OARN.net is a collaboration of universities, private-sector developers, cultural agencies, trade associations, local government and business generators dedicated to building and expanding the Augmented Reality Applications sector.

OARN had outgrown their previous home on the Internet; a much more simple WordPress template. So, we built a completely custom designed WordPress website that featured events management, news with YouTube and Vimeo video integration, and a custom member and project directory. Furthermore, utilizing WordPress, OARN is able to add, edit, and delete virtually anything across the entire website.

The new website was designed from the ground up  to match OARN’s new marketplace position; the definitive source for Augmented Reality resources, news, events, and community in Ontario.

Visit: OARN.net

Meet WordPress: An easy-to-use and powerful content management system. We love WordPress and have tons of experience designing and developing custom hand-coded websites powered by it. If you are looking for a WordPress expert, you’ve come to the right place! Contact us for pricing details.

Formatting Tips

1. Always set a category

2. Do not copy and paste post and page titles.

If there are any special characters (Including extra wide -’s (en or em dashes)), that post or pages link may break.

3. Avoid copying and pasting pre-formatted text (Text from Word).

It is best to copy and paste into Notepad or http://entitifier.sambowler.com/ first, then copy and paste that text into WordPress.

4. Keep paragraphs short on the web (An average of 2 to 3 sentences).

There have been studies that have shown some users will completely ignore large paragraphs.

5. Break ideas up into multiple headings (Using H2, H3, H4 tags).

This will not only improve scan-ability for the user, but will also help Google determine what the page is all about.

Need more help?

YouTube and the WordPress Codex are great places to start! There are tons of tutorials and videos around the Internet on WordPress (One of the benefits of being one of the most popular CMS’s).

The Paint Can, where expert advice and cutting edge style can help transform your house from ordinary to extraordinary. Their talented staff of experts will help you choose the rights styles, colours and products to beautify your home, in a way that suits your lifestyle.

When our team sat down with The Paint Can, we came up with a plan to create a new ultra-modern look with beautiful imagery, inspiring colours, and effective branding—effectively positioning The Paint Can above their competition.

The new website tells a story of a local paint and decorating store focused on family-values, customer experience, and great products. The custom design is hand-coded and features our easy-to-use Content Management System, allowing the client to edit key sections of their website.

Our creative team also used full-screen background images across the website to help inspire The Paint Can customers for their next renovation project.

Check out: www.thepaintcan.ca

Google+, in case you have not heard, launched a few months back as Google’s answer to Facebook’s long-term domination. Starting out with a measly 10m or so users (compared to Facebook’s more than 400m active users), it has now grown to over 260 million.

So it isn’t another Facebook?

Google+ really does seem like a Facebook clone, although under closer inspection you’ll notice a few new features.

Hangouts

First off, Google+ allows users to create and join in on “hangouts”, or multi-person webcam conferencing. Amazingly, users can even join the hangout on their mobile phone.

Circles

Google+ also introduces a new concept called “circles”. Imagine being able to group your Facebook friends based on what you share with them and be able to view updates from only certain groups at a time. For example, with your “business” friends you would hold off that status update about your cats new love of catnip, furthermore, you wouldn’t have to bore your “personal” friends with the business report template you just found. With Google+, you choose who receives what update.

Google puts it simply: “[Circles:] An easy way to share some things with college buddies, others with your parents, and almost nothing with your boss. Just like in real life.”

The New Google+ Button

Avid Google users have surely noticed a fancy new +1 button on their favorite search engine lately. The Google+ button allows you to +1, just like Facebook’s Like, directly from Google search results. Also just like the Facebook’s Like button, websites can also feature a +1 button.

You guessed it, clicking the button shares your view with your Google+ circles, thus another social networking tool you’re going to want.

Google+ Pages

According to Google, Pages “..brings you closer to your customers, fans and followers on Google+.”

Google+ Pages gets your business it’s own home on Google+, just like Facebook Pages does for Facebook. The difference? Customization of Google+ Pages is very limited (for the time being).

However, your business can enjoy the same benefits of Google+ for regular users:

• Use video Hangouts to engage customers.
• Group customers and business contacts into Circles to share the right message with the right audience.
• Let people recommend you to their friends using the +1 button (on your page and your website).

Need some help setting up your business with Google+, Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, etc? Contact us to start a social media campaign for your business.

The Fonthill Massage Therapy Clinic is a locally owned and operated multidisciplinary clinic. Our objective is to provide the community with health care services from professional healthcare providers with your best care in mind.

The FMTC, as one of the region’s most popular clinics, have expanded their team and services, and outgrew their old website. We realigned and expanded their old website while focusing on simplicity and a relaxing feeling. We also integrated our custom vxFusion Content Management System, allowing them to update their entire website.

Visit www.fmtc.ca

“At the launch of the Ruby Awards, the Welland/Pelham Chamber of Commerce recognized Welland marketing and print firm vxFusion as the business of the month for September. From left: chamber executive director Dolores Fabiano joined Kelsey Roach, Kevin Poulin and Chris Bowman of vxFusion and award sponsor Mel Groom to present the award to the business.”

We have won  the Welland/Pelham Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month (September) Award! vxFusion has also been nominated for two Ruby’s: RBC Small Business Award and the Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Award.

Learn more about the Ruby Awards.

Read the NiagaraThisWeek article.

A Content Management System (CMS) allows website owners to update their own content – add/edit/delete pages, news, images and much more – easily and with little training. The WordPress CMS can even be extended to power online shopping carts (eCommerce), community portals and even social media platforms similar to Facebook.

We love WordPress and have tons of experience designing and developing custom hand-coded websites powered by it. If you are looking for a WordPress expert, you’ve come to the right place! Contact us for pricing details.

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Knowfire.ca: is a fire safety awareness program for students based out of Canada’s Niagara Region.

In partnership with the awesome team at Fourgrounds Media Inc, we just recently launched a new website for Knowfire. The new website features a new refreshed look, Google Maps API integration, new video player integration, and is now cross-browser and cross-device ready (Works on iPhone, iPad, Android and more).

Visit knowfire.ca

Nuworld Botanicals is an organic beauty and wellness company specializing in aromatherapy-inspired spa grade body care and skin care products. Founded in Toronto Canada by Natalie Cascella, these products are designed to meet the current needs of today’s eco-consumer and trends in the growing link between health and beauty.

Nuworld Botanicals was looking for a complete design and eCommerce solution overhaul. We created a new online look for Nuworld Botanicals to put them in line with some of worlds most premium beauty and wellness brands.

Then we custom developed a full eCommerce website that utilized the WordPress Content Management System. Our eCommerce solution is not only super powerful, but also allows Nuworld to efficiently and easily update all products, product categories, product ratings, featured products, coupons, text, and images across the entire website.

Visit nuworldbotanicals.com

Looking for an eCommerce solution? Our eCommerce platform is not only super powerful, but also easy to use. Plus it comes backed with a real support team. Contact us today and jump-start your online business.