Block 82 · Started 8:08 PM
2.50 h
- Blog post and social video about building DG Hub. Research, outline, storyboard and the post plan for a studio article and a social video on building DG Hub.
Summary
Where the project stands today.
Every hour on the Dinsmore Graphics project so far, the work it went into and what is finished. This page updates as work is completed.
Total hours to date
161.75hours
Hours by day
- TueOct 203.00 h
- WedOct 2110.00 h
- ThuOct 228.00 h
- FriOct 239.00 h
- SatOct 249.75 h
- SunOct 2511.25 h
- MonOct 2613.00 h
- TueOct 2716.25 h
- WedOct 2812.25 h
- ThuOct 2912.50 h
- FriOct 3013.00 h
- SatOct 317.25 h
- SunNov 19.50 h
- MonNov 213.75 h
- TueNov 313.25 h
Tasks complete
398 of 404
6 still open
Work blocks
82
Continuous stretches of work, each listed in the work log
Working days
15
Oct 20 to Nov 3, 2026
Task checklist
What is done, what is left.
398 of 404 tasks complete, 6 still open now that the new site is live. The stage being worked on now is open; finished work and later stages are one tap away, and after-launch ideas sit at the end and are not counted. A finished task shows the work block it was done in and that block’s hours. Block hours cover everything finished in the block, so they are never added twice.
Pages still to design8 of 8 done
- A1Done: Design the Shopify Stores pageSame template as the other service pages; confirm whether the Shopify logo can be used.
- A2Done: Design the Video & Motion pageThe most-linked page not built yet, including the reel.
- A3Done: Design the Web Hosting pageHosting gets its own page and sales path; needs final wording for the plan labels.
- A4Done: Design the Pricing pageWays to pay and the quote builder.
- A5Done: Work page and four case studies: skipped for launch (galleries cover it; case studies maybe later)Salon Bravissimo, Visible Auto Lab, Hair By Behnaz and KandyMan.
- A6Done: How We Work pageOr point its links to the About page.
- A7Done: Privacy policy, terms, accessibility statement, sitemap and 404 pagesLinked from the footer; the privacy policy is needed for the forms and analytics.
- A8Done: Retire the old Portfolio: redirect its links to Web gallery, Logo gallery and Motion reel at launchConfirm where old Portfolio links send visitors on the new site.
Finishing the designed pages16 of 16 done
- B1Done: Homepage title, description and search dataThe only designed page still missing them.
- B2Done: Homepage footer: lower half onlyThe services row comes off the homepage footer, which sits right under the contact form.
- B3Done: Full homepage review pass
- B4Done: Web Design page: open questionsBuild timeline, starter site hours, content writing, site ownership and hosting prices.
- B5Done: Logo Design page: open questionsLogo versions in the kit, larger KandyMan files and the banner tagline.
- B6Done: Share images for every pageThe picture shown when a page is shared or linked.
- B8Done: Menu caption wordingUpdate "more than two decades" and "70 logos" to the approved wording.
- B9Done: Web Hosting page: your review
- B10Done: Shopify Stores page: your review
- B11Done: Video & Motion page: your review
- B12Done: Pricing page: your review
- B13Done: Contact page: your review
- B14Done: At launch: host live copies of the hours report and work summary on dgnow.net
- B15Done: Terms, Accessibility, Privacy and Sitemap pages: your review (Terms and Privacy also by an attorney)
- B16Done: How We Work page: your review
- B17Done: 404 page: your review
WordPress build8 of 10 done
- C1Done: Build every page in WordPress and ElementorIncluding the shared menu, section bar, lightbox, quote pop-up and motion details.
- C2Done: Quote form on WordPressMulti-step Elementor Pro form with branded emails to support@dgnow.net, reliable delivery, the old form retired, and a /start/ page as a fallback.
- C3Done: Hosting Choose buttonsEach plan's Choose button opens the quote form with that plan already picked.Block 35 · 3.25 h
- C4Done: Email spam protection on WordPress
- C5Done: Cookie consentA consent banner tied to Google Consent Mode, with Cookie settings in the footer.
- C6Done: Accessibility checkBuilt and tested to WCAG 2.2 AA.
- C7To do: Speed checkSet a target for phones and test every page once built.
- C8Done: New web addresses and redirectsEach page at its planned address; old links redirected.
- C9Done: Search data, sitemap and robots file on every page
- C10To do: Device and browser checkEvery page at six screen widths and in the main browsers.
Launch2 of 5 done
- D1Done: Analytics key eventsQuote opened, form steps, form sent, phone taps and email clicks, with Search Console linked.
- D2To do: Submit the site to Google and BingSitemaps in Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
- D3To do: Google Business Profile
- D4To do: Final proofreadAnthony reads every page before launch.
- D5Done: Backup and go live
Finished work364 of 365 done
- W01Done: Lightbox controls docked in the nav bar, with the phone logo fadeBlock 1 · 3.00 h
- W02Done: New navigation menu designed (work wall)Block 1 · 3.00 h
- W03Done: New navigation menu live, with Services slide linksBlock 1 · 3.00 h
- W04Done: Portfolio filter bar and hosting package cards in the menuBlock 1 · 3.00 h
- W05Done: Phone navigation polish: link landing spots, menu button, nav bar shiftBlock 1 · 3.00 h
- W06Done: Page speed fixes: reel, YouTube, gallery and menu mediaBlock 1 · 3.00 h
- W07Done: Portfolio tab bar redesigned as a segmented barBlock 2 · 2.00 h
- W08Done: Portfolio tabs docked in the nav and on phonesBlock 2 · 2.00 h
- W09Done: Project hours tracking set upBlock 2 · 2.00 h
- W10Done: Full website evaluation and phased improvement planBlock 2 · 2.00 h
- W11Done: Scroll motion sample: logo cascade from real client logosBlock 4 · 2.00 h
- W12Done: Homepage design mockup: hero, logo spotlight, motion, services, pricing, hosting plans and a three-step lead formBlock 6 · 5.00 h
- W13Done: Live menu fix: Portfolio links fit on tablets and small laptopsBlock 6 · 5.00 h
- W14Done: Selected work section: fresh site screenshots and three layout options
- W15Done: SEO & AI Search page: SEO self-review, on-page SEO fixes and footer mockup
- W16Done: Homepage sub-navigation and quote form pop-up with pre-ticked servicesBlock 14 · 2.25 h
- W17Done: Homepage lightbox with its tools docked in the nav bar, opened from the logos and the menu portfolioBlock 14 · 2.25 h
- W18Done: Web Design page: competitor study and the full service page, built on the shared templateBlock 15 · 2.00 h
- W19Done: Homepage: video section moved above the logo sectionBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W20Done: New animated Web Design art in the hero and every service card, menu, form and footerBlock 15 · 2.00 h
- W21Done: Sub-navigation stops land with the section top clear of the nav barBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W22Done: New About Anthony statement, with matching wording on the homepage and footerBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W23Done: Web Design page: wrap visualizer card shows the car changing between six real filmsBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W24Done: Visible Auto Lab story phone steps through six real wrap filmsBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W25Done: More live sites: nine more client websites under the case studiesBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W26Done: Client stories lead with a Visit the website buttonBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W27Done: Card pointer glow works the same on every pageBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W28Done: About Anthony page with the approved statement and a milestones timelineBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W29Done: Hosting plan cards: server graphic optionsBlock 16 · 3.50 h
- W30Done: About page: service art on the work cards, icons on the working-with-me cardsBlock 17 · 2.00 h
- W31Done: Logo Design page: logo wall with particle stage, refresh, sizes, file kit, pricing and FAQBlock 17 · 2.00 h
- W32Done: Sample brand guidelines from the Promethean logo, previewed on the Logo Design pageBlock 18 · 1.00 h
- W33Done: Logo Design art sheen in the menu, services card, form, footer and Logo Design heroBlock 18 · 1.00 h
- W34Done: KandyMan refresh case study on the Logo Design pageBlock 19 · 0.75 h
- W35Done: Both client reports redesigned in the DG design systemBlock 21 · 0.25 h
- W36Done: Go-live review: what is left before the new site launchesBlock 22 · 3.25 h
- W37Done: Plan: hours report and project summary as examples on the How We Work pageBlock 22 · 3.25 h
- W38Done: Web Hosting page: research, plan and buildBlock 22 · 3.25 h
- W39Done: DG continued opener: skill and automatic reminderBlock 22 · 3.25 h
- W40Done: Quote form: hosting ordering (plans, billing, care options, summary)Block 22 · 3.25 h
- W41Done: New Web Hosting art (cPanel window, pulse, lit logos) everywhereBlock 22 · 3.25 h
- W42Done: Shopify Stores page: KandyMan review, research and planBlock 23 · 4.75 h
- W43Done: Smooth device-screen scroll on every page (design system rule)Block 23 · 4.75 h
- W44Done: Video & Motion page: research, plan, build and reviewBlock 23 · 4.75 h
- W45Done: FAQs on every service page: two columns, one open at a timeBlock 23 · 4.75 h
- W46Done: Pricing page: research, plan, build and reviewBlock 23 · 4.75 h
- W47Done: Pricing estimator: every ticked service carries into the quote formBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W48Done: Menu Portfolio websites shown in the new device framesBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W49Done: Menu Portfolio hosting cards updated to the homepage plan cardsBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W50Done: Web Hosting as its own main menu link; Portfolio is logos, websites and motionBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W51Done: Web Design art animates on pricing cards, footer tiles and the menuBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W52Done: Contact page: research, build and reviewBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W53Done: Menu Contact link to the Contact page; See how pricing works links site-wideBlock 25 · 1.00 h
- W54Done: Mockup links to pages not built yet show a message, never a blank pageBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W55Done: Homepage closing block and full footerBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W56Done: Terms of Service, Accessibility, Privacy Policy and Sitemap pages: plan, build and reviewBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W57Done: Cookie consent panel on every page; Work page skipped, case-study links open live sitesBlock 24 · 3.00 h
- W58Done: How We Work page: steps, billing, live reports and AI; linked from the footer, homepage and SitemapBlock 25 · 1.00 h
- W59Done: Homepage search data and the 404 pageBlock 25 · 1.00 h
- W60Done: Site icon (favicon) built from the vector DG mark, light and dark versionsBlock 27 · 3.00 h
- W61Done: Design rules check of all 17 pages, with every rule break fixedBlock 27 · 3.00 h
- W62Done: Embroidered polo card on the Logo Design pageBlock 27 · 3.00 h
- W63Done: Share images for all 16 pagesBlock 27 · 3.00 h
- W64Done: Sub-navigation hover and nav bar pointer glowBlock 27 · 3.00 h
- W65Done: Homepage logo row picks the logo with the particle effect; video card hours and quote linkBlock 27 · 3.00 h
- W66Done: Homepage how we work and pricing in one section; after-block hours ruleBlock 29 · 3.25 h
- W67Done: California RV Glass added to the portfolio and the SEO proofBlock 29 · 3.25 h
- W68Done: StoneCraft Tile Company added to the portfolioBlock 29 · 3.25 h
- W69Done: Elementor build plan: live setup checked, build order and decisionsBlock 29 · 3.25 h
- W70Done: Web Hosting review notes: support bullets, Google Workspace, three plan picker designsBlock 29 · 3.25 h
- W71Done: Site email sends through Google WorkspaceBlock 30 · 3.25 h
- W72Done: Homepage built in WordPress (approved)Block 30 · 3.25 h
- W73Done: New footer built in WordPressBlock 31 · 0.50 h
- W74Done: Search setup: Rank Math configuredBlock 32 · 4.25 h
- W75Done: Web Design page built in WordPressBlock 32 · 4.25 h
- W76Done: Logo Design page built in WordPressBlock 32 · 4.25 h
- W77Done: SEO & AI Search page built in WordPressBlock 32 · 4.25 h
- W78Done: Shopify Stores page built in WordPressBlock 32 · 4.25 h
- W79Done: Video & Motion page built in WordPressBlock 32 · 4.25 h
- W80Done: Web Hosting page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W81Done: About page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W82Done: Pricing page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W83Done: How We Work page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W84Done: Terms of Service page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W85Done: Accessibility page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W86Done: Privacy Policy page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W87Done: Sitemap page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W88Done: Brand guidelines sample page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W89Done: 404 page built in WordPressBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W90Done: Review fixes: full-video player no longer freezes, nav bar blur restoredBlock 33 · 5.75 h
