Some Sites Built at The Open Site
Beam Loop highlights and showcases the Light Shaping Conferences that happen two times a year, once in Europe and once in the United States. It is scheduled to be completed at the end of April, 08.
PRO Landscape Supply wants to get more do it yourself home owners to visit both their Goffstown and Manchester NH locations. They feel once the home owners stop by and experience the great customer service and expert staff that they will return again and again. I used Joomla as the backend. Joomla allows for managing the downloads of pictures and manuals along with instructional videos. Joomla also allows the company to make easy and timely updates.
This is a good example of how you can promote you business with a simple brochure web site. You don't need to be selling products on your web site to get a large benefit from the site. A web site that gives the user useful information can help your business reputation grow and mature. Check out Stop Credit Assassins.
Essence of Light showcases the knowledge and expertise of Reiki Master Jen Camann as well as letting the users easily find out about all the services she offers. I wanted to evoke an emotional response from the user when I designed this web site. What do you think does it work?
Kupcake Konz is an innovative product that brings tons of fun in the lives of kids and parents. This site use Joomla as its backend allowing for a robust and complete ecommerce solution.
Hitachi Via Mechanics is a division of the parent company Hitachi located in Japan.
Hitachi Via Mechanics needed a web site that would allow its customers to log on to the web site and get current information about its machines and parts. The site also serves as a repository of documents for the Hitachi Via Mechanics service tech's. The tech no longer need to carry a suitcase full of documents and manuals, they can just login to the site and download what they need at the job site. Finally the site opens up to the public a wealth of information about Hitachi Via Mechanics the work they do and the products they sell.
Medical Practice Solutions asked me to create a crisp and user friendly web site using the URL yourbillingsolution.com I created the site to be simple yet I utilized color and graphic to make it stand out and welcome the user.
I used Flash animation and audio to create a welcoming and personal movie featuring the voice of the company President Kim Castelot. I created the movie with the user in mind putting play and stop buttons into it so they have the choice of listening or not.
I continue to work closely with Medical Practice Solutions and its President Kim Castelot to fashion relevant content that both the users and the search engines will find helpful.
Blooms Floral Artistry is built using Joomla (CMS) as the back end. Julie need a site that would allow her to easily showcase the hundreds of photos she has of her wonderful work. We added an easy to manage gallery that showcases her photos in a dynamic manner using Mootools and AJAX. Check it out!
Many political sites have to be put up over night once the candidate wins a primary and even though it is a quick build it can still be attractive as well as get the message across to the voters. The Elect Phil Greazzo web site is an example of having less then a month to the general election and needing to communicate with the voters clearly and quickly. "It Works"
I'm a big believer in keeping the conversation in and about the US. going. Kat Swift for President allows me to help give voice to a large minority of voters who rarely are heard. It is an ongoing project that is just now getting off the ground. Please check back toward mid Oct to see all the info and features.
Many clients have built or have had me build pages that promote their web sites. These pages are built at sites like Squidoo or Swicki. With this in mind I launched a web directory to help promote these sites and also promote regular web sites as well. The directory is called Noisy Quiet. The tag line is make some noise on the web, build some links.
Sleepy Dog Pad is a great example of how someone on a budget or just starting out can get a really nice web site without having to spend tons of money. This is a new business that wants to get off the ground and show people the great products available. Note: Under Construction
Rootovich for Mayor of Nashua NH. As with all campaigns this web site updates frequently. It has been a fun site to work on and is built on the base of the Joomla content management system NOTE: David lost the election but was able to contribute in a meaningful way to the conversation and the future of Nashua NH. The site is still up and worth a look.
WM Barry Group is a Real Estate firm specializing in Commercial, Industrial and Investment property.
This was Bill Barry's first web site and I wanted it to be a great experience for him. I used the content management software Joomla as the back end to allow him to do all the updates to the site from his home computer. Joomla offers the user the ability to add text and images as easy as working within a word processor.
Next on the agenda is to have audio descriptions added to each of the Barry Groups listings.
Lake Shore Animal Shelter is a no kill shelter located in Chicago IL. The shelter has been in business for almost 50 years. Their success is directly related to the multitude of volunteers they have had during this long run as a nonprofit.
The site is a busy site and get over 250 people a day checking out the Chicago shelter. The site is full of great articles that are very helpful and a series of audio tips from a Vet. The site also makes use of Google Adsense to bring in a small monthly amount of money to help care for the dogs.
Recently a couple of volunteers to the shelter started Lake Shore's first blog and everyone at the shelter is very excited. A new redesign is coming during the summer of 2007 and more new features.
Yellow Taxi Productions needed a web site that was easy to update from any browser. I used the content management software Joomla to give them what they wanted. I also made it possible for them to add both audio and video into the content without having to know any coding.
The web site changes and updates often and everyone is happy with the results.
S And T Net stands for Ski and Toboggan Network. The site is built upon the content management software Joomla and allows the administrator to do all the updates from his laptop no matter what ski slope hey is visiting for the day.
The site features a forum where all the Ski and Toboggan instructors in NH and MA can discuss tips and ideas for their classes and seminars. Of course like many sites done at The Open Site this site is audio and video ready
St. Francis Parish in Litchfield NH need a simple web site that would allow for quick updates but at the same time be robust enough to grow. The site is audio and video ready and can be updated in any web browser by the church staff.
Additionally....
The Open Site has designed, built or managed web sites for the following Businesses and Nonprofit's.
- Taoist Restoration Society
- Sky Farm ( Sonoma Valley)
- New Hampshire Council of Churches
- Courage and Leadership (NH political PAC)
- Merrimack Valley Aids Project
- Freedom Honda NH
- New Hampshire Bible Society
- Child and Family Services NH
- New Hampshire Bible Society
- New England Landscaping
- Enlightened Life ( Australia)
- Independent Jazz Radio Directory
- Radio Sitbyme (24/7 Internet Jazz Radio)
- New Hampshire Psychological Association
- Nonprofit Umbrella
- Dr. Anne Boedecker (NH)
- Robert Frost Homestead (Derry NH)
- Frontiers of Knowledge
- National Association of State and Regional Bible Societies
- Gulf Brook Construction (Concord NH)
