Author: Brad Miller

Ted’s Signs

Ted's Signs is one of the oldest and most trusted sign making companies in the Brainerd Lakes area. Owner Brandi Breitbach contacted us to take their website to the next level. She wanted to offer online "Do-It-Yourself" sign making, as well as connect an eCommerce engine to the website. Since the "Do-It-Yourself" application was very custom, we had to go with a platform allowing for such programming. We chose OSCommerce and programmer Todd Holforty with ProhostOne. I have used Todd extensively in the past. He's one of the best, most creative "programmer web guys" I've come across in ...
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Windows 10 vs Windows 7

Windows 10 better than Windows 7. Here is  a post from a trusted programmer friend of mine: Scott Jibben (Runspot) for those of you that are gun-shy after the Windows 8 debacle. For those of us that had to uninstall the disaster that was Windows 8 and replace with the trusty 7, you may have major reservations on jumping into Windows 10. There are a few  things you should know. 1. Windows Media Center is no longer supported or allowed on Windows 10.  This software is used to record/play TV (with a TV tuner card) and most people do not use it (I do...).  Most people will use Windows M...
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BAMsites Welcomes the New Thexton!

We build this original site back in 2004. It was high time for a new look and feel. [caption id="attachment_1405" align="alignright" width="300"] New Site: Launched August 2015[/caption] This particular site is using the OSCommerce e-commerce engine and comes with all the bells and whistles. The old site served us well for many years, but as you know, it's always good to stay up with the times and update designs to reflect a more modern look. This one features a slider banner upper right as well as a mobile rendition making Google friendly and mobile friendly at the same time. [...
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Bar Harbor Supper Club

Bar Harbor Supper Club is a famous lakeside bar and restaurant located on the north end of Gull Lake. It's colorful past is displayed on some of the many photos and memorabilia from the 40's and beyond. A fire destroyed the restaurant many years ago and it has gone through several changes of ownership and remodeling. The restaurant is now one of the classiest places in the entire Brainerd Lakes area to dine and relax. The ownership wanted a website change to reflect the current motif and the wide selection of menu choices. We added a reservation widget to the home page to allow for...
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Immanuel Lutheran Church – Crosby, MN

New Website for Crosby, MN Lutheran Church In 2004, BAMsites, a Brainerd MN area web services company, was asked to build a website for this local church. We employed a Joomla platform at the time and the site served us well for many years. Last summer the website team gathered to pursue a redesign. The site needed to look impressive, be welcoming to new members, easy to navigate, and mobile friendly. There are a number of church templates available out there so I did a search to cut to the chase on some design ideas. Since I placed the church's new site on Wordpress, we went with ...
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Brainerd Estate Planning & Disability Attorney

[caption id="attachment_1350" align="alignright" width="150"] Original Site ~ 2005[/caption] Rick Kreutzfeldt Law Office deals largely in estate planning, social security disability claims, real estate law, and business law. We did a much needed makeover for this site that was originally created in 2005. BAMsites redesigned the site and added some contemporary movement, as well as replicating the original SEO strategy what resulted in top search results for the areas that Mr. Kreutzfeldt specializes: Estate Planning Social Security Disability Business Law Real Estate Law ...
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Iron Range Veterinary Clinic

The animal hospital is owned and operated by Julia Fry, DVM and Matt Stahl, DVM. They offer a complete range of vet services focusing on dogs, cats, and horses. Their previous website was from a veterinary website service and gave little personality to their business. Everything was "boilerplate", meant to apply to any vet clinic and was generating little, if any, business. They asked BAMsites to assess the situation and offer an alternative that would not only look good, but most importantly put them atop the search engines for the local region they service. Since their collective goal ...
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Williston ND Cleaning & Restoration

Service First Cleaning & Restoration - Williston, N.D. These folks have been serving the greater western North Dakota and eastern Montana region since 1995. Service First uses the latest technologies and equipment to ensure both residential and commercial companies get the service and results they desire. Whether it's disaster resolution or regularly scheduled carpet cleaning, Service First leads the way with a fine seasoned staff of professionals who take great pride in their work. BAMsites was asked to create this, their first website, after creating a number of similar sites in this ...
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C-I Sports Boosters

The community of Crosby-Ironton has a long tradition of excellent amateur sports with heavy support from the public. C-I Sports Boosters is a group of enthusiastic town folk who raise money to support extra-curricular activities. These monies buy equipment and pay for activity related costs that are not typically covered within the school budget. They also strive to ensure that all students, regardless of financial background, have the opportunity to pursue and compete in their chosen sport or other competitive activity.  BAMsites built a site to highlight the mission of C-I Sports Booster...
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New Firewood Online Store

Selling Firewood Throughout the U.S.! Paul's Fireplace Wood in Little Falls, MN sells more fireplace wood, cooking wood, and decorative wood than anyone else. Firewood.com has been managed by BAMsites for at least six years and our SEO and web design have made them the number one place on the internet for buying various types of firewood.  This family business sells: Residential Fireplace Wood - delivered to the Mpls. - St. Paul area of Minnesota Commercial Restaurant Cooking Wood Birch Logs Barbecue wood as Chips, Chunks, and Split Wood Pizza Oven Wood Natural and Kiln-Dried Kindli...
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