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    Owner: Velvet Blues Web Design
    URL: http://www.velvetblues.com/
    Join Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:13:52 -0600
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    Velvet Blues is a website design, web development, search engine optimization, and web hosting company. We take pride in our projects, large and small, and believe in 100% customer satisfaction. Contact us today. We are ready to create your distinct web p
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Bard Sculpture Studio
2008-02-11 16:12:05
Bard Sculpture Studio, which specializes in conceptual design maquettes, model-making, and sculptures, needed a website to display their varied portfolio. We took their vision and created clean XHTML/CSS templates and integrated a content management system so that the website could be easily updated with new images and content.


New England Real Estate Company
2007-12-15 20:57:17
Having had problems with search engine optimization, New England Real Estate Company redesigned their website and wanted to install a blog on the main page. So we installed WordPress on their server and installed various plugins to increase blog functionality. Additionally, we created a custom WordPress template to seamlessly integrate the blog into their new design.
Read more: New England , Real Estate

Matthew Aaron - Ghostwriter
2007-12-14 20:50:09
Recently, we were asked to create a do-it-yourself template for a professional ghostwriter. So we designed a simple Dreamweaver template and compiled a template package along with basic instructions so that the client could modify and install the site himself. The site features a clean XHTML/CSS design with a tabbed-navigation.
Read more: Aaron , Matthew

Chicago Sports Fan
2007-11-15 00:50:49
A popular message board, Chicago Sports Fan, was overrun with SPAM. Our role was to make it impossible for spam-bots to register and post.We installed a Captcha, as well as other spam-blocking modifications. Upon success, we were contracted to make other improvements to the site to enhance the user experience.


TCBoater
2007-11-01 01:45:35
TCBoater is a classifieds site that features boating supplies and boating equipment. And it prides itself on being the largest marine classifieds site in Florida. In an effort to increase traffic and enable better syndication of content, TCBoater asked us to create data feeds.


Atlantic Toyota
2007-10-23 01:35:59
We collaborated with JLKCreative to create a splash page advertising Atlantic Toyota Rewards. We sliced the .PSD design to create an XHTML/CSS template with optimized graphics. The site also features an download link for a bulky .PDF file. We disabled the option for a user to view this large — and potentially slow-loading — file in their browser.


Allied Arborcraft
2007-10-22 01:30:18
For this project, we worked alongside JLKCreative. Our role was to take the design — which was supplied as .PSD files — and produce a fully functioning website. We coded XHTML/CSS templates, an impressive Javascript gallery with slideshow, rollover zoom, and image switching, and a contact form with field verification and error messages. The site also resizes depending on screen resolution.


Best Damn Fantasy League
2007-10-15 01:26:43
We created a content-rich site for an uber sports fan which was designed to serve as a guide for the creation of a fantasy sports league.It features simple XHTML/CSS templates as well as a contact form. We also integrated Adsense and various buttons for easy addition to content portals (such as Digg, Technorati, and StumbleUpon).
Read more: League

Order Generics
2007-08-08 21:37:20
For this project, we were given a complete site design in the form of 13 .PSD files. Our mission: Code a mock site for a startup pharmaceutical company in the funding acquisition process.This project featured a stunning 3-day turnaround time to meet the company deadline, as well as complementary hosting of the demo site in a development folder for prospective viewers.
Read more: Order

Teatown Communications Group
2007-08-04 01:00:48
Teatown Communications Group is a film/video production company. Having been unable to find their way into search engine listings, due to having an all-flash site, they came to us for a solution.We took their Flash files and created an XHTML/CSS version in accordance with specified SEO guidelines.


Want To Mingle?
2007-07-20 00:51:20
Possibly a gold mine, the owners of WantToMingle.com contacted us to create a For Sale page to highlight the potential social networking uses of their domain name.Our development team put together a custom design and used a bit of PHP programming to enable dynamic image generation.