- W91Done: Menu logo and website clicks open the lightbox on the new siteBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W92Done: Launch cleanup: old addresses redirected, old MachForm pop-ups retiredBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W93Done: Accessibility audit: every page passes; cookie consent testedBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W94Done: Google Analytics loads only after a visitor accepts cookiesBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W95Done: New site icon live; share images checked on every pageBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W96Done: Reports live on dgnow.net, Start links and keyboard use checkedBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W97Done: Revision round: wording, numbering, logo form rule, hosting login mockupBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W98Done: Contact form: no plain form at load; Continue button at the rightBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W99Done: Web Hosting login bar (cPanel and Webmail) liveBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W100Done: Smoother scrolling and menu on WordPressBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W101Done: Menu photo, reading-page highlight and cookie buttons fixedBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W102Done: Menu Portfolio pieces open on their service pagesBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W103Done: Video & Motion full-video player fixedBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W104Done: Final pre-launch sweep: every page cleanBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W105Done: Quote form: two care choices plus the Tune-Up noteBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W106Done: Form test: entry and both emails checkedBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W107Done: Launch: site live, every page and redirect checked, sent to BingBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W108Done: Every address on https, in one stepBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W109Done: Go-live checklist: finished items tickedBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W110Done: Wrap visualizer on dgnow.net in a pop-upBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W111Done: Wrap visualizer live for every visitorBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W112Done: Menu SEO & AI Search art fixedBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W113Done: Device art monitor plays on iPhone and iPadBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W114Done: Web Design custom card opens the wrap visualizerBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W115Done: Wrap visualizer in a quote-form style panelBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W116Done: Voice Inside moved up the logo gridBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W117Done: Video player pinned on phones and tabletsBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W118Done: Homepage logo plate pinned on phones and tabletsBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W119Done: Swipeable moving rows: footer tiles, logo row, live sites rowBlock 34 · 6.25 h
- W120Done: Google Analytics and Search Console status checkedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W121Done: Footer device art status bar fixedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W122Done: Search Console, Analytics and Rank Math connected and checkedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W123Done: Bing sitemap submitted; Analytics events addedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W124Done: SEO & AI Search art is one shared widgetBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W125Done: Homepage jump on load fixedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W126Done: Mockup republished with all 10/28 changesBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W127Done: Speed check of every page; fixes written upBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W128Done: Phone-size hero video ready for reviewBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W129Done: Phone-size hero video live and checkedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W130Done: Phone menu closing bug found and fix testedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W131Done: Phone menu closes fully; DG poster on the hero videoBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W132Done: Speed fix B prepared and testedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W133Done: Homepage hero buttons swapped (preview)Block 35 · 3.25 h
- W134Done: Homepage hero buttons live and checkedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W135Done: What we offer lands exactly like ServicesBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W136Done: Speed fix B live (reCAPTCHA on demand)Block 35 · 3.25 h
- W137Done: Live reports pop-up built (preview)Block 35 · 3.25 h
- W138Done: Live reports pop-up live and checkedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W139Done: Report section links line up at the topBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W140Done: Live reports never served staleBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W141Done: Speed fix C prepared and testedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W142Done: Speed fix C live and checkedBlock 35 · 3.25 h
- W143Done: Slow main pictures found; fixes testedBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W144Done: Main-picture fixes live and re-testedBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W145Done: Logo Design grid fix testedBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W146Done: Heading wrap and logo shadow investigatedBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W147Done: Logo grid, shadow removal and Contact headline liveBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W148Done: Phone top spacing options shownBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W149Done: Phone top spacing live on inner pagesBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W150Done: Portfolio menu opens each page galleryBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W151Done: Film strip slowness found; fix testedBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W152Done: Film strip fix live and checkedBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W153Done: Video & Motion strip caption removedBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W154Done: Desktop hero video lighter copy tested
- W155Done: Desktop hero video lighter copy liveBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W156Done: Mockup synced with today's live changesBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W157Done: Stylesheet cache and trim planBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W158Done: Search and analytics status checkBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W159Done: Search quick wins draftedBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W160Done: Search quick wins liveBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W161Done: Social profile photo and cover mockupsBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W162Done: Social profile photo and cover liveBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W163Done: Facebook and Instagram profiles completedBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W164Done: Google indexing requested for ContactBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W165Done: Receipt email Gmail dark-mode fix builtBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W166Done: Receipt email Gmail dark-mode fix liveBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W167Done: Search and indexing reviewBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W168Done: Bing sitemap resubmitted, Analytics linked to Search ConsoleBlock 36 · 4.25 h
- W169Done: Blog system: audit and mockups (index and sample post)Block 36 · 4.25 h
- W170Done: Blog system: two more design options (B and C)Block 37 · 2.50 h
- W171Done: Blog system: post types and option D (index and four sample posts)Block 37 · 2.50 h
- W172Done: Blog system: three post page layouts with sticky side linksBlock 37 · 2.50 h
- W173Done: Blog system: Chapters layout on all four post typesBlock 37 · 2.50 h
- W174Done: Blog system: WordPress and Elementor build planBlock 37 · 2.50 h
- W175Done: Blog build phase 1: setup (addresses, comments, author pages, sitemap, llms.txt)Block 37 · 2.50 h
- W176Done: Blog build phase 2: blog index in ElementorBlock 37 · 2.50 h
- W177Done: Blog build phase 3: Chapters post template in ElementorBlock 38 · 2.00 h
- W178Done: Blog build phase 4: four posts built in Elementor (drafts), section templates, starter postBlock 38 · 2.00 h
- W179Done: Blog build phase 5: search setup, share images, launch kitBlock 38 · 2.00 h
- W180Done: Blog launched: /blog/ live with the new website news postBlock 38 · 2.00 h
- W181Done: Mockup and design system synced with the live blogBlock 38 · 2.00 h
- W182Done: Two more blog posts live: live reports and the website cost guideBlock 38 · 2.00 h
- W183Done: New website post: fuller version with live-site screenshots (for review)Block 38 · 2.00 h
- W184Done: New website post: fuller version built in WordPress (draft for review)Block 38 · 2.00 h
- W185Done: New website post: fuller version live, chapter label fix on every postBlock 38 · 2.00 h
- W186Done: Search Console check: sitemap read, indexing status, Rank Math report emailBlock 40 · 0.50 h
- W187Done: Sitemap resubmitted + indexing requested (3 pages); overnight outage foundBlock 40 · 0.50 h
- W188Done: Uptime monitoring: UptimeRobot on homepage, Contact, Blog (5 min, email alerts)Block 41 · 3.75 h
- W189Done: Share previews: Facebook checked, LinkedIn title fix (embed links removed)Block 41 · 3.75 h
- W190Done: Blog post method saved as a skill (research, outline OK, draft, checks, build)Block 41 · 3.75 h
- W191Done: Blog pipeline saved; AI recommendations guide researched and outlinedBlock 41 · 3.75 h
- W192Done: AI recommendations guide: draft + mockup for reviewBlock 41 · 3.75 h
- W193Done: Wrap visualizer post: six cars, six films, launch button (mockup)Block 41 · 3.75 h
- W194Done: Hero slideshow (reusable) on the wrap visualizer postBlock 41 · 3.75 h
- W195Done: Visible: new website coming soon note in the mockup (home, Web Design)Block 41 · 3.75 h
- W196Done: Visible: new website coming soon note live (home, Web Design)Block 41 · 3.75 h
- W197Done: Side-link anchors fixed (all posts); AI guide built as WP draft 1760Block 41 · 3.75 h
- W198Done: AI recommendations guide live + indexing requestedBlock 41 · 3.75 h
- W199Done: Search Console check + three blog posts researched and outlinedBlock 41 · 3.75 h
- W200Done: Wrap visualizer post upgraded to the standard (mockup v363, for review)Block 41 · 3.75 h
- W201Done: Logo refresh guide drafted (mockup v364, for review)Block 41 · 3.75 h
- W202Done: Wrap post (1648) + logo guide (1764) built as WordPress draftsBlock 41 · 3.75 h
- W203Done: Wrap post + logo guide LIVE, indexing requestedBlock 41 · 3.75 h
- W204Done: Live reports post upgraded (mockup v366, for review)Block 42 · 1.00 h
- W205Done: Logo guide hero options B + C and guitar video (mockup v367, for your pick)Block 42 · 1.00 h
- W206Done: Logo guide family hero + guitar video LIVEBlock 42 · 1.00 h
- W207Done: AI guide hero options B + C (mockup v369, for your pick)Block 42 · 1.00 h
- W208Done: AI guide side-by-side hero LIVE; headline colors fixed on all postsBlock 42 · 1.00 h
- W209Done: Live reports post upgrade LIVE, indexing requestedBlock 42 · 1.00 h
- W210Done: Shopify mix-and-match post researched and outlinedBlock 44 · 0.75 h
- W211Done: Shopify mix-and-match guide drafted (mockup v371, for review)Block 44 · 0.75 h
- W212Done: Shopify mix-and-match guide LIVE, indexing requestedBlock 44 · 0.75 h
- W213Done: Shopify guide hero options B + C (mockup v373, for your pick)Block 44 · 0.75 h
- W214Done: Shopify guide storefront + bag hero LIVEBlock 44 · 0.75 h
- W215Done: Animated wrap visualizer blog card LIVEBlock 45 · 1.25 h
- W216Done: Blog topic research: ranked shortlist of new postsBlock 45 · 1.25 h
- W217Done: Platform guide (WordPress, Shopify or hand-coded): research and outlineBlock 45 · 1.25 h
- W218Done: Blog page: shorter featured card LIVEBlock 45 · 1.25 h
- W219Done: Platform guide: draft and mockup (awaiting your review)Block 45 · 1.25 h
- W220Done: Platform guide: WordPress draft 1791 (awaiting your review)Block 45 · 1.25 h
- W221Done: Platform guide LIVE (/blog/wordpress-shopify-or-hand-coded/)Block 45 · 1.25 h
- W222Done: Reports on dgnow.net + screenshots refreshed (launch and blog sections added)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W223Done: Blog in the main menu: options A and B (awaiting your pick)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W224Done: Menu: option A picked, link reads Blog Articles (mockup; live after your OK)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W225Done: Blog Articles menu built on the site as a preview (awaiting your OK to switch on)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W226Done: Blog Articles in the main menu LIVEBlock 47 · 4.75 h
- W227Done: Website ownership guide: research and outline (awaiting your OK)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W228Done: Website ownership guide: draft and mockup (awaiting your review)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W229Done: Website ownership guide: WordPress draft 1796 (awaiting your review)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W230Done: Website ownership guide LIVE (/blog/who-owns-my-website/)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W231Done: Ownership guide: five real visuals + printable card (mockup; live after your OK)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W232Done: Ownership guide visuals LIVE (map, lookup, decision path, screenshot, printable card)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W233Done: Blog card covers: live covers mockup (awaiting your review)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W234Done: Live blog card covers LIVE (lookup, three builds, bag, AI sources, report, device art)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W235Done: Website cost guide: new visuals in the mockup (estimate hero, four chapter visuals, kickoff checklist PDF)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W236Done: Website cost guide visuals LIVE (estimate hero, chapter visuals, kickoff PDF) + estimate card on the blog cardBlock 47 · 4.75 h
