bizbox

SJSA website

Website: www.sjsa.ab.ca
Project included: social media integration (Facebook, Twitter, and Picassa), multiple authors, frequently updated content

Timeless Classics Auto Appraisals

Website: www.timelessclassicsauto.com

Financial services web site

Chris Fox at Fox Financial was looking for a clean, easy to navigate web site for his clients.  He also wanted to streamline his publishing stream: I’ve set up a system where he blogs regularly, and then uses Advisor Mailout to import those articles and send out his email newsletter.

Local news web site

Tri Area News is a news blog covering the “tri-area” of Stony Plain, Spruce Grove, and Parkland County.  While the area already has excellent newspapers, the Stony Plain Reporter and the Spruce Grove Examiner, they are only printed once a week.  Tri Area News was designed to give quick, timely news updates to local citizens using Twitter and Facebook updates, RSS subscriptions, and email notifications.

The really neat thing about this blog, is how I’ve set it up: everything is automatic. When a blogger on the site publishes a story, a link to that story is automatically sent to Twitter and Facebook.  And at midnight, all of the day’s stories are automatically compiled into an email and sent to the mailing list.  No button pushing necessary.

For this project I also did a lot of work optimizing the site for search engines (like Google), and customizing the theme itself.

Web site and promotion for Duchess Bake Shop

Garner and Giselle at Duchess Bake Shop wanted a clean, functional web site.  So I built them a site that fit the bill, using WordPress as the platform.

I also launched a digital promotion campaign for them: linking to local blogs, improving Google search results, and creating an identity for them on Facebook and Twitter.

The online campaign went very well, and created tremendous buzz for their opening week:

• “I first heard of them when they signed up on Twitter (@duchessbakeshop), and immediately wanted to check the shop out.” – Britney Leblanc, iNews880
• “Word about Duchess spread like wildfire on the Internet – kudos to their marketing folks for harnessing the power of social media.” – Sue Robins
• “Everyone’s raving about Edmonton’s newest culinary offering: Duchess Bake Shop” – Twyla Campbell
• “Wow, you guys are sure on top of links and mentions of your business online! You need to teach clinic!” – EtownBrides