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01/06/10--19:18: LAUNCH: Chagrin Falls Lacrosse (chan 3131247)

We're pleased to announce the launch of www.ChagrinLAX.com. Check it out!




01/06/10--19:21: SIGNED & APPROVED: First Measure Patient Advocates (chan 3131247)

Here is a sneak peak at a soon-to-launch First Measure Patient Advocates website design:






01/23/10--19:37: NEW! School Website Designs Online (chan 3131247)

Inventure and iCohesion have combined forces to launch the following school district websites:

Chardon Local Schools
Chesapeake Local Schools
Defiance City Schools
Dublin Schools
Eastern Local Schools (Pike Cty.)
Gallia Local Schools
Green Local Schools
Groveport Madison Schools
Hamilton Local Schools
Mad River Local Schools
NSPRA Ohio
Nordonia Schools
North Ridgeville Schools
North Olmsted City Schools
Painesville City Schools
Pennsylvania Middle School Assoc.
Pickaway ESC
Pike CTC
Rocky River Local Schools
Ross County Pioneer Center
Sciotoville Community School
Warren County Career Center
Waverly City Schools
Western Local Schools
Westfall Local Schools




02/02/10--05:27: LAUNCH: CollegeTownPints.com - Next round is on us! (chan 3131247)

Inventure is proud to announce the launch of CollegeTownPints.com, the premier online store for college town bar goods.



View the website >

 




02/19/10--07:50: LAUNCH: Hillel at Ohio University (chan 3131247)

We're proud to announce the launch of the new Hillel at Ohio University website.



View OhioHillel.org>




03/04/10--16:18: LAUNCH: O'Neill for Congress (chan 3131247)

Announcing: Inventure publishes O'Neill for Congress website.






03/18/10--08:57: LAUNCH: Guard Fabric (chan 3131247)

Inventure launches a new website for Guard Fabric, the world's best protection for home and business interiors, private plane and yacht interiors and external features!

Guard Fabric specializes in fabric protection and flameproofing fabric, carpet, leather, suede, wood, concrete and masonry. The business provides these services for private residences, yachts and planes as well as resorts and hotels across the nation.





View the new Guard Fabric Website >




03/18/10--15:01: AWH selects Inventure as preferred design partner (chan 3131247)

Allen, Williams & Hughes selects Inventure as a preferred design partner in delivering the GeoDocs™ Content Management Systemto clients nation-wide.

Inventure will deliver beautiful, memorable designs that will create a lasting impression for clients and visitors using the GeoDocs™ CMS.

Allen, Williams & Hughes first asked Inventure to provide design services more than two years ago. Throughout the past two years Inventure has delivered bold and creative graphic user interface design and logo design.

See the Ohio School Employees Retirement System website for a great example of an Inventure & GeoDocs collaboration: www.ohsers.org

"I am pleased to be working with such a wonderful company. AWH's GeoDocs™  CMS is an outstanding, robust and capable system that we have become very familiar with. We specialize in creating designs that will seamlessly integrate with their CMS while 'wowwing' clients and online visitors," says Clay Burnett of Inventure.






04/01/10--08:25: LAUNCH: ENPAC website redesigned! (chan 3131247)

Inventure is proud to announce the redesign and launch of the new ENPAC LLC website. Inventure launched the previous ENPAC in 2006 featuring a custom design and a custom built CMS. Through the last four years, ENPAC requested advanced functionality that lead to the upgrade to InControlCMS. InControlCMS allows for ENPAC to add products, pages and content as well as manage a private partners area with documents and images only available to a distribution network.


ENPAC is the world's leading manufacturer of plastic Spill Prevention, Containment, and Control products. ENPAC specializes in the design and manufacture of proprietary spill containment at its Molding Technology Center and headquarters in Eastlake, Ohio near Cleveland. ENPAC has been the global leader in high-quality, value-driven polyethylene spill containment products for over 20 years.




