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		<title>My Swim Coach Online</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/my-swim-coach-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 02:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MySwimCoachOnline is a membership site that provides workouts to it&#8217;s members. The service requires single-item purchases of workouts or a subscription. The site has the ability for corporate re-branding, allowing affiliates to have custom domains and look-and-feel to match their company image. Approach: Membership capability with subscriptions and single item purchase capability Customized login, registration [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MySwimCoachOnline is a membership site that provides workouts to it&#8217;s members. The service requires single-item purchases of workouts or a subscription. The site has the ability for corporate re-branding, allowing affiliates to have custom domains and look-and-feel to match their company image.</p>
<p>Approach:</p>
<ul>
<li>Membership capability with subscriptions and single item purchase capability</li>
<li>Customized login, registration and password recovery: taking out the WordPress hoops for a memberships</li>
<li>On-site purchase with Paypal Payments Pro integration and Paypal offsite purchase</li>
<li>Promo code capability</li>
<li>Purchase Tracking for promotions, single item purchase and subscriptions</li>
<li>WordPress 3.0 Custom Post Types</li>
<li>Custom Post Type queries/search</li>
<li>Easy administration with a workout builder for front end post creation</li>
<li>WordPress 3.0 Custom Menu Management</li>
<li>Member preferences to deliver the workouts immediately on login</li>
<li>Future workout notes capabilites</li>
<li>Social network integration</li>
<li>Print CSS for workouts</li>
<li>CSS3 styles</li>
</ul>
<p>A simple site delivered with custom WordPress plugins and a WordPress theme.</p>
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		<title>My Car Insurance Rates</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/my-car-insurance-rates/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sproutventure.com/my-car-insurance-rates/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 May 2010 15:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MyCarInsuranceRates.com had a short turnaround ( three weeks ); consisted of design, Custom WordPress Widgets and WordPress Theme development. After template completion we&#8217;ve provide some SEO consultation and quick tips to build the site&#8217;s traffic and conversion. Visit #]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>MyCarInsuranceRates.com had a short turnaround ( three weeks ); consisted of design, Custom WordPress Widgets and WordPress Theme development. After template completion we&#8217;ve provide some SEO consultation and quick tips to build the site&#8217;s traffic and conversion.</p>
<p><a href="http://MyCarInsuranceRates.com">Visit #</a></p>
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		<title>The Apple Blog Styling</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/the-apple-blog-styling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 18:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The third theme in the series for the Gigaom Network re-design I was able to freelance on. This development consisted of child theme development for the Carrington Theme framework on WordPress VIP,  all the heavy was PSD to CSS development.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The third theme in the series for the <a href="http://sproutventure.com/gigaom/">Gigaom Network</a> re-design I was able to freelance on. This development consisted of child theme development for the Carrington Theme framework on WordPress VIP,  all the heavy was PSD to CSS development.</p>
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		<title>JKontheRun Child Theme</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/jkontherun-styling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sproutventure.com/jkontherun-styling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second theme in the series for the Gigaom Network re-design. This development consisted of child theme development for the Carrington Theme framework on WordPress VIP,  all the heavy was PSD to CSS development.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The second theme in the series for the <a href="http://sproutventure.com/gigaom/">Gigaom Network</a> re-design. This development consisted of child theme development for the Carrington Theme framework on WordPress VIP,  all the heavy was PSD to CSS development.</p>
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		<title>Second Project</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/second-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Email system]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WordPress was pushed to the limits for this project. The system allows for green project owners to crowd source by listing their projects as contests, communicating with bidders, approving designs and managing document handovers. Mission The mission of SecondProject is to create an online community in which designers of green innovation and managers developing small [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>WordPress was pushed to the limits for this project. The system allows for green project owners to crowd source by listing their projects as contests, communicating with bidders, approving designs and managing document handovers.</p>
<h3>Mission</h3>
<p>The mission of SecondProject is to create an online community in which designers of green innovation and managers developing small to large scale green projects can network to create solutions for green projects. These projects could be anything from retrofitting a car for bio-diesel to designing a green housing development. Our goal is to provide two things: 1) a community in which project managers can profile their projects to receive community feedback and designers can profile their own skills and work in order to network, and 2) a system through which project managers can run contests to receive design solutions for specific components of their projects. The managers will offer a reasonable prize and the necessary information, and designers will submit their best design solutions, according to the information provided, in order to compete for the prize. With these two components (the community and the contests), our mission is to create the go-to site for green development and innovation.</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<p>SecondProject is an online green design marketplace / crowd-sourcing platform, that allows members to:</p>
