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About 11worth Design
Website design in Leavenworth
Washington State Search and Rescue Conference
11worth Design began in 2003, when my employer decided to host the 2005 Washington State Search and Rescue Conference in Leavenworth. I wanted to learn web design, and figured this would be a good “on-the-job” training experience. I got a copy of FrontPage, and went forth.
An Awakening
A view of the Icicle Canyon from East Leavenworth Road.
I soon learned FrontPage didn’t cut it, and began a steep climb up the proverbial curve to learn hand-coded XHTML and CSS. The site, in the meantime, started to expand as conference preparations developed. I had additional duties with scheduling and instructor outreach, and the site grew to over 350 flat-file pages.
A superior, who was not web-savvy, complained very early on that website duties took up too much official work time, and I was told to “keep it simple”. The massive amount of content, however, quickly overwhelmed the initial presentation.
So…I undertook the remaining 90% site development, maintenance, and completion entirely on my own time to get it done right. 11worth Design was born out of that experience.
Lessons Learned
- A client needs to understand how their site works, and what it takes to keep it functioning productively.
- An informed client is a valuable partner when the goal is to produce the best site possible within reasonable time and cost parameters.
For some applications, simplicity is automatically achieved when a site may be only the Home page and a few other pages. With other sites, it’s challenging just to keep visitors from getting lost among the many pages, subpages, menus, and so forth.
Most websites lie somewhere in between. Frank webmaster-client discussion is essential before the web journey begins.
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