Woodpride is Online

   The end of the year is almost upon us and exams are creeping up. Luckily for me, most of my classes have final projects rather than exams. For my NMIX 4110 course, we have been given free reign to use any or all of the skills we have acquired this semester to do a final project of our choice.

   I have chosen to create a website for my dad's business Woodpride Inc. Woodpride has been located at the intersection of Piedmont Ave. and East Wesley Rd. for over 30 years. They specialize in hand stripping, refinishing, caning, and repairing antiques. The business is run today exactly almost exactly as when it first began: no computer, no credit cards, just the bare essentials. All the work orders are kept track of via business cards that are moved along a cork board. The effectiveness of the system cannot be rivaled by technology. They have never really need to advertise because competition in Atlanta is non-existent or weak. Woodpride's reputation for fine work has always brought in business.

   It's been over 30 years in the making, but Woodpride is finally going online. The main purposes of the website is to showcase photographs of the various services, and provide an interactive map and contact information. The website will have a flash intro and will incorporate such features as an imbedded API Google map, and slideshows from Google's photo service Picasa.  

  
The website is admittedly amateur, but it should look pretty good when it's all finished. The site will be on line within the week.
Woodpride.com.
Check it out.