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December 21, 2011
BitSculptor recently launched LogisticLinks.com, a project for Logistic Links, Inc based in San Francisco, CA.
The site features powerful tools which allow customers to easily quote and book freight to be shipped anywhere in the US and Canada.
For more information on the project, view the portfolio page.
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Posted 12/21/2011 in Site Launches
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November 14, 2011
BitSculptor recently launched a completely revamped website for the Lake County Office of Education. Based in Lakeport, CA, the LCOE provides leadership and support to surrounding communities by planning, facilitating, and delivering services and educational programs.
The new site features a beautiful new custom design by BitSculptor, along with powerful backend content management tools which allow LCOE staff to administer all site content including news items, a frontpage slideshow, calendar of events, department pages, and document archives.
Because of today's challenging economic climate, the website was built with the goal of improving staff efficiency and reducing maintenance time. One example of this can be seen at the site's staff directory, which interfaces directly with LCOE's internal staff database, automatically creating a printable directory which is always up to date.
See the new site at www.LakeCOE.org >
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Posted 11/14/2011 in Site Launches
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October 18, 2011
We recently completed work on a top to bottom site redesign and development for Kelseyville Lumber (www.kvlumber.com).
The new site is built on the uber-powerful Expression Engine platform which gives the Kelseyville Lumber staff complete control over most of the content on the site.
We also provided photography services for this project, traveling to the store and taking high quality images for use on the site and elsewhere.
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Posted 10/18/2011 in Site Launches
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August 24, 2011
 Anyone who's tried to take a decent wine bottle photo will tell you it's not easy. The glass must show reflections to look right, but only particular reflections. On top of that, red, white, and blush wines each require very different studio setups to highlight their unique features.
BitSculptor is happy to announce our affordable wine bottle photography service to local wineries.
Costs are as follows:
- 1-2 bottles: $40/bottle
- 3-7 bottles: $30/bottle
- 8+ bottles: $25/bottle
 We can also do custom shots (such as group bottle shots) as needed.
Simply bring or ship your bottles to our office (open 8-5, M-F at 901 S. Main St. in Lakeport) and a few days later you'll have the images in your email box. We'll send you everything you need to use the images in any print and online media: high-resolution jpegs on a white background, as well as layered Photoshop PSD files with the background removed.
Note: for optimum photo quality please supply bottles with straight, undamaged labels and caps.
Lake County, California is full of vineyards and wineries producing top-quality grapes and wines. Many of these vineyards and wineries are BitSculptor customers, including Wildhurst, Steele Wines, Shannon Ridge, Rosa d'Oro, Bartolucci Vineyards, and St. Olof Vineyards. We've been shooting bottles for our website customers for several years, but are now making the service to all local wineries.
Look us up the next time you need bottles shot--you won't be disappointed!
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Posted 8/24/2011 in Products/Services
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August 2, 2011
The Internet continues to grow (with over 260 million websites as of August 2011) as having a website becomes the norm, even for small, local businesses. Additionally, more and more people are realizing the benefits of shopping locally (investment into your local community, reduced carbon footprint, etc). Search engines like Google realize this, and have invested millions in the past few years to provide higher-quality local search results for location-based searches like "restaurant in San Francisco" or "plumber in Reno, Nevada." If your business relies on local clientele, it is very important to claim and optimize your local business listing on the major search engines Google, Bing, and Yahoo. Chances are your listing already exists--you just need to claim it and improve it. Claiming your listing is fairly easily--optimizing it takes a bit more work. Do it yourself by finding your listing then clicking the link that says "Claim this Listing," "Edit Info," or something to that effect. Need an expert to claim and optimize your listing? Contact us today. We make it easy, we don't charge an arm and a leg, and the end result will be more customers walking through your front door.