View the ALL NEW ENPAC website >




06/23/10--05:38: May Website Launches (chan 3131247)

Inventure launched three new websites this May:

Nancy Barron Association
www.nancybarron.com

Fast Track Energy Drink
www.ftenergy.com

Colonic Center of America
www.coloniccenterofamerica.com




06/23/10--05:43: Ursuline Sisters Website Redesign (chan 3131247)

The Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland started doing business with Inventure more than two years ago. Originally, Inventure delivered a custom design and content management system to overhaul an existing, outdated and difficult to manage website. Throughout the past two years, the organization has used the website to it's full potential in reaching out to new audiences, integrating with a Facebook presence and creating a unique "Sisters Only" section including sensitive information.

In 2010, the Sisters and Inventure agreed to update the design as well as the content organization on the website to create a better online experience for visitors of all demographics. The new design features an easy to manage flash window on the home page, as well as many easy to manage news, calendars and content sections for the Sisters.

See the all new website at: www.ursulinesisters.org




06/23/10--05:51: FORE! Birdies Fore ALS website Launches (chan 3131247)

The Bright Side of the Road Foundation and Birdies Fore ALS chose Inventure for a website redesign and content management system installation in mid May of 2010. The website is a venue for the public to learn more about Nicki Henry's commitment to stop the fatal disease ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

A mere three weeks after inception, the website launched with a fresh, new look featuring an easy to manage flash banner displaying a tally of birdies and money raised for the cause. The website also features news, events and information about Nicki's successful golf career.

See the all new website: www.nickihenry.com




06/23/10--05:52: PLAY BALL! The Baseball Players Association signs with Inventure (chan 3131247)

The Baseball Players Association (BPA), of Nicholasville, Kentucky, has chosen Inventure to overhaul their existing website.

The new website will include:

• Content Management System
• Tournament Management & Registration
• Coach Management & Registration
• League Management & Registration
• Umpire Management & Registration
• Player Statistics
• Newsletter Management

"We are extremely pleased to continue our relationship with Hugh and Faye Cantrell as well as Sonja Richards at BPA. Our first project with this business was a huge success, the National Softball Association website has received high praise from directors, coaches, players and umpires and we are aiming at the same goals with the new BPA website," says Clay Burnett of Inventure.




07/30/10--05:17: It's HOT this week! 5 new clients plus many new school designs! (chan 3131247)

Summer is really heating up at Inventure.

We've just signed 5 new clients! Each of these clients will receive a custom design and an easy-to-use content management system.

• Rachel Wixey & Associates - Toledo, Ohio
• Coffee Rocks Cafe - Kalamazoo, Michigan
• FitGirl Camp - Chagrin Falls, Ohio
• Bergman, Himmel, Goetz & Prebul, Co. Inc. - Certified Public Accountants - Cleveland, Ohio
• Kern Coin - Lexington, Kentucky

We're also working on numerous custom school website designs thoughout Ohio and Kentucky for our strategic partner eSchoolView

• Canton Local Schools
• Edison Local Schools
• Fairland Local Schools
• Finneytown Local Schools
• Geneva Area Local Schools
• Grant County Career Center (KY)
• Indian Valley Local Schools
• Knott County Schools (KY)
• Miami Trace Local Schools
• Mohawk Local Schools
• North Union Local Schools
• Pennsylvania Association of Student Assistance Professionals (PA)
• South Euclid-Lyndhurst City Schools
• Titusville Local Schools (PA)
• Vinton County Local Schools
• many more coming soon!




08/28/10--13:03: LAUNCH: Rachel Wixey & Associates (chan 3131247)

All new website makes client proud.

Rachel Wixey & Associates contacted Inventure on July 23rd interested in a new website to represent their company online. The proposal was sent within 24 hours, the job was signed and a plan was set into motion. On July 28th Inventure presented RW&A with design concepts, they were immediately approved and the website was ready for content on July 31st. Just two weeks later, August 16th, the content was complete and the website was live!

"The entire process took about 3 weeks. Rachel and her associates we wonderful throughout the process. We were able to put our ideas together to come up with an outstanding design that we are all extremely proud of." says Clay Burnett of Inventure.