- W237Done: Cost guide: California RV Glass screens glide on scroll + spacing fix above the new visuals (live)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W238Done: Blog search box: typed sample questions + Press / shortcut (live)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W239Done: ChatGPT referrals guide (GA4): research + outline for your OKBlock 47 · 4.75 h
- W240Done: ChatGPT referrals guide (GA4): mockup draft with Hair By Behnaz's real numbers, for your reviewBlock 47 · 4.75 h
- W241Done: ChatGPT referrals guide: WordPress draft 1803 built and checked (not published)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W242Done: Device-frame screens glide on the live blog posts (launch, live reports, Shopify, platforms)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W243Done: ChatGPT referrals guide LIVE: /blog/chatgpt-traffic-ga4/ (menu card, indexing requested)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W244Done: Email spam guide (SPF, DKIM, DMARC): research + outline for your OKBlock 47 · 4.75 h
- W245Done: Email spam guide: mockup draft for your reviewBlock 47 · 4.75 h
- W246Done: Email spam guide: WordPress draft 1807 built and checked (not published)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W247Done: ChatGPT guide: channel list screenshot cropped and framed (live)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W248Done: Email spam guide LIVE: /blog/emails-going-to-spam/ (menu card, indexing requested)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W249Done: Email spam guide: support@ address protected in 3 places + Google mail server note (live)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W250Done: Blog page: cards no longer jump on first load (live)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W251Done: Blog page: all posts in one grid, no page links, type filters kept (live)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W252Done: ChatGPT-built site guide: researched, drafted and live (/blog/ai-built-site-not-on-google/)Block 48 · 3.00 h
- W253Done: Blog page: News card device art animated (live)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W254Done: Blog comments and pingbacks off everywhere (live)Block 47 · 4.75 h
- W255Done: Video & Motion search data: upload dates with time and timezone (live)Block 48 · 3.00 h
- W256Done: Code maintenance audit and mockup synced with the live site (menu with Blog Articles)Block 48 · 3.00 h
- W257Done: Code maintenance: live code cleaned and lighter, custom code in Custom Code, search content unchanged (live)Block 48 · 3.00 h
- W258Done: Logo files guide: researched, drafted and live (/blog/logo-files-you-need/)Block 48 · 3.00 h
- W259Done: Blog card covers: three new looks; the lens picked for the logo files guideBlock 48 · 3.00 h
- W260Done: Web hosting guide: researched, drafted and live (/blog/what-web-hosting-should-include/)Block 49 · 1.75 h
- W261Done: Blog display fixes: heading font in four spots, featured card fits long titles (live)Block 49 · 1.75 h
- W262Done: Logo animation guide: researched and outlined for your OKBlock 49 · 1.75 h
- W263Done: Hosted reports on dgnow.net brought up to date (Oct 30)Block 49 · 1.75 h
- W264Done: Logo animation guide: mockup draft ready for your reviewBlock 49 · 1.75 h
- W265Done: Logo animation guide: WordPress draft built and checked (not public)Block 49 · 1.75 h
- W266Done: Logo animation guide: researched, drafted and live (/blog/logo-animation-cost/)Block 49 · 1.75 h
- W267Done: Blog cards: each post's blue phrase shown correctly (live)Block 49 · 1.75 h
- W268Done: Launch post: blog section added and live (/blog/new-website/)Block 50 · 2.00 h
- W269Done: Logo files guide: Dark A card cover liveBlock 50 · 2.00 h
- W270Done: Blog share row: Copy link and Share buttons live on every postBlock 50 · 2.00 h
- W271Done: Search Console and Bing: status of every blog page checkedBlock 50 · 2.00 h
- W272Done: Report screenshots refreshed on the live site (111.00 h)Block 50 · 2.00 h
- W273Done: Search Console review: every page, reports and Bing checked, next steps listedBlock 50 · 2.00 h
- W274Done: Social media plan: first proposal (LinkedIn page, setup, launch series)Block 51 · 3.00 h
- W275Done: Homepage blog row: three newest posts, liveBlock 51 · 3.00 h
- W276Done: Blog page: featured card shows its picture on phonesBlock 51 · 3.00 h
- W277Done: Menu: Blog Articles marked as the current page on blog pagesBlock 51 · 3.00 h
- W278Done: Instagram feed guide: research, outline, draft and launch, liveBlock 51 · 3.00 h
- W279Done: Instagram feed guide: card picture redone from the hero, real Instagram profile on the phone, bigger website grid, liveBlock 52 · 3.25 h
- W280Done: Instagram feed guide: real scrolling feed screens, the opened post on desktop and phone, faster hero animation, liveBlock 52 · 3.25 h
- W281Done: Instagram feed guide: why the salon switched, new FAQ with search data, animation jolt fixed, liveBlock 52 · 3.25 h
- W282Done: Web Design page: project cards open their blog posts, Try it here opens the wrap visualizer, homepage blog row above pricing, liveBlock 52 · 3.25 h
- W283Done: Instagram feed guide: new chapter What happens when someone taps a post?, liveBlock 52 · 3.25 h
- W284Done: LinkedIn company page: logo, tagline and cover (cover ready to upload)Block 52 · 3.25 h
- W285Done: LinkedIn links on the site now open the company page, liveBlock 52 · 3.25 h
- W286Done: Bing Site Scan reviewed: causes found, fix list readyBlock 53 · 1.75 h
- W287To do: Social posting plan and sample drafts (for your review)
- W288Done: Bing fix 1: one description per blog post, liveBlock 53 · 1.75 h
- W289Done: Bing fix 2: blog pages under 1 MB (styles in cached files), liveBlock 53 · 1.75 h
- W290Done: Bing fix 3: picture descriptions on every page, liveBlock 53 · 1.75 h
- W291Done: Social week 1: posts, template and visuals, for your reviewBlock 53 · 1.75 h
- W292Done: Launch film: storyboard, look test and full film, for your OKBlock 54 · 0.75 h
- W293Done: Launch film v2: plan, style frames and logo chapter options, for your OKBlock 56 · 0.75 h
- W294Done: Launch film v2: the full film, 9:16 and 4:5, for your reviewBlock 58 · 3.50 h
- W295Done: Launch film opening: Measure twice. Design once., centeredBlock 58 · 3.50 h
- W296Done: Launch film v3: the new opening in both sizes, for your reviewBlock 58 · 3.50 h
- W297Done: Launch film v4: scene 2 with the site's live service art, for your reviewBlock 58 · 3.50 h
- W298Done: Launch intro video v1 for social, 9:16 and 4:5, for your reviewBlock 62 · 2.00 h
- W299Done: Launch intro video v3, every beat with its own motion, for your reviewBlock 62 · 2.00 h
- W300Done: Launch intro video final: 1:11, 9:16 and 4:5, approvedBlock 62 · 2.00 h
- W301Done: Hosting support wording fixed (a real person), live and mockup
- W302Done: Social tracked links kept through cookie consent, tested
- W303Done: Launch intro with Anthony's audio: posting files 9:16 + 4:5, audio master saved
- W304Done: Launch video posted on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn page and profile
- W305Done: Social posting skill built (all four accounts, rules, humanizer, go before post)
- W306Done: Lead research page: buyers, social, competitors, ranked recommendations
- W307Done: Free Website Audit and AI Check page: mockup ready for review
- W308Done: Free check v2: 3-step form, platform tiles, live presence map, public view only
- W309Done: Free check page built in Elementor (draft) with its form, emails and search data
- W310Done: DG Leads: working mockup with made-up leads
- W311Done: DG Leads: review (CRM prices, sales stages, design check) and build plan page
- W312Done: DG Leads mockup v2: full admin app with the DG icon, sidebar and all 14 fixes
- W313Done: DG Leads plan: yearly charges per hosting client added to phase 3
- W314Done: DG Leads phase 1 plugin built and tested
- W315Done: DG Leads live on dgnow.net, with Open in DG Leads in the lead emails
- W316Done: Wording: replies stay personal, the work is reviewed by hand (live pages, audit form, emails, tools, mockup)
- W317Done: DG Leads 1.0.1: free audits update the lead at each step (started, ready, sent)
- W318Done: Indexing: audit page and homepage requested on Google, 3 URLs to Bing, Bing Site Scan started
- W319Done: DG Leads phase 2: Clients view mockup with all seven clients
- W320Done: DG Leads phase 2 live: Clients with all seven clients, payments, links and won-lead handoff
- W321Done: DG Leads phase 3: Hosting, renewals and yearly charges mockup
- W322Done: DG Leads phase 3 live: Hosting, yearly charges, renewals, domain checks and renewal emails
- W323Done: DG Leads phase 4: live numbers mockup with real hours from each report build
- W324Done: DG Leads phase 4 live: hours, tasks, last work and open tasks sent by each report build
- W325Done: DG Leads: change time on every record, ready for the Mac app sync
- W326Done: DG Leads phase 5: report pages on dgnow.net, plan and mockup
- W327Done: DG Leads phase 5 live: every client report page on dgnow.net, published by its report build
- W328Done: DG Leads Mac app mockup: offline copy, two-way sync, menu bar and alerts
- W329Done: DG Leads 1.5 live: Mac key, two-way sync routes, recorded deletes with undo
- W330Done: DG Leads Mac app step 2: full copy on the Mac and two-way sync, tested
- W331Done: DG Leads Mac app step 3: every screen, lead and client details, tested
- W332Done: DG Leads Mac app step 4: menu bar menu and new-request alerts, tested
- W333Done: DG Leads Mac app: DG dashboard look mockup (sidebar, Today, lead panel)
- W334Done: DG Leads Mac app: DG dashboard look on every screen, tested
- W335Done: DG Leads Mac app step 5: offline, live clash and speed tests passed
- W336Done: DG Hub: new name chosen and four Mac app icon options
- W337Done: DG Hub: Mac app renamed with the Deep Navy logo icon; website rename tested
- W338Done: DG Hub name live on dgnow.net (plugin, menu, emails)
- W339Done: DG Hub: Undo for deletes and a Recently Deleted page, live on dgnow.net (1.5.2) and in the Mac app
- W340Done: DG Hub: Projects page and add/edit forms for hosting, charges and licenses, installed on the Mac
- W341Done: DG Hub signed with your Apple Development certificate (no more password box after updates)
- W342Done: DG Hub: renewal emails sent from the Mac, with Mark Paid, installed
- W343Done: DG Hub: Quick Add Lead from any app (Control-Option-N) and search across clients, domains and charges, installed
- W344Done: What we built page: DG Hub section added
- W345Done: DG Hub: invoices with a branded PDF and a PayPal button (website 1.6.0 + Mac), installed
- W346Done: DG Hub: every email branded (invoice, reminder, renewal, morning email) and the logo on invoice PDFs, installed
- W347Done: DG Hub: PayPal invoicing connected, 19 clients and 147 past invoices brought in from PayPal
- W348Done: DG Hub website matches the Mac app: Projects, Invoices, Deleted, renewals on Today, phone menu
- W349Done: DG Hub Support center stage 1: Gmail conversations on a Support page and each client, read live, website and Mac
- W350Done: DG Hub: Gmail connected to support@dgnow.net (connect with a token, 1.9.1) and the 5-minute check on a real hosting cron job
- W351Done: DG Hub Support stage 2: replies and new emails in your branded email through Gmail, saved replies, preview and 10-second Undo, website and Mac, installed
- W352Done: DG Hub Support stage 3 mockup: reply goal, Waiting on you on Today, morning email section, Support alerts settings, Mac alerts and menu bar (for review)
- W353Done: DG Hub Support stage 3: reply goal, Waiting on you on Today, morning email section, Mac alerts and menu bar, website and Mac, installed
- W354Done: DG Hub website: branded invoice PDF attached to invoice emails, View PDF, matches the Mac, installed
- W355Done: DG Hub: attach files and invoice PDFs to replies and new emails, website and Mac, installed
- W356Done: DG Hub audit queue mockup: Audits page, approve and send, follow-ups, Mac menu bar (for review)
- W357Done: DG Hub audit queue: Audits page on the website and Mac, approve and send through Gmail, follow-ups on days 2, 6 and 14, audit skill reports to DG Hub (installed)
- W358Done: DG Hub tasks mockup: one task list across every client, linked to their report checklists (for review)
- W359Done: DG Hub tasks: one list across every client on the website and Mac, synced both ways with each client's report checklist (installed)
- W360Done: DG Hub blog post and social video: research, outline, storyboard and post plan (for review)
- W361Done: DG Hub blog post: more than a CRM, the custom hub built around our business, mockup with made-up data (for review)
- W362Done: DG Hub blog post: WordPress draft 1864, share image and checks against the mockup (for review, not published)
- W363Done: DG Hub blog post live: More than a CRM, the custom hub built around our business, on the blog, homepage and menu
- W364Done: DG Hub social video and posts: revised storyboard and captions for all four accounts (for review, nothing posted)
- W365Done: DG Hub social video: 40-second film in 9:16 and 4:5 from sample data, ready for your After Effects finish and audio (for review)
After launch8 ideas, not counted
- E1To do: AI search visibility checkAfter launch.
- E2To do: Case studies, if not ready at launchAfter launch.
- E3To do: Scroll motion sectionWhen the motion clips are ready.
- E4To do: Logo morph galleryThe particle gallery idea for the logo page.
- E5To do: Client testimonials from past customersAfter launch: ask past customers for a short quote for the site.
- E6To do: Social profiles: Facebook page, Instagram and LinkedIn set to match the site, plus a new Dinsmore Graphics LinkedIn company pageBios, names, pictures and links from the profile kit; add the company page to the site search data.
- E7To do: Connect Claude to the Facebook page and Instagram for postingInstagram as a Business account linked to the Facebook page first.
