Web Design

New Trillium Midwifery Website

The WebWise Design & Marketing team had the privilege of working with Alison Spany to design and develop an all-new look for Trillium Midwifery, located in Boscobel, Wisconsin. Alison and her team provide home and birth center options for women with low-risk pregnancies throughout southwest Wisconsin and northeast Iowa.

Trillium Midwifery serves a clientele seeking a more natural birth experience. Births can take place either in the comfort of the client’s home or at the Trillium Midwifery Clinic and Birth Center in Boscobel.

Alison also had four excellent videos, including a tour of the clinic and birth center. We recommended creating a Custom YouTube Channel @TrilliumMidwifery (to showcase these videos and take full advantage of the benefits it offers—especially improved SEO (search engine optimization) for her website.

 

 

Community Connections Free Clinic – Dodgeville, WI

Community Connections Free ClinicWe recently had the opportunity to design, develop and launch a new website for the Community Connections Free Clinic in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, an organization doing truly important work for individuals and families who otherwise might not have access to basic healthcare services.

Dan Smith, before his retirement as Director of the Community Connections Free Clinic reached out to WebWise Design & Marketing and we we discussed developing a new website.

From the beginning, this project was about more than just a fresh design. The clinic needed a website that was clear, welcoming, and easy to use for patients, volunteers, and supporters alike — many of whom may be visiting the site during stressful or uncertain moments.

One of the important goals for the project was ensuring the website works equally well in both English and Spanish making sure language was not a barrier to finding care, understanding services, or reaching out for help. The result is a bilingual website that allows visitors to easily view content in the language they’re most comfortable with.

We focused on keeping the layout clean and straightforward, with clear navigation and content that gets to the point. Visitors can quickly learn about clinic services, how to schedule appointments, how to volunteer, and how to support the clinic’s mission. The site was also designed to work smoothly on mobile devices, recognizing that many users will be accessing it from a phone.

Most importantly, we fell the website reflects the heart of Community Connections Free Clinic — compassionate care, community support, and dignity for every patient they serve.

We’re proud to have partnered with Community Connections Free Clinic on this project and to help support their mission through a website that serves their community well.  You can view the finished site here: https://ccfcwi.org/

WebWise – Looking Back Thirty Years

On October 24, 1995, WebWise Design and Marketing went live with our first three Client websites.

I created those websites at no cost to them in the early years, so WebWise Design & Marketing would have a client list online.

In 1995, not many people in Southwest Wisconsin, or anywhere else, knew much, if anything, about the World Wide Web or even the Internet. If I could get someone to listen, I had to explain what the Internet and the World Wide Web were, and why they'd want to pay me to put their business, community, or organization online.

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) was first used to create the very first websites in 1991. The first official version, HTML 1.0, was released in 1993. In 1995, HTML 2.0 was published with a few minor improvements.

Creating page layouts was definitely a challenge. Paragraph tags separated content. We used transparent, one-pixel spacer GIFs. We laid out pages by designating how many horizontal or vertical spaces to use. In 1997, tables became available, which made displaying content in **rows and columns**! At the time, it was a very big deal, though tables quickly taught us how code impacts performance and page load time.

Well, that's enough for now of the earliest years here at WebWise.

More to come later…

 

 

 

Adam’s Garlic – Naturally Grown Wisconsin Garlic

Designing and developing a new website for a long-time WebWise client is always a privilege that we don't take lightly.

Adams Garlic header image.Recently, we had the opportunity to work with Angela Adams and develop a new WooCommerce website for Adams Garlic in Southwestern Wisconsin. Don and Angela Adams began growing garlic near Cassville, Wisconsin in 2013. Their garlic farm is truly a family farm as you may read on their About Us page.

Adams Garlic specializes in growing hardneck garlic seed and culinary garlic. Their garlic is grown using sustainable farming practices, without the use of chemical pesticides, herbicides, or synthetic fertilizers. In order to keep the weeds down and maintain moisture, they mulch with corn fodder in the fall after planting.

Want to know more about growing garlic? Read Angela's Growing Garlic Guide. Before you leave their website, order some Southwest-Wisconsin grown garlic! You will be glad you did.

 

 

 

 

Showcasing the De Soto, WI Area

A New Tourism Website Launch

The WebWise Design & Marketing team is proud to announce the launch of a new website for the De Soto Area Tourism Commission: desotoareatourism.com.

De Soto Area Tourism Website imageWe had the pleasure of working with Gary Mulford, President of the De Soto Area Tourism Commission, and committee member Jenn Swiggum to create a website that will serve as the cornerstone of the Commission’s tourism marketing efforts. The site is designed to attract visitors not only from the local region, but also from across the Midwest and beyond.

Nestled in the heart of the Driftless Area and bordering the majestic Mississippi River at Pool #9, the De Soto area offers unique natural beauty and a wide array of recreational opportunities. The new website highlights what makes this part of Wisconsin truly special—whether you’re into fishing, hiking, scenic drives, birdwatching, or simply enjoying the friendliness in the bars, restaurants, wineries or shopping experiences of a small river town.

We invite you to explore desotoareatourism.com and discover everything the De Soto area has to offer. From local events and lodging options to outdoor adventures and historic sites, the new site is a comprehensive guide for planning a visit to this hidden gem in southwestern Wisconsin.