New Service :: An Announcement!

We've got so many people getting into the ecommerce side of things that we've realized that sometimes there's just so much to learn that having a little boost to get your store up and running that much more quickly is a helpful thing.  And so, we're proud to announce our new "Product Population Service"!  

This is an add-on service to your ecommerce package, and can be purchased in various levels (or not at all!). So, what is it? Simple - it's a head start on getting your site up! We'll add some initial products for you, to help you get the ball rolling. You decide how many and how much you want to be involved utilizing the pricing below. "You supply" means that you give us all the information - photos, SKU, pricing, description, related products, etc. "We supply" means that we do all that work. Purchase your products in packs of 25, as many as you'd like!

• $200 :: 25 Products, (you supply)
• $250 :: 25 products (we supply)

Be sure to consider this additional service if you're just getting going with your ecommerce website to help you get the ball rolling!

Ka-ching! Using an Online Storefront to Grow Your Sales!

Wondering how to get yourself established online with an ecommerce storefront?  Fresh Rain Studios can help - and if you're down south, come to the North Mason Chamber's Relationship Builder Breakfast on July 13, 2010!  For more information, check out the North Mason Chamber's Event Calendar!

Come join Chris Tindall of Fresh Rain Studios and learn how you can implement an ecommerce storefront for your business. We’ll discuss the basics of getting your site up and running, maintaining your site, the logistic issues you’ll face in opening an additional sales channel, and give an overview of successfully marketing your site to jumpstart your sales. Bring your dreams and your questions and learn how to get up and running with your new (or revised!) ecommerce storefront!  We’ll be offering some exclusive pricing for event attendees only!

Get yourself entered for the grand prize drawing, a FREE Blog Skin for your blog! 

• To enter, visit http://www.freshrainstudios.com/ and sign up for our mailing list
• Add “Relationship Breakfast Contest” to the notes, and you’re in
• To win, you MUST be present at the Relationship Builder Breakfast on July 13th!
• We use our list to send you tips, tricks, and information that you can use to build your business
• We’ll never part with your information in any way shape or form, either!

The Speckled Hen Blog!

Our dear friends down at The Speckled Hen Country Store have finally decided to move into the world of ecommerce, blogging, Facebook, and more! While we're getting their ecommerce site up and running, check out their new and improved blog!

North Mason Chamber of Commerce!

We're officially members of the North Mason Chamber of Commerce!  WHAT?  How'd THAT happen, you ask?  Aren't you up in Seattle, or Everett, or something?

Yep.  We are, but we're still EXTREMELY excited to be a part of this dynamic chamber, and we're looking forward to the opportunities that will arise from our membership there.  This membership came about as a direct result of our involvement at the first annual Bigfoot Social Media Conference, which was sponsored and developed by the chamber.  I was able to attend the conference in order to help Robert Farster DJ Services run the A/V aspects.  Of course, it has been said of me (among many things, probably) that I'm not exactly shy.  So of course I met some absolutely wonderful people throughout the course of the day, and one thing led to another and BAM - here we are!

Thanks for letting me join up, Stephanie and Frank!  I'm very excited to see where all this leads!

Check out the chamber online

Penny Harrison and Company

Penny Harrison and Company is a business based out of the Pacific Market Center in Seattle.  Penny and her amazing team rep many of products that The Weed Patch (the retail storefront that we own) sells, so when Penny needed a website we were in the right place at the right time.

Penny has worked for years to brand herself, and thus knew EXACTLY what she wanted with her site - which of course made our job easy!  Thanks for that, Penny! :)

Be sure to check out Penny Harrison and Company online!

The Well Dressed Home!

Check out The Well Dressed Home's new website!  New to Country Village in Bothell, The Well Dressed Home offers vintage, salvage, and fantastic finds styles of home decor.  The shop is absolutely beautiful, and it seems to change on a weekly basis - there's ALWAYS something new.

They came to Fresh Rain Studios wanting a website and some basic online marketing consulting, and we (of course!) were happy to help out.  Gina was hoping to have her new site up before her grand opening - which gave us literally just a couple of days to get photos, a design that she LOVED, and to implement the site.  No problem!

What Gina had to say:

"It is a distinct pleasure to recommend Chris Tindall with Fresh Rain Studios. Quite recently, with a high level of knowledge, patience and skill Chris saved the day, so to speak.

As a new business owner, and someone that is technically challenged, the idea of building a website was daunting, to say the least. Chris was there to guide, teach and facilitate this process in a efficient, professional fashion, all in a tight time frame.

Chris managed to design, build and launch a new website in the time frame of 72 hours. Needless to say, his skill set is such that the inconveniences of a ‘newbie’ are taken in stride.

Again, it is my distinct pleasure to recommend Chris Tindall.
Sincerely,  Gina Hagen  (Owner, The Well Dressed Home)"

Thanks Gina, and The Well Dressed Home (and welcome to Country Village!)

Robert Farster DJ Services

Bob Farster came to us when he started up his DJ business looking for branding, business cards, a marketing packet, banner, and a website.  He knew some of what he needed, but he didn't know where to start.  We walked him through some options, and tossed together a logo and website for him.  From there, we developed a marketing pack, his business cards, and his banner.  We're still working with Bob on almost a daily basis, continuing to evolve his website as well as his marketing.  Through all of this, his business has started to take off more than he ever expected.  We'll let him tell you about it in his own words....

Check out Robert Farster DJ Services online!

What Bob says:

This is our first website and we didn’t know what to expect.  Chris walked us through the process and helped us each step of the way.  The success of the web site has been beyond our expectations and because of his talent, our on-line business has increased dramatically. Since we didn’t know exactly what we wanted, Chris designed a prototype that blew us away and ended up being exactly what we were dreaming of. His service and support made every step of the development process simple and understandable - every question was answered quickly and they went above and beyond what we asked. We receive complements daily from people who visit our site, and have even booked clients who later told us that the website design was so professional they just had to call us!  From our very first contact with Chris to our final website launch, we found Fresh Rain Studios provided an outstanding service and is an excellent company to work with.  We are fortunate to have a company like Fresh Rain Studios standing behind us. The did what they promised, when they promised, all at a fair price. We couldn’t ask for more.

You should definitely consider Fresh Rain Studios if you are planning on building a website - we can’t recommend them highly enough!
Robert Farster DJ Services,  Jan 1 2010

Thanks Bob, and we REALLY love working on your stuff... so let's just keep it going!