- E8To do: Attorney review of the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Work log
Every block, newest first.
What was done in each work block and the hours billed for it. Open any day to see its blocks.
Tuesday, November 39 blocks · 13.25 h
Block 81 · Started 6:44 PM
1.25 h
- Blog post and social video about building DG Hub. Research, outline, storyboard and the post plan for a studio article and a social video on building DG Hub.
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 80 · Started 5:21 PM
0.00 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 79 · Started 3:21 PM
1.25 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 78 · Started 10:45 AM
4.50 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 77 · Started 7:15 AM
3.25 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 76 · Started 5:02 AM
0.25 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 75 · Started 1:53 AM
0.25 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 74 · Started 12:49 AM
0.00 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Monday, November 26 blocks · 13.75 h
Block 73 · Started 9:08 PM
3.00 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 72 · Started 5:32 PM
3.50 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 71 · Started 3:59 PM
0.00 h
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 70 · Started 12:45 PM
2.50 h
- Indexing: free audit page on Google and Bing. The new audit page and homepage sent to Google and Bing for indexing, key pages confirmed on Google, a new Bing Site Scan started.
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
Block 69 · Started 8:28 AM
4.25 h
- Wording: replies stay personal, the work is reviewed by hand. Every promise that you personally do the work changed to checked and reviewed by hand, across pages, posts, the audit form, emails and tools.
- DG Leads: lead tracker (CRM). A private lead tracker for dgnow.net requests, from mockup to build.
- Free audit: process skill, report page and email. The Free SEO and AI Search Audit made repeatable: a written process with checklists, AI prompts, a fix library and estimate rules, plus a private report page and audit email built from each audit, shown with a made-up sample.
- Free audit links: plan, mockup and live build. Calls to action for the Free SEO and AI Search Audit: an audit card, a compact row and a text link, planned for eight spots across the site and shown in place at desktop and phone width for your OK, then built live on eight spots across the site with click tracking.
- Free SEO and AI Search Audit: Elementor build. The free check (renamed Free SEO and AI Search Audit, at /free-seo-audit/) built in Elementor as a draft page with its own Elementor Pro form (3 steps, live map, reCAPTCHA), branded request and receipt emails, a share image and search data, checked section by section against the approved mockup.
- Free Website Audit and AI Check: mockup. The free check page (3-step form with a live map of where the business shows up) mocked up in the DG design system with its request form, what the check shows, how it works, FAQs and search data, reviewed at six widths and published to the mockup for your OK.
Block 68 · Started 7:15 AM
0.50 h
- Free Website Audit and AI Check: mockup. The free check page (3-step form with a live map of where the business shows up) mocked up in the DG design system with its request form, what the check shows, how it works, FAQs and search data, reviewed at six widths and published to the mockup for your OK.
- Lead research and funnel review. Research into how small businesses hire designers, what works on social, 13 competitors and the best first-step offers and niches, combined into one research page with ten ranked recommendations for the site, social and blog.
Sunday, November 19 blocks · 9.50 h
Block 67 · Started 9:09 PM
1.75 h
- Lead research and funnel review. Research into how small businesses hire designers, what works on social, 13 competitors and the best first-step offers and niches, combined into one research page with ten ranked recommendations for the site, social and blog.
- Launch posts on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn. The launch video posted on all four accounts (Instagram, the Facebook page, the LinkedIn company page and your LinkedIn profile) with covers, humanizer-checked captions and tracked first-comment links, each after your go; the Facebook caption updated to November 1 with a Send Message button, and a reusable social posting skill built from the night.
Block 66 · Started 3:09 PM
0.50 h
- Launch post plan, site wording and social tracking. The plan and drafts for the first social post with the launch intro video (your audio added), the hosting support wording fixed on the live site and in the mockup, and tracked links for each platform that keep crediting the post through cookie consent.
Block 65 · Started 2:22 PM
0.50 h
- Launch post plan, site wording and social tracking. The plan and drafts for the first social post with the launch intro video (your audio added), the hosting support wording fixed on the live site and in the mockup, and tracked links for each platform that keep crediting the post through cookie consent.
Block 64 · Started 1:29 PM
0.25 h
- Launch intro video for social. A 72-second launch intro video for social media in 9:16 and 4:5, following the launch blog post: the blueprint opening, the homepage, the menu, the services dial, service pages, client websites, logos, video and Shopify, Google and AI results, the blog with the Instagram feed cover, phones and the quote form, and the close.
Block 63 · Started 12:02 PM
1.25 h
- Launch intro video for social. A 72-second launch intro video for social media in 9:16 and 4:5, following the launch blog post: the blueprint opening, the homepage, the menu, the services dial, service pages, client websites, logos, video and Shopify, Google and AI results, the blog with the Instagram feed cover, phones and the quote form, and the close.
Block 62 · Started 9:55 AM
2.00 h
- Launch intro video for social. A 72-second launch intro video for social media in 9:16 and 4:5, following the launch blog post: the blueprint opening, the homepage, the menu, the services dial, service pages, client websites, logos, video and Shopify, Google and AI results, the blog with the Instagram feed cover, phones and the quote form, and the close.
Block 61 · Started 8:17 AM
1.50 h
- Launch intro video for social. A 72-second launch intro video for social media in 9:16 and 4:5, following the launch blog post: the blueprint opening, the homepage, the menu, the services dial, service pages, client websites, logos, video and Shopify, Google and AI results, the blog with the Instagram feed cover, phones and the quote form, and the close.
Block 60 · Started 6:49 AM
1.25 h
- Launch intro video for social. A 72-second launch intro video for social media in 9:16 and 4:5, following the launch blog post: the blueprint opening, the homepage, the menu, the services dial, service pages, client websites, logos, video and Shopify, Google and AI results, the blog with the Instagram feed cover, phones and the quote form, and the close.
Block 59 · Started 6:08 AM
0.50 h
- Launch intro video for social. A 72-second launch intro video for social media in 9:16 and 4:5, following the launch blog post: the blueprint opening, the homepage, the menu, the services dial, service pages, client websites, logos, video and Shopify, Google and AI results, the blog with the Instagram feed cover, phones and the quote form, and the close.
Saturday, October 316 blocks · 7.25 h
Block 58 · Started 7:15 PM
3.50 h
- Launch intro video for social. A 72-second launch intro video for social media in 9:16 and 4:5, following the launch blog post: the blueprint opening, the homepage, the menu, the services dial, service pages, client websites, logos, video and Shopify, Google and AI results, the blog with the Instagram feed cover, phones and the quote form, and the close.
- Launch film v3: the new opening in the full film. The approved blueprint opening laid out for 4:5 and joined to the full film in both sizes, with the services dial sweeping in over it, checked and sent; plus a plan for a live animated blueprint logo on the Logo Design card.
- Launch film v4: scene 2 with the live service art. Scene 2 rebuilt with the website's own animated service art and the animated blueprint logo, a smoother dial with a gliding light, the SEO card typing and finding, a faster pace, and the full film in both sizes.
- Launch film opening: headline. The opening headline (Measure twice. Design once.) with a line-by-line fade-up, a centered layout, and the opening saved as a reusable asset.
- Launch film v2: the full film. The full 74-second infographic launch film built from the DG mark, in 9:16 and a native 4:5 layout, a new blueprint opening built from your own blueprint and logo files, and a clean rebuild of the DG mark that paints itself in, with the paint fixed, the colors matched to your icon, the blueprint snapped to the logo, a silver edge, texture and the site sheen, your logo colors as on dgnow.net and a titanium trim, for your review.
Block 57 · Started 2:33 PM
0.25 h
- Launch film v2: the full film. The full 74-second infographic launch film built from the DG mark, in 9:16 and a native 4:5 layout, a new blueprint opening built from your own blueprint and logo files, and a clean rebuild of the DG mark that paints itself in, with the paint fixed, the colors matched to your icon, the blueprint snapped to the logo, a silver edge, texture and the site sheen, your logo colors as on dgnow.net and a titanium trim, for your review.
Block 56 · Started 1:42 PM
0.75 h
- Launch film v2: the full film. The full 74-second infographic launch film built from the DG mark, in 9:16 and a native 4:5 layout, a new blueprint opening built from your own blueprint and logo files, and a clean rebuild of the DG mark that paints itself in, with the paint fixed, the colors matched to your icon, the blueprint snapped to the logo, a silver edge, texture and the site sheen, your logo colors as on dgnow.net and a titanium trim, for your review.
- Launch film v2: plan and style frames. A new plan for a crisper infographic launch film built from the DG mark, four style frames, four options for the logo chapter, and particle and line tests for the logo chapter, for your OK.
Block 55 · Started 12:58 PM
0.25 h
- Launch film: storyboard, look test and full film. A plan for animated videos built from the site's own animations, a cinematic storyboard for the new-site announcement film, a look test, and the full 76-second film in 9:16 and 4:5, for your OK.
Block 54 · Started 11:58 AM
0.75 h
- Launch film: storyboard, look test and full film. A plan for animated videos built from the site's own animations, a cinematic storyboard for the new-site announcement film, a look test, and the full 76-second film in 9:16 and 4:5, for your OK.
Block 53 · Started 9:50 AM
1.75 h
- Launch film: storyboard, look test and full film. A plan for animated videos built from the site's own animations, a cinematic storyboard for the new-site announcement film, a look test, and the full 76-second film in 9:16 and 4:5, for your OK.
- Social week 1: drafts, template and visuals. The finished posting plan and every week 1 post for LinkedIn, the company page, Facebook and Instagram, a social template in the design system, and 20 pictures plus a 15-second Reel built from real site captures, for your review.
- Bing fix 3: picture descriptions. Every picture that had a blank description (flagged by Bing on every page) now has a real one, with screen readers still skipping decorative art, live and checked on 39 pages.
- Bing fix 2: blog pages under 1 MB. Why the blog pages were over 1 MB, the plan, and the fix: the site styles now load from cached files, so blog posts dropped from about 1.6 MB to about 0.5 MB, with search content and styling checked identical on 39 pages, live.
- One description per blog post. The second description the theme added to every blog post (flagged by Bing) turned off with the theme's own setting, live and checked on all 16 posts.
- Bing Site Scan review. The Bing Site Scan of dgnow.net read and every warning traced to its cause on the live site, with a fix list.
- Social posting plan. One posting plan for LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram from the 16 blog posts and the service pages: how often, the format for each, the visuals each needs, and sample drafts for your review.
Friday, October 305 blocks · 13.00 h
Block 52 · Started 5:58 PM
3.25 h
- Social media plan. The plan for posting on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram: a Dinsmore Graphics LinkedIn page, setup steps, one scheduling tool and a first series from the blog posts. Then a LinkedIn profile audit with rewrite drafts, and the details for the new company page.
- Instagram feed guide: card picture and hero upgrades. The guide's blog card picture fixed and redone from its hero, then the phone turned into the salon's real Instagram profile and the website grid made bigger, all live and checked on desktop and phone.
- Instagram feed guide: real scrolling screens and the opened post. Chapter 5 rebuilt with real screenshots of the salon feed that glide with the page, a new picture of a post opened right on the site, and a faster hero animation, all live and checked on desktop and phone.
- Instagram feed guide: the stock-photo story, a new FAQ and a smoother animation. The real reason the salon switched in chapter 5, a seventh FAQ with search data, a check of the black photo tile, and a fix for the jolt at the end of the hero animation.
- LinkedIn company page: logo, tagline and cover. The logo, tagline, overview, details, specialties, Contact us button and location for the new Dinsmore Graphics LinkedIn page, and a cover designed in the design system, with a 16:9 version for LinkedIn's crop box.
- LinkedIn links to the company page. Every LinkedIn link on the site now opens the company page, and the studio's search data lists it, in the mockup and live.
- Instagram guide: Tapping a post chapter. A new chapter for the Instagram feed guide, What happens when someone taps a post?, in the mockup for your review: the opened post on desktop with a list that lights up each part, a phone that swipes photos and plays a video, and why it matters, with new real screenshots from the salon site; live and checked on desktop and phone.
- Web Design cards and homepage blog row. Project cards on the Web Design page now open their blog posts, with a Try it here button that opens the wrap visualizer on the page, and the homepage blog row moved up above pricing.
Block 51 · Started 2:42 PM
3.00 h
- Social media plan. The plan for posting on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram: a Dinsmore Graphics LinkedIn page, setup steps, one scheduling tool and a first series from the blog posts. Then a LinkedIn profile audit with rewrite drafts, and the details for the new company page.
