flyte blog: small business web marketing blog

Flyte recently launched a Web site for Goldbelt Tours, an Alaskan tour company with a tram, hotel and marina.

Goldbelt Tours is a one-stop-shop for your next visit to Juneau, Alaska. Goldbelt, Inc. owns and operates the Goldbelt Hotel, the Mount Robert’s Tramway, and the Seadrome Marina. They also offer unforgettable adventures and excursions in both Juneau and Ketchikan.

Flyte designed and built the site on WordPress, allowing Goldbelt to update their site, upload images and embed video without needing to know any HTML.

Flyte is also working on the redesign and redevelopment of Goldbelt Corporate, offering shareholders and natives access to the latest news/information that Goldbelt offers. Stay tuned.

Lindsay Babayan
Project Manager

Recently we worked with Allied/Cook Construction, a commercial construction company in Maine serving all of northern New England, to redesign and redevelop their Web site.

Like so many businesses these day, Allied/Cook was looking for more than a simple online brochure. They needed an interactive Web site that they could update themselves.

We gave them a sleek, modern design that put the focus on their work. A simple Flash slideshow on the home  page shows off some of their newer work, while search engine friendly navigation lets visitors dive right into their portfolio. You can check out their LEED & Green Building construction, historic restoration or some of their retail construction.

WordPress slideshow plug-ins not only provide a slick interface, but it also allows them to add new projects and upload new photos into the slideshow without any programming knowledge.

If you're looking for a Maine commercial construction company, be sure to check out Allied/Cook. They can help you with construction or pre-construction services, green building and historical restorations.

Rich Brooks
WordPress Web Design for Small Business

Last week flyte launched a new photo-centric blog for Wellesley Weston magazine.

When Beth Furman, the publisher, first approached us she was looking for a way to easily display all the photos that wouldn't fit in her beautiful, glossy magazine targeting residents of Wellesley and Weston, Massachusetts. The About Town section was extremely popular, but it was impossible to add all the event photos to the print magazine.

With WordPress, a few key plugins and some experienced know-how (thanks, Andy!) we were able to make it simple for her to upload those photos and categorize them by events. We also made adding new ads to the rotating banners point-and-click easy.

Additional benefits include the ability for attendees to leave comments below their photos and additional advertising opportunities for Wellesley Weston Magazine. If you're looking to reach this attractive demographic, be sure to visit The Wellesley Weston Magazine blog and contact Beth.

If you're looking for a way of extending your magazine's reach, be sure to contact flyte new media.

Rich Brooks
Blogs for Print Media

flyte recently worked with Reliable Networks, a Portland, Maine based technology company servicing businesses of all sizes.

Reliable Networks offers hosted services, technology consulting, hipaa compliance and proactive maintenance, as well as being experts in Zimbra Groupware.

RN had a beautiful, clean Web site when we began working with them. They had received lots of compliments on how easy it was to use and find the information once you were there.

The problem was that it was built entirely in Flash. The images, the content, the navigation, all Flash. While there's nothing wrong with using Flash (the current Web site still uses Flash banners), using it for the entire site rendered the site nearly invisible to search engines.

Flyte rebuilt the site on WordPress, using some neat javascript tricks to mimic some of the, well, flash of Flash, without hurting the site's search engine visibility. Now all of their keyword-rich content can be indexed by Google, Bing and the other search engines, delivering more qualified leads through their Web site.

Now that the site is running on WordPress, RN is able to update the site, adding new content, uploading images and embedding videos as necessary. With flyte's help RN's also added a blog, tackling such topics as "strong passwords" and password rotation.

If your business is located in southern Maine and you need support for your emails, network and/or help with other technological issues, be sure to visit Reliable Networks.

If you're looking to build a world-class Web site that can grow with your business, be sure to talk to flyte new media today.

Rich Brooks
Maine WordPress Design

Flyte recently launched a new fashion e-commerce blog at DesignerSaleRack.com with the tag line "Still in Style. Now on Sale."

DesignerSaleRack offers contemporary women's and men's clothing and denim at extremely discounted prices.

Using WordPress's categories and tags, it's easy to find men's denim or women's jackets or any sweater that's on sale. (Wow! $43.20 marked down from $160!)

We implemented a PayPal & e-junkie solution for handling e-commerce in an extremely cost effective way; no startup fees, and only $5/month for e-junkie. (Terrible name, great shopping cart solution. I find myself apologizing for the name as I continue to sell people on the slick interface and easy-to-use features.)

You can also follow DesignerSaleRack on Twitter at @dsignersalerack.

If you're a fashion diva with an eye for value, be sure to visit DesignerSaleRack.com. If you need a blog or e-commerce for your growing business, be sure to talk to flyte.

Rich Brooks
WordPress Design & Development