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Business Growth in Kitsap County

Abell Smith | Posted on August 9, 2019 |

Great interview with local business leader Brett Eddy, whom I met recently at a software pro meetup at Vibe Coworks in Poulsbo, WA – gives hope to business service providers of all kinds about biz growth in Kitsap County!

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The Home Course

Website created initially in 2015, as staff member of the WSGA and PNGA – owners and operators of The Home Course in DuPont, WA. Website included:

Custom theme, built from scratch.
Custom WordPress guides to acclimate staff to WordPress platform, tailored according to staff member needs.
Oversaw installation and online integration of golf course webcam.

Cross Cultural Journeys

Website created in 2021, for a socially and environmentally-responsible travel company based in Bainbridge Island, WA. Website included:

Customized Abell Smith Design theme.
Home slide background video.

Dinah Manoff

Website created in 2021, for a well-known actress and author based in Bainbridge Island, WA. You might remember her as one of the original Pink Ladies in the movie Grease! Website included:

Customized Abell Smith Design theme.
Events calendar, photo gallery.

Marion Dumont

Website created in 2021, for a holistic nurse, writer and artist based in Olympia, WA. Website included:

Customized Abell Smith Design theme.
Blog, photo gallery.

Commit 360

Website created in 2021, for a very cool nonprofit specializing in student athlete physical & mental education, based in Bremerton, WA. Website included:

Customized Abell Smith Design theme.
Events calendar, photo gallery.

Homequest ISI

Website created in 2020, for a home inspector based in Silverdale, WA. Website included:

Customized Abell Smith Design theme.
Integration of 3rd-party application for a price calculator.

Kitsap Sports

Website created in 2020, for a sporting goods store based in Bremerton, WA. Website included:

Customized Abell Smith Design theme.
Full eCommerce store built with WooCommerce, including several extensions.

Pacific Coast Amateur

Website created initially in 2016, as staff member of the PNGA and WSGA – administrators of the Pacific Coast Amateur Championship. Website included:

Fully customized premium theme.
Custom web forms to ensure optimal communication between staff and players.
Custom platform for displaying player profiles.

Pacific Northwest Golf Association

Large website created initially in 2013, as staff member of the PNGA – an umbrella organization for amateur golf associations in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and British Columbia. Website included:

Custom theme, built from scratch.
Dozens of custom web forms to ensure optimal communication between staff and association membership.
Many custom WordPress widgets and plugins to assist staff in updating sites.
Custom WordPress guides to acclimate staff to WordPress platform, tailored according to staff member needs.
Assistance to other associations across the Pacific Northwest and the country to optimize their own websites.

Screenshots:

Home
Home (mobile view)
All-Access Tournament Calendar
Well-Traveled Golfer
Well-Traveled Golfer (mobile view)
Writers
Writers (mobile view)
Trips
Trips (mobile view)
Timeline
Timeline (mobile view)
Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame (single player)
Championships
Championships (mobile view)

Elevated Elder Care

Website created in 2020, for an elder care specialist in Bainbridge Island, WA. Website included:

Customized Abell Smith Design theme.
Services custom post type.

Logos and Branding

A few examples of logos and branding designs created for clients over the years:

Coastal Cafe, Kingston, WA – v1, v2
Creating Growth Counseling – Suquamish, WA
The Grub Hut – Kingston, WA (storefront)
Sweet Heat Yoga – Kingston, WA
David’s Lion Band – Bremerton, WA (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6)

Cathy Kay Fitness

Website created in 2019, for a health and fitness coach based in Burien, WA. Website included:

Fully customized premium theme.
Custom post type to easily create and display healthy meal recipes.

America's St. Andrews

Website created initially in 2015, as staff member of the WSGA – for a book associated with the 2015 U.S. Open at Chambers Bay in University Place, WA. Website included:

Custom theme, built from scratch.

Tacoma Scots Pipe Band

Website created in 2020, for an bagpipe band in Tacoma, WA. Website included:

Fully customized theme.
Full “membership website” functionality using WP Members.

Fliers, Posters and More

A few examples of fliers, posters, and other designs:

Fliers

Greendrinks – Silverdale, WA

Posters

Kitsap Harvest – Bremerton, WA

Signs

City of Bainbridge Island – Bainbridge Island, WA
The Grub Hut – Kingston, WA

T-Shirts

Kitsap Aikido, Poulsbo, WA – Verson 1, Version 2

Business Cards, Rack Cards

A few examples of business card and rack card designs:

Business Cards

Abell Smith Design – Suquamish, WA
Creating Growth Counseling – Suquamish, WA
Lisa Burrowes – Bainbridge Island, WA

Rack Cards

Kitsap County Master Gardeners, Bremerton, WA – Front, Back

Custom Comics

I was a semi-professional cartoonist for 6 years, with work appearing in the Kitsap Sun and Funny Times, among other places. Below are custom comics created as staff award for the Sun in 2010, as part of ongoing series published in the newspaper:

Comic #1
Comic #2

Washington State Golf Association

Large website created initially in 2012, as staff member of the WSGA – the Washington State representative of the United States Golf Association (USGA). Website included (since redesigned):

Custom theme, built from scratch.
Dozens of custom web forms to ensure optimal communication between staff and association membership.
Many custom WordPress widgets and plugins to assist staff in updating sites.
Custom WordPress guides to acclimate staff to WordPress platform, tailored according to staff member needs.
Custom code written to integrate API for business CRM.

Screenshots:

Home
Home (mobile view)
Join Now
Youth On Course
U On Course
Casual Golf Days (mobile view)
Winter Series
Course Directory (utilized custom script to integrate CRM API)
Course Entry (utilized custom script to integrate CRM API)
New Volunteer form
Sample video post (from 2015 U.S. Open, with winner Jordan Spieth)

Creating Growth Counseling

Website created in 2019, for an individual, couples and family counseling business in Bainbridge Island, WA. Website included:

Fully customized theme.

Kitsap Conservation District

Website created in 2019, for providers of technical assistance and grants for landowners, to further conservation efforts and address water and soil concerns. Website included:

Fully customized premium theme.
Extensive integration of photo galleries and image-optimizing functionality.
WooCommerce integration for yearly native plant sale.

Sweet Heat Yoga

Website initially created in 2015, for a hot yoga studio in Kingston, WA. Website included:

Customized free theme.

The Grub Hut

Restaurant website created initially in 2011. Website included:

Custom theme, built from scratch.
Custom WordPress guides to acclimate client to WordPress platform.
Integration of plugin for easy client managing of menu online.

Golf Alliance of Washington

Small website created initially in 2018, as staff member of the WSGA – for lobbying efforts in Olympia, WA.
View now

Idaho Golf Association

Large website created initially in 2014, as staff member of the WSGA and PNGA – for the Idaho Golf Association (since redesigned). Website included:

Custom theme, built from scratch.
Many custom WordPress widgets and plugins to assist staff in updating sites.
Custom WordPress guides to acclimate staff to WordPress platform, tailored according to staff member needs.

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