- Homepage blog row. A row of the three newest blog posts on the homepage (From the studio.), using the live blog cards and covers: proposal, mockup checked at every screen size, then built on the live homepage and checked as a visitor.
- Hosted reports refresh: Oct 30 afternoon. The copies of both reports on dgnow.net brought up to date with the latest hours.
- Blog page: featured card picture on phones. The featured post on the blog page now shows its picture on phones, stacked like the other cards.
- Menu: Blog Articles marked on blog pages. The menu marks Blog Articles as the current page on the blog page, posts and type pages, on phones and desktop.
- Instagram feed guide: research, outline, draft and launch. Research, an outline for your OK, real images and dashboard screenshots with made-up data, the mockup, the WordPress build and the launch of a guide on putting an Instagram feed on your website, with the Salon Bravissimo feed as the real example: live checks on desktop and phone, the menu card and the Google indexing request.
Block 50 · Started 12:27 PM
2.00 h
- Launch post: blog section. The blog added to the launch post: a proposal, the mockup and the WordPress draft of four new chapters on what the blog does, what is inside a post, why posts help with Google, AI answers and AI tools, and how each post is made, then live.
- Logo files guide: dark cover. Two dark versions of the logo files card cover, with the same magnifier and our real logo files, for your pick, then Dark A built and live on the blog.
- Blog share row: Copy link and Share. A Copy link button and a Share button that opens the phone's share sheet (the way to Instagram), added to the share row on every blog post, then live.
- Search Console and Bing status check. Where every blog page stands with Google and Bing, and what to submit next.
- Search Console review: every page, reports and Bing. Every page checked in Google Search Console, the sitemaps, page indexing, video and breadcrumb reports reviewed, the Bing setup checked, and a list of what to submit and fix next.
- Report screenshots refreshed. New screenshots of the hours report and work summary (111.00 hours over 11 days) in the scrolling screens on Pricing, How We Work and the blog.
Block 49 · Started 9:57 AM
1.75 h
- Logo animation guide: research, outline, draft and launch. Research, an outline for your OK, the mockup and WordPress drafts and the launch of the guide on what logo animation costs and how it is made, with real frames from our own animation, a cost slider, a file picker and a printable brief.
- Hosted reports refresh: Oct 30. The copies of both reports on dgnow.net brought up to date with the latest hours.
- Blog cards: the right words in blue. The blog cards color each post's own phrase blue wherever it sits in the title, matching the design on four cards that were wrong.
- Blog display fixes. The blog heading font restored in four spots and the featured card made to fit long titles, checked at every width.
- Web hosting guide: research, outline, draft and launch. Research, an outline for your OK, the mockup and WordPress draft, and the launch of the guide on what web hosting should include and what cheap hosting leaves out.
Block 48 · Started 6:41 AM
3.00 h
- ChatGPT-built site guide: research, outline, draft and launch. Research, an outline for your OK, the mockup and WordPress draft, and the launch of the guide on why a site made with ChatGPT is not on Google and how to fix it.
- Logo files guide: research, outline, draft and launch. Research, an outline for your OK, the mockup and WordPress draft, and the launch of the guide on which logo files you need and why a logo looks blurry.
- Blog card covers: more variety. Three new cover looks for the blog cards so each post has its own, starting with the logo files guide.
- Video search data: upload dates fixed. The video search data on the Video & Motion page gives each video a full upload date and time with a timezone, as Google asks.
- Code maintenance and mockup sync. Code maintenance for lighter, faster pages: an audit of the live code and where it lives, a page-by-page comparison of the mockup with the live site, and the mockup menu brought up to date.
- Code maintenance: lighter live code. Live code cleaned and trimmed for lighter, faster pages, custom code gathered into Elementor Custom Code, two small live fixes, with search content proven unchanged.
Thursday, October 298 blocks · 12.50 h
Block 47 · Started 5:26 PM
4.75 h
- Blog in the main menu: options. Two designs for adding the blog to the main menu, checked at every screen size, for your pick, then option A with Blog Articles, built on the site and switched on.
- Website ownership guide: research, outline, draft and WordPress build. Research, outline, the mockup draft and the WordPress draft for the guide on who owns your website when a web designer disappears.
- Ownership guide: real visuals. Five new visuals for the website ownership guide (map, animated lookup, decision path, Search Console screenshot, printable ownership card) and a new standard for real visuals in every post.
- Blog card covers. Live blog card covers, one piece of each post: mocked up, reviewed, then built on the live blog page.
- Website cost guide: new visuals. A design review of the website cost guide and new visuals for its hero and chapters, built on the live post with a matching blog card.
- Hosted reports refresh. The reports on dgnow.net brought up to date with new Launch and Blog sections, and their screenshots retaken on every page that shows them.
- ChatGPT referrals guide: research, outline, draft and launch. Research, an outline for your OK, the mockup and WordPress drafts and the launch of the guide on how to see in Google Analytics whether ChatGPT is sending you customers, with Hair By Behnaz as the real example.
- Blog posts: screens glide. The screens in the device frames on the live blog posts now glide with the scroll, like the mockup and the How We Work page.
- Email spam guide: research, outline, draft and launch. Research, an outline for your OK, the mockup and WordPress drafts and the launch for the guide on why business emails go to spam and how SPF, DKIM and DMARC fix it.
- ChatGPT guide: clearer channel screenshot. The Google Analytics channel list in the ChatGPT guide cropped and framed so AI Assistant reads clearly, on desktop and phones.
- Email spam guide: email address protected. The email address in the email spam guide protected from spam bots like the rest of the site, and a note that the IP shown is a Google mail server.
- Blog page: no more jumping cards. The blog page cards no longer flash their raw versions (share images, labels, Start here) before the live covers appear; found by loading the page as a first-time visitor, fixed and checked live.
- Blog page: every post on one page. All blog posts in one grid with no page links, still filterable by type.
- ChatGPT-built site guide: research, outline, draft and launch. Research, an outline for your OK, the mockup and WordPress draft, and the launch of the guide on why a site made with ChatGPT is not on Google and how to fix it.
- Blog page: News card device art animated. The News card on the blog page shows the animated device art (moving screens) like the footer, not a still picture.
- Blog comments off. Comments and pingbacks closed everywhere on the site, checked on the live posts.
- Blog search: typed questions. The live blog search box types sample questions while empty, as in the design, with the Press / shortcut.
Block 46 · Started 4:55 PM
0.25 h
- Platform guide: research, outline, draft and WordPress build. Research, outline, hero screenshots, the mockup draft and the WordPress draft for the guide on choosing WordPress, Shopify or a hand-coded website, plus a Search Console indexing check.
- Hosted reports refresh. The reports on dgnow.net brought up to date with new Launch and Blog sections, and their screenshots retaken on every page that shows them.
Block 45 · Started 3:24 PM
1.25 h
- Shopify mix-and-match guide. Research, outline, draft, WordPress build and launch for the guide on mix-and-match pricing on Shopify without an app, using KandyMan as the real example.
- Animated wrap visualizer blog card. The wrap visualizer post's blog card now uses the animated card from the Web Design page, on the blog page and in Keep reading on every post.
- Blog topic research. Research into what small business owners are asking now across the six services, and a ranked shortlist of new blog posts.
- Platform guide: research, outline, draft and WordPress build. Research, outline, hero screenshots, the mockup draft and the WordPress draft for the guide on choosing WordPress, Shopify or a hand-coded website, plus a Search Console indexing check.
- Blog page: shorter featured card. A shorter featured card on the blog page, tested at every screen width and live.
Block 44 · Started 2:30 PM
0.75 h
- Shopify mix-and-match guide. Research, outline, draft, WordPress build and launch for the guide on mix-and-match pricing on Shopify without an app, using KandyMan as the real example.
Block 43 · Started 2:05 PM
0.25 h
- Shopify mix-and-match guide. Research, outline, draft, WordPress build and launch for the guide on mix-and-match pricing on Shopify without an app, using KandyMan as the real example.
Block 42 · Started 12:52 PM
1.00 h
- Live reports post: upgraded to the standard. The live hours report post rewritten to the blog standard with an annotated report, billing rules, comparisons and an FAQ, checked at six widths and added to the mockup for review.
- Shopify mix-and-match guide. Research, outline, draft, WordPress build and launch for the guide on mix-and-match pricing on Shopify without an app, using KandyMan as the real example.
- Logo guide: hero options and the animated guitar player. Two new hero designs for the logo guide using the whole KandyMan family, and the animated guitar player added to the post, checked at six widths.
- AI guide: hero options. Two side-by-side hero designs for the AI recommendations guide, so the top of the post no longer repeats the screenshots lower down.
Block 41 · Started 8:21 AM
3.75 h
- Uptime monitoring. UptimeRobot watching the homepage, Contact and Blog every 5 minutes, with email alerts to support@dgnow.net.
- Share previews. Facebook and LinkedIn link previews checked, and LinkedIn now uses the real page titles.
- Blog post method. A written method (skill) for every blog post: research, outline approval, thorough draft, checks, build and publish.
- Blog pipeline and AI recommendations guide. A running list of upcoming posts, then research and an outline for the guide on getting recommended by ChatGPT and Google AI.
- AI guide in WordPress and side-link fix. The AI recommendations guide built in WordPress as a draft for review, and the post side links landing headings in the right place.
- Wrap visualizer post: six cars. Six cars in six real films, one per finish, plus a button that opens the visualizer from the post.
- Blog pipeline: three posts researched and outlined. Search Console check of the newest pages, then research and outlines for the wrap visualizer post, the new logo or logo refresh guide and the live hours report upgrade.
- Wrap visualizer post: upgraded to the standard. Three new chapters, figures, a tip, a six-question FAQ with search data and a new title, checked at six widths and added to the mockup for review.
- Logo refresh guide: draft and mockup. The new guide on choosing a new logo or a logo refresh, written from the approved outline, checked at six widths and added to the mockup for review.
- Two blog posts built in WordPress and published. The upgraded wrap visualizer post and the new logo refresh guide built in WordPress, checked on desktop and phone, published and sent to Google for indexing.
- Visible new website note. A small "new website coming soon" note wherever Visible Auto Lab is featured, so visitors know the current site is not the latest.
Block 40 · Started 7:35 AM
0.50 h
- Search Console check. Why Search Console shows only one page, fresh indexing status for every page, the bounced Rank Math report email, the site map resubmitted and indexing requested, and an overnight server outage found.
Wednesday, October 285 blocks · 12.25 h
Block 39 · Started 8:07 PM
0.25 h
- New website post: fuller version. A fuller version of the new website news post with real screenshots from the live site, designed and then built in WordPress as a draft for review.
Block 38 · Started 5:46 PM
2.00 h
- Blog build phase 3: post template. The Chapters post page built in Elementor as the blog post template, with the sticky contents, progress and phone bar, checked against the mockup at six widths.
- Blog build phase 4: posts built in Elementor. The four sample posts built in Elementor from the approved content as drafts, 15 saved section templates and a starter post, compared chapter by chapter with the mockup and checked live as drafts.
- Blog build phase 5: search setup and launch kit. Post titles, descriptions and share images, llms.txt checked, footer and Sitemap Blog links prepared, launch script and checklist ready; nothing published.
- Blog launch. The blog went live with the new website news post: Blog page, index, categories, footer and Sitemap links, checked live with fixes.
- Mockup and design system synced with the blog. The mockup footer and Sitemap now match the live site, and the design system has a Blog section.
- Two more blog posts published. The live reports post and the website cost guide went live, with the guide in Start here, checked live.
- New website post: fuller version. A fuller version of the new website news post with real screenshots from the live site, designed and then built in WordPress as a draft for review.
Block 37 · Started 2:59 PM
2.50 h
- Blog system: two more design options. Designed two more blog options, an answer-search layout and a guide library, each with its own index and sample post, checked at six widths, with the website hours matched to the Pricing page.
- Blog system: post types (option D). Designed option D for news, client launches, studio posts and guides: a new blog index and a sample post of each type, checked at six widths.
- Blog system: post page layouts. Three richer post page layouts with sticky side links that jump to each section, reading progress and a docked bar on phones, checked at six widths.
- Blog system: Chapters layout on every post. The chosen Chapters layout applied to all four post types with fuller content, every side link tested, checked at six widths.
- Blog system: build plan. Checked the live setup and wrote the WordPress and Elementor build plan for your OK, then studied how the two client blogs are built in Elementor, and rewrote the plan for Elementor-built posts.
