Posted by Marilla on Oct 30, 2011 in Before and After, Blog, Case Studies, Gallery | 0 comments
Mandy Ketcheson is a psychotherapist who specializes in dealing with creative artists and performers.
I was recommended to her by Steven Shehori of Sweat Equity Productions, a PR specialist who was helping Mandy launch her website in the entertainment community in Toronto. I met Steven and his brother Daniel when I took their famous seminar in DIY PR a couple of years ago.
Mandy already had a...
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Posted by Marilla on Sep 21, 2011 in Blog, Case Studies, Gallery | 0 comments
Susan Leviton is a self-confessed technophobe who nonetheless needed to have a website to promote her Yiddish arts business.
She liked the idea of being to update the site herself, but was nervous about whether she had the chops to do it. To alleviate her worries we set up a conference call with her husband so that we could talk through what it would take to maintain one of my websites. By the...
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Posted by Marilla on Sep 13, 2011 in Blog, Case Studies, Gallery | 0 comments
Lauren Ferraro is a voice and speech practitioner who needed a stylish, yet simple web presence to launch her business.
When Lauren completed the questionnaire I ask all my clients to fill in to give me details of what they’re after, she told me she was looking for a window to her profession for the public who might not know what a voice coach was. She needed a site appealing to all...
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Posted by Marilla on Mar 11, 2011 in Blog, Case Studies, Gallery | 0 comments
Veronika Swartz is a beautiful, multi-talented and hilarious performer. She also has an excellent understanding of marketing and realized that she needed an online presence.
We have worked together on the Toronto comedy scene and when she found out I built websites she took me out for lunch to discuss her requirements. I asked her to take a look at Elegant Themes and she immediately chose the...
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Posted by Marilla on Oct 6, 2010 in Before and After, Blog, Case Studies, Gallery | 0 comments
Barbara Wade Rose is a prolific writer, painter and journalist. She had a simple website but wanted something a little more stylish and easy to update herself.
Barbara’s husband had built her original website for her and although it was functional it simply wasn’t fabulous enough – it didn’t have a blog and Barbara had no idea how to update it herself. She was attracted to...
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Posted by Marilla on Aug 26, 2010 in Blog, Case Studies, Gallery | 4 comments
Inge Christensen is an expert trainer in innovation, collaboration and communication within the corporate environment.
When she came to me she already had a website for her company, Creative Expeditions, but wanted to add a blog where she could provide both a great resource for her existing clients and attract new clients by showcasing her ideas and ways of working. Making changes to her core...
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Posted by Marilla on Jun 17, 2010 in Blog, News, Website Tips | 0 comments
I couldn’t wait for it so I manually installed the Beta version but now…..WordPress 3.0 is available to everyone!
Click on the player below to see WordPress.tv’s short video explaining the new features of this latest version of the WordPress software.
I especially like the new help access and the very neat menu manipulation features.
Make sure you upgrade to the latest version...
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Posted by Marilla on May 20, 2010 in Blog, News, Website Tips | 0 comments
If the terms “social marketing”, “web 2.0″ and “linkbait” are all things you think you should probably know about, but don’t, then this free ebook is for you.
I first came across the Authority Black Book last year and tore through it. I’ll be brutally honest with you – for the first time ever I really and truly got to grips with social...
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