Project in Development
Alliance Contracting, LLC
Upbeat Studios is currently working on a rich web application to allow Alliance's subcontractors to view project details and bid on these projects online. This system is being built to help Alliance keep all of their projects in order and to stay competitive. The system is being built with PHP and MySQL and has a suite of upsell tools to ensure that they are getting the most from their contractors.
Project in Development
RN Associates
RN Associates is a global executive search firm based in Los Angeles. With team members in the US, Asia, and Europe RN Associates wanted to make sure that they came up in the search engines for all keywords surrounding executive search and headhunting. Upbeat Studios is currently in the midst of a six month optimization strategy to increase online visibility.
Completed June 2010
CCMA, LLC
CCMA, LLC is a global supply chain management service provider for producers and consumers of metals, ferroalloys, ores and concentrates. The company's former website was very outdated and the company saw the need for a web-facelift. Upbeat Studios completely revamped the company's web site with a new look and search engine optimized pages.
Completed May 2010
Hutchinson Inc.
Hutchinson's old website was build during the late 90's and hadn't been touched since. Upbeat Studios redesigned the site and included a custom Content Management System (CMS) so that Hutchinson staff can easily update their website.
Completed March 2010
Surface Letter
The Surface Letter website is a one trick pony. People upload Microsoft Word Documents or PDFs, fill in the envelope, and Surface Letter sends your document to the destination for just $0.99. Upbeat Studios ran usability tests on this website, observing how actual consumers used the website, and then made changes to the site to enhance the experience.
Completed December 2009
Instant Speed Reading
Dave Farrow, two time Guinness Book Record holder, created a speed reading course to help Americans improve their rate of reading. Upbeat Studios designed this landing page for Dave, directing customers into the eCommerce shopping cart.
Completed November 2009
Jumpness
Jumpness is the place to go when you need to rent a bounce house. Users log onto the website, enter their zip code, and can browse and rent bounce houses without picking up the phone. Upbeat Studios built a custom three tiered website for customers, vendors, and Jumpness staff. Credit Card processing through Authorize.net was implemented and integration with banking ACH payments to pay vendors monthy. The website generates PDF invoices, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, and can even sends text messages to vendors when there are new rentals. This site has every bell and whistle imaginable, giving Jumpness all the tools to run a successful business.
Completed November 2009
Sustainable Synergy
Sustainable Synergy is a group that focuses on alternative energy and energy conservation. They analyze energy uses of various organizations, find financially viable ways to reduce consumption, and implements these changes. This site was made using WordPress, and is used both for PR and to keep group documents organized through a private section.
Completed November 2009
Sell Your Old iPhone
The website is a place where you can sell your old worn or damaged iPhone. The website is heavy in JavaScript and uses the jquery library for animated effects. In December we were asked to make a special mobile version of the website for iPhone, Blackberry, and Android phones. In addition to creating the website for Sell Your Old iPhone, Upbeat Studios designed ads that were run in Macworld Magazine.
Completed October 2009
Clarkson University CEO
The Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization chapter at Clarkson University needed a website that was professional and customizable. Upbeat Studios implemented a custom administration panel allowing the group officers to make changes to their portion of the website on the fly. The CEO club has plans with Upbeat Studios to expand the site, offering more options to their members.
Completed August 2009
Carpet Care Professionals
Carpet Care Professionals came to Upbeat Studios to bring them on the web. Never having a face on the internet, Carpet Care Professionals wanted to make sure the first time they did it, they do it right. We designed a system that allows their secretaries to modify the text and upload photos in an instant. We also advised them on many SEO practices, including the choice of the domain name WNYCarpetCleaning.com, which has a better effect when trying to find new customers online.
Completed June 2009
Mountain Road Resort
The Mountain Road Resort in Stowe Vermont needed a website to not only tell guests about the resort, but also to allow guests to book online. Upbeat Studios worked with RezOvation, a computer reservation booking software company, allowing us to update the front desk computers with reservations made through the website.
Completed May 2009
Local Site Lease
Local Site Lease is a marketing firm that rents out websites for localized service companies. Instead of advertising in traditional print media, landscaping and snowplowing companies can rent a website that is already listed on the front page of Google for phrases customers will be searching for.
Completed January 2009
Tamarack Transportation
Tamarack Transportation, a luxury chauffer service, needed a website that could schedule and book reservations online. Upbeat Studios came up with a powerful Adobe Flash website to handle the project. Behind the cutting edge face of this website there is a full-blown administration system used by the staff to handle new reservations. This site also has a mobile component, allowing Tamarack Transportation staff to check the status of a pickup from their cell phone. In addition, extensive Search Engine Optimization was done to make sure that this site appeared #1 in Google and Yahoo for Vermont transportation related phrases.
Completed January 2009
Teddy Bears Delivered
Teddy Bears Delivered picked Upbeat Studios to handle the development of their e-commerce needs. Implementing a highly customizable shopping cart, Upbeat Studios designed the store to meet the exact vision of the company. Upbeat Studios also worked with PayPal to accept credit cards online.
Completed December 2008
Dollar Bill Face
Dollar Bill Face creates novelty dollar bills with photos of celebrities. Upbeat Studios designed an eCommerce application to meet their needs. Upbeat Studios also ran advertising campaigns through Google Adwords and Facebook on a Pay-Per-Click (PPC) basis. After evaluating the success of the PPC advertising campaigns, Upbeat Studios also set up an eBay store for DollarBillFace to generate more sales.
Completed November 2008
gameON
gameON came to Upbeat Studios for graphic design expertise. We redesigned the retail packaging for gameON's main product line to meet the company's specifications.
Completed August 2008
Tamarack Land Corporation
Tamarack needed a new design to capture the beauty of Vermont. Using PHP, JavaScript, and Flash, Upbeat Studios provided Tamarack with a beautiful Internet presence. In addition to the Search Engine Optimized website, we also submitted Tamarack to many local business directories and got the company listed on Google Maps.
Completed July 2008
Game Walrus
Game Walrus is a teen internet gaming website that came to Upbeat Studios needing a full administrative panel to manage updates. We went a few steps further and created a comment system, search function, advertising management system, and overhauled the site to make it Search Engine friendly.
Completed May 2008
Faith United Presbyterian Church
Faith United Presbyterian Church came to Upbeat Studios to create a web site which would keep current church members up to date on events in the church community as well as bring new members into the church. We designed a fully interactive calendar with scheduling system for their staff to use, ensuring that the entire congregation can stay informed on what is happening with all the church's various religious, social and community groups.
Completed January 2008
Williamsville North '88 Reunion
To save money with postage, the Williamsville North class of 1988 decided to have Upbeat Studios build a website where guests could RSVP online. All reservations were stored in a database, allowing the event coordinators to log in and download all the information in Microsoft Excel format.