"We are all doing back flips over here!" one of the Associates, Marcia Perna, said about the original design. Once Inventure developed the design into a working website and implemented the content, the launch was made and the site was open for public viewing. A few of the initial responses to the website sounded like this:

• "brilliantly manufactured"
• "It looks fantastic!! Seriously, great job"
• "I looked at your website and wow! It had so much positive in it. I love it, and somehow, felt proud of it myself, just from the work I am doing with you”.

Inventure and RW&A are both excited to have the website online, so please take a moment and check it out at www.rachelwixey.com

Read the COMPLETE CLIENT TESTIMONIAL >




09/22/10--16:16: LAUNCH: Ohio University Homecoming 2010 (chan 3131247)

Inventure provides unique, custom template design for Ohio University Homecoming 2010.

The Ohio University Alumni Association website was created and is now hosted by Inventure. The site features hundreds of useful pages reaching out to thousands of Alumni worldwide.

The University wanted to spice up the Homecoming web pages by implementing a unique theme into a custom template. The University created the "Let the Games Begin!" theme and logo and Inventure took it from there. Inventure created the game-piece-like imagery along with the surroundings. The University provided the content for the site. Once the design, content and links were ready, the site was launched!

Since the Homecoming pages were launched one month ago, the landing page has accounted for more than 3% of the total site traffic attracting nearly 4,000 views and 3,000 unique visitors.

View the Ohio University Homecoming website >









09/29/10--11:43: LAUNCH: FitGirl Camp (chan 3131247)

FitGirl, a camp program for girls ages 8-12, launched a new website. FitGirl empowers girls by providing effective 'take away' tools that develop responsibility for a healthy lifestyle and wellness, empowering girls!

FitGirl President, Leah Lambert Dustin, wanted a website that spoke directly to her audience integrating a fun experience with an easy to use online registration system. Leah also needed to be able to update the website with news, events and photos.

Inventure delivered a custom design featuring a unique flash carousel. The design features the FitGirl fonts, colors and photos, enhancing the brand identity online. The website allows the client to accept online registrations, update camp information and create photo galleries.

"Clay and his team have played an instrumental part in the expansion of my presence on the web. He has helped elevate my business model and allowed me to focus in the areas that I know best. Clay takes a difficult process and makes it easy " Leah Lambert Dustin President FitGirl, LLC

Take a look at www.fitgirlcamp.com >




11/17/10--10:45: LAUNCH: Vegan Sweet Tooth (chan 3131247)

Vegan Sweet Tooth specializes in vegan sweets. The company makes delicious diabetic friendly, and gluten free desserts, cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes and pies using the highest quality products available.

Rebecca Bryan and Tiffany O'Neill co-founded the business to deliver healthy, nutritious desserts to local friends, families, restaurants and event planners. The two decided that they needed to ramp up business by reaching out to new audiences through social media and a brand new web presence. Tiffany immediately knew the answer to "Who do we call for a website?"

Rebecca, Tiffany and Clay met to discuss a vision for the website in early October, by early November the vision became a reality. "Designing the website was easy, I let the food do the talking!" claims Clay Burnett, lead designer and owner of Inventure. The design, development and content management system were complete within two weeks. Tiffany, the tech expert, and Rebecca, the baker-extraordinaire, then learned how to update the website using a blog, photo gallery, text and twitter using simple content management features.

"With all the social media in today's business market we knew we needed a website to drive traffic to our bakery. Having a professional and efficient company such as Inventure redesign our website took incredible amounts of stress and pressure off of us. Working with Clay, and Inventure on our website made the process absolutely seamless, creative, and fun. We would recommend Inventure to anybody that wants a successful website for their business," says Tiffany O'Neill.







12/30/10--22:00: LAUNCH: All In Mass (chan 3131247)

Inventure works with All In Mass to launch a website in less than two weeks!

Alec Janda contacted Inventure in early December hoping to launch an all new website for the new year. Inventure's Clay Burnett worked to create a custom design for the hunting enthusiast and expert. "The design needed to speak to Alec's love of hunting and his world-wide experiences in his field", says Burnett. The website features a rustic, outdoors theme including photos, hunting signs and barbed wire.

Inventure created the new design, installed the Content Management System (CMS) and added all of the content, photos, blog entries and events into the new site. "The entire process took less than two weeks, we pleased our client and we set a new standard for work-flow. When clients are actively involved in the approval process, a project can go from inception to launch incredibly quickly", says Burnett.




