When it Rains....

Work is showing signs of life again. I'm getting some fun projects that involves some gallery artwork, logo work and card design. A lot of the fun "unusual" projects I wanted to get involved with. That's good.... I don't like the feeling of having things in limbo. Am I a workaholic?

I'm working on a new website for Lowe Studio. Well, actually, it will technically be my FIRST official website for my company as I kind of cheated by making my personal blog and website act as my business website.

My fiancee says thinks it's not very professional. In part I think she's right. I pull a lot of personal things into my work. But in a way, a part of me has done all of this intentionally -- what better way to get a closer trusting relationship with my clients then let them know me better, whether it's about my relationships or my near-death experience with an earthquake?

Well, I'm thinking my new site will be blog oriented as well but I'll separate the personal stuff from the professional stuff a bit better. While I like this Blogger engine for it's simplicity, I'm testing WordPress as my next blog engine of choice. So far it seems to be a very flexible and powerful blog platform and I just might install that and customize it for my needs.

The new site should have:

1. An integrated portfolio gallery of my work so it's no longer necessary to view my work on separate sites.
2. A better explanation of my services. I plan to list everything that I do. Like...DUH.
3. An explanation of my business philosophy & business mission. Visitors should be able to better understand what I think makes me different.
4. Commerce. While I'm still very amatuer with my photography, I'd love to be able to see if I can sell some prints here and there. At least maybe sell enough to support my expensive side hobby. I think my new site will have some of the photos as limited prints and some quick way to just order them online.
   
5. Online newsletters. I send newsletters out to my clients every quarter. It would be nice to have archived newsletters and current news on my new site.
6. Access to my client login admin for existing customers. Clients I currently work with have access to an admin they can FTP, post comments, check schedules, etc. I'll see if I can tie that into the new site better.

All coming soon. Ideally before the new year.