TechWriter websites that sell products

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Wanaka Beerworks [www.wanakabeerworks.co.nz] is a basic but elegant site used to sell boutique beers from Wanaka.

Leapfrog Toys [www.leapfrogtoys.co.nz] uses a custom home page and template design laid out and assembled by Techwriter, which is then used to present the Webmaker ecommerce package to sell childrens' toys and products.

Pandect Mobility Solutions [www.pandect.co.nz] manufactures and sells platform lifts, stairlifts and mobility scooters for buildings used by people who can't easily get up and down stairs. Includes some video clips.

Accelerated Learning Associates [www.alaltd.co.nz] sells a range of educational products to help accelerate learning, plus Dragon voice-recognition software, as well as general and computer tutoring services. Products are laid out in an easy-to-scan format.

Aero NZ [www.aero.net.nz] is an agency for a range of gate automation products made in South Africa and distributed through this website in NZ. Includes login facility for resellers and agents.

Pyramid Valley Vineyards [www.pyramidvalley.co.nz] sells organic boutique wines, and this website aims to provide a simple but elegant showcase for its products.

NOSH [www.nosh.net.nz] is a book with heaps of great recipes for healthy eating, developed by the author, nutritionist Julie Leeper. The page design, colours and photography (provided by Tonic Design) sets the tone for selling this up-market product online.

Townsend Seeds International [www.seeds4u.co.nz]. A total redesign from an earlier, dated site, including the amalgamation of a subsidiary site. Simple but effective.

Southern Cross Engineering [www.sce.co.nz]. This very large site (which did cost more than $3500 to make) presents the products and services of a major New Zealand heavy-engineering firm. It includes large sections devoted to sales of second-hand equipment.

Cotterill & Rouse [www.cotterillandrouse.co.nz]. This site assists the foodmaker's marketing strategy of building an informed customer base for its chutneys, relishes, sauces, and mediterranean foods. The result is elegant, easy to follow, and full of useful info including printable recipes.

The Mainland Trader [www.mainlandtrader.co.nz]. This site sells and delivers West Coast Whitebait to Canterbury homes, and offers to buy whitebait from fishermen. The site design and copy were provided by the client, making it a quick and inexpensive project.

Waimarie Alpaca Stud [www.waimariealpacas.co.nz]. An eight-page site with a Latin American colour scheme, providing general alpaca information and stud services and breeding animals for sale.

Slab Art [www.slabart.co.nz]. These talented people specialise in the colouring and engraving of existing concrete surfaces. Their eye-catching but simple logo inspired a very elegant site design.

Exclusively Organic [www.exclusivelyorganic.co.nz] We hope we achieved our goal of matching the elegance of this site with the class and presentation of the gourmet organic foodstuffs made by this business.

Pejo Alpacas [www.alpaca-blacks.co.nz] This is our third client breeding and selling alpacas in New Zealand. The animals are displayed in a gallery-type navigation design.

Superior Heating [www.fireguards.co.nz] This e-commerce site was built by us in partnership with Z Web, who did the database and shopping cart. Great care went into making several navigation paths so customers could easily compare products and try out costings.

Drive Dynamics [www.drivedynamics.co.nz] This supplier of industrial AC Motor Control Electronics uses this website to showcase its products. We used their logo and sharp industrial greys and chromes to enhance the dynamic feel of the business.

Sunrise Yoga [www.shivjag.co.nz]. This small site promotes yoga classes in Christchurch, and sells some yoga-related products.

Surico Alpaca Estate [www.surico.co.nz]. Lots of delightful photos and an elegant, soft design mark the website for this alpaca breeding farm.

Naturally Native Furniture [www.naturallynativefurniture.co.nz]. Makes wonderful furniture (mainly coffee and dining tables and benches) from old native trees, and uses the site to show its wares (dozens of scanned photos here). The site uses an unconventional but appealing home page design.

New Zealand Souvenirs [www.newzealandsouvenirs.com]. A big site selling NZ souvenirs to the world market, featuring a fully operating shopping basket (built with the help of Z Web), and a very neat menu structure. (Read testimonial.)

Burrowes Jam [www.burrowesjam.co.nz]. Rich colours that match the bright hues of jams and sauces are a feature of this site, which also offers products for fundraising projects. We did all the photography for this site.

Westlake Timber [www.westlake.co.nz]. Westlake builds frames and trusses for house builders, and wanted this simple, clear site to show its products. We took most of the photos, including the panoramic view of the factory.

Sherlin Suri Alpaca Stud [www.sherlin-alpaca.co.nz]. With photos of friendly furry alpacas such as these, supplied by the owners, how could this site be other than elegant and attractive?

Pool Land [www.pool-land.co.nz]. This site began as a conventional 5-pager for the pool retailer, and in November 2004 we added an online shop using the Webmaker e-commerce package to sell smaller items.

Wine Design [www.ownlabel.co.nz]. Selling customised wine labels for corporate gifts, hospitality and fundraising, this firm wanted a site that complemented and aligned with its marketing brochure.

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