They Call Me Certified Internet Webmaster
Yesterday, a great weight was lifted from my shoulders. I have been studying for the Certified Internet Webmaster examination all month long. I have been worried that I might not due well, not to the fact that I don't know the technology and such, but because I really had no clue what they would ask on the test. You know how a lot of tests ask you questions about things that are completely irrelevant to the area of expertise, like, "When was the world wide web invented?" Well, I don't usually retain that kind of information, even though it is nice to know just out of curiousity, it is not something I need to know in order to create a web site or maintain it. Long story short, my stomach was in knots and I was very nervous, but I aced the test. Now, along with my 2 other certifications, I can also add the Certified Internet Webmaster to my qualifications. Now, it's time to finish school and obtain my Associates (I'm only about 2 classes away from that). I am feeling pretty accomplished!
Hofmann U.S.A. Web Site Redevelopment
The home page of Hofmann U.S.A.'s web site. Hofmann specializes in Automotive Wheel Service Equipment and is a brand that is sold by Snap-on Equipment. The site they had up before this one was in poor condition, poorly coded and did not provide the functionality Snap-on Equipment wanted from their sites. Content was very outdated, and the poor coding made it hard to maintain.
I created this web site to help Hofmann share news with their customers and employees, and bring their product offerings to the World Wide Web. All pages are W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional compliant. There is a basic search engine, interactive navigation and a "Find a U.S. Sales Rep" page. Brochures can be downloaded from the web site on the product page, and customers can also find accessories and part numbers for their equipment. There is a Documentation page for locating brochures and operators manuals, and a Contact Us form that validates to make sure all required fields have been entered so that customers can get assistance quickly. The form also has several security measures in place to prevent someone from hacking it. Any page that has a brochure on it also has a "Get Adobe Reader" button on it to help those who do not have it. Future plans are to add movies showcasing Hofmann's products.
New Look For My Blog
Yesterday I spent a great deal of my day (1:00 - 11:00 to be exact) redesigning my professional blog. Right now, you are looking at the result! I am pretty impressed with it. I like the look, plus I love the liquid layout. If you're a designer, you know how much of a pain it is to get a liquid layout to work. I was so tempted to use table's when constructing the template, but I eventually found a great site that helped me with getting the divs the same height. Here is the link.
I first constructed the template in photoshop (as man of us designers do). I created all the graphic used and then sliced out the necessary elements. Afterwords, it was pretty simple for me to create the template files for it. My blog is powered by WordPress, which is a great blogging CMS.
I still have some ways to go, but I figured I would just fix things as they come up. For right now, I am happy with it. I will focus more on it this weekend. More posts coming very soon!
My First RSS Feed!
Shortly after I came aboard at Snap-on Equipment, I along with the assistance of my team put together our first company newsletter (you can see it here). It was great, because a newsletter is a great way to reach out to customers and let them know about new products, how your product can help their business, and what new and exciting things are going on in your company's world. Anyways, when we first started, we printed and mailed all of our newsletters. The newsletters looked great, and a lot of people liked them. However, it was hard to maintain the list of people who wanted to receive them, and tedious to remove those who didn't. Most of all, it was very expensive.
Naturally, I also placed our newsletter on our web site. The first alternative to printed newsletters I thought of was to try to start up a e-mail subscription. However, the other reason I thought this was a bad idea is that with all the spam people get, people will probably not want to sign up for an e-mail newsletter either. Also, it would be time consuming and tedious to maintain the database of registered recipients, and a pain to have to remove people. So I came up with what I consider the best solution: RSS 2.0.
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