Sunday, June 29, 2008

New Additions

This has been a very busy month as I've been working to get the basics of Willowrose Village in place. There are times I wish I could be fairy godmother and just wave a wand and have all my ideas appear done and completed. Alas, it does take time - but the good news is that I am close to being finished with the things that I wanted as basics for the village.

On the Arts end of things I've recently added:
www.artscochrane.com – gallery and arts directory for Cochrane & area artists
www.artistsofalberta.com – gallery for Alberta artists
www.dancingpenpress.com – creating art prints, cards etc

For Business:
www.cochranebusinessmall.com - directory & business gallery for Cochrane & area businesses
www.willowrosemarketing.com – ideas, planning, copywriting and workshops

For Life Success and Personal Growth:
www.bestlifesuccess.com – resources & coaching for personal growth & success
www.willowrosechapel.com – for Christian artists and business people

Some general items I have just recently added:
www.webplannerdashboard.com - free info for planning your website
www.willowroseclassifieds.com – free classified ads for artists & business people

There are a couple more that I am working on:
www.easywebone.com - that important first website for artists and businesses
www.powerstartsuccess.com - a personal growth plan of action to get results
www.marketingplannerdashboard.com - free marketing info for small businesses

There are some other interesting developments I hope to share with you soon too.

I know I'm excited about seeing this dream finally start to take shape. There is just something special about being able to do the things you have a heart and passion for.

So check out all the new entries and let me know what you think.

Creatively yours,
Evelyn Grace, at Willowrose Village

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Webplanner Dashboard now live!

Wow! It's already a month since I started full time on this business. Everything seems to take longer than expected.

But I am excited to announce that the Webplanner Dashboard is now done. It's a program of free (for now) information for small and home business people and artists who think they probably should get a website, but don't know where to start with that.

If that's you, head on over to http://www.webplannerdashboard.com/ and sign up. Or if you know of a business person or artist that might appreciate some information to help them get started with a website, feel free to invite them to check that out too.

In between getting the Webplanner Dashboard done, I've also had the privilege of working on several websites this past month. One for an artist and one for a business woman. This week I'm meeting with some authors to discuss a website for them.

It's always an exciting challenge for me to come up with a design - both graphically and in terms of information - that really suits the reason for the website. It's also my goal to make it as easy as I can for my clients to work with me - and I do see this as a project we "work together" on. I think that's necessary if the client is to end up with a website that they will be happy with.

Like this testimonial I got this week:
"I am extremely pleased with the website that Evelyn did for me! She was able to capture what I wanted & then added a lot of value to the site with her own creative & innovative ideas & suggestions. I would not hesitate to recommend Willowrose Village & the personal abilities of Evelyn. I could not have asked for more when she designed, "from scratch", the website for www.canadaarmsoflove.com. You will find that quality & very efficient design skills will be extremely evident!!"
- DK Hale, Executive Director, Canada Arms of Love


Creatively yours,
Evelyn Grace, at Willowrose Village