02/06/11--22:00: REVISED: Great Lakes Financial Group (chan 3131247)

Inventure and Great Lakes Financial Group collaborated to revised their existing, Inventure-built, website. The new home page features a bit more flare with a blog, slide show and market ticker.

View the website >




02/13/11--22:00: LAUNCH: Joe Moorhead Music (chan 3131247)

Joe Moorhead specializes in sending your mind on vacation through his creative, fun and light-hearted songwriting. Joe sings about islands, adventures and parties in all parts of the world. His music entertains fans of other island lovers such as Jimmy Buffet and Jack Johnson.

Inventure worked with Moorhead's brand management team to create an all new website to reflect the style and attitude of the music. The audio player allows a visitor to fully experience Moorhead's music.

Visit the website >







02/20/11--22:00: LAUNCH: EatSmart Products (chan 3131247)

EatSmart Products delivers high quality bathroom, kitchen and luggage scales. Their high tech and simple-to-use product offerings provide unique and valuable information.

Inventure redesigned an existing website to produce a clean and simple look for the client. The Inventure InControlCMS is connected with an Amazon WebStore offering online sales for the products.

View the website >




02/23/11--22:00: LOGOS: Two new school district logos (chan 3131247)

Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy



Miami Valley Academies






04/07/11--22:00: Interviewing candidates to build your website (chan 3131247)

It's time for a new website! Before selecting a company to provide your web services, there are many factors to consider. First, you will want to define, as best you can, what you are looking for in a website. Next, you will want to learn all that you can about the prospective service provider's company. Then, you will want to learn about the solutions that the company has to offer. Finally, you will want to learn about the longterm maintenance of the website and service of the company. Once you are well informed with all of this information, you will be ready to select the right web solutions provider.

1. WHAT DOES YOUR BUSINESS NEED IN A NEW WEBSITE?



What do you like/dislike about your current website?

What are the most desired actions for a visitors to take when they arrive on your site?

What image do you want your website to portray to your visitors?

What are some websites within your industry that have nice qualities?

What are some websites in any industry that have nice qualities?

Do you want to update your site with new information, news, events, photos, products, downloads and links?

Do you want to use motion graphics, video or flash?

What is your time line?

What is your budget?



2. COMPANY BACKGROUND INFORMATION



It is to your advantage to get to know your prospective service provider's business as intimately as possible. Learning about the company will help you clarify your expectations in all stages of the website design, development and maintenance process.

How long have you been in business?
9 years, since 2001

Where is your central location?
Newbury, Ohio

How many employees/contractors do you have?
Clay (Owner, Customer Relations, Designer); Thomas (Sales), Macklin (Content Management System Specialist); Grant (Custom Solutions Specialist); Josh (Video and Flash Specialist)

Are your employees/contractors local? In the US?
We are all located in Ohio except Thomas, he is in Kentucky.

How has your business evolved since it's inception?
We started providing very basic print and web design solutions, we have evolved into a full service shop providing custom solutions, management systems, motions graphics and more.



2a. COMPANY REFERENCES



It is very important to contact the references of any web design resource before you choose their services. You may learn that the prospective service provider has a history of raving, happy clients or exactly the opposite, so be sure to do your research. The most important thing about contacting a reference is asking the right questions.

Here are a few to get you started:

How easy is it to update content (text, photo galleries, products, etc.) on your website? Can you do this yourself or do you depend on the company?
Inventure creates systems that allow clients to control 100% of their content.

Did the company stick to the time line and budget presented in the proposal?
Inventure sticks to time lines and budgets.

When you email the company, what is their typical response time?
Inventure responds within a few hours, typically immediately.

When you call the company, do they answer the phone?
Clay Burnett answers the phone or returns the call within 24 hours.

Overall, would you rate the quality of your website compared to others in your industry?
Inventure strives to design and develop industry leading websites.

Overall, how would you rate the service of the company?
Inventure strives to be rated as an elite web services provider.

Can I call any clients in your portfolio to discuss your performance?
Feel free to call any of our clients to ask about our service.



