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Hosting ON SALE until Feb 1

Charles — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:58:35 +0000

Charles Buchwald & Friends is offering a special on our web hosting.

The super low price of $60/year (or $9/month) comes with our outstanding personal support, as well as:

cPanel, for easy control of all your features
6GB of storage
unlimited bandwidth
unlimited parked domains
unlimited email addresses
green power (wind power!)
fast, redundant servers
automatic weekly backup
discount on web services

Are you an existing CB&F customer? Subscribe now and save on your current yearly hosting plan.

This special offer ends February 1, 2012.

LifeLong EnerJoy! with CB&F

Charles — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:57:42 +0000

Tina Huang, PhD, has been working with Charles Buchwald & Friends to develop a business identity and an online presence. Her new website went live on Tuesday. Featuring a fresh, lively design as befits the content and message, it features a custom logo by CB&F as well as many other custom elements.

Check it out at lifelongenerjoy.com, leave a comment here, or contact us to get started on designing or updating your functional, beautiful, friendly site.

Change Talk Associates Live with CB&F

Charles — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:48:39 +0000

Change Talk Associates, a Vancouver based consultancy that works with individuals, groups and organizations across Canada who support others in making health and related changes, has gone live with a new website, thanks to CB&F. The new site debuted just a few days ago.

A careful collaborative process has produced a refined and elegant aesthetic for the new site, reflecting the professionalism and sensitivity of founders Cristine Urquhart, MSW, RSW and Frances Jasiura, BPHE, BSW. Highlighting news, resources and events, the site is poised to become a portal into the many facets of this vibrant business.

Check out the custom logo, site structure, and custom coding at http://changetalk.ca

And watch for a new software initiative from Charles Buchwald & Friends in the New Year focused on coaches, facilitators, therapists and other helping professionals….

$1M Hidden in Your Smartphone or Tablet

Charles — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:52:24 +0000

Forgotten Treasures, Ltd. has retained Charles Buchwald & Friends to adapt their The World’s Greatest Treasure Hunt books for use on smartphones and tablets. Ebooks are first up, targeted to debut before the end of the year. Following soon afterwards, smartphone and tablet app versions will supply new and exciting ways to participate in this amazing race to $1 million.

“The world’s greatest treasure hunt is a real million dollar treasure hunt. One hundred percent of the net proceeds go to breast cancer research…“The treasure hunt was started in memory of Gabi Helms who, when stricken with breast cancer, had to make the difficult choice between saving her own life or that of her unborn child. She chose her baby, and passed away 2 days after giving birth.

“This real million dollar treasure hunt where families, teams or individuals can treasure hunt with a purpose. It is sort of like the Amazing Race but for everyone. Buy the book, find the $1,000,000 treasure and help us raise money for breast cancer research.”

CB&F is thrilled to participate in supporting this major contest, as well as raising funds for breast cancer research. Watch this site for more announcements and links to these new products.

Private Data in Canada & BC: Are you up to date?

Charles — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:29:36 +0000

Please be aware, that if you collect information from your site visitors, that the way you store that information may be covered by Canada and BC data privacy laws and regulations. Check http://www.oipc.bc.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=58&Itemid=78 for more information. If you have questions or concerns, please check with your site developer, mailing list management service, and/or your lawyer.

Change Talk Associates Grows with CB&F

Charles — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:26:11 +0000

Change Talk Associates, a Vancouver based consultancy has retained Charles Buchwald & Friends to help them grow and expand. Focusing on brand building and a new website, the company ID will be refreshed, and a modern, CMS-based website will position them for a significant expansion of their online presence.

Stay tuned for more!

Another CB&F Community Group Site

Charles — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:13:08 +0000

The Viva Voce! community choir has recently completed an upgrade of their site with Charles Buchwald & Friends.

A combination of professional and pro bono work has resulted in the upgrade of the community group’s site from a WordPress.com site to one with hosting donated by CB&F. By privately hosting the site, it’s been able to incorporate a number of advanced features to better serve the choir membership.

A more granular permissions system allows choir members to access a “members only” section. Once there, sample music in the form of audio files are easily accessible, as well as updated news from the director. An events calendar easily displays rehearsal and concert times.

Although the site uses a stock WordPress theme, this serves the client, and the budget, well. The careful selection of useful, functional, stable plugins, and the proper configuration of the system and it’s parts, makes for an effective tool for this enthusiastic community group.

Here at CB&F we’re looking forward to our next community group project!

Jane Sanders, Architect

Charles — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:34:15 +0000

New York Architect Jane Sanders has contracted Charles Buchwald & Friends to build a portfolio site for her independent architectural office. CB&F have developed a WordPress-based site incorporating layout design by Ms. Sanders. The site is scheduled to debut soon.

Created expediently, on a short deadline, the site allows for excellent SEO positioning, easy updates, standards-compliant code and content (for excellent accessibility), and future-proof updates of the CMS engine, extensions, and theme.

UPDATE: the site has gone live, and it’s a good one, if I do say so myself. Check it out.

NCS Website Design & Development

Charles — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:43:02 +0000

CB&F has recently completed work with the National CCSVI Society on a website renovation. Working since the spring, the focus has been on a clean, up-to-date look-and-feel, clear structure and navigation, and easy maintenance by Society staff.

An extensive development process saw several prototype, custom themes produced; a wireframe version of the site for developing content; and numerous extensions tried and tested.

The result is a WordPress-based site with a highly modified professional theme by Elegant Themes, and a carefully selected suite of plugins, offering sophisticated but easy to use functionality. Custom icons and other graphics enhance the dynamic look. A custom interactive map of Canada provides easy visual navigation of regional events, backed up by an events listings management function. A library management feature will promote the development of an extensive resource library.

The site is undergoing final client approval and is expected to debut shortly.

EuroTrim™ iOS App by CB&F

Charles — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:36:36 +0000

Charles Buchwald & Friends is working with EuroTrim™ and GA Industries to bring their Trim Kit Finder to the iPhone, iPad and other mobile devices… with a smooth, simple, touch interface making it even quicker and easier to find just the right EuroTrim™ model.

Along with the iOS app comes refinements to the branding of their premier product line, EuroTrim™, an improved website to bring this brand to the web, with an innovative, interactive Web 2.0 interface to simplify the complex product selection process.

These initiatives are increasing exposure in the target market and reducing the need for valuable staff involvement in the sales process.

CB&F’s work for EuroTrim™ and GA Industries includes iOS software development, web site design and development, packaging design, logo development and marketing strategy.