We will take your existing static HTML website and port it into a new WordPress CMS Site. We will use all the graphics and design elements in the original site to create the new template. Then we will compile all the original content and photos (up to 10 pages) and add them to the new site. We install a few essential plugins for functionality, and then we will show you how to maintain your new site.

Some thoughts about the Simple Site Port:

A Simple Site Port only works with websites that are relatively new.  Older sites really need to be reevaluated for look and feel, since graphics, layout and design trends may have changed since the site was originally created. You might also want to take advantage of some of the great functionality that is available through WordPress that is not included in this service.

If this is the case with your website you have a few options.

• We can apply our “Simple Template” to your site. This template framework will allow us to “Brand” your site with your current branding and colours, and give you a jump off point for future design.
• You can optin to have us redesign the site. You can choose from either the Basic or Premium Custom Design options and add Premium Plus  options to recreate a new site look and feel.

If you have a large website, 10 pages are not a lot. While the service says only 10 pages to port and we normally don’t split hairs over a few extra, if your site has a large number of pages to port we will need to charge extra to compile your photos and content to the new site.

If you also run a Blog on one of the free blog services such as wordpress.com or blogger, we will import those posts to the new site at no additional charge.

One thing to keep in mind, the goal is to get you a new dynamic site at a very affordable price. Because we use WordPress you will be able to build on design and functionality as your budget allows, even if you just start with the “Simple” Options.

If you have been operating a Blog on one of the free services and would like to move to a Self Hosted version, we can import your existing blog to a new Self Hosted WordPress Setup.

We will, whenever possible, use the template that you have been already using on WordPress.com, or help you find a suitable replacement if you are importing from one of the other free blog platforms.

Your other option is to have us redesign the new blog.  You can choose from either the Basic or Premium Custom Design options to recreate a new blog look and feel.

Some things to keep in mind…

This service will only import your blog with the existing categories. If you are importing from a free service other then WordPress.com, some additional charges may be applied if you would like us to reorganize the blog with new categories, and larger blogs will take additional time.

This is an inexpensive option to get your site up and help you establish your “Virtual Location”.

This includes the following:

• Set up WordPress and application of  our “Simple Template”
• Brand the template with your colours and logo
• Install several essential plugins
• Create the framework of up to 10 pages and add your supplied content and photos
• Set up your Blog
• Show you how to update your site

One thing to keep in mind, the goal is to get you a new dynamic site at a very affordable price. Because we use WordPress you will be able to build on design and functionality as your budget allows, even if you just start with the “Simple” Options.

This is our step up from the Simple Setup service and provides for more design and functionality to your new site. With this service you get a unique, and attractive website at a very affordable price. We consider this the perfect entry level website, with the most bang for your buck.

This includes the following:

• Set up WordPress and application of our “Basic Template”
• Brand the template with your colours and logo
• Install several essential plugins
• Add basic functionality such as a Newsletter, Video, Event Calendar, Online Invoicing and Simple PayPal payments
• Create the framework of up to 10 pages and add your supplied content and photos
• Set up your Blog
• Help you set up and brand your twitter and business facebook page and then integrate them then to the site.
• Show you how to update your site

One thing to keep in mind, the goal is to get you a new dynamic site at a very affordable price. Because we use WordPress you will be able to build on design and functionality as your budget allows.

Our Premium service is the next step up from the Basic service. This service allows for even more design and functionality. With this service you get the site of your dreams.

• Set up WordPress
• A Custom Designed Template built to your specifications
• Install several essential plugins
• Add basic functionality such as a Newsletter, Video, Event Calendar, Online Invoicing and Simple PayPal payments
• Integration with 3^rd party websites like mail chimp, constant contact and several others.
• Even more Functionality such as slideshows and multiple content areas on your homepage
• Photo and Video Gallery Set up
• Create the framework of up to 10 pages and add your supplied content and photos
• Set up your Blog
• Help you set up and brand your twitter and business facebook page and then integrate them then to the site.
• Show you how to update your site

One thing to keep in mind, the goal is to get you a new dynamic site at a very affordable price. Because we use WordPress you will be able to build on design and functionality as your budget allows.

Our Premium Plus service was designed for more complex sites that require special functionality and or more time to create. This service should be considered an “add on” to any of the other packages and will be billed according to the additional time and functionality added to any package.

Some of the additional functionality this service provides for:

• Complex functionality such as ecommerce, event management and member support
• Multiple Blogs
• Large sites with more than 10 pages of supplied or compiled content (Site Port)
• “Premium” template setup
• Plus…

Sometimes you just need to hash out a new idea, new marketing plan, social media strategy, or other problem you might be facing in your business. Business Brainstorming is all about coming up with new ideas and new directions and problem solving.

