We have just worked with Social Butterfly helping them program WordPress templates. We also have worked with them to create new images for their website. They are planning on releasing their product today and the service sounds like a great idea. Social Butterfly is going to allow for the creation of WordPress sites directly on their servers, allowing for the use of customized themes designed by their company. Check them out and see what they have to offer.

We have just completed a new website for UWW CEO. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization is a group of students who share entrepreneurial endeavors. They participate in campus-wide and National events.

With the previous developer of their website graduating, they decided it was time to redesign their logo and website. Their primary request was to have the site manageable by the board of directors, because previously updates took time to get online. We were able to get their site up and running in two weeks with a WordPress integration, allowing them to do all of their updates by themselves.

Some of the items we included with the website were:

• A customized calendar plugin that not only shows their upcoming events on the events page, but also in the sidebar of their website
• A customized JQuery rotator to show the latest news of the group on the homepage
• A customized photo gallery to show their newest pictures, utilizing AJAX to allow for viewing without page refresh and having stylized popup viewing
• A customized JQuery dialog box for the contact us
• A customized social networking section on their sidebar advertising their Twitter and Facebook account

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A common item I hear from people is, “How do I create a website?”. Anyone who designs or develops websites started with this question at some point in their career as well. When asking this question many people will not take the time to tell you due to the fact:

1. It is a lengthy process
2. It depends on what type of site you are developing
3. You need to know how to design/program or have to hire an individual/company

We are going to start to write blog posts outlining the process of getting a website started, for the beginner. This, is the first post. We will cover how to buy a domain name, hosting and how to link the two together.

Step 1: A Domain Name

The first thing to consider when buying a domain name is what is your site going to detail. You will have to think hard on this, because a domain name tells the potential visitor a lot about your website. Take our domain name for instance, BreakpointDesigns.com. Right away the user may think we are a design company, which we are. It would be less relevant for me to have a domain name that…

With the launch of our new website we are offering 20% off all of our services. Please take some time and go through our portfolio and view the new features of our site. A free quote can be requested from any page. For those of you who have not been here before, I will highlight some of the new features of our site:

• The entire site is run off of WordPress
• We have integrated a new, easy to follow portfolio
• We have outlined our extensive list of services
• We have added a client map
• We have added a blog
• We are adding a free template every month
• We are now interested and talking with individuals and companies about partnerships
• We have a JQuery Contact Us which processes quotes, partnerships and general inquiries