3.WEBSITE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, & MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS



Doing some research on the solutions that a company is offering may save you time and money in the long run. If you are looking for a certain level of quality in design, make sure that level of quality is present throughout their portfolio. If you would like to have total control of the content of your website, make sure that you will have an easy-to-use system to do so. If you do not want control of your website, but want a dependable resource for updates and service, make sure that they are dependable.

3a. WEBSITE DESIGN

Who will design the website?
Clay Burnett will design the website and oversee the development process to meet your needs. Our design are 100% authentic and unique, setting you apart from your competition.

Will the designer work with us until we are 100% satisfied with the look and feel of the website?
Clay will present a unique design concept and work with your through revisions until you are 100% satisfied.

If you do not have a designer, will you use generic templates?
Inventure does not use templates unless a client specifically makes this request.

If you are using generic templates, how will ours be set apart and above of our competitors?
If you choose to use a template, we tailor the template to your brand, color scheme and style.

3b. WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT

Will industry standard methods and technology be used in developing the website?
Yes. Depending on your needs we will use ASP.NET, PHP, HTML, XHTML, CSS and/or another technology. The implementation of this technology adheres to industry standard methods.

Will a CMS (Content Management System) be used to manage the site?
Inventure offers both standard and custom CMS options. A standard solution includes simple management tools for text, news, event calendars, photos, forms, products, and more. A custom solution can be built to meet your exact needs, no matter how complex.

If so, which one?
We install our own InControlCMS or a custom CMS. We always recommend InControlCMS or a custom CMS as we can 100% guarantee the up front and long term costs involved. We can install Wordpress or other “out-of-the-box” systems but we do not recommend these solutions as they lead to difficuly and sometimes costly maintenance down the road.

What do we need to know? (Copy/Paste, HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver)
You will only need to know how to copy, paste and upload files to control ALL of the content on your website.

Does the CMS have versions?
No. InControlCMS does not have versions. You will never pay for a version upgrade. When we make enhancements all of our customers reap the benefits immediately because our system is centralized.

Will it need to be upgraded regularly?
You will never need to upgrade InControlCMS.

What are the costs of version updates?
There are no version updates, so you will never pay for “Version 2.0”!

If not, who updates the site?
We do not offer solutions without CMS capabilities, so you will always be able to update your site.

Do we depend on the company to update the site at our request?
You will never be required to depend on us for updates, but if you need assistance, we're always here to help.

What is the turn around time for an update request?
We typically turn around content update requests within 24 hours, never worse than 48 hours.

Can we update the website using the right tools? (HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver)
You can use HTML and CSS within InControlCMS, but you don't have to.



4. LONG TERM MAINTENANCE AND COSTS



While building a website is one thing, hosting and maintaining the website is another. We have covered a few of the aspects of website maintenance in the previous section, so we'll truly focus on hosting and long-term costs in this section. Website hosting may be important to your company for a few reasons.

First, you will want your website to be visible any time, so up-time is a key factor. Second, you will want the information on your website and collected through your website to be 100% secure, so security is a key factor. Third, you will want to learn how people are using your website, so statistics are also a key factor.

Who will host our website?
Inventure is your website host.

Where will our website be physically located?
Dallas, TX or Columbus OH depending on the solution that we deliver.

Do you guarantee a certain amount of up-time?
99.99%

Will our website be backed up regularly?
Yes, every night.

Will our website be secure?
Yes. First, our Tier IV hosting facility has physical security, redundancy, battery backups, generator backups and on-site fuel storage, so it will never be hacked or go down. Second, we take preventative measure to monitor all activity across our servers. Finally, if you are accepting secure information over your website, we will install an SSL that will encrypt this data.

If we choose another service provider in the future, how easy is it to move the website?
Because we use industry standard methods throughout all phases of our process, anyone with up-to-date expertise will be able to take over a website in a seamless transition.

What type of statistics or analytics will be set up to track visitor statistics?
We install Google Analytics on all websites and it's FREE!

Do you provide email services?
Yes, we use Google's branded mail services to set up yourname@yourdomain.com and it's also absolutely FREE!



