Realnet have just launched another new website  - www.361photography.com.

Kristi and Andy asked us to give them a more dashing site that would also let them better manage uploading and sharing images with their clients.

www.361photography.com features a wide collection of photos that help do justice to their skills.

The new website puts 361 Photography ahead of the rest and helps establish them as one of the leading professional photography companies in the area.

361 Photography is in two Gallery areas –  Showcases and Client.

The Showcase gallery features 6 galleries

• Corporate
• Functions & Events
• Products
• Publicity
• Workshops

A client area offers clients their own private gallery that is accessible via the web.

The development  features CSS3 styling to allow full size images to be displayed and yet maintain aspect ratios of the images, modern features that de-grades gracefully for older browsers that do not support CSS3.

Working in close collaboration with Sharone Freed, Realnet are pleased to announce the launch of gardenfencecambs.co.uk.

Sharone approached Realnet earlier this year, his aim to improve his presence on the web.

One of Sharone’s requirements was to ensure that the site was made fully content manageable. and had high visibility in Google.

Realnet and Sharone chose on an open source CMS framework,  Concrete5 This allows smaller businesses full control over their content whilst allowing Realnet the ability to rapidly move a site from concept to a full implementation without restricting the in depth creativity that has become the Realnet trademark.

Garden Fence Cambs Homepage

The fast pace at which the online pharmaceutical industry moves, coupled with the continuing success of their bespoke-built website has meant that Masters Direct were in need of a website upgrade less than a year after Realnet first published Masters Direct online. With such strong competition in the online pharmacy industry it is important for them not only to keep up but also ensure that user experience is at its optimum level to ensure repeat visits and customer base growth.

We cleaned up the site and gave it a sleeker and more minimalist feel. See below the before and after screeshots:

Before

After

By observing how users were interacting with the site as well as keeping an eye on the competition we not only designed an improved user experience but also upgraded the development behind the site.

Our lead programmer in charge of Masters Direct really went to town on the new site making thing smooth and slick moving from one application to the next. All of the old features have been improved and everything else has been reorganised and reset for a perfect selling environment.

Yes That’s Right…We finally have a new website! We have been so busy over the last few years making everyone else’s site the bees knees that we neglected our own! We have even added a few extra features…if you see anything you like then let us know and we can do something for you too.

The internal debate raged for many days about the colour of the site…then the technical director came up with the solution that we could have both black and white and let people decide what they would prefer. Notice the little switch in the top right of the page. it may be something to do with having two young children that’s got him so used to finding the compromise, but what ever it is, at least everyone is happy.

Suffice to say having 7 people in the office all expressing their views has been quite and eye opener…and has helped us understand the trials and tribulations that many of our clients go through. As we wanted everything to be entirely new and up to date we found ourselves surrounded by a plethora of technology that wasn’t there the first time around and struggled through example after example trying to find the best one for us. We would love to know what you think to our new site…please be gentle though, we haven’t tasted our own medicine before!

If you are looking for a little something to spruce up your site then check out our monthly service recommendations and call us for a consultation on how we can improve your business on the web. Subscribe to the blog and we will send you updates and information on what you can be doing right now yourself.

CPC (Cambridge Pet Crematorium) have been long-standing clients with Realnet. This was the second version of their main public website designed and built by Realnet and we added a whole host of new interactive features. The Website now gives a more well rounded user experience covering everything in a step by step process, from the first point of contact to leaving an online tribute.

One of the key features now incorporated into the site design is the encouragement of a return visit, this was done by creating a series of well thought out journeys throughout the site which catered for people not just during the time they required the service, but also before and after.

One of the main challenges was creating a site that didn’t emphasise ’selling’ or driving people to an end point, as many of our other sites do. This was a good exercise in creating a website that has real feeling and uses strong subliminal messaging and wording to put the point across as opposed to the hard sell.

The Team at CPC were great to work with, the mix of personalities ensured we not only came up with some fantastic ideas during the dynamic meetings but also that that there was a real consideration given to the end user and their feelings.

Having grown significantly in the last year, Arcade needed a web solution that reflected what they did and who they did it for. Providing HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) specialised systems for a range of clients, they wanted to stand out from the competition.

The website delivers their message that they are not just providing a service for their clients, but looking to build lasting relationships. With their portfolio including a certain high end Knightsbridge department store they wanted the opportunity to demonstrate their credibility and professionalism, able to do the best job for the worlds finest.

Colin McLean of Presentation Works has been a client for a number of years, the second website we have designed and built for him was based around his highly successful blog (see below). There was a need to create brand continuity as Colin is well integrated across a number of social networks all with a similar theme that wasn’t reflected by the old site.

We created a site that was fresh and clean in design, with direct links to all of the other web platforms Colin works from. we also included new media in the form of videos and downloads to encourage interaction from users. Colin is very pleased with the site and we look forward to seeing the benefits of the site in Google Analytics

One of our very clever developers here at Realnet found a handy bit of code that can tell you how secure your profile is…not only that it will also update your security for you automatically if you feel its not up to scratch.

Handy, if you still haven’t got the hang of facebook, but also if you are just interested to know!

Click Here to be directed to the site

The code was developed by a keen techie at the University of Michigan. It examines how much of your personal information is available to those both on and off Facebook, if it find a security problem it flags it up and offers to fix it for you. We have all given it a try here at Realnet with no problems!

If you find this helpful then please let us know by posting a comment!

As previously discussed in the Dabbling in Digital post there are a number of little tricks in creating a Facebook profile or group, such as the Vanity URL.

So here is another Titbit:

Facebook only lets you invite your friends to a group or event one by one, for some reason it hasn’t occurred to them to include a ’select all’ option. If you have created a Facebook group and want to invite all of your friends without the hassle of individually clicking through here is how:

1. Go to your Event, Group or page and click “Invite People”.
2. Once the page has loaded you should see all of your friends, but they are not selected.
3. At this point, copy and paste the javascript code below into your Web browser’s address bar, then hit “Enter”.
4. If all goes well, it selects all of your friends!

javascript:elms=document.getElementById('friends').getElementsByTagName('li');for(var fid in elms){if(typeof elms[fid] === 'object'){fs.click(elms[fid]);}}

If you found this helpful don’t forget to retweet it to your friends and followers!

Realnet designed and built a comprehensive online solution for Vankit. The client wanted something that would appeal to the target market, be simple and easy to use as well as show the range and quality of the products.

The unique and bespoke solution is database driven for ease of use and offers a filtered search system to display only the most relevant products in search results.

We designed a bright and graphic site that highlighted the product as well as showing its function and allowed visitors to easily design and build their own van storage solution.

See the site for yourself at www.vankitdirect.co.uk