Website of the Week: Honey Bear Playhomes

When I joined Yola over a year ago I spent some time getting familiar with a lot of the websites from our forum members. Due to their interaction on our forum their websites seem to have an extra layer of polish and professionalism. Our members astound me with their creative use of the website building tools we provide. Even then, Honey Bear Playhomes stood out as a remarkable example of what can be accomplished using Yola. Site owner, Ed Butchas, has recently refreshed his site adding new layers of interactive fun to keep his younger target audience engaged while keeping the site easy to navigate so as not to frustrate the parents of his target audience once they are ready to click “Buy Now.”

You’re probably wondering, “whoa, how’d he do that?” To be honest, it’s beyond me, but Ed isn’t one to keep secrets. “It has always been my goal to try and help my fellow site builders find those resources that I myself in the beginning found challenging to locate and to place those in one place where they can easily be found.” Ed’s comprehensive list of tips and techniques can be found in this thread, and indicate how much of his time and energy have gone both into the creation of his website and the support of other members also developing their business websites.

This website contains oodles of custom code and is not indicative of what most Yola members will create in the Sitebuilder. Chances are, your business website wouldn’t even benefit from all of the bells and whistles of Honey Bear Playhomes, but there are numerous principles in play in this site that can benefit every business in developing a successful website.

The Column Divider widget was used throughout to layer objects on top of other objects. This is an indispensable organizational tool for basic websites right up to advanced sites.

Most importantly, Ed selected a highly searchable, easy to remember custom domain name that clearly indicates the products offered and ties in to the overall design of his website.

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Just for fun, Ed hid the Yola logo on his homepage. I clicked all over like mad and still didn’t find it! Can you?

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