A nonfiction book is more useful and valuable with an index at the back of the book. But for an author exhausted from writing a book, and for a publisher rushing to complete its contents before a deadline, putting together such an index can be costly. I decided to offer quality indexing services at affordable rates, and needed a web site for this new business. I wanted it to make the process of requesting an index as easy and straightforward as possible.

I built the web site and its custom theme in little time, using Drupal 7 and jQuery. The web site features several static pages, an FAQ section, a contact form, quotes and testimonials presented in a random sequence, and a project form that allows the customer to upload a book file, and to see the fee dynamically calculated as the number of pages is entered.

One of my clients asked me to create a website that would allow visitors to: learn more about an upcoming seminar, watch a video presentation online, try out a demo version of the bonus software, and securely send a message to the client if needed.

By leveraging the PHP-based infrastructure that I had created for one of his earlier websites, I was able to build this new site in little time — thereby allowing him to begin his marketing efforts right away, and win more customers. Owners of small- and medium-sized businesses typically want to launch marketing campaigns and associated websites as quickly as possible, to take advantage of opportunities they see in today's fast-moving business environment. I have a track record of designing and implementing successful new websites in far less time than less-experienced web developers.

A client in Switzerland requested a new website to showcase a spectacular collection of colored diamonds, on display at a museum in Carlsbad, California. The website needed several pages for the various diamond groups, additional pages for resources, and a method for sending messages to the client.

Because the focus of the website needed to be the collection in general and the diamonds in particular, I used a design with a dark background, to emphasize and enhance the beauty of the colored diamonds. The website was based on Drupal 6, and incorporated a contact form. The client was very happy with the website, and noted that the design and layout were exactly what his company was looking for.

Making it easy for other people to do business, is always good business. For instance, countless people would like to sell their own goods online, but without the expense and hassle of creating their own online stores. A number of companies — such as eBay and Amazon — have taken advantage of this by allowing individuals and small firms to sell their products within the framework of the larger company. A client wanted to do that for a new business, Breuckelen Thread, which allows craftspeople to sell apparel. She requested a simple website, with a shopping cart for buyers, and individual store pages for sellers.

I built the website using Drupal 6 such that anyone could sign up as a seller, upload a picture to distinguish his or her line of clothing from everyone else's, and upload an unlimited number of products — including each product's name, price, description, dimensions, weight, and image. Desiring to stay within a budget and to keep the entire operation easy to maintain, the client chose to use an existing design and accept payments using PayPal Website Payments Standard.