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Project summary · dgnow.net

What we built on dgnow.net.

A clear plan, a new sales-focused website designed page by page, built in WordPress and launched, a blog with seventeen posts, and DG Hub, one place to run the business on the website and on the Mac. Here is everything delivered from October 20 to November 3, 2026.

A live, real-time summary. New work is added as it is finished. Open it anytime with this same link; it always shows the latest.

The new site

17

pages designed and built for the new site

4

client businesses ChatGPT names first, shown on the site as dated proof

116

questions answered in FAQs across the site, all in its search data

The blog

17

blog posts live, each researched and approved before it was written

4

post types: guides, news, client work and studio

Oct 28

the new site and the blog went live

DG Hub

2

places to run the business, dgnow.net and a Mac app, always in step

10

client report pages published to dgnow.net by the report builds

8

stages for every lead, from New to Won

Earlier, on the old site

7

improvements made to the old site before launch

0.13MB

of images on first load, down from about 7 MB

14 → 0

YouTube players loading before anyone presses play

Before launch, on the old site

Better right away, while the new site was built.

Changes made to the old site while the new one was designed, each backed up first and checked on dgnow.net.

Done· 4 areas

New navigation menu

A menu that shows the work itself from the very first click.

  • Large menu links beside a moving wall of logos, websites, videos and hosting packages
  • A Portfolio filter bar on the wall, linked to the four Portfolio categories
  • Any logo or website on the wall opens full size in the lightbox
  • On phones: a scrolling strip of the top work and a menu button that responds to every tap

Easier Portfolio

Moving between Website Design, Logo Design, Video / Motion and Web Hosting is one tap.

  • One rounded category bar with an icon for each, on one line at every screen size
  • Once you scroll into the gallery, the bar docks into the nav bar, or floats at the bottom on phones
  • Lightbox controls sit in the nav bar, with the logo easing to the blue mark on phones

Faster homepage

Images on first load cut from about 7 MB to 0.13 MB.

  • Only the video reel for the current screen size downloads
  • YouTube videos load only when someone presses play
  • The Portfolio gallery and the menu images load when they are first opened

Smaller fixes

The details that make a site feel finished.

  • Services and About links on phones land with the heading clear of the nav
  • The nav bar no longer shifts when the menu opens or closes
  • Portfolio links in the menu now fit on tablets and small laptops
  • A console error from the menu toggle fixed

Plan and foundations

A plan before the pixels.

Measuring where the site stands, researching how people search, and setting the rules every new page follows.

Complete· 5 areas

Full website evaluation

A complete look at where dgnow.net stands, using free tools.

  • Google indexing and search traffic, visitors, leads and form history
  • Speed and accessibility on phone and desktop, and every link and image on the homepage
  • Design, flow and the path to contact, on desktop and phone
  • Outcome: clear goals, a phased restructure instead of a rebuild, a pricing model and a numbered to-do list

Search research

What people search for, and which page should answer it.

  • National keyword and competitor research for all six services
  • A page-by-page plan: the search topic, web address, title and heading for each service page
  • The gaps to close (case studies, directory profiles, reviews) and how a remote studio should handle location

Design system

One reference so every new page looks and reads the same.

  • Colors, type, spacing, corners, shadows and motion timings, each with a note on where it is used
  • A brand book: voice, the six service names in their order, and wording rules
  • 14 live components, from buttons and service cards to device frames and the menu
  • The logos, service artwork and site captures in one place

Live project reports

The hours report and this summary, kept current as work happens.

  • Every work block timed from the sessions themselves and rounded once to the quarter hour
  • A task checklist that ticks off as work is finished
  • Both reports now in the new DG design, ready to show as an example of how clients are kept informed

Scroll motion sample

A first look at motion for the new site, built from real client logos.

  • The page lights up into a studio and the DG mark breaks into particles that re-form as eight client logos
  • Desktop and phone versions, with a still image for visitors who turn off motion
  • Saved for later, when new motion clips are ready

The new homepage

A homepage built to drive new business.

A full mockup of the new sales-focused homepage, reviewed at phone, tablet and desktop sizes. Live link shared privately.

Approved· 7 areas

First screen

The offer, the work and the next step, all in the first view.

  • A full-width motion reel behind a glass panel with the offer and Start a project
  • Light Montserrat headlines and a first-person studio line from Anthony
  • A sub-navigation under the hero (Services, Motion, Logos, Websites, Pricing, Hosting) that docks into the nav bar, or floats at the bottom on phones

Services

Six services, each with its own artwork, the same everywhere it appears.