5. CONCLUSION



Now that you have this information, define what is most valuable to you and your business and go for it!




04/14/11--22:00: Choosing the right web design company (chan 3131247)

You've established that it's time for a new website. You've defined your needs. Now you need to find someone to fulfill those needs. Many people, small businesses and large businesses call themselves web service providers, and you will find that there may be large differences in cost, services and solutions available. In our ten years of experience, we have learned much about our competitors, so here's a somewhat comical, but all too real depiction of the web service providers that you may be interviewing when choosing the right web design company for your needs.



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Leisure Time Web Design

Leisure Time Web Design is run by Larry Lowe. Larry loves to talk tech with his friends, so he started a web design company that he can run in his leisure time. Larry has a few local clients in his portfolio and he has been in business for about 5 years.

Price Range: $250-$1,000

What you will get:

DESIGN
It is unlikely Larry will provide a custom design because he doesn't have any knowledge of design, so he will provide you with a generic template and slap your logo right on top.

DEVELOPMENT
Larry is an HTML wizard, so he will build you an HTML website. The problem is Larry ONLY knows HTML, and he ONLY knows it to the extent that he took a class at the local library, so he is no expert.

MAINTENANCE
Larry only knows HTML, so he tells you to call him with update requests and he will take care of it. However, he does not tell you that his leisure time also consists of other hobbies, so none of your requests will be fulfilled in a timely manner.

What will happen:

You will become frustrated with Larry's lack of attention and ability to fulfill your needs, so
you will call Inventure.



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Bargain Basement Web Design

Bargain Base Web Design is run by Barry Brown. Barry is a full-time web designer and there are two things you can be sure of when you're dealing with Barry... you will get a bargain and the work will be done in his basement. Barry has many local clients, and even a few regional clients, in his portfolio and he has been in business for 10 years.

Price Range: $500-$2,500

What you will get:

DESIGN
Barry may know enough about design to be dangerous, but that is dangerous in itself. He will provide a “customized template” that will include your logo, color scheme and style but will not truly be a custom, branded design.

DEVELOPMENT
Barry tells you that you will be able to maintain your website because he will install Wordpress. Wordpress is a blogging and website management tool. It is free. If Barry knows it well enough, he will be able to integrate different technologies such as photo galleries, form builders and online transactions into the website. He doesn't tell you that Wordpress doesn't inherently support some of the technologies that you have requested, so he will be hacking together technologies and you may have multiple logins in different areas to manage different things.

MAINTENANCE
Because your site was built on Wordpress, you will need to update it whenever Wordpress updates their software to “Version 2.0.9.3.4”. Barry forgot to tell you this and he is now charging you for version upgrades. He is also charging you for content update requests because you are so confused by the Wordpress management system, and the other technologies that he has installed, you can't actually navigate through your own website!

What will happen:

You will find yourself paying more for upgrades and maintenance than you paid for the website development. The costs will outweigh the benefits as Barry cannot fulfill your requests without hacking together 4 more new technologies and confusing you even further. So, you will call Inventure.



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Inventure

Inventure was founded by Clay Burnett in 2001. Clay is a full-time business owner and designer and he works with a network of qualified, dependable resources to provide advanced services. Inventure has more than 80 local, regional and national clients in its portfolio. Inventure offers a Content Management System called InControlCMS.

Price Range: $1,500-$10,000

What you will get:

DESIGN
Clay specializes in design. He will work with you to define the brand, style, color scheme and overall “feel” of your website. He will present you with an authentic, unique design concept and he will be glad to revise the concept until you are 100% satisfied.

DEVELOPMENT
Inventure has a team of specialists that work to meet your every need. The specialists will create an industry standard content management system that will allow you to control all of the content on your website: text, photos, forms, news, events, downloads, links, products and more. Inventure will train you to use the system and you will be able to manage your website. However, if you are short on time, Inventure is glad to lend a hand at an affordable hourly rate for updates. InControlCMS does not have versions, so you will never be charged for upgrades. You will receive regular upgrades as Inventure takes input from their client base to make enhancements to the CMS. Once enhancements are released, everyone enjoys the benefits!

