Weeks 5 & 6 have concentrated on executing the CSS to match the design. I need to expedite the conclusion of this project so the client can have the site and I can address another client issue that has come up.
HOURS SPENT SO FAR:
- 3/2/20 .5 Competitive Analysis
- 3/3/20 .5 Update contact page, add slogan to home
- 3/3/20 1 remove template contact, add training logo to home page, add contact form & test, planning timeline & communication
- 3/6/20 2.25 look at photo gallery, built in carousel works great. Plan call and calendar.
- 3/9/20 2 Speed Read “There’s a Game for That”3/9/20 1.5 More competitive analysis
- 3/11/20 2.5 Text content for home page. Ideas for sidebar to match customer needs to client offerings.
- 3/14/20 .5 Conference Call
- 3/14/20 3 Start photoshop
- 3/15/20 1
- 3/18/20 2 Contact forms complete. Return logo cert back to design. Add hero image
- 3/19/20 1.5 finish mobile start tablet
- 3/21/20 1.25 Review 1st video, pose questions about how to position usage. Choose color pallet.
- 3/22/20 2 Conference call. Review assets for new challenge. review and document call & next steps
- 3/23/20 1 Review order of live content, get YouTube channel
- 3/25/20 4 Video instructions for paypal, Google Trends for at home and online, work into design
- 3/26/20 4.5 Add 2nd heart, large blue & white callouts with strong text, large puppy green section
- 3/27/20 Receive embed code for button
- 3/28/20 4.5 Add button code to site. Photoshop try smaller banner (no), add Nico & Scott into phone
- 3/28/20 1.5 conference call & follow up.
- 3/29/20 5.75 CSS child theme
- 4/3/20 5.5 CSS child theme; new _underscores & Bootstrap
- 4/4/20 5 CSS child theme
- 4/11/20 5 CSS child theme; implement navwalker. Instantiate Git Repo
- 4/12/20 2 CSS child theme; add client’s logo design
Total hours to date: 60.25
“Do Now” next steps:
- Utility menu fixed position
- Footer
- Correct broken links #
- Link social accounts
- Design/rewrite the challenge post
- Change blog page to excerpts
- Optimize hero image (takes forever)
- Metadata correct for SEO
“Can Wait” next steps:
- Custom overlapping layout of featured post (challenge)
- Add schema
- Custom design more templates like contact page, 404 page, and search results.
- Add a motion element to draw attention to the CTA
- Utilize the “featured” category to pull those contents to the highlighted spot on home
- Propose alternate idea to client for hero image
