New Website Launched today!!!

www.ggpoutdoors.com

GGP Outdoors is a Victoria, MN based Residential Design and build company.  They came to New Creation Design, LLC to create a website design and content management system.  We are very happy with how the site turned out!  It has a wonderful gallery showcasing their landscape work along with easy to use form for easy contact by prospects.  Check them out today!

The first is another step forward in making the system more accessible on mobile and touch devices. We recently enabled touch devices to access element menus and settings screens. Now we’ve taken the next step in making the content areas themselves editable. Previously it was impossible to edit the content in text elements, blog posts, and calendar events because WYSIWYG editing is not compatible with mobile browsers. So we’ve improved this by presenting an alternate editing interface when you access the system through a mobile browser.

The new editing interface is very simple, allowing you to view and edit the raw HTML found in a content area. Login and pull up any content editing screen on a mobile device, and the new interface will appear, allowing you to make changes to the code in your content regions.

Again, this is just another small step designed to enable users to make tweaks and changes to the content on their sites from mobile or touch devices that don’t support WYSIWYG editing. There’s more to come in the area of mobile content management, so stay tuned.

Call New Creation Design today to find out more.

I want to reiterate that this is a pretty major upgrade, touching nearly every screen in the system. It represents a complete rework of how the system handles administrative screens. But this update is really just a first step in what will be a series of improvements. Think of it as laying the groundwork for many more changes to come. By unifying the administrative interface across all system pages, we offer ourselves the opportunity to bring you even more improvements in features and UI in the future.

New look and feel

The most visible changes are in the look and feel of the top toolbar and the administrative screens you encounter when editing content or adjusting settings. I want to point out that this does not change how our admin controls overlay on top of your website content. Rather, these change only impact the top toolbar and the screen you access when you click to edit content or settings.

The toolbar no longer uses drop down menus. Instead, available functions are listed horizontally as menu items. A new menu item, “content,” provides an easy way to get back to viewing the website with admin controls overlaid. The other menu items should be familiar as they are the same as those that exist currently in our drop down menus.

The settings screens follow familiar conventions, but offer an updated and polished look and feel.

Check out Kid Talk, Inc.  We re-designed their current static website and gave them a full content management site.  The design was built from on of our top of the line templates.  We changed the colors to make the site whimsical and added a calendar, photo gallery and more.

Check it out at www.kid-talk.com

New Creation Design has a new feature where you can sign-up for a Free 3 page website.  This is a cool feature in the marketing of our DesignCMS system.  It lets protential clients check out our system before they buy.  It's a great feature in the discovery process of your website.

Just go to www.newcreationdesign.net/sign-up to check out this cool feature.  Please forward it to anyone interested in getting a professional website where they can edit themselves and bring on the customers.

New Website - ASI Jet Ag division

www.asijetag.com

This is a repeat client who needed a high class website fast.  They were able to put their content, images and more into the website and it was up and running in days!

New website created for ASI Jet Center.  They just launched a new division called MSP Jet Center.

Our client was in need of a fast, high quality website.  We delivered!  Along with beautiful design, they are using our DesignCMS system which will allows them to utilize all the features it comes with.

Check it out at www.mspjet.com

Modern Aero Inc. needed a quick site for an expo coming up showcasing exhibitor's planes.  They needed a fall look along with a content management system.  We took one of the current templates and customized it to their needs.  They can continue to use the same site for future expos by changing colors and making changes through their CMS system.  Check it out at http://www.northernexposureaviationexpo.com/.

Waterbrooke Fellowship needed a new design along with a content management system (DesignCMS) where they can make weekly updates to their site.  They also required a blog, calendar, forms, photo gallery and more.  We were able to give them exactly one they needed.  Check it out at www.wbfellowship.org

When we talk to small businesses, we often find they're not too interested in "blogging." But, if we ask them about posting articles or news stories on their site, they are generally very interested in that. The truth is that blogging is nothing more than consistently posting articles on your site. Perhaps the term "blogging" has acquired some connotations that aren't appealing to small businesses. Nonetheless, blogging, or whatever you want to call it, is something that all businesses should consider.

Impressive benefits

Blogging can help you get results from your company website by doing the following:

1.     Establishing you and your business as an authority in your areas of expertise.

2.     Encouraging your site visitors to return often because of your regularly updated content.

3.     Building a dedicated readership for your content through RSS syndication.

4.     Making search engines pay attention to your regularly updated, keyword-rich content.

5.     Giving you a more personal voice through which to speak to your clients and customers.

6.     Encouraging your customers to talk back and interact with your website by leaving comments.

These are just a few of the key benefits of blogging on your company site. So, what does it take to make it work?

Slow and steady wins the race

Content is key. If you want to be successful blogging, you have to commit to generating new content regularly. My recommendation is that you post one new article per week to start. Even if you think you can post more, hold yourself back to one per week and see how it goes. You'll discover that it's harder than you think to generate new content every single week, but if you can do it, it well worth the time invested. A consistent, steady stream of quality content is all it takes to be successful blogging.

What should I write about?

You can post anything you want to share with the world. Here are a few ideas:

1.     News about your company

2.     Official company announcements

3.     "Get to know you" articles about employees

4.     Opinions on events or happenings in your industry

5.     Commentary on articles that others have written

6.     "How to" articles to help your clients and customers

7.     Posts featuring pictures of your company activities or employees

8.     Posts soliciting feedback from your customers, encouraging them to speak back to you in the comments.

9.     Information about giveaway and other special promotions

How do I get started?

You need do-it-yourself content tools in order to blog successfully. Your website needs to be running on a platform that has blogging built right in. With a weekly flow of new content, you need the ability to post articles yourself. If your site is already running on one of New Creation Design's content management systems, you're all set. If not, or if you need help getting started, just let us know and we'll be happy to talk with you more.

Our client, Mark Kuhne, is a gifted artist who needed a website and a Content Management System so he could easily update his site with new pieces of work.  We created a clean website through one of our templates and gave him a way to communicate his work through the new website.  We have ongoing SEO and Internet marketing so his art will be seen by millions!

Check it out at www.kuhnegallery.com