MAINTENANCE
You may become so comfortable with the CMS that you will never have to call Inventure! However, if you do call Inventure for assistance, you will talk directly to the owner. If you send an email, if will be answered promptly and your requests will be handled as efficiently as possible.

What will happen:

You will be satisfied with the cost of design and development, there will be little to no
maintenance costs and you will talk with a friendly voice every time you call with a question. Clay will visit your business from time to time to make sure that all is well in your online world and you will be proud of the updates that you've made to your website and even more proud of the strides that you business has made due to the visitors of the website being impressed with a professional, easy-to-use, up-to-date website!



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Elite Elephant Web Design

Elite Elephant Web Design was founded by Ethan Edmonds 25 years ago. Elite Elephant has offices in three different office buildings in three different, extremely pricey, cities. Elite Elephant has hundreds of clients across the globe.

Price Range: $10,000-$100,000

What you will get:

DESIGN
Elite Elephant has a team of in-house designers that wear the trendiest clothes that you can imagine. The designers disregard all of your input in hopes of winning the next big design award. Communication with this team will be nearly impossible as they do not care what you think, or what your audience will think, they only care how cool the design will be.

DEVELOPMENT
Elite Elephant has a development team in-house that will define your project, however they will outsource the work to a foreign country. They do not tell you that their outsource does not speak english at all and has no knowledge of how a website should function, they are just tech experts who ingest directions and spit out solutions that make little sense. You will receive a CMS, but it will not be intuitive because Vladimir from Russia has no concept of usability, so you will be able to update a few things but have to request updates in other areas.

MAINTENANCE
You will soon realize why the word “Elephant” is in their name... they are bulky and move incredibly slow, even when you are paying them hundreds of dollars per hour for updates. They will charge you high hosting costs due to their “state-of-the-art” facility, that they have overspent building. You will also realize that they are only “Elite” because you have just paid for their next shiny office building, brand new pair of designer jeans, and coupe convertible.

What will happen:

They will eventually forget about you, and when they do remember who you are, they will send a bill. So, you will call Inventure!




04/17/11--22:00: LOGO DESIGN: Ace Digital Academy (chan 3131247)

Ace Digital Academy Logo Design







Below is the original concept sheet... luckily the client chose the best one!






04/18/11--22:00: PRINT DESIGN: Seaside Beach Volleyball (chan 3131247)

The Elevation Group of Companies chose Inventure to create a 30th anniversary logo and advertisements for Seaside Beach Volleyball Tournament. The Tournament is the largest beach volleyball tournament in the world, hosting more than 900 teams at Seaside Beach in New Jersey.










04/19/11--22:00: LAUNCH: Corona Light Wide Open Volleyball (chan 3131247)

The Elevation Group of Companies and Crown Imports announced the launch of the 2011 Corona Light Wide Open Tour website.

The Corona Light Wide Open was created, in part, by volleyball legend Karch Kiraly. Considered by many to be the greatest player ever to compete on the beach, Kiraly serves as the Chief Volleyball Officer of the tour and is involved in both the tournament structure and promotional side of the event.

The new website features a custom design, a content management system and social media integration. Inventure's InControlCMS allows multiple users to update the website with live info. For example, masters of ceremonies Luke VanValin and Geeter's tweets are posted in real time to the site while blogger Peter Bigler posts live updates from the sand. Fans around the world will receive live blogs, tweets, results and news from the tour.










09/11/11--22:00: Inventure Launches 6 New Websites! (chan 3131247)

We finally have a moment to catch our breath and tell you what we've been doing for the past few months. Lately, we've provided our design, development and hosting services to schools, businesses, shops, bands and individuals for promotion and publication via the web.

As you browse through the links below, you will see that each of our clients received a dynamic, custom design including everything from photo galleries, news feeds, blogs, calendars and newsletter sign-up forms amongst other features. The latest craves have been mobile compatibility, custom online forms, Google calendar, iCal and Dyncal integration... and those are just a few of the features that we are showcasing in our latest list of published websites.