<ol>
<li>Browse and search all projects and contests</li>
<li>Post and comment on projects or contests</li>
<li>Create and manage personal accounts.</li>
<li>Operate as both designers and project managers through the account page.</li>
<li>Send messages between members.</li>
</ol>
<p>Nonmembers will have the ability to:</p>
<ol>
<li>Browse and search non-private projects and contests.</li>
<li>Read comments for non-private projects and contests.</li>
</ol>
<p>Designers will have the ability to:</p>
<ol>
<li>Create and manage public profile of interests &amp; experiences and portfolio of work.</li>
<li>Submit, revise, and eliminate their designs for a contest</li>
<li>Upload winning designs for designer use.</li>
<li>Receive payments for winning submissions and track payment history.</li>
<li>View messages and manage comments for submissions and portfolios.</li>
</ol>
<p>Project Managers will have the ability:</p>
<ol>
<li>Create and update project profiles.</li>
<li>Create contest, respond to submissions, select winner, download winning design, and award payment.</li>
<li>View messages and manage comments for projects or contests. 4. Track payment history. 5. Update profile information.</li>
</ol>
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		<title>Law Offices of David Lehr Law</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/law-offices-of-david-lehr-law/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sproutventure.com/law-offices-of-david-lehr-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Law Offices of David Lehr Law is a great example of what we can provide from end-to-end; to help a business grow in this world of online branding, presence and conversion. The Law Offices of David Lehr Lawis a local business we strategized with to create an online portfolio of sites to network and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Law Offices of David Lehr Law is a great example of what we can provide from end-to-end; to help a business grow in this world of online branding, presence and conversion.</p>
<p>The Law Offices of David Lehr Lawis a local business we strategized with to create an online portfolio of sites to network and create great SEO traffic. Since launch traffic has increased 35% and 700% over the network of sites ( one of which is new ).</p>
<p>Custom widgets were created for maximum customizability.</p>
<p>The Carrington Theme framework along with some in-house tools we provide all of our clients to utilize the WordPress platform for content management.</p>
<p>Online Marketing, including search engine marketing or SEM is another responsibility. In this case we&#8217;re focusing on ROI, the conversion being a phone call, email or fax; and since phone and fax isn&#8217;t handled programmatically we help with the business side of measuring goals.</p>
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		<title>Freelance WordPress Development</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/freelance-wordpress-development/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sproutventure.com/freelance-wordpress-development/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:48:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had the great opportunity to work with Kevin E. on some very cool WordPress Plugins and WordPress theme customizations. Services provided: Ad manager plugin with Paypal support WordPress widgets Reviews plugin design Template customizations Unique WordPress functions Twitter API plugin integration facebook API plugin integration [more details available on request].]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve had the great opportunity to work with Kevin E. on some very cool WordPress Plugins and WordPress theme customizations.</p>
<p>Services provided:</p>
<ul>
<li>Ad manager plugin with Paypal support</li>
<li>WordPress widgets</li>
<li>Reviews plugin design</li>
<li>Template customizations</li>
<li>Unique WordPress functions</li>
<li>Twitter API plugin integration</li>
<li>facebook API plugin integration</li>
</ul>
<p>[more details available on request].</p>
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		<title>r8apl8 &#8211; Member Site</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/r8apl8-member-site/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sproutventure.com/r8apl8-member-site/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mission The mission of R8aPl8is to create an online community where members (drivers) can rate and comment on a variety of vanity license plates. Subscribing to R8aPl8 and upgrading to a GOLD account for $25 allow a member to add a description of their plate. Why would someone pay $25 to add a description of [...]]]></description>
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<p>The mission of R8aPl8is to create an online community where members (drivers) can rate and comment on a variety of vanity license plates. Subscribing to R8aPl8 and upgrading to a GOLD account for $25 allow a member to add a description of their plate. Why would someone pay $25 to add a description of their plate? Lead generation for plates that reference a business!</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<p>R8aPl8 is a WordPress based social network site that allows its members to:</p>
<ul>
<li>Rate and comment on vanity plate profiles</li>
<li>Join the R8aPl8 street team as a plate photographer</li>
<li>Subscribe under a basic account (only allow for profile editing)</li>
<li>Upgrade to a GOLD account (allow for a description and/or business contact info to be added to the public plate profile.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Non members will have the ability to:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Sort, rate and comment on plate profiles</li>
<li>Submit photographer inquiry form</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Basic account members will have the ability to:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Update profile info</li>
<li>Add a plate photo (if one is not already provided by R8aPl8)</li>
<li>View comments</li>
<li>Upgrade to a GOLD member account</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>GOLD account members will have the ability to:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Update profile info</li>
