Blazer Six

Let me dust off the cobwebs and introduce you to the latest iteration of The 9513, our beloved country music blog and main culprit responsible for consuming copious amounts of our time and thus the shadow of negligence cast over this very blog. After a full year in existence and growing popularity we thought it was time to roll out a design to liven things up a bit and better feature out best content.

As you can see from the screenshot, we redesigned the homepage to feature 4-5 articles of our choosing in the left hand side bar with a longer list of most recently posted articles in the middle column. The right hand sidebar contains a rotating feature space that allows us to highlight content at the top of the page where it’s more likely to be seen than if it were shoved further down the page. Score one for the publishers and the readers.

We’ve received quite a bit of positive feedback so far, but hope to continue adding important, community-building features over the coming months.

Visit: http://www.the9513.com

After seeing the work we did to redesign Technosight, Vinny came to us looking for a similar approach to his personal blog. The idea was to take his simple two column blog and expand it so that more content was exposed while highlighting recent activity and popular blog posts.

We accomplished the task by making the most recent entry on the blog the only full post, followed by four truncated posts, and a list of the most recent posts after that in the archives. We split the sidebar into two separate columns to highlight more content near the top. Each section header is collapsible to allow visitors the ability to view only the content that they feel is important to them.

Visit: www.vinnylingham.com

Before redesigning Technosight Ken Yarmosh had a very clear idea of what he wanted to do, in his blog he writes “I believe it is necessary to challenge traditionally accepted blog layouts.” He wanted to appeal to the less technically savvy visitors of his site. So he set about creating his wireframes and sent us a detailed account of what he was looking for.

After a couple of concepts and a few rounds of revisions we came to the design that he currently sports on Technosight. Ken said “I started off this effort by sending them a very detailed wireframe that they definitely improved upon during the design and development process. I’ve worked with Blazer Six for just under two years now - on my own projects and as a partner on others - and they continue to deliver.”

Visit: www.technosight.com

Your Income at risk is a website warning people about the perils of going without disability insurance while educating visitors on how and what kind of disability insurance they should be looking for. We worked with Robert Zirkelbach to fine tune the design to help accomplish their goals. Robert lauded us on our flexibility to accommodate their needs while remaining accessible. There’s no bureaucratic structure at Blazer Six that you have to go through, and we like to build ongoing relationships with our clients. We think it makes the whole process easier.

Visit: www.yourincomeatrisk.org

BNI is an organization, founded by Dr. Ivan Misner, with over 90,000 members that is based on helping businesses network and gain new business through referrals, so then, how coincidental is it that Dr. Ivan Misner came to us by way of a referral. Dr. Misner is the author of multiple books on the subject of business networking and when he decided to start a podcast to share his wealth of knowledge, we stepped up to provide our services. The site needed to match BNI’s corporate brand, but provide an updated look and feel. We were able to take these requirements and create a professional blog design that did exactly what Dr. Misner was looking for. New podcasts are posted once a week in which nuggets of information and insight are shared by Dr. Misner.

Visit: www.bnipodcast.com

Frank Felker came to us looking to relaunch his blog, Radio Free Enterprise. The description on his site reads, “Radio Free Enterprise is a community site for current and aspiring owners of small and mid-size businesses, created by Frank Felker.”

Frank wanted to create a podcast as well, but wasn’t sure whether he should keep his blog and podcast separate. We helped design and develop a site that allowed him to write his blog and update with podcasts while allowing users to subscribe to podcasts individually if they didn’t want to follow his blog. After the site went live, Frank wrote back with some glowing praise:

“All the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive,

I am so proud to direct people to the site. Even beyond the look-and-feel, the functionality continues to impress me and support my mission. I just LOVE posting stuff up.

In a nutshell, the site you guys created for me has given me immense credibility among my target audience and given me entree to people and companies that I never had before.”

Visit: www.radiofreeenterprise.com

When Randy Meek was referred to us with no prior experience in the rigors that can, and often times do, go into building a new website, he knew he wanted an online presence, but wasn’t quite sure what he needed. As can be witnessed by taking a look at his exquisite custom homes, Randy pays attention to the finer details in whatever he takes on. We were able to create one of the premiere websites for a custom home builder that showcased Randy’s talents as well as his approach to the home building process.

Visit: www.randymeekhomes.com