  • Web Design, Logo Design, SEO & AI Search, Shopify Stores, Video & Motion and Web Hosting, always in that order
  • Animated art: device mockups, the logo blueprint with a soft sheen, a live search panel, the store bag, a stage playing the DG video and the servers
  • The same art in the menu, the quote form, the footer and every service page
  • A soft blue light follows the pointer over every card

Motion and logos

The work shown moving, not described.

  • Bringing brands to life: a tilted, floating film strip of motion work
  • A logo spotlight where client marks turn into particles and regroup as the next logo
  • An edge-to-edge logo row, moving the opposite way to the film strip
  • Logos open full size in a lightbox, with its tools docked in the nav bar

Client websites

Four client stories and nine more live sites, shown on real devices.

  • Browser and phone frames whose screens scroll through each site as you scroll the page
  • Each story leads with a button to visit the live site, plus its top Google and ChatGPT results
  • The Visible Auto Lab phone steps through six wrap films from the real wrap visualizer
  • Nine more client sites in one slowly gliding row

Pricing and hosting

Simple ways to pay, and hosting with real people behind it.

  • Three ways to pay, with time bars showing what 15-minute billing saves on the same job
  • Five hosting plans with a yearly or monthly switch, add-ons and client logins
  • Self-service hosting first, with support from the team that built your site

Getting in touch

Starting a project takes about two minutes, from any page.

  • Every Start a project and Get a free consultation button opens the quote form as a pop-up
  • The service comes pre-ticked from the button that opened it, and answers are kept if it is closed
  • Service tiles, short follow-up questions per service, contact details, then a thank-you by first name
  • support@dgnow.net is protected from spam harvesters while staying a normal link

Menu with six services

One menu for the whole new site.

  • SEO & AI Search and Shopify Stores added, in a three-across grid of artwork cards
  • A logo, website or video in the menu glides to its section and opens there in the lightbox
  • The same order and names for the six services everywhere

Every page of the new site

Pages that answer the real questions.

The SEO & AI Search page set the template, and every page followed it: the six service pages, About, Pricing, How We Work, Contact, the policy pages, a sitemap and a 404 page, all sharing one menu and footer. Each was checked at six screen widths.

Approved· 20 areas

SEO & AI Search

Proof first: real, dated ChatGPT answers naming four clients.

  • A 50-item checklist in ten areas, a numbered fix list that ticks to Done, and a review of Google, Yelp and social profiles
  • A five-step timeline, an honest what-we-can’t-promise section, pricing and FAQ
  • Reviewed against our own SEO checklist: question headlines with the answer first, title, description and full search data

Web Design

Hand-coded, WordPress or Shopify, explained side by side.

  • Four real client sites in browser and phone frames that scroll with the page
  • Six custom tools from real projects, including the wrap visualizer, quote builder, custom cart and Instagram feed plugin
  • What every site includes, a six-step process, how redesigns keep search rankings, pricing and ten FAQs
  • New animated device art: the DG logo building on a monitor, the homepage scrolling on a tablet and phone

Logo Design

A wall of real work instead of a list of promises.

  • 74 client logos with industry filters; picking one morphs the stage into it through particles
  • New logo or refresh, side by side, with an honest note on which you need
  • Works everywhere: the Promethean logo on a sign, website, business card, embroidered polo, app icon, social profile and browser tab
  • The file kit (PDF, PNG, JPEG, SVG and WebP), six steps, pricing and ten FAQs

KandyMan refresh case study

A real before and after of a logo refresh.

  • The original logo beside the new 3D character and its horizontal, vertical and KM versions
  • Speedy Delivery and the fruit crew, refreshed, with each original on a small corner card
  • What was kept and what was refreshed, and the animated guitar player

Sample brand guidelines

What every logo client receives, shown for real.

  • The primary logo and its parts, six versions and where each one goes
  • Clear space, smallest sizes, brand colors with contrast checks, and the brand typefaces
  • The real Promethean business card, front and back, and a guide preview on the Logo Design page

Web Hosting

Hosting sold on what big hosts can't offer: a real person.

