Recent Shifts

Kids Academy Early Learning Center Launches New Website

bigshifter · July 28, 2021 ·

Kids Academy Early Learning Center is an early childhood daycare, education, and Pre-Kindergarten Facility on north Main Street in Sheridan Wyoming. They needed a new website based on their branding. Additionally, they needed the website done quickly. The 2021 Sheridan Rodeo parade was approaching and they had a float in the festivities. They wanted their website launched before the parade day so that they had an informational resource people could go to to find out more information about their services.

Website: kidsacademysheridan.com

Kids Academy Website

APPROACH

We met with Darci Larson, the owner of Kids Academy, and determined the scope of the project. We discussed the current logo, color palette and content strategy for the structure of the website. Once the foundation was laid, the web design and development work started. Throughout the project, we met several times to give project updates and make necessary change.

SOLUTION

The Squarespace platform was chosen as the Content Management System (CMS) and hosting provider for the site. The theme was created, fonts were chosen and the color palette was integrated in to the design.

SUMMARY

Squarespace Content Management Implementation
Domain Name configuration
Search Engine optimizations
Site Design
Contact Us Form Configuration

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Let us know if you need a new website, new branding/logo, or need to refresh your existing website.

Legacy Diamond and Gems Launches a New Website

bigshifter · July 22, 2021 ·

Website: www.legacydiamondandgems.com

CHALLENGE

Completed Website Design

Legacy Diamond and Gems, a premier custom jeweler in Sheridan Wyoming had a problem; they were paying way too much per month for a website hosting service that was not working for them. Big Shifter met with the Legacy team to find out what their “pain points” were and how we could help them out. It turns out they wanted to migrate their e-commerce website from their current hosting provider to a new WordPress website. In addition, they wanted to refresh their theme and remove many of the 1,400 products that were automatically imported for them from a third-party service.

APPROACH

Big Shifter created a development site on Big Shifter’s hosting platform and used that site to import their catalog of products and implement a designed theme that suited the branding needs of Legacy Diamond and Gems. Once the requirements were collected, Big Shifter went to work on the new site.

SOLUTION

We migrated their old WordPress-based site to a new WordPress website installation with many best practice plugins and functionality that would benefit their site. We integrated several third-party vendors into Legacy’s website in order to provide better services to their customers. Working with Legacy’s staff, Big Shifter created a site architecture that achieved their business goals. As a result of our work with their team, a new theme was implemented, staff members were trained and ready to manage content and a more manageable catalog of products was put in place.

SUMMARY

WordPress Content Management Implementation
Migration of Ecommerce Catalog
Third-Party content integrations
WooCommerce Implementation
Domain Name configuration
Search Engine optimizations
Site Design
Monthly Support

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Let us know if you need a new website, new branding/logo, or need to refresh your existing website.

Greybull Economic Development New Website Project

bigshifter · July 20, 2021 ·

Website: www.greybull.com

CHALLENGE

Greybull Wyoming Economic Development needed a new website and they needed it quickly. They had a hosting provider, a WordPress install but they needed Big Shifter’s expertise to implement the correct configuration, plugins, and theme design to ensure that the site met their marketing and branding goals.

APPROACH

Big Shifter met with the Greybull team to make sure that the project approach was within their business requirement needs. We began the project and kept the team involved and communicated with them throughout the website’s development and design.

SOLUTION

We created a WordPress website within their Bluehost hosting environment. We installed our recommended best practice plugins into their site and configured it to run as efficiently as possible on their hosting provider. We launched the site on time and within the client’s specifications. We also designed a new logo for the Greybull Economic Development Office to be used on the website.

SUMMARY

WordPress Content Management Implementation
Implement Gryeybull.com branding.
Created a new Greybull Logo and Branding colors
Domain Name configuration
Search Engine optimizations
Site Design

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Let us know if you need a new website, new branding/logo or need to refresh your existing website.

Project Schoolhouse Site Redesign

bigshifter · April 16, 2021 ·

Website: www.projectschoolhouse.org

Project Schoolhouse Screenshot Image — New Project Schoolhouse Website

CHALLENGE

Project Schoolhouse is a non-profit organization that helps communities in rural Nicaragua build schools, water-wells, and latrines to benefit children and their families. They knew they needed a new website to tell their story and be more in line with their messaging and marketing efforts.

APPROACH

Big Shifter met with the team several times during the Discovery phase of the project. Workshops and lengthy discussions were managed to create a business requirements document. Once the document was completed and approved, we worked with the Project Schoolhouse team to select a designed template and start customizing the site.

SOLUTION

We created a new WordPress site on a development server that was safe for the team to use. Design, Content Management, and Functionality implementation was accomplished on this development server until it was ready to launch. Big Shifter helped the Project Schoolhouse team with technical domain name configuration and website configuration. Once the site was built to suit the approved business requirements, it was ready to launch.

SUMMARY

WordPress Content Management Implementation
Implement Project Schoolhouse branding.
Extensive Training for client staff.
Integration with third-party forms and donation platforms.
Domain Name configuration
Search Engine optimizations.
Site Design
Custom and plugin functionality.
Moved domain names to Google Domains

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Buffalo Chamber of Commerce Website Redesign

bigshifter · December 12, 2020 ·

Website: www.buffalowyo.com

Buffalo Chamber of Commerce Website Screenshot Image — New Buffalo Chamber Website

CHALLENGE

The Buffalo Wyoming Chamber of Commerce had a website that was severely in need of a new design and marketing approach. The website was non-functional and the infrastructure and configuration were not up to speed. The Chamber was in the process of rebranding when many internal organizational changes were occurring. Big Shifter was called to help with the re-brand and in the process, we were able to help redesign the site, clear up some technical SNAFUS, and clear up their website issues.

APPROACH

With the new logo and re-brand in place, Big Shifter met with the Chamber staff during an initial discovery phase meeting. During that meeting, it was determined that the site needed to be easy to update and very low maintenance. In the past, the site was hosted on a WordPress platform which could not receive the love it needed. So a more simple hosting solution was proposed for the site.

SOLUTION

We created a new site on Squarespace and constructed a site based on the requirements determined in the initial discovery phase meeting. We worked closely with the Chamber staff through virtual training sessions to ensure they understood how to update their web content with confidence.

SUMMARY

Squarespace Website Hosting Package
Implement Buffalo Chamber of Commerce Branding.
Mobile-friendly (works well on smartphones and tablets)
Integration with third-party forms
Domain Name configuration
Google Analytics integration and updates to ensure the new site content was being indexed.

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Let us know if you need a new website, new branding/logo or need to refresh your existing website.