Ready to Learn Ready to Work announces new web site

Ready to Learn Ready to Work

Ready to Learn Ready to Work, a cooperative venture of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, Keizer Chamber of Commerce, the Salem Keizer School District, and E3: Employers for Educational Excellence, recently launched a redesigned web site designed by The Third River.

Sue Bloom, the co-coordinator of the program, contacted Tim Fahndrich about doing a redesign due to a number of challenges with their existing site.  Challenges included a) the lack of ability to easily add and edit site content and keep it up to date, and b) the need for a revised information flow when educators request guest speakers for their classrooms.

The Third River, Inc., and active member of the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce, provides web design in Salem Oregon, as well for clients all over the country.

Platform:  WordPress

Key Features:

  • Content Management System allowing for easy updating by organizational staff
  • Ability to load documents, flyers, and related collateral
  • Request Speaker forms that coordinate request forms between educators and staff

Favorite New Feature:  Ability to easily update the site without having to wait on a web company

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Ready to Learn Ready to Work

www.workandlearnnow.com

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The “Do Over Guy”, Matt Theriault, Launches New Web Site

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After a successful tour of duty in the U.S. Marine Corps and 13 years successfully running a small record label, Matt Theriault found himself in dire need of a Do Over.  The Dot Com crash, 9/11, and advances in online music downloading quickly rendered his entire business obsolete.

At age 34 he found himself flat broke, and having to start life over. If you’ve ever made a lot of money and lost it, you can relate. It’s a very uncomfortable, disheartening experience. Things got so bad for Matt that he found himself bagging groceries for six months.  He couldn’t believe where he had ended up.  He had gone from living a life that consisted of six-figure months, weekend getaways and fine dining, and had now been reduced to nights at home with the television and a Cup-of-Noodles.

He has now found new success through various avenues including real estate investing.  He is in process of writing a book called and has become known as “The DoOver Guy”.

Matt contacted The Third River, Inc., a provider of web design for authors and marketing services, to create a new web site to help him chronicle the “Do Over” and start building exposure for his upcoming book.  He had seen an Anthony Robbins site that he like the looks of, so we built a similar layout for the WordPress platform.  Matt is now maintaining the site and adding content to it.

Platform: WordPress

Key Features:

  • Content Management System
  • Social Media Integration
  • Ability to add affiliate links for recommended resources

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www.thedooverguy.com

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Dallas Oregon Hair Salon Launches New Web Site

www.hotrodhair.com

Hot Rod Hair, a Dallas Oregon hair salon, unveiled a brand new look for their web site today.  Providing affordable excellence for both men and women, owner and stylist Bry Taylor wanted to have a web site that reflected more of her personality and style.

By day she might cut hair, but by nights and weekends she is a car and racing fanatic. She selected The Third River, a leading provider of web design services in Salem Oregon, to redesign the site.  Previously, Bry managed the site in Homestead, a national provider of web hosting and services.  But the limited design flexibility  left her wanting more.

Platform:  WordPress

Features:

  • Ability to edit 24/7
  • Search Engine Friendly
  • Integrates with Bry’s Social Media profiles
  • Built-in article / tip blog

Favorite New Feature:  The clean yet exciting new design

Results: #1 on Google for “Dallas Oregon Stylist” and “Salem Oregon Stylist”, among others

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www.hotrodhair.com

www.hotrodhair.com

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What is a customer?

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Hand ShakeI ran across this old, faded sheet of paper today and recognized it as something that my dad used to have hanging by his desk.  He was always stressing the value of relationships, and he lived what he talked.

In fact, I ran into someone the other day who asked if I was related to him … an old customer of his from well over 10 years ago … and they fondly related how much they always appreciated him and his friendly service.

Here are the words on this old, faded sheet of paper:

What is a customer?

A customer is the most important person in any business.

A customer is not dependent on us. We are dependent of him.

A customer is not an interruption of our work.  He is the purpose of it.

A customer does us a favor when he comes in.  We aren’t doing him a favor by waiting on him.

A customer is part of our business – not an outsider.  A customer is not just money in the cash register. He is a human being with feelings and deservers to be treated with respect.

A customer is a person who comes to us with his needs and his wants. It is our job to fill them.

A customer deserves the most courteous attention we can give him.  He is the lifeblood of this and every business.  He pays your salary.  Without him we would have to close our doors.  Don’t ever forget it.

Thanks dad, for the reminder today. 

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