2 hour (!) website revamp for Pinnacle

We have been working with Pinnacle for a number of years, their original website was designed quite a few years ago and was in need of some updating. 

The website was quite difficult to read due to the color selection but the main issue for our client was that they wanted to add some extra pages, and using a horizontal navigation (menu) at the top meant that they were restricted. They did not want to reduce the size of the menu title since they have been selected to ensure they included keywords for SEO (read more about SEO).  This is their old website

So we were challenged to see what we could do in just a few hours.  That right – just a few hours. 

Technical note (not for the faint hearted!) – This website was already written in HTML and CSS. Which meant that the design only needed to be applied to the CSS which saved lots of time.

Practical note – if you are looking to buy a website for the first time then make sure you ask your designer to also use HTML/CSS combination.

So in just the two hours we were able to make the following changes

• Added some extra pages.
• Moved to the left hand side to allow for space for the extra pages.
• Applied a nice design to the menu, including a page indicator.
• Updated the home page look and feel
• Added a breadcrumb (you are here) to help users find information, its also great for SEO as links could towards your keywords.
• Changed the colors! This was the biggest and most simplest improvement.  By changing the text to black on white the website looks so much more grown up and easier to read.
• Increased the text size – just a little.
• Added a new image to the home page, similar in concept to the original but I thought that a change would be nice.
• Added a new “Job of the week” section on the Home page – to help promote recent jobs.

And here is the (almost) final product.  Just a few tweaks and we are done. 

The changes were completed directly in the HTML/CSS so when our client is ready it can go live straight away and no waiting for a developer to implement the graphic design changes.

So to recap

1. If you want a website redesign it might not be a huge task
2. If you are getting a website written now or are thinking about it, please make sure it is written in HTML/CSS which will enable quick changes like this by any developer in the future.

If your website needs a bit of a re-think.  Why not ask us for a free website review?  We’d be happy to chat with you.

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