<li>Add a plate photo (if one is not already provided by R8aPl8)</li>
<li>View comments</li>
<li>Add a description and/or business contact info to their public plate profile.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Land the Part</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/land-the-part-member-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:51:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mission The mission of Land-the-part is to create an online community where aspiring actors and musicians can a profile and showcase audition videos. Audition videos will be rated and commented on by the community members. Land-the-Part is intended to be valid resource for actors and musicians to learn and improve their craft. Objectives Land the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3>Mission</h3>
<p>The mission of Land-the-part is to create an online community where aspiring actors and musicians can a profile and showcase audition videos. Audition videos will be rated and commented on by the community members. Land-the-Part is intended to be valid resource for actors and musicians to learn and improve their craft.</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<p>Land the Part is intended to be a wordpress based social network site that allows subscribers to:</p>
<p><strong>Showcase audition videos Rate and comment on other user videos Display a portfolio page (with an upgraded account)</strong><br />
<strong><br />
</strong><br />
<strong>Non members will have the ability to:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>rate an audition video</li>
<li>post a comment (email required)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Standard account members &#8220;will&#8221; have the ability to:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Update profile info</li>
<li>Add &#8220;one&#8221; audition video (adding a second will show the update message)</li>
<li>Add media</li>
<li>View comments</li>
<li>Send audition video to contact list</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Standard account members &#8220;will not&#8221; have the ability to: </strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Add more than one video</li>
<li>Add personal info If a user clicks this link in the left margin, the upgrade message will be displayed. Once the account is upgraded to GOLD, the personal info options will be available to add/edit.</li>
<li>View Comments: Comments can only be edited by a land-the-part administrator. In &#8220;no&#8221; case will a member be able to edit comments, only view them within their profile, much like the standard WP subscriber role.</li>
<li>Associate photos to portfolio</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Gold Account members will have the ability to:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Add/edit profile information</li>
<li>Add media</li>
<li>Add unlimited videos</li>
<li>Add/edit personal information</li>
<li>Associate photos to portfolio</li>
<li>Participate in contests</li>
<li>View Comments: Comments can only be edited by a land-the-part administrator. In &#8220;no&#8221; case will a member be able to edit comments, only view them within their profile, much like the standard WP subscriber role.</li>
<li>Send audition videos to contacts list People who signup for their list on site? Not upload a contact list. We will need to add additional hours for this within development. This can simply be a field for members to add emails to, but ideally I&#8217;d like to see if there is a plugin available that has been developed to &#8220;send to a friend&#8221; option. I have seen this for posts.</li>
</ul>
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		<title>USA Dance Website</title>
		<link>http://www.sproutventure.com/usa-dance-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sproutventure</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mission USA Dance Los Angeles is a non-profit ballroom organization dedicated to promoting and raising awareness about ballroom dance. We currently have about 500 members (mostly social dancers) and are growing. We are a sub- chapter of the national organization USA Dance which servers as the national governing body for ballroom dancing and DanceSport, the [...]]]></description>
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<p>USA Dance Los Angeles is a non-profit ballroom organization dedicated to promoting and raising awareness about ballroom dance. We currently have about 500 members (mostly social dancers) and are growing. We are a sub- chapter of the national organization USA Dance which servers as the national governing body for ballroom dancing and DanceSport, the competitive version of ballroom dancing in the United States.<br />
Our primary activity is throwing social ballroom dances, about every 6 weeks. Our dances usually attract between 200-300 people. We have members of all ages, but most members are probably between 40-60 years old. We charge admission at our dances and our members receive a discount. Each dance features an instructor/professional dancer from the Los Angeles area who teaches us a free lesson. We currently have an ongoing relationship with a couple of pros from Dancing with the Stars who have taught at our dances a few times.<br />
About once a year we organize a large dance showcase which is an opportunity for our members and other ballroom dancers in LA to perform either as amateur couples or pro-am (student dancing with instructor). There are also group performances and pro-pro numbers. Our next dance showcase is on October 17.<br />
We also have an ongoing community service program we call “Senior Outreach” where our members visit senior assisted-living centers and perform for them.<br />
We also sponsor programs to teach ballroom dance to underprivileged youths at schools and community centers around L.A.</p>
<h3>Objectives</h3>
<p>Our membership is growing rapidly and we have identified a need for a more professional looking web presence. (Please visit http://www.usadance-la.org/ index.htm to see our existing site).<br />
The primary objectives of the web site are as follows:<br />
Promote our next dance<br />
Encourage people to join our mailing list<br />
Encourage new members to join our organization<br />
Promote dance studios and instructors in Los Angeles<br />
Promote our any upcoming special event, such as our Showcase.<br />
Promote out Senior Outreach and Middle-School Programs</p>
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