  • New hosting art everywhere: a cPanel page behind sharper servers, with a blue pulse and DG marks that light up
  • A big host's automated ticket reply next to a text thread with Anthony
  • A three-question plan picker that lights up the right plan, and five plans led by who each one fits
  • Moving made plain: five steps, with the old host running until the new one works
  • Who owns what (domain, logins, files), and why WordPress updates matter for security
  • Self-service, a $150 Website Tune-Up, or full-service care, with who is responsible for what, and sixteen FAQs

Shopify Stores

The KandyMan store as the proof, and a bag you can try.

  • The live KandyMan store in device frames, with eight custom pieces explained
  • A working bag that runs KandyMan's real deals: 3 for $12, 6 for $22, 30, 32 and 40 for $12, minimums and free shipping over $45
  • The custom cart and an honest card on what checkout can and can't change
  • A screen recording of the real store with zooms: 24 in the bag, add 5 more, deal reached, cart confirms it
  • What clients send (photos and product details) and what we build from it, plus the AI imagery
  • The KandyMan homepage and a full cart panel in device frames, with screens that glide as you scroll
  • Clear ways to inquire all the way down: Start your store, Get a free estimate, and a reply within one business day
  • Five steps, pricing in hours (most stores 20 to 40+), an honest split and sixteen FAQs

Video & Motion

Logo animation, product and promo videos, shown playing.

  • A new section on making product videos from photos: KandyMan's phone photos, their four category sheets, then the AI hero and product videos
  • The shared stage art, sharpened for the hero, with the gold DG animation on its screen
  • The homepage film strip under the hero, every piece in it made in After Effects
  • Every video from 2013 to 2026, newest first, each marked with its year: a player of twelve pieces and a by-year grid of eight more, with all 17 full videos opening in our own player
  • Where motion is used, and a website loop shown live on this site's own homepage, on a browser and a phone
  • A clear next step after every main section, and a plain definition of logo animation for search and AI answers
  • The files you get, what we need, silent or with sound, four steps, pricing (most 2 to 10 hours) and twelve FAQs

Pricing

Every price in one place, with an estimator.

  • My own live hours report and work summary in device frames, as the proof that every hour is tracked
  • The three ways to pay with the time bars, and an estimator that shows the hours and cost each way for any mix of services
  • Typical hours and prices for all six services, how billing works, hosting costs, what is included, and sixteen FAQs

How We Work

How a project runs, and how AI fits in.

  • Six steps from the free consultation to launch, and what happens with hours left over
  • How hours are counted, shown on an example work block: short pauses stay in, a long break ends the block, rounded once
  • My own hours report and work summary as the example every client gets
  • AI does the busywork, Anthony does the craft: three connected cards, and no one-prompt builds
  • How AI keeps every project on track: tasks, next steps, follow-ups and time
  • What we need from you, eleven FAQs, and search data for the steps and questions

California RV Glass

A new website and ChatGPT's #1 pick, added to the portfolio.

  • First in the live sites on the homepage and Web Design page, with the gold ChatGPT #1 pick chip
  • A new tile on the menu Portfolio wall
  • The ChatGPT answer as the first proof and case study on the SEO & AI Search page

StoneCraft Tile Company

A Bay Area tile and stone website, added to the portfolio.

  • In the live sites on the homepage and Web Design page, right after California RV Glass
  • A new tile on the menu Portfolio wall and the phone menu strip

Plan for the WordPress build

Ready to move the new site into Elementor.

  • The live WordPress setup checked without changing anything
  • A step-by-step build plan: where to build, shared parts first, then every page, then checks and launch
  • The decisions to make before the build starts

Web Hosting review

Your review notes on the Web Hosting page.

  • Google Workspace: a new card and FAQ saying clients can keep Gmail, Drive, Calendar and Meet with Google while the site stays on their hosting
  • A new plan picker that starts with a typical WordPress site already answered: the plan, its price, why it fits and a Choose button
  • The Recommended badge in the plan list now moves to the plan the picker recommends
  • The extra bullet lines under the support example removed

Share images

A picture for every page when a link is shared.

  • All 16 pages, each with its own headline and the same art as its page, in the site's colors and type
  • The homepage shows the six services as labeled tiles
  • Ready for Facebook, LinkedIn, X, iMessage and Slack previews

Site icon

The DG mark in every browser tab.

  • Built from the vector DG mark, sharp at every size
  • The navy mark in light mode, the bright mark with a soft shadow in dark mode
  • Backups for every browser, and an iPhone home-screen icon

Design rules check

Every page checked against the design system.

