Posts Tagged ‘web site’

Found a nifty contest site…

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

SO, I was trolling around the internet for contest sites that I could submit our latest free give-away to (free pair of Biker Rain Chaps)…  And the vast majority of them mandate that you link back to their site, from your contest page, just to get listed on their site.

I find that to be a load of bull poop.  I mean, it’s their site, they can do what they want, but I find it hard to believe that Fortune 1000 companies will allow a link back from their site or pay the cheesy prices that these sites mandate…

None the less, I found a very cute little site with a kick-ass domain name which is totally free…  It’s http://www.contestguide.comKudos on the domain name!!

Very simple…  But it works.  Seems as though their revenue comes from a tiny little Google Ads banner on the top…  Very tasteful compared to the other sites which beat you about the head and neck with the ads…

Anyway, like I said, check them out and, if you know of one, submit a contest.

- Ray

Update to e-commerce site…

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Just got done with a pretty substantial update to the e-commerce portion of the Biker Rain Chaps site.

I had gotten a lot of feedback from folks that they didn’t know how to buy this motorcycle product so I substantially modified the user interface.  Hopefully, I made the purchase process a bit more intuitive.

Check it out and let me know your thoughts!

http://www.bikerrainchaps.com/

- Ray

We’re Live!!!

Friday, June 20th, 2008

Gearhead Ray Pulls out all the stops…
And relaunches Biker Rain Chaps.

Well most of the way, at least… I still need to update the blog and the photogallery, but hey, I got the e-commerce site up and running!!!

Some cool stuff with the new site… First, there’s the whole retail side with some SNAZZY flash banners (let me know what you think… as I mentioned before, I’ve been reading up on the ActionScript3 cause I’m really starting to like Flash!!!) and the ability to order online.

Second, there’s the whole Wholesale section… If you want to be a dealer, pop over there, sign up and we’ll get you set up. The wholesale side includes all of our products as well as dealer support services such as POS materials and such. It’s a great product that really moves with good margins – a real blessing for any bike shop out there.

Finally, don’t forget to send us pictures of you Chapped!!! Send us a few pics of you with (or without) your bike and a bit of your story and they might find their way into our testimonials section or on to our home page… Some of them have been pretty interesting and a few have been rather scantily clad… Interesting folks out there… :) But keep them coming!

Thanks again and Ride Happy and Ride Dry!!!

- Ray