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Alex Branning, experienced web developer for hire
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on October 3rd, 2011
I have been doing web development for eight years now; and I’m looking to work on a per project basis with other web development firms in Southern California. My experience includes high-end application development, Internet security, advanced search engine optimization and complex front-end layout.
My Code of Ethics sets the bar very high for my integrity, honesty, timeliness and quality of work. I will deliver a signed Code of Ethics to you with my first contract so that you know I intend to stand behind it and deliver a product I am proud of while maintaining a level of integrity that’s hard to find in the web development industry. If you’re interested in bringing me on the team I can send a list of references you can contact to learn more about me: the quality of my work, my communication skills, my testing procedures and my integrity
I am looking to work on a per-project basis; please email me your project specifics and I will get back to you with a quote as soon as possible. If you’re interested in bringing me on a project, please either call me at (661) 951 2252 or email me: alex@branninggroup.com.
Zen Cart: Add Items to Cart (using Ajax, no page refresh)
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on March 17th, 2010
One of my clients came to me with an idea that would enhance the usability of her store: she wanted her customers to be able to add items to the shopping cart with no page refresh, but it had to be ridiculously easy to use.
I had to make quite a few enhancements to the user experience; including:
- Add to Cart button no longer created a page refresh
- Add to Cart button triggered a JavaScript alert letting them know their item was added to the shopping cart
- The header bar text (”My Cart: # Items”) had to be modified to show the overall number of items, and not the number of individual products within the shopping cart. For example, if the customer purchased two widgets and three doodles it had to display “My Cart: 5 items” instead of Zen Cart’s standard functionality that would have displayed “My Cart: 2 items”
The client has a trade-only web site so this functionality isn’t available to on the public-facing web site. Please email me and let me know if you would like to get my username and password for the demo store so you can see the functionality in action!
Zen Cart: Edit Items in Shopping Cart (including attributes)
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on March 17th, 2010
One of my clients came to me with a dilemma many Zen Cart users face: they wanted their customers to be able to modify items with attributes within the shopping cart and not force the buyer to delete the item and add it to their cart again.
I was able to make this happen! You can see it working on http://www.namelynewborns.com/.
Here’s how it works:
- Buyer adds item to cart
- Buyer clicks “edit” to edit the desired attributes
- Buyer clicks “save” to submit changes to item
- Cart refreshes showing new attributes for item
Please email me and let me know if you would like me to install this on your Zen Cart!
Calaisio.com
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on January 6th, 2010
The Branning Group was approached by Calaisio to design a new site for their custom products. Calaisio asked the Branning Group to design the new site and integrate all of their products in a better was as well as create a warehouse integration system for the site.
The Branning Group was able to do this by using CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP and Zen Cart. By using these different types of technologies the Branning Group was able to make the new Calaisio site fully functional and match everything that was asked for.
Wishy
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on December 30th, 2009
Wishy for Everything is a start-up company that is launching a wishlist service that will be embedded in all popular social networks and allow people to share their wishlists globally.
The business model for Wishy.com required them to have over 900,000 products in their catalog….which in turn required a revisionary way for them to search their catalog since Zen Cart doesn’t handle very well with a large catalog. We developed a custom search indexing tool that returned results sorted by relevance in under .2 seconds!
This is Marilyn
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on December 30th, 2009
We worked with people close to the Marilyn Monroe estate to build a social networking web site for all the fans of the iconic actress. We designed the site to focus on the glamor of Marilyn and highlight her career, as well as give her fans interesting factoids and attract a new generation of Marilyn fans.
The featureset of the web site includes an activity feed, message boards, private messaging, contests, polls, and user relationships.
Like Zebra
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on December 30th, 2009
LikeZebra.com incorporates a full social toolset with a large-scale media management system; combining two of the most popular features on the Web for the 12-25 year-old demographic. Building on the foundation of the Branning Group Social Networking Platform, the LikeZebra site launched on November 24, 2008!
The Branning Group social networking platform comes with the following feature set out of the box, any and all modifications are on the table:
- User management (with full statistics and reports)
- Peer relationships through the network (users can become “friends” with each other)]
- Complete content management system; all content is controlled through the back-end administration
- Image upload for users; moderation through back-end system (user generated content that makes you money!)
- Activity feed that entices users to click around on your web site, generating advertising revenue and encourages more user generated content
- Blog system for all users
- Custom URLs for your users - http://www.bluecanvas.com/branninggroup (this will encourage your user base to share their profile on your site with their friends)
- Classifieds system to post job openings, items for sale, etc
- Events system that allows users to broadcast meetings, parties, etc
- Internal messaging system that allows users to contact each other through the network
- Powerful search engine that can retrieve content from all areas of the site
- Message Wall that allows users to leave notes on their friends’ profile pages
Jobblehead
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on December 30th, 2009
A team of investors based in the Los Angeles area launched a social network targeted to unemployed Americans looking for encouragement, friendship - and a job. The Branning Group delivered a complete branding package, including a logo, web site design and branding materials.
Jobblehead was launched with the following feature set:
The Branning Group social networking platform comes with the following feature set out of the box: user management (with full statistics and reports); peer relationships through the network (users can become “friends” with each other); complete content management system; image upload with folder system; activity feed; blog system for members; classifieds system; events broadcasting; internal messaging; powerful search engine that can retrieve content from all areas on the site; and a message wall that allows users to leave notes on their friends’ profile pages. Development is underway for more features to bolster the community aspects and encourage more user-generated content.
The site also offers job offer feature for everyone to look for new jobs that may be available. There is also a RSS Aggregator that allows the users to get news on their Jobblehead home page.
Grab.com
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on December 30th, 2009
Demand Media contracted Alex Branning in April of 2007 to take over the maintenance and upgrades for their gaming-centered social network property Grab.com. The tasks included adding a paid subscription model for premium features; optimizing the site for organic search engine traffic; stamping out the bugs in the site (over 200 when I started) and over-seeing the site’s re-design. Over the course of the six-month contract the traffic increased over 33% and the site loading times were cut down by over two seconds per page.
Buzznet.com
Posted by alexbranning in Portfolio on December 30th, 2009
Buzznet contracted Alex Branning in October 2007 to take their web site to the next level. The work done included increasing their search engine traffic; optimized their registration processes; cut down on page load times and built an extensive publishing platform for their exclusive content. Alex was also part of the team that was improving the site’s architecture so we could keep up with the explosive growth.
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- Boingos
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- FragrantRainSoap.com
- Grab.com
- Jobblehead
- Kids-N-Cribs.com
- Letterhead Studios
- LidLift
- LikeZebra
- LosCa.com
- MillerEqCo.com
- MostWantedPictures.net
- Posh Baby
- SilverFantasy.com
- SPGS-Ground.com
- SuperiorCarSeats.com
- tailwatersflyshop.com
- This Is Marilyn
- Wishy
- Zen Cart 2.0
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