  • All 17 pages measured in a real browser: clickable look, pointer glow, shadows, contrast, tap targets and headings
  • Labels that looked like buttons are now plain text; 19 more card types get the pointer glow
  • Easier-to-read hosting toggle and logo filters, full-size phone tap targets, and a proper heading for the Contact form
  • The SEO hub now ends each profile line in a check ring, and the About platform picture uses plain labels

Page not found

A 404 page that gets people back on track.

  • Shows the address that was asked for, with a way home and a way to ask Anthony
  • The six services with their artwork, the studio pages, and where the old Portfolio went
  • Hidden from search engines

About Anthony

Who you work with, in his own words.

  • A statement written together: first designs in 1996, Dinsmore Graphics since May 1999, Promethean TV and long-term clients
  • A timeline from 1996 to today, including Pro City, Mixxture, Azubu and Promethean TV
  • How working together works, each card with a small drawn picture

Site footer

One footer for every page.

  • The six services in one row, with their artwork
  • A Talk with Anthony card with photo, phone, email and a free consultation button
  • Work, Studio and client-login links, and a legal bar with privacy, terms, accessibility and cookie settings

Built in WordPress and launched

The new dgnow.net, live.

Every designed page moved into WordPress with Elementor Pro, checked against its mockup, then launched on October 28, 2026.

Live on the site· 4 areas

Built in WordPress

Every designed page, built in WordPress with Elementor Pro.

  • The header, menu and footer built once and shared by every page
  • Each page checked against its mockup for layout, motion and hover
  • The quote form, the Contact page and the pop-ups, with branded emails
  • Custom code kept in Elementor Custom Code, never pasted into pages

Launch

The new site went live on October 28, 2026.

  • Old Portfolio links sent to the new galleries, so nothing breaks
  • Cookie consent, with Google Analytics only when visitors allow it
  • Every page passed an automated accessibility check
  • A share image for every page and the DG mark in every browser tab

Speed after launch

Faster first loads across the site.

  • Scripts and styles load only on the pages that use them
  • The main image on each page is the first thing to load

Reports on dgnow.net

This summary and the hours report, open from the website.

  • At dgnow.net/reports/dgnow/, hidden from search engines
  • Shown on the How We Work and Pricing pages as screenshots in device frames

The blog

Real answers, real work.

A blog designed in the same design system and built in WordPress, with posts that answer what small business owners ask.

Live on the site· 4 areas

Blog system

Designed first, then built in WordPress.

  • Four post types: guides, news, client work and studio
  • Every post in the Chapters layout, with a sticky On this page list
  • Search data on every post, with FAQ answers where a post has them
  • A featured card, a Start here strip and search on the blog page

Sixteen posts live

Each researched, outlined for approval, then built and checked.

  • The new dgnow.net is live
  • Every project gets a live hours report
  • How much does a small business website cost?
  • How to get your business recommended by ChatGPT and Google's AI
  • Built: a wrap visualizer for Visible Auto Lab
  • New logo or logo refresh: which does your business need?
  • Mix-and-match pricing on Shopify, without an app
  • WordPress, Shopify or hand-coded: which is right for your business?
  • Who owns my website? What to do when your web designer disappears
  • How to see if ChatGPT is sending you customers
  • Why are my business emails going to spam?
  • I built my site with ChatGPT. Why isn't it on Google?
  • What logo files do you need, and why is yours blurry?
  • What your web hosting should include, and what cheap hosting leaves out
  • What does logo animation cost, and how is it made?
  • More than a CRM: the custom hub built around our business
  • How to add your Instagram feed to your website, without a monthly fee

Real work in every post

Pictures of real projects, not stock photos.

  • Live screenshots of real sites in device frames
  • A slideshow of six wrap films, the KandyMan logo family and its guitar video
  • An animated diagram of where AI answers come from, and a storefront that adds to the cart

After each post

Ready for search engines and AI tools.

  • Indexing requested in Google Search Console for every post
  • Each post added to the sitemap and llms.txt
  • A share image for every post

DG Hub, the business hub

Every lead, client, renewal and invoice, in one place.

A private hub inside dgnow.net and a Mac app with its own copy of everything, so no request, follow-up, project or renewal slips. Every change was tested on a private copy of the site first.

Live· 6 areas

Leads that never slip

Every quote, free audit and contact request becomes a lead on its own.

  • Each lead shows the page and the spot on the page it came from
  • Eight stages from New to Won, with follow-up dates spaced out by stage
  • Replied, Done and 3 days buttons, notes and a full history
  • A morning email with what needs attention today, and numbers by stage and by spot

Clients and projects

Every client in one list, and every project on one page.