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Posted 8/2/2011 in Products/Services
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July 21, 2011
We recently launched a completely revamped website for Shannon Ridge Vineyards & Winery in Lake County, CA. The client was seeking a major site upgrade in terms of visual design and site management tools, and we deployed a solution within 4 weeks of starting the project. The design side of the revamp was handled by DG Creative of Ukiah, CA, while we took the design comps, converted them into a website, and created a content management system (CMS) built on the powerful ExpressionEngine platform. The new CMS allows Shannon Ridge staff to easily modify all of the content on the website using simple, secure, browser-based tools. See it live at ShannonRidge.com >
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Posted 7/21/2011 in New Projects
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June 30, 2011
Today BitSculptor launched a new website for Bartolucci Vineyards, a local grower of fine winegrapes. Based in Lake County, California, the Bartolucci family has been in the winegrape business since 1921 when Andrea Bartolucci, who immigrated from Italy in 1913, purchased his first vineyard. Their new site was entirely designed, developed, and hosted by BitSculptor. It features a custom design coupled with fairly spartan content aimed at telling the Bartolucci story in a succint, straightforward manner. Built on the popular Wordpress platform, the site is easy to maintain and can be easy extended in the future. See it live at BartolucciVineyards.com >
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Posted 6/30/2011 in Site Launches
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June 15, 2011
The Lake County Quilt Trail project places painted quilt squares in highly visible local barns and buildings. It's an agricultural and tourism project designed to promote and celebrate our community pride. Built on the popular Wordpress platform, the site features a custom design by BitSculptor. Built-in Wordpress tools make content management a breeze, and helped to keep the project cost low, which was a key concern for the organization. See it live at www.lakecountyquilttrail.com >
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Posted 6/15/2011 in Site Launches
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June 10, 2011
BitSculptor recently launched SangerNation.com, an online community for Sanger boat enthusiasts. Built on the powerful ExpressionEngine platform, the website features discussion forums, classifieds, photo and video albums, news, an online store, event calendar, and more. The Sanger Nation logo and site design were created by BitSculptor. See it live at SangerNation.com >
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Posted 6/10/2011 in Site Launches
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May 31, 2011
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The new owners of the Lamplighter Motel in Clearlake, CA wanted a no-frills, low-cost website which developed quickly in order to tell customers about the newly-remodeled motel. The new site was launched within 7 days of the project's inception. BitSculptor handled the entire project including photography, copy writing, website hosting and site design and development. View the website at www.LamplighterClearlake.com
 Zepeda Cabinets came to us looking for a basic website to communicate the quality of their custom cabinet work. We built and launched the site in just a few weeks, including powerful, secure content management tools so the client can modify page text and photos. View the website at www.ZepedaCabinets.com
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Posted 5/31/2011 in Site Launches
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April 25, 2011
Westside Community Park is a community-driven effort to develop an active recreation park in the city of Lakeport, CA. Now some fourteen years in the making, the Park is well on its way with phased development happening and an annual fundraiser event. BitSculptor donated the development and hosting of the website as a way to give back to our local community. It's a simple website built on the Wordpress platform, and we hope it helps to in the Park Committee's efforts to complete their plans.
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Posted 4/25/2011 in Site Launches
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April 12, 2011
We recently completed a top to bottom redesign for the popular local bed and breakfast, the Lakeport English Inn. The goal was to allow the owner more control over content and to show off the beauty of the inn and surrounding grounds.
To visit the live site go to www.lakeportenglishinn.com.
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Posted 4/12/2011 in Site Launches
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March 8, 2011
We recently took the new Black Barn Bakery website live. It includes e-commerce, product management and page editing capabilities.
The site was built with classic ASP to speed the development process using our mountains of code built up over the years.
See it live at BlackBarnBakery.com >
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Posted 3/8/2011 in New Projects
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March 7, 2011
BitSculptor recently launched a revamped Readerware.com website. The launch of the website coincided with the launch of version 3.0, a radically upgraded version of their software. Readerware software is used to catalog book, music, and video collections. It is used by libraries, collectors, booksellers, schools, churches, and other organizations all over the world. The goal of the site revamp was to make the website very easy to use, with a polished look and feel that would impress first-time visitors. The new site was designed by BitSculptor and built from the ground up on the powerful ExpressionEngine platform. It features powerful content management tools, allowing Readerware staff to easily update the website. See it live at Readerware.com >
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Posted 3/7/2011 in Site Launches
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February 7, 2011
We recently developed and launched a brand and website for This Side Outreach, a non-profit organization working to meet the basic medical needs of poor around the world.
BitSculptor handled the entire project, from logo and site design to site programming and launch. This site is a perfect example of how modern web technologies allow us to integrate "best of breed" services with client websites in a seamless manner, providing a cohesive experience for the site user while giving maximum power to the site owner, all at a low cost. ThisSideOut.com integrates powerfully with Flickr.com and Vimeo, making it easy for TSO staff to update the site's Photo and Video archives from the field. Email list tools are powered by MailChimp, allowing for seamless integration and powerful email newsletter capabilities at a very low cost (free).
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Posted 2/7/2011 in Site Launches
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January 3, 2011
 BitSculptor now offers management plans for Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising accounts.
Many of our customers utilize PPC advertising to gain exposure when people search for particular keywords on search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo. But keeping track of your spending can be an ongoing challenge. We regularly have customers asking us questions like: How much should I spend each month on PPC? Which keywords should I use? What should my top per-click price be for any particular keyword? Should I reword my ads to improve the click-thru rate? The truth is, answers to these questions are out there, if you know where to look and you spend the time to do so. Our new search engine marketing plans ensure that your account is being managed to bring you the most bang for the buck. You pay a simple flat fee each month (as low as $30 + 10% of your monthly budget) and BitSculptor does the legwork. We'll even send you a report each month so you know what we did, and what we're planning to do next. Interested in having us manage your PPC ads? Contact us today.
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Posted 1/3/2011 in Products/Services
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