate image. ...
Sweet Somethings Desserts – 2013 Best Bakery
Website: sweetsomethingsdesserts.com Lee Slaninko's bakery is Sweet Somethings Desserts, located in Wilmington, Delaware. We heard about it from Iron Hill Brewery, who recommended Sweet Somethings for my in-law's 50th anniversary cake. When I called and talked to...