  • Status, billing, prepaid hours, payments, links and next steps for each client
  • A Projects page with each client's next step, open tasks, hours left and what renews soon, most urgent first
  • Live hours and task numbers sent in by each report build
  • A won lead becomes a client in one step

Hosting, renewals and licenses

Plans, yearly charges and licenses, with renewals that are never missed.

  • Every hosting plan, charge and license, with the client sites each license covers
  • Renewal reminders at 30, 14 and 7 days
  • A renewal email to the client that lists what renews and the total, sent only after review
  • Mark Paid moves the renewal date forward and records the payment

Invoices

Branded invoices, sent and tracked from the Mac.

  • DG-numbered invoices from renewal items, hours at the set rate, or a blank page
  • A branded email with a Pay with PayPal button and the invoice PDF attached
  • Reminders, overdue flags and Mark Paid, which records the payment and moves renewals forward
  • Owed, overdue and paid this month at a glance, and each client's invoices in their panel

Client reports on dgnow.net

Every hours view and work summary, on dgnow.net.

  • Published by each report build the moment it finishes
  • Hard-to-guess addresses, kept out of Google
  • A mark for when new report links were sent to the client

The DG Hub Mac app

A native Mac app with its own copy of everything, in the DG look.

  • Works with no connection and sends changes when it is back online
  • Changes made on the website and the Mac at the same time are caught, never lost
  • A menu bar menu and a Mac alert for each new request and each renewal email to send
  • Quick Add Lead from any app with Control-Option-N, and search across leads, clients, domains and charges
  • Undo for every delete, and a Deleted page that brings anything back for 30 days
  • Fast with 3,000 leads, and signed so updates install without password prompts

What comes next

Launched. What is left.

5 tasks still open from the launch list. This is the same list as the hours report, and both update as each task is finished.

  1. 018 of 8 done

    Pages still to design

    • Done: A1 Design the Shopify Stores page
    • Done: A2 Design the Video & Motion page
    • Done: A3 Design the Web Hosting page
    • Done: A4 Design the Pricing page
    • Done: A5 Work page and four case studies: skipped for launch (galleries cover it; case studies maybe later)
    • Done: A6 How We Work page
    • Done: A7 Privacy policy, terms, accessibility statement, sitemap and 404 pages
    • Done: A8 Retire the old Portfolio: redirect its links to Web gallery, Logo gallery and Motion reel at launch
  2. 0216 of 16 done

    Finishing the designed pages

    • Done: B1 Homepage title, description and search data
    • Done: B2 Homepage footer: lower half only
    • Done: B3 Full homepage review pass
    • Done: B4 Web Design page: open questions
    • Done: B5 Logo Design page: open questions
    • Done: B6 Share images for every page
    • Done: B8 Menu caption wording
    • Done: B9 Web Hosting page: your review
    • Done: B10 Shopify Stores page: your review
    • Done: B11 Video & Motion page: your review
    • Done: B12 Pricing page: your review
    • Done: B13 Contact page: your review
    • Done: B14 At launch: host live copies of the hours report and work summary on dgnow.net
    • Done: B15 Terms, Accessibility, Privacy and Sitemap pages: your review (Terms and Privacy also by an attorney)
    • Done: B16 How We Work page: your review
    • Done: B17 404 page: your review
  3. 038 of 10 done

    WordPress build

    • Done: C1 Build every page in WordPress and Elementor
    • Done: C2 Quote form on WordPress
    • Done: C3 Hosting Choose buttons
    • Done: C4 Email spam protection on WordPress
    • Done: C5 Cookie consent
    • Done: C6 Accessibility check
    • To do: C7 Speed check
    • Done: C8 New web addresses and redirects
    • Done: C9 Search data, sitemap and robots file on every page
    • To do: C10 Device and browser check
  4. 042 of 5 done

    Launch

    • Done: D1 Analytics key events
    • To do: D2 Submit the site to Google and Bing
    • To do: D3 Google Business Profile
    • To do: D4 Final proofread
    • Done: D5 Backup and go live

After launch, not counted AI search visibility check, Case studies, if not ready at launch, Scroll motion section, Logo morph gallery, Client testimonials from past customers, Social profiles: Facebook page, Instagram and LinkedIn set to match the site, plus a new Dinsmore Graphics LinkedIn company page, Connect Claude to the Facebook page and Instagram for posting, Attorney review of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.