Everyone is Sebastian, Florida, is talking about the Red Rooster Cafe, which is now ranked number one out of the area’s 41 restaurants on TripAdvisor.

The Red Rooster Cafe is one of Sly Mongoose Design’s oldest clients. We initially created their website four years ago, and have been evolving with the times ever since. A year ago we added a simple newsletter sign up form on the website, which we have watched grow to nearly 500 subscribers. Now the Red Rooster Cafe sends out a weekly newsletter (designed by Sly Mongoose) advertising weekly specials and other promotions.

Visit the Red Rooster Cafe online at www.redroostercafe.com

When Dorothy, owner of Anela’s Kayak’s in Captain Cook, asked if we could make a website for their kayak rental business, I was thrilled. I sit at my desk every day and stare out at Kealakekua Bay, envious of all those kayaks going out in the water. So I called Gavin and had  him work up a logo design for them, and together we incorporated a unique yet informative header for the website to relay the most important aspects. I tried to draw upon my own experiences to help create a billboard for the top of their web page. I think Gavin came up with a great logo design, and I love the dolphin that he sketched out for me in Illlustrator.

I have kayaked across Kealakekua Bay to the Captain Cook monument several times, and every trip has been an adventure. A couple times I have encountered spinner dolphins while kayaking across, but I have noticed that they usually come out early (7 am-ish) and since I am not an early riser I usually miss them. But I have been fortunate enough to see the dolphins a few times, and once you get to the monument and jump in the water, the snorkeling is phenomenal. The water is always crystal clear, there’s always a ton of fish …. it’s always a lot of fun.

So anyway, I was more than happy to make them a web site, so I hope that people traveling in the South Kona and Captain Cook area will be able to find a way to kayak across Kealakekua Bay.

www.anelaskayaks.com

Website re-design and conversion to wordpress for real estate development Ki’ilae Farms in South Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. The new site is much more visually appealing and search engine friendly than the old site, and overall just a better representation of the properties themselves.

The views have never been better and the prices have never been lower … isn’t it time you thought about moving to Hawaii? Check out the site at kiilaefarms.com today and see for yourself!

Sly Mongoose has teamed with Racing for a Cure to help children and adults with special needs and disabilities. The core mission of Racing For A Cure is to raise funds for the research, treatment, care and education needed to cure and help People with Special Needs and Disabilities. Racecar driver Bobby Joe Woodley has sponsored Racing for a Cure, and together they help raise awarness by selling vinyl stars on the #98 Woodley Motor Sports team car.

Racing for a Cure recognizes that there are lots of great organizations around who do a wonderful job in helping People with Special Needs, and they don’t want those organizations to have to waste large amounts of their valuable time and resources doing fundraising. That’s where Racing for a Cure comes in. Racing for a Cure raises the money needed, then distributes the funds to research centers, therapeutic centers, care centers and schools that provide services for People with these different Special Needs Disabilities. You can check out our list of organizations that benefit from the generous donations on Racing for a Cure’s website.

So buy a star – or just make a donation! Either way you will become a Star for a Cure!

Sly Mongoose has been designing the billboard layouts for Redfish Advertising for quite some time, and recently we gave the website over at Red Fish Ads a well-needed overhaul.

You may have seen Redfish’s handiwork spread out alongside the highways and biways of Tulsa, so now steer your attention over to their site at www.redfishads.com and see for yourself!

Redfish Advertising is an independently owned and operated company based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Redfish is dedicated to the success of local businesses via the medium of outdoor advertising.

we are located on the kona side of the big island of hawaii, home of the highest grade web site design in the country. we are physically located in the town of captain cook, just south of kailua kona. but although we are based on the big island, we are proudly serving all of hawaii. whether you live in waikiki or honolulu on oahu, kihei or kahului on maui, lihue on kauai or are based right here on the big island, we are here for you. business in cyberspace is like none other, and we can easily connect with you through this powerful medium to help you get your online business going.

it’s obvious in today’s economy that every company – big or small – needs a web presence. whether you are starting from scratch and want us to give your old website a well-deserved makeover, we’re here to help!

like building a house, or restoring a classic car, the cost of building a web site or designing a logo is dependent on many factors. size, complexity, and the amount of existing materials all play a role in pricing.

we realize that most good web site designs don’t fall into a strict cookie-cutter format, and instead lie somewhere in between. because of this, it’s hard to give an accurate price estimate without first estimating what you or your company needs. we’ve done simple page designs for as little as $300, and extremely complex ones ranging in the thousands.

call or email us for a free quote and assesment of your needs. we can mix and match any of the elements to be sure you get exactly what you want. perhaps you only need a basic page, that simply has the vital info – your address and logo so people can find you on the internet. or perhaps you want to add more features – forms, blogs, a guest book, a mailing list … even add a shopping cart.

it’s all up to you. if you want it, we will build it for you. we strive to offer affordable solutions for your company’s web needs. once we build your page, we will register a personalized domain for your company (www.yourbusiness.com) and offer hosting for $40/year.

so call us. e-mail us. we ’ll work something out.

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of the latest buzz words in the world of web design. You’ve no doubt heard about it, and you’re probably wondering about it. So … do we offer Search Engine Optimization? Of course!

Our parents used the Yellow Pages to find a business. Today’s generation uses Google, Yahoo and MSN when trying to locate a product or business. So of course you want your web site to be optimized for the search engines.

The goal of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is to achieve higher rankings in the major search engines such as Google and Yahoo! MasterLink will guide you on the path to capturing a whole new group of customers that are looking to the Internet and search engines to find the businesses offering the products and services that they need.

An SEO-friendly design plays a large role in increasing rankings, and not only do we remain abreast of the ever-changing structure of search engines, but we also design or redesign your site according to these changes, using original and hand-coded design techniques that maximize SEO effectiveness.

SEO is a common sense thing. For the most part, it goes hand in hand with correctly structuring a web site. Sure there’s a few tricks involved. But most companies like to throw the term “SEO” around like it’s some sort of hi-tech secret, use it as one more thing they can use to bleed money out of a client. But not here. We just want to build your website right, and we want your customers to be able to find you out there in cyberspace. It’s that simple.