When I published Creating Heart-Centered Websites back in 2007, I critiqued my own website as part of it- parts of it worked, but the banner pretty much sucked eggs. I used it as an example of perfection is not necessary- you can suck eggs and your business can still work.
Well, it was time to stop sucking eggs. 🙂 (I need to drop that metaphor, I’m just not enjoying it- I can’t imagine you are, either.)
So- ta-da! What do you think?
Because it’s a brand-new design, for the first week, I only want two kinds of comments:
1) Comments along the lines of “Oh wow- I love it!” After it settles in, I’m happy to take in thoughtful critiques and improvement ideas for the next iteration, or even just tweaking on what we’ve already got.
2) Help with finding any links that take you to pages from the old website. At this point the website has more than a couple of hundred pages, and we hired Adam to only port over top the new design what was necessary to get live- we’ll be porting over the rest ourselves. If you click a link, and you see that old fuzzy picture of my head in the banner- please let us know asap!
Please celebrate with us that we’ve got a new website up. Whew!
I have to put in a plug for Adam Kayce.
He did this- he managed us through the transition to a WordPress-powered design, he helped us through our design questions, issues, thoughts, and he was patient with the intense chaos that erupted around our adoption process, which threw everything off-schedule.
Need a website design? Talk to Adam.
Need to know what to put in your website? Check out Creating Heart-Centered Websites.
But, mostly, just celebrate this with us. It’s been LONG overdue.
15 Responses
Congratulations!
I love the warm inviting colours, and the nice simple navigation at the top, and the banner gives me a strange compulsion to go barefoot.
I know you’re not looking for ‘constructive criticism’ just yet. Still… any chance you might fit your photo in somewhere? I’d love to see it. (Maybe one of both of you… or all four of you? 🙂 )
Hilary
mark, I really love it. beautiful and natural, grounded and simple. Good job Adam! I like the WP template, simple, what is it?
The sun logo is wonderful too. You are in all of this joy-filled birthing and rebirthing energy- it’s the best! Am about to rebirth my membership site, IntuitiveBodySanctuary- trying to add some major new value via new features. Since it’s launch in May, i really appreciate how alive the Tent is- it’s harder than it looks to keep all of the community connected and contributing.
xox
Lisa
Looks great! I love the warm color scheme… it’s a welcome change from what’s going on outside my window lately 🙂
Kelly Watson | Womenwise Marketing
@Hilary- thanks! And, you know, we made the decision to remove my photo from the banner. I’ve wanted to for a long time, and Heart of Business is evolving to be more than just me.
You can still see my mug on the About page- and Real Soon Now we’ll be adding the bios of the other team members with their faces- Kate Williams and Jim Brosseau, as well as Holly and the boys. 🙂
@Lisa- Thanks! It’s no template- at least, I don’t believe it is. If it is a template, it’s been way modified beyond everything, because we’ve had complete control over every little detail in terms of the look.
And yes- I’m glad you’re appreciating the Tent- I’m excited about your membership site, and it does take a bit of oomph to really get a membership site going, so that it has it’s own momentum- and yet preserves a culture of compassion, love and caring.
Mark, it looks terrific. I know you and Adam have been working on this for a while – and it’s worth all the time and effort!
Very warm, welcoming, and clean. Yay!
Thanks for the plug, Mark! It feels great to have the site up and running, with no eggs in sight.
Lisa, Mark is right
I love the look. But something funky is happening when I try to sub to the feed.
JoVE
Mark,
Just dropped by – it had been a while & was really stunned. This is absolutely beautiful…very soothing, clean, clear. Much more inviting, I think.
Shawn Murphey, Inner Peace Activist
Strange, JoVE- Adam, can you take a look at the feed subscription issue?
@Kelly & @Grace & @JoVE- thanks for the kudos! I’m glad you like the look, too.
The feed subscription
Woohoo! Love it!
New site, new additions to the family! How’s that for some new life in the middle of Winter! I’m feeling all shiny and bright now (my mood, not my body!)
Do let us all know when you’re good for the feedback though – you know we’re all dying to chat up the new look!
James | Dancing Geek
@James- thank you! Really, I’m happy for feedback almost any time. It’s just good to know that we won’t really be changing any of the fundamental design aspects for a looong while. 🙂 At least six months. 😉
The site looks like ‘you’ (if a website can do that). I like it a lot. Especially the easy-peasy spam protection.
@styleosophy – It worked! I’m so glad it feels like “us.” And the easy-peasy spam protection- thank Adam from monkatwork.com For setting that up.
Hope to see you ’round here lots. 🙂