- Blog build phase 1: setup. Post addresses, comments, author pages, sitemap and llms.txt set up for the blog, with backups; all live pages checked; then the four categories and the author name.
- Blog build phase 2: blog index. The blog index built in Elementor (Archive template, Loop Grid cards, featured card, Start here, search, type links), checked against the mockup at six widths.
Block 36 · Started 10:20 AM
4.25 h
- Logo Design and Video & Motion: why slow, fixes ready. Found why the main pictures were slow on phones and tested fixes: Logo Design 11.3 s to 3.3 s, homepage faster too; ready for your OK.
- Main-picture fixes live. Main pictures load first, menu and footer photos lighter; live, checked and re-tested.
- Logo Design grid fix: ready. The Logo Design grid now waits for the hero picture; tested and ready for your OK.
- Heading and logo shadow checks. Checked how Dinsmore Graphics wraps in headings and found the extra shadow on the big logo previews; options written up.
- Logo grid, logo shadow and Contact headline live. Logo Design loads its main picture about twice as fast, the extra logo shadow is gone and the Contact headline keeps the studio name together on phones.
- Phone top spacing: options. Three phone options for the space under the nav, ready for your pick.
- Phone top spacing live. Less space under the nav on phones, matching the label-to-headline space, on every inner page.
- Portfolio menu goes to each gallery. Portfolio menu options open each service page gallery and land neatly under the nav.
- Homepage film strip: why slow, fix ready. Found why the film strip was slow and tested a fix: clips play within a second of arriving; ready for your OK.
- Homepage film strip fix live. The lighter film strip clips are live and load ahead of the section; checked on the live site.
- Video & Motion strip caption removed. The After Effects line under the Video & Motion film strip is gone, live and in the mockup.
- Desktop hero video: lighter copy live. The desktop hero video is now less than half the size and stops downloading once visitors scroll past; checked live.
- Mockup synced with today's live changes. All 17 mockup pages now match today's live changes, checked at six widths and republished.
- Site stylesheet: plan to cache and trim. Measured the repeated styling on every page and planned moving it into cached files and trimming it.
- Search and analytics status check. Checked indexing, sitemaps, Search Console, Analytics and AI search readiness and listed next steps.
- Search quick wins: drafts ready. llms.txt, structured data cleanup, 404 log and redirects drafted for your OK.
- Search quick wins live. llms.txt, homepage structured data cleanup, 404 log and 16 redirects live and checked.
- Social accounts and artwork. Social connection options, Instagram business switch, profile photo and Facebook cover designed and live, bio drafts.
- Receipt email: Gmail dark-mode fix ready. A light version of the client receipt that Gmail's dark mode shows without the white border, ready for your test.
- Search and indexing review. Checked Google, Bing and Analytics, then resubmitted the Bing sitemap and linked Analytics to Search Console.
- Receipt email: Gmail dark-mode fix live. Tested on your phone and live: the client receipt shows in Gmail dark mode without the white border.
- Google indexing requested. About and How We Work already indexed; Contact page sent to Google for priority crawling.
- Facebook and Instagram profiles completed. Both profiles now match the website: bios, categories, phone, links, services, no public email, larger DG profile photo.
- Blog system: audit and first mockups. Audited the Salon Bravissimo and Behnaz blogs, then designed the blog index and a sample post in the DG design system, checked at six widths.
Block 35 · Started 6:52 AM
3.25 h
- Search Console and Analytics check. Checked what is live for Google Analytics and Search Console and what still needs your sign-in.
- Footer device art status bar. The oversized 9:41 status bar in the footer Web Design tile fixed.
- Shared SEO art: findings. Why the menu and quote form SEO art differ, and the plan to make it one shared widget.
- Google accounts checked. Search Console, Analytics, Bing and Rank Math checked: the right account, one tag, sitemap accepted, Rank Math connected.
- Bing sitemap and Analytics events. New sitemap submitted to Bing; Google Analytics now records quote opens, form steps, quotes sent, phone and email taps and the wrap visualizer, after cookie consent.
- SEO art as one shared widget. The SEO & AI Search art is one shared widget everywhere, including the menu and quote form tiles.
- Homepage jump on load. The jump at the top of the homepage fixed: the admin-only Rank Math stats box turned off, and the main font now loads right away so the headline no longer shifts.
- Mockup republished. The shared mockup now shows every change from launch night and this morning.
- Hosting Choose buttons wording. The go-live item for the hosting Choose buttons now matches how they work (quote form, plan picked) and is ticked.
- Speed check: findings. Every page tested for speed on phones and desktop; desktop is fast everywhere, phones need three fixes, written up for your OK.
- Phone-size hero reel: preview. A phone copy of the homepage hero video (a third of the size, same sharpness) that starts after the page loads, ready for your review.
- Phone-size hero reel live. The lighter phone hero video is live on dgnow.net and checked on phones, tablets and desktop.
- Phone menu closing: fix ready. Found why the phone menu froze half closed when changing pages and tested a fix; also a DG poster for the hero video. Both ready for your OK.
- Phone menu closing and DG poster live. The phone menu now closes fully before changing pages, and the hero video opens on your DG outline with no other clip flashing first.
- Speed fix B: reCAPTCHA on demand, ready. The quote form spam check now loads only when the form opens; tested and ready for your OK.
- Homepage hero buttons: preview. Hero buttons swapped in the mockup: What we offer (blue) and Start a project (outlined); checked at every size.
- Homepage hero buttons live. The new hero buttons are live on dgnow.net and checked at every screen size.
- What we offer lands like Services. The hero What we offer button now lands exactly where the Services link does.
- Speed fix B live: reCAPTCHA on demand. Google reCAPTCHA now loads only when the quote form opens or on Contact; tested with a real send and live for everyone.
- Live reports in a pop-up: preview. The live hours report and work summary now open in a pop-up like the wrap visualizer; built and tested in the mockup for your review.
- Live reports pop-up live. The live reports now open in the pop-up on dgnow.net; reports and wrap visualizer checked on phone and desktop.
- Report section links line up. Section links in both reports now line up at the top like the website, in the pop-up and on their own.
- Report pop-up: stored copy check. Found why the pop-up showed an older report in your browser (pages kept for an hour); fix ready for your OK.
- Live reports always fresh. The live reports are never served from an old stored copy.
- Speed fix C: art rests until seen, ready. Menu, footer and quote form art now waits until it can be seen; about half the phone page work at load; tested and ready for your OK.
- Speed fix C live. Menu, footer and quote form art now waits until it can be seen, live on dgnow.net and checked.
- Speed check after the fixes. Every page re-tested after fixes A, B and C; results and next steps written up.
Tuesday, October 273 blocks · 16.25 h
Block 34 · Started 8:04 PM
6.25 h
- Go-live list check. The go-live list reviewed against what is built and published, with the order of the launch work that is left.
- Menu logo clicks open the lightbox. Logos and websites clicked in the menu now go to their homepage section and open in the lightbox, from any page; the lightbox no longer opens off-center after the first picture.
- Launch cleanup: old addresses and forms. Old homepage and Portfolio tab links now land on their new pages and sections, /dg/ goes to the new homepage, the old MachForm pop-ups no longer load on every page, and old form links go to the Contact page.
- Accessibility audit and cookie check. Every page tested for accessibility on desktop and phone and the issues fixed without changing the design; every page now passes. Cookie consent tested: no analytics cookies until a visitor accepts.
- Analytics only after Accept. Google Analytics no longer loads at all until a visitor accepts cookies; tested before a choice, after Accept, after Decline and on return visits.
- Site icon and share images. The new DG site icon on every page (light and dark tabs, iPhone home screen, app manifest); the share images for every page checked against the originals.
- Launch prep: checks and reports on dgnow.net. The launch plan for tonight; device art and every Start link checked; the hours report and work summary now live on dgnow.net with fresh screenshots and links; keyboard-only walk-through of every page type, all passing.
- Revision round. Your revision list reviewed and talked through, then built: new wording on six pages and the footer, "first draft" instead of "sketch", the more live sites list numbered 05 to 15, Business name required for logos, and the hosting login bar mocked up.
- Scroll and menu smoothness. Scrolling and the menu measured against the mockup, the two causes found and fixed: the browser's style work dropped from 967 ms to 191 ms (mockup 146 ms) and the menu opens at a steady 60 frames a second.
- Contact form at load and Continue button. No plain form flashing on the Contact page while it loads, and the Continue button back at the right.
- Web Hosting login bar. cPanel and Webmail login buttons beside the Web Hosting hero buttons, on WordPress and in the mockup, checked from phone to desktop.
- Menu photo, contents highlight and cookie buttons. Your menu photo fills its card again, the reading pages light up the section you are in, and the cookie buttons are pill buttons again, all matching the mockup.
- Menu pieces open on their service pages. Logos, websites and videos in the menu now open on their own service page gallery, from any page; same in the mockup.
- Video & Motion player fix. The full-video player opens over the page again with its controls as designed, and closes properly.
- Final pre-launch sweep. Every page checked at desktop and phone for errors, broken files and layout before launch.
- Hosting form: care choice. The quote form's care question is now Self-service or Full-service care, with the Website Tune-Up as a note; caches cleared.
- Form test: entry and emails. Your test request from the homepage pop-up checked end to end: stored with every answer, the lead email to support@dgnow.net and your receipt both sent.
- Launch: site live and checked. The new dgnow.net is live: maintenance mode off, every page, redirect, old link and site icon checked as a visitor, and every page sent to Bing.
- Every address on https. Plain http:// addresses now go straight to the secure https://www version of every page, in one step; backed up first and rechecked.
- Go-live checklist update. The go-live items that are already done checked and ticked.
- Wrap visualizer on dgnow.net. The wrap visualizer moved onto dgnow.net in a sized pop-up that keeps visitors on the site, protected from use on other sites; checked at every screen size and approved by you.
- Wrap visualizer live. The wrap visualizer now opens in the dgnow.net pop-up for every visitor; the Claude link is retired.
- Menu SEO & AI Search art. The SEO & AI Search art in the menu sits inside its card again, matching the mockup.
- Device art monitor on iPhone and iPad. The monitor screen in the Web Design device art now plays on iPhone and iPad (the video format Apple devices can play loads first).
- Wrap visualizer card on Web Design. The Wrap visualizer card in the Web Design custom tools section opens the pop-up too.
- Wrap visualizer in a quote-form style panel. The wrap visualizer opens in a solid panel under the nav bar like the quote form, with the page softly blurred behind; phones full screen.
- Voice Inside up the logo grid. Voice Inside moved up to 7th in the Logo Design grid, swapping places with Cal-Neva Construction Services.
- Video player pinned on phones. The Video & Motion player stays pinned at the top on phones and tablets while you pick videos, like the Logo Design page.
- Homepage logo plate pinned on phones. Share preview question answered; the homepage logo plate now stays pinned on phones and tablets until the logo row is right under it, so picking a logo works there; added to the design system.
- Swipeable moving rows. The footer service tiles, the homepage logo row and the live sites row can be swiped both ways and loop endlessly, still drifting on their own; added to the design system.
Block 33 · Started 11:18 AM
5.75 h
- Quote form and Contact page. The quote form and Contact page for the new site: the plan, the form built in Elementor with every field of the approved design, and the approved four-step design applied to it, checked at every screen size and on the real site, the Contact page built with the form, the quote pop-up on every other page, and the designed quote emails, now switched on, in the dark design.
- New homepage as the front page. The new homepage made the front page of dgnow.net for logged-in viewing; visitors still see the maintenance page.
- Elementor build: 404 page. The page-not-found page built as an Elementor Theme Builder 404 template, checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: Brand guidelines sample page. The sample brand guidelines page built in Elementor with its business card lightbox, search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: Sitemap page. The Sitemap page built in Elementor with all its links checked, search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: Privacy Policy page. The Privacy Policy page built in Elementor with its search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: Accessibility page. The Accessibility Statement page built in Elementor with its search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: Terms of Service page. The Terms of Service page built in Elementor with its search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: How We Work page. The How We Work page built in Elementor with its search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: Pricing page. The Pricing page built in Elementor with its estimator, search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: About page. The About page built in Elementor with its search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: Web Hosting page. The Web Hosting page built in Elementor with its plan picker, search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Review fixes: video player and nav blur. The full-video player no longer freezes the page, and the nav bar blur is back on the new WordPress site.
