My Web Design: Windsor Squash & Fitness

Those of you who know me, know that I've been working out at the Windsor Squash & Fitness club for the last few years. Walking in and out of that place on a daily basis you get to know pretty much everyone behind the front desk. As I was leaving one day I had a chat with Brian Porter, the general manager of the gym. We got on the subject of his website and began discussing a re-design. A few weeks later, I had completed a fresh web design for his fantastic Windsor gym!

 

As you can see from the image above, it's a very open concept website. What I mean by that is, the site is constricted within a box like my Montessori Early Years design. This allowed me to overlap different aspects of the site with the background and really get creative. Along with the web design, I also did on-site search engine optimization, site administration and I incorporated their Facebook page with the website. One thing that Brian really loved about the site is the potential "leads" that can be acquired through the "free email signup" at the top of the page. I also did a bit of work on their Facebook page by creating a longer and more creative Facebook profile page image.

Working with Brian and everyone else at the Windsor Squash and Fitness club was a great pleasure. I look forward to working with them on updating the site and creating a real social experience for his members. Keep an eye out for the mobile version of the website coming soon!

Facebook Page Profile Picture Full Size & Samples

Even though I've been doing web design for awhile, I didn't get into building Facebook pages for small businesses until recently. One of my clients asked me to be an admin on their Facebook page and help them optimize the page so they could get the most out of it.

The first thing I looked into was how large the profile picture on a Facebook page could be. It turns our you can make them as large as 540px height x 180px width. I decided, why not make the most out of the page and use up all the space I could.

I decided to look around and see what other people were doing to get an idea of what should be in it. It didn't take me long to come up with the Windsor Squash and Fitness one you see below. I also added a few others samples from small businesses in the Windsor area for you to take a look at.

If you have any interest in having one of these Facebook page profile pictures created, please Contact Me.