“Within the first ten minutes James saved me $5,000/year”

It’s been a while since I had a good brag session. The last client project that I wrote about was the Urban Office website and Jim Hardy’s tongue-in-cheek testimonial that “we shouldn’t be this excited about a website!”

Since then we’ve done some other great work and I feel it’s time to highlight some of it. Some of the work I can show you. Other work is more about consulting and/or behind-the-scenes programming, so I can only tell you about that.

Red Planet Software

Late last year I sat down with Red Planet Software‘s founder and CEO, Peter Williams, for a quick consultation to get the online side of RPS lined up for 2009. At the end of the meeting Peter gave me what is easily my briefest yet most powerful testimonial to date: “Within the first five minutes James saved me $5,000/yr.” I’ll leave you to wonder how!

Wanless Enviro

Webnerd also launched a new website for Wanless Enviro (formerly Wanless Wastecorp) and this is what Marketing Manager Leonie Cavanagh had to say: “I have found working with James at Webnerd very easy. James is extremely knowledgeable on all matters in the web domain (and he really is the original Webnerd). I was walked through a detailed and effective process, which ensures the customer gets what they want and is satisfied at each stage of the process. Material is provided in a timely manner and James provides excellent customer service and on-going support. I am very pleased with the end result of our website www.wanless.com.au and would readily recommend Webnerd to any Company needing a fresh, new website.”

Steve Parish Publishing

Steve Parish Publishing has a new website that marks another step in the evolution of the online side of their business. The new website features a new focus on selling to consumers, membership functionality, a corporate blog, a powerful content management system and a custom-programmed back-end that integrates the online shop with its massive product database at their offices in Oxley. This back-end integration allows online orders to be automatically entered into their accounting system before packing slips are automatically printed in the warehouse. It also instantly updates the online shop whenever a product is introduced or changed. While a massive undertaking, the launch of this new website has resulted in massive increase in online takings.

Smooth Latin Groove

Another long-time client, Smooth Latin Groove, is also enjoying the fruits of a custom-programmed online system. SLG students can now enrol online while SLG staff manage the entire enrolment process and student management/tracking/marketing via an extensive yet easy-to-use web-based system. The implementation of this system was crucial to the management of this rapidly growing latin dance school and means that previously unknown or manually compiled data is now instantly available when needed.

CDI Architects

During 2008 Webnerd undertook two separate web-based projects for CDI Architects. The first was to design and develop a new online file management system to share new and updated project files with stakeholders.  The second was to develop a new ‘virtual brochure’ website that can be updated by in-house staff. Heather and Charles Howroyd of CDI Architects said: “CDI Architects was very lucky to find James and Webnerd. We were looking for some high end design to feature our architectural designs and James has achieved this. He was really helpful with the site structure, which is really important to get right. The new site works really well. James was very professional to deal with and we are happy to recommend his services.”