Block 32 · Started 6:48 AM
4.25 h
- Search setup (Rank Math). Rank Math set up, so the site sends search titles, descriptions, share images, schema and breadcrumbs.
- Elementor build: Web Design page. The Web Design page built in Elementor with the shared service-page code, its search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
- Full-detail page check. A check of every built page against its approved design, animations, scroll motion, hover, interactions and pixels included, and the fixes it found.
- Elementor build: Video & Motion page. The Video & Motion page built in Elementor with its full-video player, search data and schema, checked against the approved design, plus site-wide fixes for theme button and focus styles and a recheck of every built page.
- Elementor build: Shopify Stores page. The Shopify Stores page built in Elementor with its search data and schema, checked against the approved design, plus matching reveal timing on every page.
- Elementor build: SEO & AI Search page. The SEO & AI Search page built in Elementor with its search data and schema, checked against the approved design, plus a site-wide fix for theme table styles.
- Elementor build: Logo Design page. The Logo Design page built in Elementor with its search data and schema, checked against the approved design.
Monday, October 267 blocks · 13.00 h
Block 31 · Started 9:53 PM
0.50 h
- Site email through Google Workspace. Website email fixed: it now sends through Google Workspace, signed as dgnow.net and passing SPF, DKIM and DMARC.
- Elementor build: footer. The new site footer built in Elementor, checked against the approved design at every screen size and on the real site.
Block 30 · Started 6:22 PM
3.25 h
- Elementor build: homepage. The build skill, and the homepage built in Elementor and checked against the approved design.
- Site email through Google Workspace. Website email fixed: it now sends through Google Workspace, signed as dgnow.net and passing SPF, DKIM and DMARC.
- Elementor build: header and menu. The new site header and work-wall menu, built in Elementor and checked against the approved design.
- Elementor build: groundwork. Site settings, shared code, media and page setup for the new site in Elementor.
- Elementor build: ready check and plan. The to-do list reviewed, the live WordPress setup checked, and a step-by-step plan for building the new site in Elementor, with the build decisions made together.
Block 29 · Started 3:03 PM
3.25 h
- Site backup, cleanup and plugin review. Your full backup of the site and media cleanup, a review of every plugin, maintenance mode on and Slider Revolution removed before the rebuild.
- Video & Motion page: your review. The design rules check for your Video & Motion review, and the pointer glow added to the closing box at the end of every page.
- How We Work page: your review notes. Your How We Work review: new wording for the hero highlights, with a cleaner layout on tablets.
- Work summary highlights. The highlight boxes at the top of this summary updated for the finished site, with older labels brought up to date.
- Policy pages review. Your review of the Terms, Accessibility, Privacy and Sitemap pages, approved for launch, with the attorney review moved to after launch.
- Web Hosting page: your review notes. Your Web Hosting review: the support bullets removed, Google Workspace added, and three new designs for the plan picker to choose from.
- Elementor build: ready check and plan. The to-do list reviewed, the live WordPress setup checked, and a step-by-step plan for building the new site in Elementor, with the build decisions made together.
- StoneCraft Tile Company in the portfolio. StoneCraft Tile Company added to the live sites and the menu Portfolio wall, with the review list and homepage approval.
- California RV Glass in the portfolio. California RV Glass added to the live sites, the menu Portfolio wall and the SEO proof, with its ChatGPT #1 answer.
- Homepage: how we work and pricing in one section. One homepage section for how we work and pricing, and the rule for extra hours after a block on every page that explains billing.
Block 28 · Started 2:07 PM
0.25 h
- Homepage: logo row, video cards and review notes. Anthony's homepage notes: the logo row now picks the logo on the big plate with the particle effect, the video cards show the right hours and a quote link.
Block 27 · Started 11:02 AM
3.00 h
- Homepage: logo row, video cards and review notes. Anthony's homepage notes: the logo row now picks the logo on the big plate with the particle effect, the video cards show the right hours and a quote link.
- How We Work: AI keeps projects on track. The How We Work page now says how AI keeps every project on track: tasks, next steps, follow-ups and time.
- Sub-navigation hover and nav bar glow. A subtle hover for the section bar on every page, and the pointer glow on the nav bar.
- Share images for every page. A share image for each of the 16 pages: the picture people see when a link to the site is posted or texted, in the site's own style.
- Logo Design page: embroidered polo. A new Works everywhere card on the Logo Design page: the Promethean logo on a polo shirt (front, side and back), styled to match the other cards, with a phone version.
- Go-live list review. The remaining go-live items checked and each open decision explained.
- Design rules check of every page. All 17 pages checked against the design system in a real browser, and every rule break fixed: labels that looked clickable, missing pointer glow, contrast, phone tap targets and heading order.
- Site icon (favicon). A new site icon built from the vector DG mark: navy for light mode, bright blues with a soft shadow for dark mode, with backups for every browser and an iPhone icon, on every page.
- Consistency pass before the WordPress build. A full check of all 17 pages (links, prices, wording, search data, files, errors and 15 screen widths), with every clear mistake fixed.
Block 26 · Started 9:12 AM
1.75 h
- Consistency pass before the WordPress build. A full check of all 17 pages (links, prices, wording, search data, files, errors and 15 screen widths), with every clear mistake fixed.
- Web Design art recaptured. The Web Design artwork used across the site now shows the current homepage on its monitor, tablet and phone.
- FAQ layout fix. Opening an FAQ question no longer leaves an empty box beside it on tablets and small laptops, on every page with FAQs.
- Open questions answered. Anthony's answers on billing, build time, content, website ownership and the homepage title, applied across the Homepage, Pricing, Web Design, How We Work and Terms pages.
- Homepage search data and 404 page. The homepage now has its own title, description and search data, and the site has a Page not found page that leads visitors back to the right place.
Block 25 · Started 7:52 AM
1.00 h
- Homepage search data and 404 page. The homepage now has its own title, description and search data, and the site has a Page not found page that leads visitors back to the right place.
- Plan for the WordPress build. What is left before the WordPress and Elementor build starts, sorted into must-finish, review alongside, and part of the build.
- How We Work page. The How We Work page: how a project runs step by step, how hours are counted with an example work block, the two live reports, how AI is used, and what we need from you, with FAQs and search data.
- Links to Contact and Pricing. The main menu Contact link now opens the Contact page, and a See how pricing works link now leads to the Pricing page from every service page, the homepage, the hosting page and the Contact page.
Sunday, October 254 blocks · 11.25 h
Block 24 · Started 9:24 PM
3.00 h
- Shopify Stores page. The Shopify Stores page: a full review of the KandyMan store work, research on what Shopify store buyers search and ask, and the page plan, then the page built around the KandyMan store with a working deals demo, checked at six screen sizes.
- Links to Contact and Pricing. The main menu Contact link now opens the Contact page, and a See how pricing works link now leads to the Pricing page from every service page, the homepage, the hosting page and the Contact page.
- Cookie consent and Work page decision. A cookie consent card and settings panel on every page that keeps Google Analytics off until visitors agree, plus case-study links now opening the clients live sites since the Work page is skipped for launch.
- Terms, Accessibility, Privacy and Sitemap pages. The Terms of Service, Accessibility statement, Privacy Policy and Sitemap pages, written from how you work and built in a new easy-reading layout with a plain-words summary for every section.
- Homepage closing block. The homepage now ends like every other page: one closing call to action with three steps and the Start your project button, then the full footer, without repeating the photo and bio.
- Mockup link fix. Every link to a page not built yet now shows a short message instead of leaving the mockup on a blank page; tested on all eleven pages.
- Contact page. The Contact page: why it helps search and AI tools, then the page built with the quote form on the page, ways to reach me, next steps and FAQs; every Start a project link now points to it.
- Web Design art animates at small sizes. The Web Design device art now animates on the Pricing page service cards, the footer tiles and the menu card, like the hosting art; checked on all ten pages.
- Web Hosting in the main menu. Web Hosting is now its own main menu link with an animated hosting card, and the Portfolio shows only logos, websites and motion; checked on every screen size, short laptops included.
- Menu hosting cards updated. The hosting pieces in the menu Portfolio wall now show the five homepage plan cards with the server art and current prices.
- Menu websites in the new device frames. The website pieces in the menu Portfolio wall, the phone menu strip and the lightbox now show 13 live sites in the new browser and phone frames used on the Web Design page.
- Pricing estimator to quote form. Every service ticked in the Pricing page estimator now comes ticked on the quote form, not just the first one, and changing the picks updates the form to match.
- Pricing page. The Pricing page: research on how people search and compare design pricing, and the page plan with an estimator, typical hours per service and hosting costs.
Block 23 · Started 12:08 PM
4.75 h
- Web Hosting page. The Web Hosting page, researched, planned and built as a sales funnel: real support, plans with a picker, moving steps, ownership, care options and FAQs.
- New Web Hosting art. New hosting art used across the site: your cPanel page with sample values in a browser window behind sharper, upscaled servers, with a blue pulse and DG marks that light up.
- Shopify Stores page. The Shopify Stores page: a full review of the KandyMan store work, research on what Shopify store buyers search and ask, and the page plan, then the page built around the KandyMan store with a working deals demo, checked at six screen sizes.
- FAQs: two columns, one open at a time. Every service page FAQ in two columns on wide screens, one question open at a time with the clicked question held still; plus the SEO page case cards fixed on phones.
- Pricing page. The Pricing page: research on how people search and compare design pricing, and the page plan with an estimator, typical hours per service and hosting costs.
- Smooth screen scroll everywhere. The device screens on the homepage, Web Design and Shopify Stores pages hold at the top until the whole frame is in view, then glide smoothly with the page; now a design system rule.
- Video & Motion page. The Video & Motion page: research on what logo animation buyers search, pay and expect to receive, and the page plan built around the existing motion work, then the page built and checked at nine screen sizes.
Block 22 · Started 8:25 AM
3.25 h
- Client reports redesign. The hours report and this project summary rebuilt in the new Dinsmore Graphics design system, laid out and worded so they can be shown to clients as examples.
- Go-live review. A page-by-page review of the new site mockup and every link to pages not built yet, ending in the list of what is left before launch.
- Reports on the website. A plan for showing the hours report and project summary as live examples on the website, saved for the How We Work page.
- Web Hosting page. The Web Hosting page, researched, planned and built as a sales funnel: real support, plans with a picker, moving steps, ownership, care options and FAQs.
- Workflow: DG continued opener. A DG continued skill and automatic reminder, so every thread opens the reports and the design system, loads the design skills and checks work against the design system before it is shown.
- Quote form: hosting ordering. Hosting ordering built into the one quote form: yearly-first plan prices, billing choice, care options with prices, email move and domain questions, a running summary, and a three-step hosting-only path with a PayPal invoice thank-you.
- New Web Hosting art. New hosting art used across the site: your cPanel page with sample values in a browser window behind sharper, upscaled servers, with a blue pulse and DG marks that light up.
Block 21 · Started 7:19 AM
0.25 h
- Client reports redesign. The hours report and this project summary rebuilt in the new Dinsmore Graphics design system, laid out and worded so they can be shown to clients as examples.
Saturday, October 246 blocks · 9.75 h
Block 20 · Started 8:07 PM
0.50 h
- KandyMan refresh case study. A KandyMan refresh case study on the Logo Design page: the one original logo beside the new 3D character and its three versions, Speedy Delivery and the fruit crew before and after, what was kept and refreshed, and the animated guitar player.
- Logo Design page. The Logo Design service page: a competitor study first, then the page built on the shared template with a filterable wall of 74 client logos that morph onto a stage, new logo or refresh, logos tested at real sizes, the file kit, process, pricing and FAQ, checked at six widths.
Block 19 · Started 5:16 PM
0.75 h
- Sample brand guidelines. A sample brand guide built from the Promethean logo variations: logo versions, clear space and sizes, colors, typography and do's and don'ts, previewed on the Logo Design page as what every logo client receives.
- KandyMan refresh case study. A KandyMan refresh case study on the Logo Design page: the one original logo beside the new 3D character and its three versions, Speedy Delivery and the fruit crew before and after, what was kept and refreshed, and the animated guitar player.
Block 18 · Started 3:47 PM
1.00 h
- Sample brand guidelines. A sample brand guide built from the Promethean logo variations: logo versions, clear space and sizes, colors, typography and do's and don'ts, previewed on the Logo Design page as what every logo client receives.
- KandyMan refresh case study. A KandyMan refresh case study on the Logo Design page: the one original logo beside the new 3D character and its three versions, Speedy Delivery and the fruit crew before and after, what was kept and refreshed, and the animated guitar player.
