A Web Makeover

by Janet ~ November 3rd, 2009. Filed under: Blogging Bits, Newsworthy Notes.

If you’ve had a website for several years, you know that after numerous updates, changes, and additions, inconsistencies in design, format, and even content can occasionally appear on your site. Even a carefully maintained site can begin to look tired over time. When Daisy Wright of The Wright Career Solution contacted me, her website looked like this:

The Wright Career - old

Building upon Daisy’s existing brand, I created a fresh new look, using WordPress, so she could easily update it herself. The end result is here:

The Wright Career - new

Her original blog used a fairly basic Blogger template, which was not unattractive, but lacked pizzazz, as you can see here:

The Wright Career blog - old

What also concerned me was the presence of the Blogger Toolbar, which allows readers to easily click through to other random blogs. Of course, most bloggers like to link to other blogs, but we should be able to choose the recipients of our link love!

Although we could have imported Daisy’s blog into her new website, she preferred to keep it separate, but wanted to capitalize on the functionality and flexibility of WordPress. Here is the end product:

Daisy Wright blog - new

I don’t like to brag, but I think I’ve done a very nice job on both sites! Please check them out, and if you know someone who is in the market for a new job or career, have them give Daisy a call. She has earned several certifications, has recently been named Outstanding Canadian Career Leader by CPC for the second time, and is the author of No Canadian Experience, Eh?

Take a good look at your own website. Is the information current? Does it reflect the professional image you wish to convey? If it’s time for a makeover, contact me for a no cost, no obligation consultation.

2 Responses to A Web Makeover

  1. Kathy Stinson

    I quite like what you’ve done with my site, Janet, but maybe now that I have my novel to a point where I can ignore it for a few days, I should have a look and see what else we could be doing there, to help make me rich and famous. :-)

  2. Janet Barclay

    It couldn’t hurt – you can never be too rich or too famous! ;)

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