Taking Our Clients' Websites to the Next Level

Bowling Distributor

The folks at Bowling Distributor wanted to offer every bowling product on the planet. That's a lot of products! Can you spell database? Their catalog is a large and ever-changing database. Customers can create accounts, choose their passwords and usernames. Staff can track orders through the backend and make changes to the catalog, put items on special, control how the specials are displayed. Still under development.

Lucinda's Wood Cake Boxes

Lucinda Ebersole is one of the world's best cooks, and she makes these insanely great cakes. What's her secret? Wood cake boxes. Is she willing to share? She is, on a gorgeous new site, all decked out with ecommerce. Send her one of your favorite recipes.

Iris Zimmermann

Iris Zimmerman is going to the Olympics (again!) and we're proud to be part of her comeback. Read about this inspiring athlete (and send her a donation). Sign up for her newsletter, too.

North Tonawanda Public Library

The North Tonawanda Public Library wanted an attractive website to reach out to their public. They've gotten lots and lots of compliments. They like the database driven calendar that their staff can maintain.

Wallguard

The Wallguard corporation was ready to start taking orders on the web, and we created a database driven catalog to keep track of their hundreds of different sizes, colors and shapes of Cornerguards. The orders just keep coming.

Gates Public Library

Gates's website grew under the hand of various people. Every page was a different color! Over time we've made a lot of changes. The website now has a consistent look, controlled by a template system. Library staff update the Gates Human Service Directory, using Contribute, a program from Macromedia that uses a system of templates and permissions to ensure that non-techie staff can update content without unwittingly messing up formatting or navigation.

The Gates Business Directory is a database of all the businesses in the town of Gates, compiled by the librarians. This popular directory has made it possible for library patrons to find the answers to their questions at any time of day, freeing up reference librarians to answer other questions.

The database driven calendar we introduced means that events can be added months in advance. No more limitations from a one-month calendar.

Association for Women in Computing

The upstate New York chapter had a website, but we've really taken it to the next level. All registration for AWC events now happens through the website. The information feeds into a database, which the event planners can quickly edit and print. They can also dash off an email reminder to all those registered and print nametags. If the event requires prepayment, that can be done online too. Members join and renew online too. The annual awards breakfast draws from 300-400 guests, and registration and confirmation has been mostly automated.

Henrietta Public Library

Henrietta hadn't maintained their website for two years before they contracted with us for webmaster services. Now each of the librarians updates her page monthly, telling patrons what's new.

Large parts of the local history collection has been put on line, in searchable databases. One part of the collection gives burial records from all of the cemeteries in Henrietta. Another part gives copies of obituaries collected for Henrietta residents since the fifties. Newspaper articles about Henrietta politics are also indexed. The oral history collection is online, with audio files and transcripts.

Registration for library programs is all online now, available 24/7. A monthly ezine bringing updates on programs and new materials to patrons in-boxes.

Mothers & More

This national organization of some 7,500 members runs with a very lean budget, and the website is a key part of their communications. We've made lots of improvements. We replaced the old site which was made with FrontPage and contained very dirty code with a streamlined system controlled by a stylesheet, so that they can make changes to the whole site (hundreds of pages) by changing the style sheet.

Much of the action on their site lies in the members' only section. We've been gradually introducing database-driven components, so that when something changes, like a new chapter, it only has to be changed in one place and is automatically reflected everywhere on the site.

We've developed a system of staff resources handbooks which are database driven--they provide a repository of information on how the organization works, and are accessible to volunteer staff working all over the country.

We've developed a volunteer database to track their large volunteer staff. It contains profiles on staff members and their work histories, comments on their interests and motivations, exit interviews when they leave positions, and comments from their managers. This is all part of their mission to provide a model virtual workplace and to ensure that staff can make use of their experience with Mothers & More as they transition to other jobs in the future.

Gargoyle Magazine

This literary magazine has been publishing poetry, fiction, art and interviews with writers for many years. We are gradually putting the archives online, with a new format which highlights some of the sensational artwork that has graced its covers over the years.

We've added ecommerce so that all the books and journals can be purchased directly from the website. And we've provided links to Amazon to help readers find out of print volumes.

Eve Botelho, fiber artist

Eve does gorgeous machine embroidered lanscapes. She had a website, but she wasn't happy with its look, so we redesigned it, added her recent works and are working with her to keep it updated.

Linear Programming

Retired Professor Doris Grosh had spent years teaching linear programming and had a great set of notes which people always encouraged her to turn into a text-book. She did and she's been selling it on the internet while she looks for a publisher. We designed the site for her.

Single Adoptive Parents

This group of parents meet monthly to provide fellowship and support to each other. They wanted a website so that others could find them more easily. The public website lets others find them. The members-only site provides a way of sharing their directory, meeting calendar and details of who should bring what to the next potluck.




