A New Spin on Spindrift-Inn
Does the Spindrift-Inn site look a little familiar? Spindrift-Inn.com is part of the same vacation lodging family as the Inn at Manzanita, another site we recently launched. We were able to take the customization we did for one property’s site and use the same on the second, adding a bit…
Water Music Festival: 20 years makes a difference
Here’s a little known fact: The very first commercial site I ever built was for Water Music Festival. Back then, it was chamber music performances in the fall with a little jazz event at the Oysterville School in August to raise funds to produce them. Half a dozen watermusicfestival.com websites…
Logo-Business Cards-Rack Cards-Website for Shakti Cove
New owners put a fresh face forward with: Logo-Business Cards-Rack Cards-Website There’s a new family in town! Shakti Cove Cottages, in Ocean Park, WA, was purchased last summer by Jeff & Lillian Homer. The industrious couple has been upgrading the property while also starting up a soy candle side businesses. …
25 ways to look dumb on Facebook
Are you doing any of these things? Not having any posts or comments from customers. If the goal is engagement (and it is), what message are you sending to potential customers if you’re the only one talking? How do you know if you’re engaging people? First, you’ll see them liking…
Do you know Kara AttheBeach?
Community Calendar | Facebook Friend Kara AttheBeach now has her own website, karaatthebeach.com, and runs a community-driven Peninsula Community Calendar. But who is Kara? Karadog was the founding dog of and inspiration for us here at beachdog.com. Long since crossing the Rainbow Bridge, Kara is now the namesake for a…
Seaview Motel & Cottages
Seaview Motel & Cottages (seaviewmotelandcottages.com) was one of the first sites we built, back in 1997, so it was exciting to see it come into 2016 with new code. In fact, beachdog.com owners Keith and Keleigh were once co-proprietors of the Motel & RV Park property the domain beachdog.com served…
Depoe Bay Inn, Depoe Bay, Oregon
Depoe Bay Inn isn’t the Harbor Lights Anymore! New ownership has meant a lot of positive change for the Depoe Bay Inn. Overlooking the world’s smallest navigable harbor, the Inn is a Bed & Breakfast for grownups. 13 freshly appointed rooms, a jetted tub, exquisite surroundings, full breakfast in the…
Inn at Manzanita, Oregon
The Inn at Manzanita: Conversion from old school HTML to database-driven, responsive HTML 5 The goals of the Inn at Manzanita project were: Make the site look as up to date as the Inn, while keeping existing visual branding Make the site responsive to mobile devices Bring the code into…
Razor Clam Festival Rocks A New Look
The Long Beach Razor Clam Festival is back and here to stay! 2016 marks the fourth year the event has been drawing crowds since ending its sixty-four year hiatus (The original event ran from 1940-1948 in Long Beach, WA). With high domoic acid levels having meant a very limited number…
Stormin’ Norman’s is Online!
Online sales are not in the Stormin’ Norman’s business plan and yet not having a website in 2016 says something about a business – and it’s not a good thing. It was time to bite the bullet and get an online presence. At the same time, since there was no…
