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Portfolio

  • Custom websites for small businesses
  • E-commerce and data-driven websites - PHP/MySQL
  • Customize templates, create online forms
  • Client-editable websites via Content Management System
  • Digital photography, photo editing, online photo display
Robin Myers Imaging Add Ecommerce to Existing Website: Go to Robin Myers Imaging and click on the store link. Imaging specialist wanted to automate sales by allowing customers to order products online. I configured the Miva Merchant shopping cart with client's products, shipping methods, and payment gateway. I configured the store Look and Feel based on the existing website's design. I advised client on compatible payment gateways and showed him how to manage orders using the store and merchant control panels.
NetAcceleration Enhance Content Management System: NetAcceleration.com, hosting and web design company. See screenshots. I added blog management and issue tracking features to a Content Management System using PHP and MySQL. For blog management, I added blog creation and comment editing features and fixed problems with photo upload. I added a blog display feature to the public view. For issue tracking, I added a filter bar so site managers can filter bug reports by category, priority, status, etc. NetAcceleration.com
No Irritation Irrigation New PHP website: NII-Landscape.com, irrigation and landscaping service. Created new website for landscaper to expand business by showcasing his best work. Chose from hundreds of photos to make several stories to illustrate problems solved, interviewed landscaper to create inviting copy to highlight details. Developed PHP template to speed development.
Monitrix, Inc. Enhance existing web application: Monitrix, Inc., data-driven PHP questionnaire: Improved online patient daily diary for pain management study. Improved questionnaire completion rate by color coding calendar and adding progress indicator bar, populating these features via information queried from the database. Solved problem of excessive download time for a data-heavy page by switching to AJAX for query of only relevant data as needed. Studied existing code to specify best plan for changes, worked with team to specify database changes, and modified existing PHP and JavaScript code to complete the changes. Testimonial
PhotoGetaway New web application with e-commerce: PhotoGetaway.com, a website for event photographers. My client had a dream of creating his own web business centered around photography. The dream has turned into a place on the web where event photographers can present their photos for sale. To create PhotoGetaway.com I: Testimonial
SJSU Sharsmith Herbarium Enhance existing web application: SJSU Sharsmith Herbarium, a non-profit web application to look up plants in the University herbarium. The existing application put the herbarium online, but searching was slow. My enhancements speeded up the searching process. I updated the search form and created a new intermediate results page, making it much faster to get to one or more herbarium details pages. Testimonial
Mannikkins Contemporary Casuals Enhance existing website: Mannikkins Contemporary Casuals, clothing design and sales. Updated clothing designer's website in a hurry. Client had photos of new products ready to add to website, needed them in a week for vendor meeting, but her existing web developer was unavailable. I added her new photos, modified a page template to contain images for a new product line, and created a new composite image, all with no downtime to her existing website and completed on time. Testimonial
Achievex Sales Training Content Management System: Achievexcorp.com, sales training. Moved trainer's website to a CMS, allowing more functionality and easier updating. Converted and posted streaming video, configured mailing list manager, embedded Flash movie, added stock photos and set up Amazon affiliate page.
Pacific Atlantic Electronics New catalog website: paeinc.us, a niche business for electronic pulse generators. I converted my client's product catalog to web pages. Now, his customers like to browse the product specifications without having to call him. Testimonial
Steve Piazzale, Career/Life Coach Enhance existing website: Steve Piazzale, career/life coaching services. Steve had created his own web site, but wanted to give it a more professional look. We lightened his photo, added his new content, and added a navigation bar. I also helped him with some technical issues so he could continue to manage his website himself. Here's how his website looked before and after the change. (Note I've hidden Steve's identity on the example pages, to prevent search engines from finding this outdated information.)
Communication Academy New website: CommunicationAcademy.com, a business providing classes to improve children's communication skills. My client already advertised in local communication catalogs, but now his potential and returning customers have a place on the web to learn more. Testimonial
Single page web sites Brochure website: ButcherRanch.org, Created single page website for small ranch selling Santa Rosa plums in Sunnyvale, CA.



Show me your ideas and let me create a website for you. For a free consultation, please contact:

Carol Mattsson
Mattsson Web Solutions
Cupertino, CA
(408)255-3767
mattsson at surfpix.net

Carol and friend Joey at the Roasted Coffee Bean in Cupertino