Home About Portfolio Resources Contact And she's an author too	Taking Our Clients' Websites to the Next Level Bowling Distributor The folks at Bowling Distributor wanted to offer every bowling product on the planet. That's a lot of products! Can you spell database? Their catalog is a large and ever-changing database. Customers can create accounts, choose their passwords and usernames. Staff can track orders through the backend and make changes to the catalog, put items on special, control how the specials are displayed. Still under development. Lucinda's Wood Cake Boxes Lucinda Ebersole is one of the world's best cooks, and she makes these insanely great cakes. What's her secret? Wood cake boxes. Is she willing to share? She is, on a gorgeous new site, all decked out with ecommerce. Send her one of your favorite recipes. Iris Zimmermann Iris Zimmerman is going to the Olympics (again!) and we're proud to be part of her comeback. Read about this inspiring athlete (and send her a donation). Sign up for her newsletter, too. North Tonawanda Public Library The North Tonawanda Public Library wanted an attractive website to reach out to their public. They've gotten lots and lots of compliments. They like the database driven calendar that their staff can maintain. Wallguard The Wallguard corporation was ready to start taking orders on the web, and we created a database driven catalog to keep track of their hundreds of different sizes, colors and shapes of Cornerguards. The orders just keep coming. Gates Public Library Gates's website grew under the hand of various people. Every page was a different color! Over time we've made a lot of changes. The website now has a consistent look, controlled by a template system. Library staff update the Gates Human Service Directory, using Contribute, a program from Macromedia that uses a system of templates and permissions to ensure that non-techie staff can update content without unwittingly messing up formatting or navigation. The Gates Business Directory is a database of all the businesses in the town of Gates, compiled by the librarians. This popular directory has made it possible for library patrons to find the answers to their questions at any time of day, freeing up reference librarians to answer other questions. The database driven calendar we introduced means that events can be added months in advance. No more limitations from a one-month calendar. Association for Women in Computing The upstate New York chapter had a website, but we've really taken it to the next level. All registration for AWC events now happens through the website. The information feeds into a database, which the event planners can quickly edit and print. They can also dash off an email reminder to all those registered and print nametags. If the event requires prepayment, that can be done online too. Members join and renew online too. The annual awards breakfast draws from 300-400 guests, and registration and confirmation has been mostly automated. Henrietta Public Library Henrietta hadn't maintained their website for two years before they contracted with us for webmaster services. Now each of the librarians updates her page monthly, telling patrons what's new. Large parts of the local history collection has been put on line, in searchable databases. One part of the collection gives burial records from all of the cemeteries in Henrietta. Another part gives copies of obituaries collected for Henrietta residents since the fifties. Newspaper articles about Henrietta politics are also indexed. The oral history collection is online, with audio files and transcripts. Registration for library programs is all online now, available 24/7. A monthly ezine bringing updates on programs and new materials to patrons in-boxes. Mothers & More This national organization of some 7,500 members runs with a very lean budget, and the website is a key part of their communications. We've made lots of improvements. We replaced the old site which was made with FrontPage and contained very dirty code with a streamlined system controlled by a stylesheet, so that they can make changes to the whole site (hundreds of pages) by changing the style sheet. Much of the action on their site lies in the members' only section. We've been gradually introducing database-driven components, so that when something changes, like a new chapter, it only has to be changed in one place and is automatically reflected everywhere on the site. We've developed a system of staff resources handbooks which are database driven--they provide a repository of information on how the organization works, and are accessible to volunteer staff working all over the country. We've developed a volunteer database to track their large volunteer staff. It contains profiles on staff members and their work histories, comments on their interests and motivations, exit interviews when they leave positions, and comments from their managers. This is all part of their mission to provide a model virtual workplace and to ensure that staff can make use of their experience with Mothers & More as they transition to other jobs in the future. Gargoyle Magazine This literary magazine has been publishing poetry, fiction, art and interviews with writers for many years. We are gradually putting the archives online, with a new format which highlights some of the sensational artwork that has graced its covers over the years. We've added ecommerce so that all the books and journals can be purchased directly from the website. And we've provided links to Amazon to help readers find out of print volumes. Eve Botelho, fiber artist Eve does gorgeous machine embroidered lanscapes. She had a website, but she wasn't happy with its look, so we redesigned it, added her recent works and are working with her to keep it updated. Linear Programming Retired Professor Doris Grosh had spent years teaching linear programming and had a great set of notes which people always encouraged her to turn into a text-book. She did and she's been selling it on the internet while she looks for a publisher. We designed the site for her. Single Adoptive Parents This group of parents meet monthly to provide fellowship and support to each other. They wanted a website so that others could find them more easily. The public website lets others find them. The members-only site provides a way of sharing their directory, meeting calendar and details of who should bring what to the next potluck.