- Logo art sheen everywhere. A soft sweep of light across the Logo Design blueprint, built once and used everywhere it appears: the menu, the homepage services card, the quote form, the footer on every page and the Logo Design hero.
- Logo Design page. The Logo Design service page: a competitor study first, then the page built on the shared template with a filterable wall of 74 client logos that morph onto a stage, new logo or refresh, logos tested at real sizes, the file kit, process, pricing and FAQ, checked at six widths.
Block 17 · Started 1:02 PM
2.00 h
- Sample brand guidelines. A sample brand guide built from the Promethean logo variations: logo versions, clear space and sizes, colors, typography and do's and don'ts, previewed on the Logo Design page as what every logo client receives.
- Logo Design page. The Logo Design service page: a competitor study first, then the page built on the shared template with a filterable wall of 74 client logos that morph onto a stage, new logo or refresh, logos tested at real sizes, the file kit, process, pricing and FAQ, checked at six widths.
- About page layouts. The About page work cards now use the shared service artwork and the working-with-me cards get icons, shown three ways, then the mini pictures kept and The work section removed for now.
- About Anthony page. A full About page built from the approved statement, with a milestones timeline, how working together works, links to the work and a free consultation, linked from the menu, homepage and footer; the timeline now includes Pro City, Mixxture, Azubu and Promethean TV from your career history.
Block 16 · Started 9:09 AM
3.50 h
- Homepage section order. The video section with the film strip now comes right after the hero, above the logo section, with the sub-navigation in the same order and softer edges on the logo studio; then Services moved to right after the hero and Work renamed Websites.
- More live sites. Nine more client websites shown under the case studies on the homepage and the Web Design page, each in small desktop and phone frames with a link to the live site, with four display options to choose from, then one gliding row on the homepage and an index on the Web Design page.
- Hosting card server graphic. The server graphic from the live hosting cards, now beside the plan name and price on every new hosting plan card.
- About Anthony page. A full About page built from the approved statement, with a milestones timeline, how working together works, links to the work and a free consultation, linked from the menu, homepage and footer; the timeline now includes Pro City, Mixxture, Azubu and Promethean TV from your career history.
- Pointer glow everywhere. The soft blue light that follows the cursor over cards now works the same on every page, including the homepage and the footer card.
- Story buttons. The four big client stories now lead with a Visit the website button instead of case study links, and the homepage Work section ends with an Explore Web Design button.
- Visible story phone films. The Visible Auto Lab story phone now steps through six real wrap films, with the film name in the app bar changing to match, on the homepage and the Web Design page.
- Wrap visualizer card. The visualizer card on the Web Design page now shows the real Huracan EVO changing between six wrap films, satin to color shift, rendered by Wrap Studio itself.
- About Anthony statement. A new About Anthony statement written with you from the live About text and your history, saved for the About page, with matching wording on the homepage, menu, hosting section, footer and service pages.
- Sub-navigation landing fix. Every sub-navigation stop on the homepage and service pages now lands with the top of its section in clear view under the nav bar; Motion and Logos were cut off at the top.
Block 15 · Started 6:58 AM
2.00 h
- Web Design page. The Web Design service page: a competitor study first, then the page built on the shared template with real client work, custom tools, platform choice, process, redesigns, pricing and FAQ, checked at six widths.
- Homepage section order. The video section with the film strip now comes right after the hero, above the logo section, with the sub-navigation in the same order and softer edges on the logo studio; then Services moved to right after the hero and Work renamed Websites.
- New Web Design art everywhere. The animated device art replaces the old Web Design image in the homepage service card, the menu, the quote form and the footer on every page.
Friday, October 234 blocks · 9.00 h
Block 14 · Started 10:33 PM
2.25 h
- Selected work section. Fresh phone and desktop screenshots of four client sites, and three new layouts for the selected work section with scrolling browser and phone frames.
- SEO & AI Search page: SEO review, fixes and footer. A self-review of the SEO & AI Search page against our own checklist, the approved on-page SEO fixes (title, description, question headings, FAQ, claims and search data), and a new footer mockup, then four footer layout options.
- Quote form pop-up. The quote form now opens as a pop-up card under the nav bar from every start and consultation button, with the page or button service pre-ticked; the homepage gets a new closing card and the site footer.
- Homepage lightbox. The homepage logo spotlight, logo row and menu wall open in a lightbox with its tools docked in the nav bar, the same way as the live site.
- Menu portfolio clicks. Logos, websites and videos clicked in the menu go to their section and open in the lightbox there; hosting cards go to the hosting section; plus a check of where pages open in the preview.
- Homepage hosting link. An Explore Web Hosting button at the end of the homepage hosting section, leading to the full Web Hosting page.
Block 13 · Started 5:50 PM
2.75 h
- SEO & AI Search page: SEO review, fixes and footer. A self-review of the SEO & AI Search page against our own checklist, the approved on-page SEO fixes (title, description, question headings, FAQ, claims and search data), and a new footer mockup, then four footer layout options.
- Homepage sub-navigation. A six-button bar under the homepage hero that docks into the nav bar on scroll, like the SEO page, plus the footer studio text running full width on tablets.
Block 12 · Started 8:52 AM
1.75 h
- Design system. The Dinsmore Graphics design system: tokens, brand book, live components and brand assets, built from the homepage design.
- SEO & AI Search page. The first service page designed and built as a mockup, with real ChatGPT proof, the full checklist and the review of Google, Yelp and social profiles.
Block 11 · Started 6:31 AM
2.25 h
- Keyword and competitor research. National keyword and competitor research for the six services, with a page-by-page plan for titles, headings and web addresses, reviewed again before planning the service pages.
- Competitor study: SEO & AI Search. Five direct competitors studied page by page, with how our SEO & AI Search page can beat them, and the plan for its full checklist.
- SEO & AI Search page. The first service page designed and built as a mockup, with real ChatGPT proof, the full checklist and the review of Google, Yelp and social profiles.
- SEO results on case studies. One SEO and AI search results highlight added to the Salon Bravissimo, Visible Auto Lab and Hair by Behnaz stories, plus saved ChatGPT proof and AI answer badges on Salon Bravissimo, Hair By Behnaz and Visible Auto Lab, with four badge designs to choose from.
- Form email address. The new contact form now sends every submission to support@dgnow.net, which is also the visible contact email.
- Email spam protection. The displayed email is hidden from spam harvesters while staying a normal link for visitors, screen readers and Google.
Thursday, October 224 blocks · 8.00 h
Block 10 · Started 5:31 PM
3.50 h
- Menu: six services. Mockup of the menu Services card with all six services, three layout options and new artwork, plus a fix to the SEO card artwork.
- Design system. The Dinsmore Graphics design system: tokens, brand book, live components and brand assets, built from the homepage design.
- Keyword and competitor research. National keyword and competitor research for the six services, with a page-by-page plan for titles, headings and web addresses, reviewed again before planning the service pages.
- Search wording and self-service hosting. Applied the approved search wording to the homepage and repositioned Web Hosting as self-service hosting with real support from us, with full-service management as an option.
- Salon Bravissimo case study. New intro, highlights and tags for the Salon Bravissimo story: three websites and 20 years of hosting.
- Visible Auto Lab case study. Intro options and a plan to feature the wrap visualizer, in the case study and as web app work, then the new story with the visualizer on the phone.
- KandyMan case study. The KandyMan story now highlights the product imagery and video we created.
- SEO results on case studies. One SEO and AI search results highlight added to the Salon Bravissimo, Visible Auto Lab and Hair by Behnaz stories, plus saved ChatGPT proof and AI answer badges on Salon Bravissimo, Hair By Behnaz and Visible Auto Lab, with four badge designs to choose from.
- Hair by Behnaz case study. New intro and highlights for the Hair by Behnaz story: more than 15 years of sites, fully custom, with her custom blog.
- Hero video fallback. The homepage video now starts on the first tap or scroll when a phone blocks autoplay.
Block 9 · Started 2:29 PM
1.50 h
- Selected work section. Fresh phone and desktop screenshots of four client sites, and three new layouts for the selected work section with scrolling browser and phone frames.
- Menu: six services. Mockup of the menu Services card with all six services, three layout options and new artwork, plus a fix to the SEO card artwork.
Block 8 · Started 10:53 AM
2.00 h
- Selected work section. Fresh phone and desktop screenshots of four client sites, and three new layouts for the selected work section with scrolling browser and phone frames.
- Menu: six services. Mockup of the menu Services card with all six services, three layout options and new artwork, plus a fix to the SEO card artwork.
- Hosting plans auto-advance. The hosting plans row steps through every plan on its own, one at a time.
- Contact form follow-up questions. Planned and built the follow-up questions for each service in the contact form, shown only for the services someone picks.
- Shopify wording. Shopify copy now promises a custom cart, pricing and discounts, not a custom checkout.
Block 7 · Started 9:07 AM
1.00 h
- Selected work section. Fresh phone and desktop screenshots of four client sites, and three new layouts for the selected work section with scrolling browser and phone frames.
- Phone menu blur fix. The open menu on phones is sharp again, with only the page behind it blurred.
Wednesday, October 215 blocks · 10.00 h
Block 6 · Started 2:37 PM
5.00 h
- Homepage design. The new homepage mockup: video hero, logo spotlight with particle transitions, motion film strip, services with custom artwork, recent work, how I work, ways to pay with billing time bars, hosting plans, and a three-step lead form with a personal intro.
- Menu fix on the live site. The Portfolio links at the bottom of the live menu no longer cut off on tablets and small laptops; backed up first and checked on dgnow.net.
Block 5 · Started 1:23 PM
0.75 h
- Homepage design. The new homepage mockup: video hero, logo spotlight with particle transitions, motion film strip, services with custom artwork, recent work, how I work, ways to pay with billing time bars, hosting plans, and a three-step lead form with a personal intro.
Block 4 · Started 11:20 AM
2.00 h
- Scroll motion sample. Design-phase planning, the logo files, and a scroll-controlled logo cascade built from real client logos, with a new eight-logo lineup.
- Homepage design. The new homepage mockup: video hero, logo spotlight with particle transitions, motion film strip, services with custom artwork, recent work, how I work, ways to pay with billing time bars, hosting plans, and a three-step lead form with a personal intro.
Block 3 · Started 10:45 AM
0.25 h
- Full website evaluation. Search, speed, Analytics, links, design, flow and sales review, goals, and the evaluation report with a phased plan and pricing model.
Block 2 · Started 8:29 AM
2.00 h
- Lightbox controls in the nav bar. Logo gallery lightbox controls docked in the middle of the nav bar, with the logo fading to the blue mark on phones.
- Phone navigation polish. Services and About link landing spots, menu button size and tap fix, and the nav bar shift.
- Portfolio tab bar redesign. Category button options and the segmented bar on phones, tablet and desktop.
- Portfolio tabs docked in the nav. Docked category bar in the nav (desktop) and at the bottom (phones), with the glow and readability refinements.
- Project setup and time tracking. Set up the new-thread opener and the project hours report.
- Full website evaluation. Search, speed, Analytics, links, design, flow and sales review, goals, and the evaluation report with a phased plan and pricing model.
Tuesday, October 201 block · 3.00 h
Block 1 · Started 8:54 PM
3.00 h
- Lightbox controls in the nav bar. Logo gallery lightbox controls docked in the middle of the nav bar, with the logo fading to the blue mark on phones.
- New navigation menu: design. Mockup rounds for the new menu, ending with the work wall.
- New navigation menu: build. The live work-wall menu, Services slide links and slide hold, the Logo Design graphic, and a Toggle Nav fix.
- Portfolio filter bar in the menu. Filter bar mockup, hosting package screenshots, live build, and menu artwork opening in the lightbox.
- Phone navigation polish. Services and About link landing spots, menu button size and tap fix, and the nav bar shift.
- Page speed. Phone menu previews refreshed, load measured, and the reel, YouTube, gallery and menu media fixes.
Total, 82 work blocks161.75 h
How billing works
Clear hours, nothing padded.
You see the same numbers we bill from. Here is how they are counted.
- 01
Timed from the work itself
Hours come directly from the working sessions, with pauses longer than 15 minutes ending a work block.
- 02
Rounded once, per block
Each work block is rounded up once to the next quarter hour, never per task. The hours shown are the hours billed.
- 03
Off-session work, when recorded
Any tasks done outside of normal tracking are added as their own line, with full details.