Website #2

After becoming frustrated with web design companies that I was finding online, I happened to ask a friend who has given us some marketing advice if he knew of anyone. He wasn't sure but promised to get back to me. And a day or so later I received an email from his wife, Mary Ann Goldman, offering to do the work.

I've seen Mary Ann's graphic design work for years and have always been impressed. Plus she knows exactly what we do, and she has a strong understanding of how we reach teachers. I was delighted to say yes to her proposal.

Mary Ann interviewed me over the phone to find out exactly what I wanted to change, what I liked about our site and what I did not. Then together (over the phone because she lives in Savannah, GA and I'm in California) we looked at a number of websites and talked about them. Then she said, "Okay, I think I know what you want. Give me a few days and I'll be able to email you three possible home pages for you and John to look at and pick apart."

To be brief, she did what she said she would. John and I looked at them, argued about what was appropriate for a home page and eventually came up with a list of modifications to what she had done. After a couple of more back and forths, the website was redesigned.

It's not up quite yet, but you should see the changes very soon.