Some of the things we can work with you on…

• Creative Marketing
• Social Media Strategies
• Product and Service Development
• Better Brand Building
• Business Organization
• Accountability projects
• Conflict Resolution
• Plus much more…

We will look at the issue through different eyes.. And we will not hold back the punches! By the end of a brainstorming session you will walk away ready to move forward with your new ideas with a solid plan of attack, or have the tools to solve the problem that brought you to us in the first place.

The Cost?

Brainstorming sessions are billed and booked in 2 hour blocks at $200/per session.
As a rule, a good brainstorming session will take about 4 hours to be effective.

Additional followup meetings are billed at $100.00/hr and may be purchased separately through our payment centre.

Our business is our baby, and because of this often we only see the good things, and fail to smell the bad ones. Sometimes we just need a second pair of eyes,and maybe another nose.

Intensive conversation and brainstorming. Often in the course of our business we lose track of the road we are traveling on. Your not alone, every business does, so don’t feel bad. This is not coaching, it is Business Facilitating, we don’t necessarily spend a lot of time trying to make you feel better about yourself with platitudes and self help books. There are already lots of coaches that will do that for you. We are only going to look at your business and help it work more efficiently. The bonus, if your business is working better, you will feel better about yourself.

Our Business Facilitating Package aims to get you back on track with your business goals, and help to create a new road map to follow.

We also recommend this package to those that are thinking of starting a new business.

How it works…

The First Meeting (2-3 Hours)

We will meet at a quiet location of your choice, that might be your office, or a coffee shop in the neighborhood. During out first meeting we will discuss your business and what has been happening. Where you see yourself falling short of your plans, and where you would like to see your business going. We will discuss your current operations, systems and processes, and any marketing plans you currently have in place, as well as your current branding. During this time I will be taking notes, or taping our conversation.

The first meeting is an opportunity for me to learn more about you, your business and your industry.

The Second Meeting : Brainstorming and Planning (4-5 Hours)

Again in a quiet location, we will begin building your new road map. We will take a close look at the holes that may have developed in your operations, systems and processes and see how we can streamline them or create new ones that will make your business function more efficiently. In other words we will build your “Special Sauce”.

We will also reevaluate your current marketing plans and see where they are failing and where they are working. We will plan new strategies that will open more doors to your target market. This will also be the time we take a good look at your current branding to see if it is effective in the marketplace.

The final part of this meeting is your accountability list. I will give you several tasks to complete within a specific time period. These tasks will be essential to creating your new road map and making it work.

The Final Meeting : Talking Accountability (2-3 Hours)

About 2-3 weeks after our second meeting we will get together to look at your progress, and book any follow up meetings as needed.

The Follow Up (1-2 Hours)

A Coffee or Call to follow up.

Costs…

$1000.00

Additional followup meetings are billed at $100.00/hr and may be purchased separately through our payment centre.

Do you Tweet, Facebook, or get Linkedin? Do you do all of them or just one? Or maybe like so many others you are just not sure. You are not alone. This 3 hour Workshop will help to demystify Social Media and help you find your place in it.

Some of the Topics Covered

• A history of Social Media
• Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Meetup
• Social Media Etiquette
• Planning and Strategies
• Social Medial tools such as Hoot Suite, Tweet Deck, Tweet Chat
• Incorporating Social Media into your website
• Building your network
• Taking it offline

By the end of the class you will have accounts set up with each of the social media platforms, and be using them.

Included with the Workshop is a Digital Format Workbook that you can print for future reference and use to follow along in the workshop. The Workbook is emailed to you at the time of purchase.

We keep our Workshops small with only 6-8 people in White Rock / South Surrey.

We book classes as they fill up…call 604-536-9346 or email for more information.

Class Cost

$199 per person

Everybody and their dog seem to be blogging these days. So what is it all about? Why do you blog? How do you blog? This 3 hour workshop with strive to answer these questions and more.

Some of the Topics Covered

• What Platform is best
• Text, video, and audio blogging
• What to blog about
• Finding your target
• Scheduling your blogs
• Finding inspiration
• Finding content and images legally
• RSS Feeds, Subscriptions, and monetizing your blog
• Incorporating Social Media

Included with the Workshop is a Digital Format Workbook that you can print for future reference and use to follow along in the workshop. The Workbook is emailed to you at the time of purchase.

We keep our Workshops small with only 6-8 people in White Rock / South Surrey.

We book classes as they fill up…call 604-536-9346 or email for more information.

Class Cost

$199 per person