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…

NW Carriage Museum

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…

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,…

Eric Wiegardt site revamp

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…

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…

martindale knives

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…

evergreen portable toilets

Why would a portable toilet company need a website?

A simple internet search for “porta-potty rental Long Beach WA” can cost you. It works like this: You Google “Porta Potty Long Beach Peninsula” and several companies show in the results.  Wow!  Who knew there were so many options here on our little Peninsula?  You choose one and make an…

A Kangaroo? In Long Beach?

The Lost Roo is a popular restaurant and bar offering a quality dining experience with a casual feel.  The Lost Roo menu offers traditional tucker (Aussie for good, sustaining, yummy food) as well as eclectic dishes all offered in a creative way.  Ed note: it is difficult to write with…

cellar on 10th

Who says they don’t drink wine on the coast?

You can get a bottle of great wine from just about anywhere in the world at Astoria’s The Cellar on 10th. Inside the cellar, you’ll find an old European feel, with not only a delightful selection of wines, but unique noshes to go with them.  Putting a gift basket together…