Portfolio of Websites by David Miller Web Designs

All text, graphics, & designs on this page are copyright ○ 2010 By David P. Miller and David Miller Web Designs PORTFOLIO Here we have a portfolio of many of the websites we have created. There are probably a dozen more sites that we have created that have come to the end of their usefulness and are no longer online. For each website listed, we have a description of the principal purpose of that website, and note when you can observe special features on that site. If you click on the screenshot of the sites listed, you will be taken directly to that site so you can explore it at your leisure.

The Mississippi Community Symphonic Band This is the main informational and contact website for the community band in the central Mississippi area. Things to notice about this site are: Navigation Buttons - There are two rows of nav buttons: a horizontal row across the top of the content area, and a vertical row down the left side of the content area. These buttons provide quick access to any area of the site. Depth - This is a fairly large site, with a lot of content. When a web site has a great deal of content, it is very easy for it to get lost and be therefore unusable, unless the site is very well organized. The main objective of having information on a site is so people can find it when they need it. Heavenly Journey This is the primary contact website for the gospel singing group Heavenly Journey. This site is interesting because it is CLIENT maintained in several areas. Note particularly these features of the site: Header Graphic integrates the photo of the group with the site name. The SCHEDULE page is an integrated Google calendar. The client can log on to their Google calendar from any internet connection and add new events to their calendar, and those changes will be instantly reflected on and integrated into this website. The PHOTO GALLERY looks like an integral part of this site, but it is actually hosted on a dedicated photo hosting website. The client logs onto their account at this hosting website, and can upload UNLIMITED photos at will, organize them however they want, add captions and descriptions to the photos, and allow permissions for others to order prints or download photos. I have integrated this photo hosting site directly into the client's website and applied "co-branding" techniques to make it look and feel just like part of the client's site. The client does not have to wait for a web designer to upload photos to the site. If you've EVER had to wait on a web designer for anything, then you appreciate what a blessing this is. The SAMPLE CLIPS provide streaming MP3 music, so people thinking of booking this group to come sing for them can hear what they sound like in advance. "Streaming" music means it will begin to play pretty much instantly, instead of having to wait for the entire MP3 to download. This is a great boon for people who have had to wait long periods for other music sites. Notice also how we are able to provide multiple different titles in a Jukebox format. The NEWS page is actually a blog, and this also is client- maintained. This means The client can log on to the site at any time and add a new news item, and again, does not have to wait for the web designer to post any changes. The blog software we use can allow the client to determine whether blog readers will be able to post comments or not.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Department of Mississippi This is the main informational and contact website for the state headquarters of the VFW for the state of Mississippi. This is quite an extensive website - over twenty pages; most of the pages on this website contain dated information that needs to be updated quite frequently. Most website design companies would gleefully update these pages for the VFW, and charge them for each update. We provided the means to enable the VFW members to update their own content, instantly, as easily as updating a word processing document. Needless to say, they are extremely pleased with this.

The Doty Insurance Agency Website Chris Doty began with a simple, four-page website, but then expanded his site to include a short video on his home page. He inquired about pricing of getting a website for his business from another local designer, and was quoted a price without the video more than four times what he wound up paying David Miller Web Designs with the video. Needless to say, he’s pleased with his site..

Affordable Administrative Solutions This website is an example of one of our special promotions. This is a simple, three-page site, provided for the client in about one day. It provides the client a professional web presence and a way for their own clients to find them and contact them to arrange for their administrative services.

Master Plan Gospel Group This is a site done for a Gospel music group, and a good example of how you can start small and leave room for growth as your needs and budget grow. This site starts with a simple home page, calendar page, and an "About us" page, and leaves plenty of room for growth later with such additions as a photo gallery, a blog, a booking inquiry form, a viewer feedback form, and more.

Phase 1 Barber and Beauty Salon This site features a “dynamic” photo gallery - that is, one that shows a number of smaller pictures which, when you click on one, expands to a larger version of the picture, a client- updatable “Upcoming Events” page, and a contact us form that sends email to the client’s main email address. For this site, we have also provided eight email addresses for the workers at the salon. Laura Praise Records This is the principal contact and information website of Laura Praise Records. On this site is a description of available and upcoming music CDs available from the awesome praise pianist, Laura Callahan. This site includes TEXT nav links (instead of graphic or CSS buttons), a blog, a newsletter, and a jukebox where you can play samples of tunes from the Christmas Praise CD.

Silver Clef Music I write a lot of music, and this site is one I built as an experiment in self-publishing. Since then, it has expanded significantly, offering writings from several other people, and has added an entire section for the Ensemble Concert Book series. This site is interesting because it has so very many different branches. It includes submissions guidelines, a catalog of music for sale, a forum, a section on program and narrator notes, and much more.