KMurrayCreative.com http://kmurraycreative.com WordPress, Photography, Graphic Design, and General Business Services Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:22:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Website Redesign for Ameristaff, St. Charles http://kmurraycreative.com/staffing-agency-website-design/ http://kmurraycreative.com/staffing-agency-website-design/#comments Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:19:28 +0000 Admin http://kmurraycreative.com/?p=2279 Ameristaffinc.net needed a total website overhaul! It’s funny that this was a local St. Louis metro referral (they’re based in St. Charles), and yet we never met. Instead, I held a few phone meetings and communicated via email. I love redesigning websites for businesses; this was a great experience to work with the director of operations [...]

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]]> http://kmurraycreative.com/staffing-agency-website-design/feed/ 0 Firedancer Promo Clip http://kmurraycreative.com/firedancer-promo-clip/ http://kmurraycreative.com/firedancer-promo-clip/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 16:37:08 +0000 Admin http://kmurraycreative.com/?p=2250 This fire dancing was an unusually challenging subject to shoot: fire, lots of fast and slow movements, and dim lighting! Sometimes there is no better way to refresh an old skill than to jump in, and just do it. Cattiva is a local burlesque performer and very skilled fire dancer. She carries full insurance, and [...]

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]]> http://kmurraycreative.com/firedancer-promo-clip/feed/ 0 What 80% of my website design clients fail to think of: http://kmurraycreative.com/what-80-of-my-website-design-clients-fail-to-think-of/ http://kmurraycreative.com/what-80-of-my-website-design-clients-fail-to-think-of/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 20:09:36 +0000 Admin http://kmurraycreative.com/?p=2231 Everything looks so great on paper! The contract is drawn up, exciting features agreed upon, a project roadmap made, and everyone thinks they’re ready to go! You approve the basic graphic design, love the layout and theme and how I’ve integrated your logo and branding into a really functional and cool new site… but…then things [...]

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]]> http://kmurraycreative.com/professional-photos-of-pet-birds/feed/ 0 The 3 most important things you need to know before contacting me http://kmurraycreative.com/the-3-most-important-things-you-need-to-know-before-contacting-me/ http://kmurraycreative.com/the-3-most-important-things-you-need-to-know-before-contacting-me/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:37:47 +0000 Admin http://kmurraycreative.com/?p=2177 Last year, I watched a webinar which said that the three most important questions to ask new clients are: Why do you want a website? What does a success look like to you? What is your budget? Since I’ve been starting every new inquiry with asking those questions, you would be surprised how many business [...]

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]]> http://kmurraycreative.com/the-3-most-important-things-you-need-to-know-before-contacting-me/feed/ 0 Nonprofit website design for STAR Avian Parrot Rescue http://kmurraycreative.com/nonprofit-website-design-for-star-avian-parrot-rescue/ http://kmurraycreative.com/nonprofit-website-design-for-star-avian-parrot-rescue/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 16:43:50 +0000 Admin http://kmurraycreative.com/?p=2161 St. Louis Avian Rescue (STAR) (a nonprofit) needed a more dynamic site that would be easy for volunteers to keep updated with the latest news and events. I was thrilled to have carte blanche in redesigning it. Usually, I like to get tons of specifics before I even start a website design, but in this case, I had [...]

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]]> http://kmurraycreative.com/nonprofit-website-design-for-star-avian-parrot-rescue/feed/ 0 My workflow for building a website http://kmurraycreative.com/my-workflow-for-building-a-website/ http://kmurraycreative.com/my-workflow-for-building-a-website/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:33:42 +0000 Admin http://kmurraycreative.com/?p=2140 Designing a website should be the least of your worries! I build WordPress websites in 5 easy steps, making getting a website designed as stress free and easy as possible.

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]]> http://kmurraycreative.com/mailchimp-vs-constantcontact/feed/ 0 Server change is complete! http://kmurraycreative.com/server-change-is-complete/ http://kmurraycreative.com/server-change-is-complete/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:55:08 +0000 Admin http://kmurraycreative.com/?p=2118 I’m so excited, the transition to CertifiedHosting, my first new website hosting provider in almost 8 years, and VPS server went smoother than expected. It’s really unexpected! I didn’t realize what a mess my old sites were. I tended to have hair brained ideas, put client test sites on random domain names I’m not using, [...]

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]]> http://kmurraycreative.com/server-change-is-complete/feed/ 0 What I’ve learned about hosting this month http://kmurraycreative.com/what-ive-learned-about-hosting-this-month/ http://kmurraycreative.com/what-ive-learned-about-hosting-this-month/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:42:56 +0000 Admin http://kmurraycreative.com/?p=2105 At the beginning of this month, I sent out a notice to all my clients who host with me that my nameservers would be changing by April 1. Two weeks ago I did not know who I was going to switch to, only that the admin area of my ecommerce site VintageReveries was down for [...]

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