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Brian and Joe Kim are here
Posted in: Projects, Websites by Paul McEwan on March 9, 2011 | No Comments
The Client: Brian and Joe Kim
Project Description: Moving from another website provider isn’t easy if your web development team isn’t on the ball. Our process helps you make that move which is what Brain and Joe Kim found. They wanted as many of their clients to be right on the front page as possible and any one looking to be able to start a search immediately. Almost any provider can offer what they wanted but in all cases the customization is outrageously expensive so they moved to myRealPage and asked us to integrate their branding with development requests. Another Custom Power Brand website by TribalYell.
We did a behind the scenes video of how easy it is for the owners to edit this Custom Power Branded website here.
Client Testimonial: We greatly enjoyed working with TribalYell and would recommend anyone looking to have a custom website built to look closely at what they offer. The process is easy to follow and we appreciated their patience and ability to guide us through to the end. The TribalYell Learn-How-Now screen cast tutorial was an added and unexpected bonus. We now have email leads through the website!
Manny and Jay Dot CA
Posted in: Projects, Websites by Paul McEwan on January 10, 2011 | No Comments
Client: Manny and Jay www.mannyandjay.ca
Project Description: Custom Power Brand myRealPage Website built on the myRealPage platform websites for real estate.
Manny and Jay weren’t sure what they wanted but they know what they like and sent me some links to websites that appealed to them. The common ground to all the websites I was sent to view was that they were all friendly and personable. Our perception was that they wanted to come across as friendly and easy to approach. We gave this myRealPage website big easy navigation, an easy way to contact them and it’s immediately apparent who their visitors would be dealing with.
There is a trend afoot for a REALTOR® to ask for their picture not to be present on their website and unless the site is chock full of videos of themsleves this is not a good idea to implement. Real Estate is part of an industry that requires personal recognition to elicit an emotional response.
A single picture is not the complete answer but surely having no picture on a REALTOR® website can wind up looking like a broker’s website or some other corporate entity with all it’s bureaucratic charm. There are completely different ways to treat that sort of site to engage visitors and a single person or small team needs a personal approach. As successful as some of these sites appear to be, in this day and age of authenticity and transparency I question how much more successful they would be if the emotional response aligned with real people and not just investors.
Agents are all selling the same thing. The service they supply on an individual level is the only defining factor. We believe Manny and Jay’s personality show immediatly and give a person a sense of ease of the real estate process.
Talk to us about your design ideas with a myRealPage website.
Sargeant Real Estate Consultants
Posted in: Projects, Websites by Paul McEwan on December 21, 2010 | No Comments
The Client: Stacey Cheng & Louis Sargeant: RE/MAX Real Estate Services
Project Description: Build a new theme for an updated branding on the myRealPage Website for REALTORS® platform.
A website is never finished and anyone who tells you differently is either
- A) not experienced in web site publishing,
- B) building websites like they are print material
- C) building all their websites in Flash.
- D) Stocking their portfolio.
We adhere strongly to the “publish quick and publish often” sentiment. Publishing often and quickly has many benefits which include added interest for your visitors and activity for search engine ranking. Most of our websites are designed to be added to easily without the need for a re-design. Sargeant Real Estate Consultants website is not finished and it was designed that way. The longer it is published, the more live updates it will get and the better it will look and read. We just didn’t want to wait to put it on our portfolio – which is why we call the page Projects
Contact us today about our approach to publishing.
Hammer and Watkinson
Posted in: Projects, Websites by Paul McEwan on November 26, 2010 | No Comments
The Client: Hammer and Watkinson (View the website)
Project Description: This website project was done through TribalYells’ own Custom Template Package System. A system of proofing and communication that keeps you the client involved yet doesn’t leave you feeling too bogged down with having to answer questions every few hours. You get on with your business while we get on with our business of creating a new look and feel based on the steps taken in the Custom Template Package System. Hammer and Watkinson was already a myRealPage site owner. That helped with this project. All their content was already in place and we were able to apply the new design right around it. See a large image here.
Before and After:
Before
After
Java Music Club Website
Posted in: Websites by Paul McEwan on November 15, 2010 | No Comments
Project Description: The Java Music Club is a research-based program that offers an enhanced group environment giving residents living in facilities both a voice and the opportunity to provide mutual support. What sets the Java Music Club apart is a unique and dynamic combination of components which serves to empower residents. The Java Music Club offers mutual help, role models, installs hope, validation of experiences and a sense of belonging, all in one package.
This is the website portion of this project which began first as a creative brief, logo illustration, branding and layout of all marketing materials and finally the website. The website was the easiest part to do since the client was well prepared with content and all other marketing pieces had been designed it was just a matter of transferring that look and feel. This is a WordPress website.
