What happens when your software updates itself and breaks your site?
You peek in on your site and find things look awry and aren’t working properly. AACK! Nobody wants to start their day that way. This past week was time for the annual update of SeaBreeze Charters website and brochure. The site hasn’t haven’t been on a maintenance plan; it was…
A world-class museum right in our back yard
If you haven’t been to the NW Carriage Museum in Raymond, you’re really missing a treasure. Longtime beachdog.com customer and NW Carriage Museum Director Laurie Bowman asked for some help with a flier she had put together for an upcoming conference of Tour and Travel Writers. Laurie had done…
Make Masks NOW!
“Everyone’s Protected When Everyone’s Protected” Dr. Dave Cundiff MD MPH, Chief Medical Officer for Primary Care at Willapa Behavioral Health wants us to know that masks have the power of compound interest. The more people wearing them over the most time make the most positive impact against disease transmission in…
Fresh Fish & Cash in Your Pocket? Nice.
Where can you get both AND breakfast to boot? Surf Perch Derby! We’re pleased to have been webmastering and hosting for the Surf Perch Derby since its inception. The original site was designed by a beachdog.com intern. When that site “aged out” it was re-tooled by a staffer. This year,…
Update Your Site Like World-Famous Wiegardt Studio Gallery
Eric Wiegardt site revamp project Developing a site for a world-renowned artist is a wee intimidating. When the time came to give Eric Wiegardt Studio Gallery’s site it’s third facelift since we began working together, I found I was no less intimidated than I was the first time. After all,…
Its all about the hedgehog.
Sunny AZ Vacation Homes are Luxury Short Term Home Stays in Arizona that take homes from good to GREAT I delighted in receiving a call from Laurie Hatfield. We did good work together when she was the Director of the Chamber of Commerce representing Raymond and South Bend, Washington. Laurie…
Cart Features Class Registration and Calendar Integration
The ladies of the Rusty Dahlia are a talented lot. When i first stepped into the Rusty Dahlia I was immediately struck by the owners’ gifts: adding class to the reclaimed, freshness to the vintage, and elegance to the rustic. I was delighted to learn the store also taught classes! …
Don’t you just love a good before-after story?
We do! Leland Holeman and Amelia Cook understand the power of brand and its importance to their business success. They inherited the business name and branding when purchasing the internet side of the original Goodwinds kite supply and, as their business has grown, that identity became less effective. The brother…
Featured on the Cover of Knife Magazine
Jim Martindale’s knives are works of art; his talent exceeded only by his craftsmanship. He even tools each knive’s sheath using time-worn leather skills; each is custom made specifically to it’s knife for a perfect fit. You can read about Jim in the August, 2017 edition of Knife Magazine. Jim’s wife…
It’s Kite Week
We hope you enjoy this year’s program and find it useful! It’s always fun to put the Kite Festival program together. Not only is it full of bright, colorful images, it’s a bit of a jigsaw puzzle to solve as the advertising blocks, and the amount of content for any…