Plant Zen
2007-07-17 00:46:05
We created a small informational site to showcase the work done by a mom & pop gardening business. This 7-page site features a unique postcard-like XHTML/CSS design, a flash slideshow and a Javascript image gallery.
Read more: Plant , Zen

Southern Star Mortgage Corporation
2007-04-30 00:40:05
Seeking a redesign, Southern Star Mortgage Corporation contacted Velvet Blues to put together a 25+ page site, complete with a multi-page loan application, contact forms, and a paged glossary.


Pick Your City
2006-08-03 11:25:38
Pick Your City is a travel site that features online booking for car rentals, flights, cruises, vacation packages, hotels, and last minute deals. They contacted us because they needed help managing and syndicating their content.Our development team integrated a content management system and trained Pick Your City staff in using the system.


RJLerich - Professional Photography
2006-08-01 09:42:51
To help diversify our portfolio, we designed a very creative (pro-bono) website for a professional photographer. The site features a unique grid/box design, a javascript gallery, and clean XHTML/CSS templates.


Top Digital Solutions
2008-04-01 17:35:46
Top Digital Solutions provides digital services to help companies go paperless, and they needed a website to show what services they offered.Using their logo and color scheme as a basis, we developed a custom website featuring: unique graphics, flash slideshow, and both contact and order forms.


Damon Bard
2008-03-29 18:59:34
This is the second of two websites that we created for Damon Bard, this one to show his varied artistic works, such as sculpture, painting, and photography.We took his vision and created clean XHTML/CSS templates and integrated WordPress as a content management system to enable easy maintenance of content.


Law Library Consultants
2008-05-12 17:45:10
We created a standards compliant website and integrated Web Yep as a content management system. This site also features an XML-driven flash slideshow, a PHP email form, and a JavaScript/XML news feed.
Read more: Consultants , Library

Helios Green Realty
2008-06-04 10:55:27
Helios Green Realty , a green real estate group in Chicago, needed a brand new look for their website. We partnered up with CircleImagine to launch their new website, complete with a fully integrated WordPress backend to enable easy management of content.


SDL Brokerage Inc.
2008-06-06 19:16:12
We teamed up with JLKCreative to help develop a website for SDL Brokerage , a New York based insurance agency.This website features a flash intro, an SSL-protected form, and clean XHTML/CSS site templates.


Don’t Get Banned
2008-06-13 22:15:03
Like most website owners, you're probably quite obsessed with getting high rankings in search engines. Perhaps you've read countless newsletters and have employed all of the recommended tricks and tactics. But before you go into a full-fledged search-engine-optimization frenzy, beware! Your actions may actually be hurting your placement in search engines and could potentially lead to your site bei
Read more: Banned

7 Tips for Highly Effective Websites
2008-06-13 08:19:25
The average web surfer spends 5-10 seconds deciding whether or not they want to remain on a site. And given that users who leave disappointed rarely return, it is important to catch their attention the first time around. This article gives seven tips to improve your website, encourage repeat visits, and get results.
Read more: Websites

My Platinum Travel Rewards
2008-06-15 21:25:53
We worked with JLKCreative to create two brochure sites for My Platinum Travel Rewards , one for Lexus of Massapequa and the other for Atlantic Audi.


Five Reasons You Need A Website
2008-06-15 17:53:55
For many businesses and individuals who use traditional approaches for conducting business and creating new leads, having a website may seem unnecessary. However, there are many advantages of having a website that are often overlooked. Take a look at this article to see the benefits of creating your own website.
Read more: Reasons

5 Free Ways to Increase Your Website’s Traffic
2008-06-17 12:22:19
While it might be easy enough to build a website, it is often quite difficult to build meaningful traffic. In the past, many new website owners believed that by launching a website, they were guaranteed to be flooded with traffic. But with so many millions of website on the net, there is a lot of competition for traffic, and you might find it hard to get your piece of the pie without paying a fort


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