Client Testimonial: “just want to say thank you again – it is beautiful, this new front page and the whole brochure. I am looking at it and thinking how lucky I am to have a killer designer on my side.” ~ Kristine Theurer, Java Music Club
Monika Furtado
Posted in: Projects, Websites by Paul McEwan on October 6, 2010 | No Comments
The Client: Monika Furtado (Calgary real estate)
Project Description: This, believe it or not, is not an uploaded custom template. This work was performed as Advanced Administration within the myRealPage login and billed by the hour. Monika sent me an email with her branded mailers attached and asked us to make the website look the same. We widened the website from 750px to 960px, altered the existing website colours, background, links and fonts and reformatted content areas.
See a large image here.
Client Testimonial: “Paul was able to work with me in helping me stage my design concepts to fit both my goals and my budget. The results were great, on time and addressed all my goals. I look forward to working with Paul again on the next design feature.”
Find out about Advanced Administration (for WordPress too) .
David Setton’s Real Estate Website
Posted in: Projects, Websites by Paul McEwan on September 20, 2010 | No Comments
The Client: David Setton, TRG Realty | DavidSetton.com
Project Description: David Setton had a real estate website with a real estate website provider. The branding and design had been applied by a graphic artist other than us. It looked decent enough but the functionality was not up to what David was either expecting or wanted. He had heard about myRealPage and subsequently he heard about TribalYell’s abilities with the myRealPage platform. He had asked us for a simple move of his design over to the myRealPage platform but because the new system offered a wider variety of options to both him and his visitors, we felt a new layout was in order. Maintaining his branding we created content areas and track-able lead-ins that offer choice to the user and functionality for himself. Within a few weeks David has been able to adjust his content to his liking by himself, offering fresh content to visitors on an ongoing basis.
Debra Klassen Advanced Web Administration
Posted in: Projects, Websites by Paul McEwan on August 29, 2010 | No Comments
The Client: Debra Klassen as part of RE/MAX Real Estate Services | DebraKlassen.com
Project Description: This is not a custom template. This is advanced administration completed over a few days for Debra Klassen on the real estate website solution MyRealPage platform. There are an increasing number of clients asking us to tweak their website instead of having a complete re-build. Although this can sometimes save time and money it is often not the case. We would like to point out a few things to think about if you decide to go this route:
- There is no mock-up unless you ask for one. We just go in and make changes based on your branding.
- Your requests can not be specific or abundant. We need to have room to design.
- If you don’t like what we do, you’ll pay for the changes over and above any errors and omissions.
- This cannot be done without branding. We will need to start with creating your logo first if you have none.
So we had already done logo work for Debra Klassen and she had a standard myRealPage website template. She works with developers and her personal website is not her primary concern but she wants it to look good. So that’s what we did. No proof. Just web administration to make the site match her brand. MyRealPage makes it possible to tweak a design so customers don’t recognize it as something “Sort of like that other guys site”.
If you aren’t comfortable with the design grab bag idea of advanced administration and want to know what it’s going to look like then add a mock-up to the mix or choose our Custom Template Package that comes with a wire-frame proof; a mock-up proof; and a live proof before publishing.
Kim Cheng’s Fresh New Website
Posted in: Projects, Websites by Paul McEwan on August 13, 2010 | No Comments
The Client: Kim Cheng, Coldwell Banker | KimCheng.com
Project Description: Kim came to TribalYell to get some perspective. His old site was tired and needed a lot of up dating and work to shoe horn in some of the latest features he knew he wanted. He had a request for an Apple/Mac looking design. We had just the real estate website solution. MyRealPage was able to handle all his development desires and we were able to incoporate his specific design request as a custom theme with a layout offering clear direction for the user to take.
Before and After
Before
Before: On a 24" screen. A visitor would really have to know what they wanted to do when visiting this website. Click for a close-up.
After
After: on a 24" screen. Our work added direction that guides people to the on-line real estate search tools. Click for a close-up
Getting to know Geoff Jennings
Posted in: Projects, Websites by Paul McEwan on June 25, 2010 | No Comments
The Client: Geoff Jennings
Project Description: TribalYell Custom Theme for Realtor® Geoff Jennings‘ myRealPage website
We’re happy to announce yet another TribalYell Custom Theme for myRealPage. Because the site is based on myRealPage, it’s already an advanced website with nothing to re-invent. Our clients can avoid extra costs for the latest technology, It’s already provided!
TribalYell Custom Themes are designed specifically to you using a 3 step virtual process that keeps you in the loop of what’s going on. It’s a wonderful experience getting to know someone so well and still say “I look forward to meeting you”. With the TribalYell Custom Theme process, we have eliminated the seemingly endless, time consuming, carbon cost, meetings back and forth. A cost that eventually get’s passed on to you, the consumer. Our efficiency is key to having more time focussed on completing your design requests.
We love to meet our clients and we look forward to meeting you all someday. Coffee anyone?