On June 2, Rumblestrut Studios launched a new web site, smallshock.com.

The web site is geared toward the small business owner who wants to improve her web site. After several years of freelance work for small businesses, I hope the Shallchock blog helps you find ways to better your organization's web site.

In a way, Smallshock will be like a giant FAQ of questions I've been asked in my experience with web development, and I hope my insight will help small businesses owners get the answers they need.

- Eric J. Gruber, Rumblestrut Studios

This couple wanted a way to easily get the word out about driving directions and gift registries for their upcoming nuptuials, but wanted to steer away from some of the bigger "one-stop" wedding web sites and have their own.

Rumblestrut Studios integrated their engagement photo, directions with Google Maps and a custom domain name.

Check it out: meganandgrant.com

Dusty Deringer, a public speaker about customer service in the healthcare industry and patient satisfaction issues, launched a new web site on Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007 made by Rumblestrut Studios.

Making this web site for Dusty had special meaning for me. Dusty and I grew up together, living just three houses away from each other. In 2004, Dusty decided to take a stab at a seat in the Kansas State Senate, and asked me to create a web site for his political ambitions.

You can probably guess that he didn’t win the election. However, it got me started on a new career. It’s funny how life works.

Check it out: dustyderinger.com

Lawrence Heights Christian Church launched a new design on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007 made by Rumblestrut Studios.

This was a redesign, but the old version was pretty out of date (their words, although I totally agreed). The new design has some great features, such as incorporating use of Google maps for new visitors who need directions and a clean, simple interface.

The logo was created using pictures of a really interesting steeple they have, which has some interesting angles at its base - making for a cool logo.

One highlight is the church is celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, so there’s a page featuring some of their history leading up to the big celebration.

Check it out: lawrence-heights.org

Having spent the first five years of my professional career in journalism, I jumped at the chance to help configure a Wordpress blog for an industry insider - who will have to remain anonymous for now - who goes by the name, The Printer’s Devil.

The writing is good. It’s insightful and timely. The blog focuses on small newspapers, something I’m quite familiar with on a very personal level.

Add this to your reads. It’s worth checking out.

Check it out: theprintersdevil.net

Lawrence, Kansas-based EMR, Inc. hired Rumblestrut Studios to convert their previous web site - with a few design tweeks to EMR's specifications - into a content management system, allowing their employees to easily update their web site.

The company, which was founded in 1988, offers a diverse range of services including engineering, construction/construction management, environmental remediation, industrial hygiene, and facility operations and maintenance. EMR has 112 people in nine primary offices and 11 field offices located throughout the United States.

Check it out: emr-inc.com

What a busy week. I thought I’d show you that I finished the web site for my church. Well, it’s not totally finished; there is plenty more content to add. But the main part of the design is done.

www.hcclawrence.com

My projects never seem to cease. I’m trying to get as much done as I can before our baby comes though, so I can enjoy my time with little one.

I wanted to mention that I finished the redesign of Dirk Liebert’s web site, www.dirkalanarts.com. Let me know what you think.

He’s got some great photographs on there from Denver and New York, not to mention foreign fun from Germany, Italy and France. It’s work a looksee, if I do say so myself.

Another day, another web site (or two).

I launched two more web sites today. The first was the Washington (state, not D.C.) chapter of the Democrats for Life. That web site can be found at washington.democratsforlife.org.

The second was the newly-redesigned web site for a local non-profit group, The LEO Center.

Needless to say, I've been busy.