Carl Potts Design

testing a title

isf068 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:57:29 +0000

A New Direction(aka reasons to be fearful part 3)

Carl — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:07:19 +0000

After quite a lot of thoughtful deliberation, which could possibly be termed procrastination by the uncharitable, I’ve decided I’m going to look at self-employment as a career option, as the current project draws to a close I’m going to investigate this further drawing up a business plan to see exactly where I stand, the SWOT analysis is already complete and I’m focussing on costing/pricing at the moment, one thing is certain times are difficult at the minute and this is not a task to undertake lightly, the current company name will be Carl Potts Web Design. and I will be seeing what advise I’m entitled to

Seasons Greetings

Carl — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:38:34 +0000

Reflecting upon a recent job interview one of the questions has inspired me to examine it in greater detail, the question was “What Social Network should we be using?” I’m increasingly convinced the correct answer to this question is “The ones your customers are using” which is so simple it could possibly be regarded as arrogant which is not really a desirable impression within the confines of a job interview. Other than that I’ve been in holiday mode after treating myself to Star Wars The Old Republic a newly released MMORPG from Electronic Arts/ Bioware which I’m pleased to say is the very high standard I’d expect from a studio such as Bioware, perhaps being more aimed at the explorer type than other MMO offerings currently on the market

Yet More excuses …

Carl — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 16:59:09 +0000

Unfortunately I don’t have time to maintain this blog at the moment due to other work commitments; rest assured the blog will be back to regular weekly updates by mid-November

New Projects and next weeks plans

Carl — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:37:10 +0000

This week I’ve been getting to grips with my latest project and my time has been spent on Keyword research necessary for the SEO efforts. This means I’ve not had time to work on my projects here however I strongly suspect I’ll be working on the Rhapsody Nightclub project next week, probably developing it as a WordPress site along with a custom theme This week I’ve been getting to grips with my latest project and my time has been spent on Keyword research necessary for the SEO efforts. This means I’ve not had time to work on my projects here however I strongly suspect I’ll be working on the Rhapsody Nightclub project next week, probably developing it as a WordPress site along with a custom theme

Mr Drenching

Carl — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:40:02 +0000

Family and other Commitments have meant I’m not been able to complete or indeed progress the Mr Drenching site this week however a new logo has been developed for this project

Mr Drenching adopts Magento based solution

Carl — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:04:25 +0000

I’ve instigated major changes to the Mr Drenching project this week by switching to a Magento based store, the initial static prototype was not really adequate so I’m hoping by switching to Magento I’ll be able to create a professional looking store which will actually work properly, currently I’m having to create 50 different umbrellas for the store to stock, I’d like to thank Julie Elamfor her excellent guide to setting up VAT for UK based store owners

Mr Drenching part 2

Carl — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:21:10 +0000

This week I’ve revisited the Mr Drenching project I started a fortnight ago apart from one or two minor problems in IE6 (quelle surprise!) the project has proceeded at a reasonable pace, unfortunately these problems meant the project is not quite ready for uploading yet, I’m not yet completely happy with it

Ravinola Kuu Revisited

Carl — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:02:18 +0000

This week I intend to put the finishing touches to Project 1:The fictional Finnish restaurant Ravinola Kuu, the logo & home page are already completed, now the rest of the site needs to be finished off and tested, if you’re interested you may view it here

Project Three: Rhapsody Nightclub

Carl — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:40:34 +0000

This week’s project is a fictional Lancaster Nightclub called ‘Rhapsody’, the Nightclub theme will mean a darker Palette is more appropriate, as with previous weeks the development materials and project plan may be downloaded from the Project page