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YouTube, mp3 Players, and Multimedia Promotion

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:21:15 +0000

NetThink 21 has just opened a new multimedia page for Landry Amplifiers to showcase audio and video content featuring their products. An embedded YouTube playlist and custom video player is a breeze to update in the future by simply adding more videos in YouTube. The mp3 player allows songs to play directly on the web page. Multimedia content wll help potential customers udnerstand and experience the features the Landry LS-100 Amplifier over the internet.

Plexi Palace New Client Announcment

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:46:09 +0000

We are pleased to begin work on web site upgrade and design projects for Plexi Palace of Apple Valley, California. Plexi Palace is a large online community with over 13,500 members and a message board with over 700,000 posts. NetThink 21 will upgrade their forum software, create a customized theme, and develop a creative advertising solution.

We will start by upgrading their bulletin board software. Plexi Palace is currently running an phpBB2, which we will convert to the most recent version of phpBB3 while maintaining all the users, data, and settings. The increased capability of phpBB3 will address many needs, including improved moderation and admin control panel.

Following the software upgrade, we will create a custom theme for the forum incorporating their logo and design features to client specifications. The theme will integrate advertising with the advertising module allowing for video ads, text ads, and traditional banner ads.

We Create Custom MySpace Layouts

admin — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:44:02 +0000

Landry Sound asked NetThink 21 to customize their MySpace page to match their new web site. We developed a custom MySpace theme that featured their products in the background, the company colors, and familiar graphics from their web site. The MySpace page also features an mp3 player so visitors can hear an audio demo of the product.

MySpace provides important social networking and link building for online businesses. NetThink 21 can customize your MySpace page to match the look and feel of your main web site.

New Years Resolution - Update Your Web Site

admin — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:52:07 +0000

As 2009 begins we launch our business strategies for the upcoming year, and make personal and professional resolutions for improvement. One important New Year’s resolution for your online health is to continually update your web site with exciting new content. Follow our tips for keeping your web site healthy.

Fresh content with smartly written copy and attractive graphics is essential for attracting new visitors to your web site, and giving past visitors a reason to keep coming back, bookmark your site, or subscribe to your RSS feed. Content Management Systesm or blogs are useful tools for making this process convenient and fun.

Make frequent updates, at least once a week in your blog or content management system.
Your site should be current. Add new products as soon as they are released, and remove discontinued ones immediately.
Provide an RSS feed so visitors can subscribe for updates.
Press releases and announcements make a great excuse for an update. Got a new partnership, employee, or office? Let the world know.
Dates and timestamps should be current. Check your copyright dates and coming soon announcements closely.

NetThink 21 can help you develop content for your web site or install a system to make it easy for you to perform frequent updates yourself. Contact us for a free consultation.

Born To Surf T-Shirt Design

admin — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 03:52:16 +0000

NetThink 21 created several original designs around the phrase “Born To Surf” and a creative brief calling for a distressed look with paint spatter. The designs are for screenprinting on T-shirts, tank tops, and children’s onesies and shirts for a Florida surf clothing company. You will soon be able to purchase this design from the Surf Shack Baby online store we are developing.

We created two initial variations incorporating a surfer, central icon, wings, and paint spatter background. Varying the text baseline, proportions, and scale of elements produced two distinct concepts.

Based on feedback from the client we completed this final version in a tighter, more horizontal layout. We then applied distress effects to produce a worn look for pinting.

E-Commerce Solution for RetroSpec Guitar

admin — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:12:21 +0000

NetThink 21 is proud to announce the opening of a new e-commerce web site for RetroSpec Guitar, an online retailer of guitar accessories and related products. We provided web development for the project which included a customized e-commerce solution, integrated blog, and coding the site template.

“RETROSPEC is dedicated to the relentless pursuit of great vintage guitar tone, using the very best vintage-inspired guitar gear in production today,” says proprietor Kevin Waehner. The shop offers over 50 products in 9 categories including guitars, amplifiers, pedals, speakers, and more.

The online store allows for quick checkout, multiple image display, and features an mp3 audio player to provide sound samples of the products. Visit the finished web site at http://retrospec-guitar.com.

E-Commerce Clothing Store for Surf Shack Baby

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 17:27:05 +0000

Original clothing company Surf Shack Baby will be opening an online store in the first quarter of 2009 with the help of NetThink 21. Work has begun on an e-commerce solution to enable Surf Shack Baby to retail their ranges of surf clothing and accessories for infants, children, and adults.

For this project we will be working with Prestashop, an open source e-commerce package, as the basis of the store. The software will be customized and configured to reflect the brand identity and image of Surf Shack Baby. Products will have multiple variations for size and color, and inventory can be tracked on the basis of these variations. The initial offering will comprise 25 products in 6 categories, including some original clothing designs created by NetThink 21.

Hot Strings Web Site Updates

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:21:57 +0000

Visit the Hot Strings Guitar Shop web site to see the recent updates and maintenance performed by NetThink 21. We can provide on-demand web site maintenance for your business too, billed by the hour. Frequent updates will keep visitors coming back for new content and help you rank higher on Google.

Are you busy just running your company? NetThink 21 can develop content for your site by writing copy and creating graphics to your specifications. When your business changes, your web site should reflect those changes promptly and you can rely on NetThink 21 to keep your internet present current and fresh. Contact us for more details.

Concert Poster Style Graphic Design

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:59:19 +0000

Landry Sound requested a custom poster to celebrate their company launch at an opening night concert and party on September 28. NetThink 21 designed a concert poster for the event which was also a birthday celebration for the company’s owner. The poster was printed and displayed at the event.

The design was style to look like a concert poster and includes a Landry LS100 Amplifier, their main product, as part of the design. After seeing the finished poster, the client said, “You nailed it. This is great. We love it!”

The poster is visible at the 0:20 mark in the video documenting the concert performance that night:

E-Commerce Hobby Shop Web Site

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:21:21 +0000

NetThink 21 has just opened a new E-Commerce web site for King Kong Hobbies, a brick and mortar hobby shop in the Minneapolis area. King Kong Hobbies offers a complete range of retail hobby products, including radio control helicopters, airplanes, kits, trains, and more. All of these items are now available in their online store.

The E-Commerce solution includes over 9,300 products. NetThink 21 installed an online payment gateway for processing credit cards including American Express and Discover, and payment modules to accomodate PayPal, store pickup, and payment by check/money order.