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Liquid Gold Energy - Drupal CMS driven site
August 8th, 2008 | blog | CMS | Drupal development | health/fitness | Portland | web design | web development
Switch Development worked together with Liquid Gold Energy, a honey based sports fuel product, to create a Drupal based community website. The site was designed to be an initial introduction to the product and provide the ability for the product team to promote various sponsorships and events that they were going to be involved in to generate buzz about the product.
Vera Fitness: a personal training studio designed for women
May 15th, 2008 | blog | Flickr | health/fitness | scheduling | Seattle | startup technology development | web design | web development
Vera Fitness, a Seattle based women’s fitness clinic, approached Switch Development needing a website that was true to their brand, that engaged their potential clients and that provided users with the ability to create appointments online. We researched the available CMS systems and tools for scheduling but determined that a custom solution would be more affordable and cater better to their business.
Using .NET and SQL Server we created a custom scheduling and client management tool which, after a few phases over the last few months, now provides Vera Fitness trainers the ability to engage their clients, access their progress and keep record of goals and performance.
In addition we integrated the site with Flickr.com and created a custom blog so that Vera clients can stay in touch with each other.
DreamClinic - Drupal development
May 10th, 2008 | blog | CMS | Drupal development | health/fitness | search engine optimization (SEO) | Seattle | web design | web development
The DreamClinic team needed a web solution that would allow them to make regular updates and manage the content of the site after it was launched. We implemented Drupal which provided a series of CMS tools that will allow them to blog, setup new areas of the site and maintain the content.
In addition DreamClinic had very specific SEO requirements which required a high level of detail in how the content was structured.
CondoCompare - Developing a real estate search engine
April 11th, 2008 | AJAX | API integration | MLS | real estate | search engine optimization (SEO) | Seattle | startup technology development | web design
Joining the CondoCompare team in 2006, we helped design and develop a real estate search engine that made sense for condominiums. We organized varying means of retrieving data from varying real estate sources and created tools for them to organize the listing information in ways that would make sense to users: condo units in the context of condo buildings.
In addition we strategized and developed, what was at the time, a new methodology for AJAX. A search engine that retained the search history within an asynchronous environment. This made searching fast and intuitive allowing people to find the condos in the areas they were interested with the criteria they desired and with the tools to quick-save a picklist to review or compare when they were ready.
In addition we added community related aspects such as commenting, reviewing and involved the participation of condo agents themselves to provide a more comprehensive informational resource for prospective buyers.
We worked with CondoCompare building their technology from the ground up using .NET, SQL Server, .NET AJAX and our own custom built AJAX solutions. We architected an SEO system that would deliver individual condos and hot condo areas to search engines making page 1 on many regional real estate searches. We also helped craft effective marketing campaigns and assisted in developing their brand.
William Anthony Photography - Flash development
February 12th, 2008 | blog | CMS | photography | web design | web development
When creating an website for an artist with great work it is best to let the work do the talking. We worked with WMA to design and develop a site that was true to their brand as well as putting the photgraphy front and center. The site was designed to run off an XML CMS system allowing for easy updates to the site including the addition of new sections, managing the photos and configuring sections to run as slide shows, galleries or descriptive pages.
In addition we designed a style sheet for his Blogger.com account and designed the Flash navigation to work within the blog for a seamless experience.
Live Search - web design and marketing
November 28th, 2007 | Microsoft | web design
We worked very closely with the Windows Live team, specifically with Mobile and Maps teams. Taking into consideration the Microsoft brand and striving to create an engaging experience we launched 3 successful campaigns consisting of a promo for 1-800-CALL-411, for the Live Search Maps Gadget and for the new Maps for Windows Mobile product.
» View the Live 411 site
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» View the Live Maps Gadget Composiiton
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» View the Mobile Maps site
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IndieShares
September 9th, 2007 | entertainment | Seattle | startup technology development | web design | web development
We helped IndieShares launch their pilot site that seeks to provide independent film writers a portal to support and production funding while at the same time allowing film enthusiasts the ability to personally invest in scripts that they love.
Super Geek League
July 31st, 2007 | audio player | e-commerce | e-junkie | Flash development | music | Seattle | startup technology development | web development
Working together with the talented design firm Pixelube we created an interactive experience for the Seattle band, Super Geek Leage, and their fans. A place where the fans can come to blog, taunt each other, listen to SGL songs in an interactive album as well as connect and share pictures and thoughts with each other.
The members of the band each play a role in this mythos, with a unique character profile describing strenghts and weaknesses to create an experience that stretches beyond the music into the strange world, invented by the Super Geek Leage. The long term vision for the site is to develop into a game, The Battle for Supremacy, a community oriented, king of the hill type challenge.
MS Live Search - Flash Demo
June 20th, 2007 | Flash demo | Flash development | Microsoft | Redmond | UI design | web design
We worked together with the Windows Live team to create an XML based Flash demonstration of the Live Maps technology. It was designed to help people understand the new features such as 3D, Bird’s Eye View, Collections and more allowing the visitor to see how each feature works in the map.
Queen Anne Real Estate - Integration with the Northwest MLS
April 12th, 2007 | MLS | real estate | Seattle | web development
Leveraging the experience we had from working with CondoCompare.com we were able to provide a very affordable search engine that taps directly into the Northwest MLS system giving Queen Anne Real Estate clients and potential clients the ability to browse the properties that this firm could help them purchase.
Client Commentary
There isn't a web solution these guys can't handle. From how it looks to how it works, Switch Development has added a tremendous amount to our company's services.
Nathan Holland - CTO
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