Client: Jacqueline Whitmore – A Custom WordPress Theme
Release Date: December 2009
Website: Jacqueline Whitmore, Etiquette Expert
Info: When Jacqueline Whitmore, who is one of America’s foremost authorities on Etiquette and Business Protocol (and is on just about every major news network this time of year answering questions about etiquette) approached me about a blog design for her existing WordPress blog, I was excited to have the opportunity to work with her.
Her existing blog was one that had actually been imported from a blogger blog she used prior to June of this year. Because her blog and design had been imported by her hosting service from blogger, very little was working. She couldn’t install plugins, (the way the site was set up didn’t support them), couldn’t add or change categories, couldn’t receive comments, couldn’t use a permalink (her blog post’s actual address on the web) — and the list goes on.
Needless to say, there was a lot wrong with her old blog, not so much in terms of design (it was a bit impersonal and business-y), but more so in terms of structure and useability.
So we started from scratch with a clean new design that was coded to meet web standards and included some really neat functions. The home page is sleek and clean, posts are excerpted using the “read more…” link, and there’s an uber cool {Share This} link on the main page that opens the post to the exact place where the social media and related posts are. This is the home page preview of the link section:
And this is what it looks like once the {Share This} link is activated:
This is what Jacqueline had to say about her experience working with me:
Thank you, Karen, for designing an extraordinary blog for me! I have
received many compliments from my friends, colleagues and peers. You were
able to capture the essence of my personality and still maintain a
professional look and feel. I applaud you for your tenacity, patience and
willingness to go above and beyond my expectations! It is a pleasure to
work with someone of your caliber! I look forward to working with you on
other projects in the near future!With gratitude,
Jacqueline Whitmore
Author of Business Class: Etiquette Essentials for Success at Work
Founder, The Protocol School of Palm Beach, Inc.
http://www.jacquelinewhitmore.com
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