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		<title>New Site Launched For Nebraska Auto Dealer</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harchelroad Motors of Imperial and Wauneta, NE is now the new owner of a fully redesigned website.  The Nebraska car dealer was in need of a fresh design and a new way to manage their inventory online.  Thankfully, Collins Internet Inc., was there to step up to the plate. The Wireframe After completing the initial [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Harchelroad Motors of Imperial and Wauneta, NE is now the new owner of a fully redesigned website.  The <a href="http://www.harchelroadmotors.com/">Nebraska car dealer</a> was in need of a fresh design and a new way to manage their inventory online.  Thankfully, Collins Internet Inc., was there to step up to the plate.</p>
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<h2>The Wireframe</h2>
<p>After completing the initial project analysis, a basic wireframe was created to outline the layout of the website&#8217;s homepage.</p>
<div id="attachment_420" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 295px"><a rel="lightbox" href="http://www.collinsinternet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/wireframe.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-420 " title="wireframe" src="http://www.collinsinternet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/wireframe-285x300.jpg" alt="" width="285" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Initial Wireframe</p></div>
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<h2>The Mockup</h2>
<p>Upon approval of the wireframe, began the mockup phase.  After four revisions, a final design was approved.</p>
<div id="attachment_425" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 190px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-425" style="margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" title="mockup1" src="http://www.collinsinternet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mockup1-300x270.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="162" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Initial Mockup</p></div>
<div id="attachment_428" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 220px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-428" title="mockup3" src="http://www.collinsinternet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mockup31-300x250.jpg" alt="" width="210" height="175" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Final Approved Mockup</p></div>
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<h2>Content and Inventory Management</h2>
<p>The content management system of choice was WordPress and the Inventory Management System was custom coded by Collins Internet&#8217;s <a href="http://www.collinsinternet.com/">web development</a> staff.</p>
<p>With the new inventory system, the Harchelroad Motors staff was able to:</p>
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<li>easily create/edit/delete vehicle listings</li>
<li>add pictures</li>
<li>set a vehicle to be featured on the homepage</li>
<li>track customer leads via a simple CRM</li>
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<h2>The Final Product</h2>
<p>Shortly after the launch of the new design and inventory system, Harchelroad began to receive customer leads from the site.  Upon looking at the site statistics, the average time on the site was six minutes and the average bounce rate was below 12%.  In other words, with a solid appealing design and  fresh inventory this site is setup for success.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.harchelroadmotors.com"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-430" title="hrm" src="http://www.collinsinternet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/hrm-280x300.jpg" alt="" width="280" height="300" /></a></p>
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<h2>Site Credits</h2>
<p>The graphical design of the site was created by the talents of Gloria Farmer and the inventory system was created by Allan Collins.<br />
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		<title>Corporate Branding on Company Vehicles</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the BCLS Inc. logo on their company vehicles.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have recently launched a new design for one of our clients; BCLS Inc.  BCLS Inc. is a <a href="http://www.bclsinc.com/">landscaping company in Virginia </a>that&#8217;s primary focus is to provide satisfactory services to their clients.  Along with the new design, BCLS has opted to redesign their corporate logo as well.  Thanks to our talented graphic artists, we have created a logo they are proud to show on their company vehicles.</p>

<a href='http://www.collinsinternet.com/387/corporate-branding-on-company-vehicles/trucks-001/' title='trucks 001'><img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.collinsinternet.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/trucks-001-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="trucks 001" title="trucks 001" /></a>
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		<title>Check Out Our Booth on April 17 &amp; 18</title>
		<link>http://www.collinsinternet.com/345/check-out-our-booth-on-april-17-18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in speaking to us about a website, please stop by our booth on Friday, April 17th and 18th at the Living and Leisure Expo in Friendship Hall in Montrose, Colorado.  We will be available to answer any of your website design and online marketing questions.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are interested in speaking to us about a website, please stop by our booth on Friday, April 17th and 18th at the Living and Leisure Expo in Friendship Hall in Montrose, Colorado.  We will be available to answer any of your website design and online marketing questions. <br/><br/></p>
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		<title>Church Web Design Services Now Offered</title>
		<link>http://www.collinsinternet.com/17/church-web-design-services-now-offered/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://blog.collinsinternet.com/17/church-web-design-services-now-offered"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2273/2224509747_7f3907e098_m.jpg" alt=" " /></a><br/>
We are pleased to announce that we have launched a new service to improve church marketing online. It seems that many churches need a professional website solution to better market what they have offer to the public. Since many churches do not have a website or a fully functional site, Collins Internet is ready to provide them with a comprehensive solution to improve their web presence.]]></description>
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<small>Photo By <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/2224509747/">Stuck in Customs</a>.</small></div>
<p>We are pleased to announce that we have launched a new service to improve church marketing online.  It seems that many churches need a professional website solution to better market what they have offer to the public.  Since many churches do not have a website or a fully functional site, Collins Internet is ready to provide them with a comprehensive solution to improve their web presence.<span id="more-17"></span></p>
<p>Included in the <a href="http://www.collinsinternet.com/web-design-services/church-websites/">church web design</a> package, is our reliable website hosting, a fully functional content management system and a custom web design.  We feel that many churches need a great solution such as this and we are proud to offer it.</p>
<p>With the packaged solution, church members can easily add new content, add sermons, an event calendar, upload audio and video, create picture galleries, accept donations online and setup prayer vigils on their website.  The possibilities are almost endless.</p>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning at Collins Internet</title>
		<link>http://www.collinsinternet.com/244/spring-cleaning-at-collins-internet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 20:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allan Collins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://blog.collinsinternet.com/5/spring-cleaning-at-collins-internet"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2404829844_df479b79f8_m.jpg" alt="Sweeping" /></a><br/>
Well it’s almost Summer again and it’s time for a major structure upgrade of the Collins Internet website. The first thing that needed our attention was our resources blog. We have decided that it should branch off as its own separate website to best serve you with web site information.]]></description>
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<small>Photo By <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/brandoncripps/2404829844/">Woodvines</a>.</small></div>
<p>Well it&#8217;s almost Summer again and it&#8217;s time for a major structure upgrade of the Collins Internet website.  The first thing that needed our attention was our resources blog.  We have decided that it should branch off as its own separate website to best serve you with web site information. <span id="more-244"></span></p>
<p>Feel free to post a comment and be sure to <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/collinsinternet">subscribe to our RSS feed</a>.</p>
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