HAPPY 13th ANNIVERSARY TO YOUR PLAN B COMPANY

Another year has whipped by! And wow was it fun!

Thanks to the ALA for giving us the 2009 American Library Associaton | Great Web Sites for Kids (for our work on spatulatta.com)

Our party was definitely another one of the highlights and we promise to have another one soon.

Great new projects!
spatulatta.com conversion to Joomla!
holidayclubchicago.com launch!
otrassn.org remodel to Joomla!
kruzinusa.com launch!
mwalliance.org conversion to Drupal!
latebarchicago.com launch!
And a cool project with CVS/Caremark!


And awesome continued work with GREAT clients :)
WomanRoadWarrior.com, MicciMicci.com, TheChicagoBuzz.com, LakeviewBaseballClub.com, MotorBrains.com, RosensteinPropertyLaw.com, SRosenstein.com, Tresser.com, UIC-CFDC.org, Wielgus.com, Icre-Roosevelt.org, EventatWestEgg.com, FieldofGreens.biz, GreensbyWhite.com, RonaldKnox.org, ChicagoHistory.org and more!

We look forward to what 2010 has in store for us. And are so pleased to say we have been in business 13 years now. Imagine way back in 1997 when the web was only dial up and backgrounds were only grey... to where we are today with open source CMS, CSS, Flash animation, videos, podcasts, social networking and so much more! Not to mention easy to use web stats (thanks google!).

As always, no project is too big or too small thanks to the hardworking peers in our network. If DavidB, Cat and I can't do it, believe me, we know someone who can! Give us a call or send an email with your next web project RFP - 773-665-2552 or jameyb@yourplanb.com

and THANK YOU!

Women on their Way Contest

Heads up - Your Plan B Company would like to ask you all to support our client, Kathy Ameche (womanroadwarrior.com and miccimicci.com) in this cool contest!

"The "Local Nation" contest received amazing entries from road trippers who speak their mind, share local knowledge and want to represent you, their fellow traveler, on Women on Their Way's newly formed "Local Nation" sounding board. YOU can be the judge! Entries are in and now here's the fun part - voting for your favorite!!"

Vote for Kathy here!
Read more about the contest here!

Thanks so much!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Time to refresh?

Remodeling an existing site needs to be approached in a similar way to the initial build out with solid pre-production meetings, research and review your visitor stats to make sure the next gen site meets your goals and can stand on its own for the next 3-5 years. Sometimes the remodel is just a facelift while others scrap everything and start over.

Let's discuss what is the best plan for your current website.

Take a look at some successful remodel projects:
mwalliance.org
ronaldknox.org
otrassn.org

Give us a call 773-665-2552 to discuss your website remodel needs.

2010 Online marketing plan

Despite what the calendar says, it isn't too early to start detailing your 2010 online marketing plan!

Consider important dates you need your site to be current. Or what about adding new social networking options? Sending out enewsletters - make sure all your communications are coordinated.

Now this online marketing plan doesn't have to be written in stone. We all know these types of due dates should be written in pencil so marketing yourself doesn't interrupt your work for your clients. BUT... it is good to have a plan, even if it is monthly reminders to keep things going. Otherwise you could end up at a prime marketing moment and not have all your ducks in a row.

We use Google Calendar as our marketing reminder tool. You can set up a calendar that just you or your team can see. Set up email reminders a few weeks before you need to finish something to help nudge your task list. You can use the existing major holidays calendar, add in your special events/conference/vacations.

And then add in when you are going to update things like: website, send enewsletter, facebook group postings, linked in profile updates or referrals, tweets, blogs etc. This will help organize your online marketing and keep your information current and moving forward to your prospective clients. Let Google be your trusty assistant. It takes a little time to set up and create the reminders now, but in June 2010 you will be happy you did :)

And let Your Plan B Company help update your website, enewsletters, social networks or print pieces to market your company or organization! We can even create or consult on your online marketing plan. Call 773-665-2552