VILLA ANGELA-ST. JOSEPH HIGH SCHOOL
Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School is a Catholic, comprehensive, co-educational high school committed to academic excellence and the development of student gifts.
http://www.vasj.com/

 

 

PAPER TRAILS
Paper Trails is a specialty paper boutique located in Rocky River, Ohio providing stationery and more for your everyday, wedding day and workday needs.
http://www.shoppapertrails.com/

 

 

DIGITAL EDGE SPORTS
Digital Edge Sports focuses on the development and growth of youth athletics through online and digital solutions.
http://www.digitaledgesports.com/

 

 


TOILETTREE PRODUCTS
Toilettree Products manufactures and markets an assortment of bathroom products including their signature Fogless Shower Mirror.
http://www.toilettreeproducts.com/

 

 


BECKY HORVATH
Becky Horvath is a two-time Emmy Award winning producer and voice over artist located in New York City.
http://www.beckyhorvath.com/

 

 


SOULSHINE
Soulshine is a band from Chagrin Falls, Ohio that jams to covers of old and new classics.
http://www.soulshiners.com/



 

 

 

COMING SOON...
- Ohio University Alumni Association – Mobile Version
- Ohio University School of Media Arts & Studies
- Great Lakes Paddle Boards
- Wide Open Tour Logo Design
- Curation Gallery
- Geothermal Professionals
- Jason's By The River
- Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
- The Wixey Network

Thanks for your continued support of Inventure!

– Clay Burnett




01/15/12--22:00: Inventure kicks off the new year with 7 new sites! (chan 3131247)

Happy New Year! Inventure was hard at work through the holidays ensuring that all of our current clients had a new website to brag about in the new year. We delivered online stores to retail shops, online forms to non-profit organizations and mobile solutions to institutions amongst many other services. We are lucky enough to work with such a wonderful group of clients that in the past few months we surfed on a paddleboard, ate some of the finest food in Cleveland, ran with a group of inspiring young people and learned about ancient art.

Now that we've had a moment to catch our breath, here is a list of our recent work...

Burntwood Tavern
Chagrin Falls & Rocky River, Ohio
Burntwood offers savory fare in two of the restaurant hotbeds surrounding Cleveland, Ohio. The website conveys the feeling of the rustic, timber-frame, old-england type feel of the dining experience.
www.burntwoodtavern.com



Ohio University Alumni Association Mobile Website
Athens, Ohio
The Alumni Association identified the need for a customized mobile experience to cater the the ever-growing population of alumni using mobile devices to browse the web. The new site delivers all of the social media, events calendars, giving opportunities and other perks to the alumni on the go!
www.ohioalumni.org/mobile



Curation Gallery
Lexington, Kentucky
Curation Gallery specializes in Pre Columbian, North American Indian and Eskimo Art. Co-Owners Lesley Gilmer, PhD and Kevin Downs expertise in, and enthusiasm for, ancient artifacts is conveyed in their collection seen on the website.
www.curationinternational.com





Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio
MHJF supports K-12 students throughout Ohio by engaging districts in partnerships with higher learning and emphasizing excellent teaching and deep learning.
www.mhjf.org




Tim Moffit
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Tim Moffit is a professor of business at Kalamazoo College. Tim is also and entrepreneur who builds businesses in and around the Kalamazoo area. His expertise in making, managing and measuring value is one of the main topics on his widely followed blog.
www.timmoffit.com



RunChagrin
Chagrin Falls, Ohio
The Chagrin Falls High School Cross Country team recently had a banner year with the Girls finishing 12th in the State of Ohio and the Boys qualifying for the regional meet. The new website reflects the energy and enthusiasm brought to the program by more than 135 athletes ranging from grades 7-12.
www.runchagrin.com



Great Lakes Paddleboards
Catawba Island, Ohio
Great Lakes Paddleboards delivers premier quality stand up paddleboards to a region rich in rivers and lakes. Surfers can purchase unique board designs or create their own customized board.
www.glpaddleboards.com

 

 

Coming Soon...

• Precious Cargo Trailways
• Snavely Company
• Ohio University Bobcat Store
• New Health Capital Partners
• Jason's On The River
• Ohio University School of Media & Art Studies
• Chagrin Athletic Association
• Choose Athletics
• Pure Enchantment
• The Wixey Network
• Western Reserve Consulting Group