http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz Queenstown website design, development, delivery & support - smart and sassy websites that really work Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:09:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hurley's of Queenstown came to me on a recommendation from another client just before Xmas. They had a website they were quite happy with but were very disappointed with their place in search results. At the time, doing a Google NZ search on Queenstown accommodation would find them ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2010/02/03/queenstown-accommodation-search-engine-optimisation/ The latest website from Kaimata Croft is for the extremely luxurious Après Ski Apartments and Chalet Lodge in the centre of Queenstown. [caption id="attachment_960" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Queenstown Après Ski Apartments & Chalet Lodge"][/caption] The colour scheme of the website reflects my overriding image of Queenstown in winter with the incredibly blue sky ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2009/12/31/apres-ski-apartments-chalet-lodge/ The Remarkable Supplies website went live in November 09. [caption id="attachment_956" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Remarkable Supplies - Hospitality. Packaging & Cleaning Supplies"][/caption] This dynamic young business, run by Eve Kilvington, aims to supply the Queenstown Lakes region's many hotels, motels and other hospitality businesses with all their cleaning and packaging supplies.  I found ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2009/12/15/remarkable-supplies/ I was recently asked to refresh the Queenstown House website for Louise Kiely, one of Queenstown's most well known residents.  Her site has a highly individual look and feel that goes against many of the modern 'rules' of web design but it certainly suits her own style.  Until recently Louise ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2009/10/23/a-boutique-hotel-website-queenstown-house/ The latest website from Kaimata Croft websites is Remarkable Theatre, the on-line home of the Remarkable Theatre Group, formerly Queenstown Shakespeare Trust. [caption id="attachment_902" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Remarkable Theatre website"][/caption] The website is a simple, classic design with just a single page for now but I expect this to increase rapidly over the ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2009/10/13/remarkable-theatre/ Kaimata Croft websites has just launched a website for Transcape Coaching & Performance, a UK business providing performance coaching, management and first stage leadership development and organisational development services. [caption id="attachment_906" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Transcape Coaching & Performance"][/caption] The website has a bold design and a thought provoking quote on the front page.  ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2009/10/05/transcape-coaching-performance/ [caption id="attachment_883" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Wildcat Charters website"][/caption] I've launched another new website today, this time an overhaul for one of our neighbours on the Coast.  Michelle and Leigh Kelly at Wildcat Charters run fishing and sightseeing charters from the port of Greymouth in their boat, Mistral. Brendhan went out with them back ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2009/09/10/pushing-the-boat-out/ I have decided that I should start to try and sell some of my real skills while were here in Queenstown and have therefore set myself up a new business.  Forming is a business and technology consultancy providing facilitation and management of business innovation and improvement. The name comes from Bruce ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2009/07/20/forming-a-new-business/ In between admiring the view and exploring the cafes I have been considering the relative environmental impact of our new lifestyle here in Queenstown.  Many people assume that town life is less eco-friendly than rural life by definition but that often isn't true. Food Croft - Although we were eating a lot ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2009/06/19/footprint-comparison-queenstown-vs-camerons/ Well winter is definitely here in the South Island - this week's weather warnings are for heavy snow rather than torrential rain ;-) . [caption id="attachment_838" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Moulting chicken with tail feathers growing back and others feathers fluffed out as much as possible to compensate for missing ones."][/caption] It is not ... http://www.kaimatacroft.co.nz/2009/05/10/changing-seasons/