{"id":2060,"date":"2017-07-29T21:54:15","date_gmt":"2017-07-29T20:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tomfotherby.com\/blog\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2017-08-17T12:14:43","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T11:14:43","slug":"closed-bitvolution-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tomfotherby.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/07\/closed-bitvolution-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Closed Bitvolution website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/20161203_bitvolution_homepage.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/20161203_bitvolution_homepage.jpg?resize=93%2C86&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"screenshot of bitvolution homepage\" width=\"93\" height=\"86\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1929\" \/><\/a>I closed down my contracting website (bitvolution.com) because that is not my gig anymore (and hasn&#8217;t been for a long time). I thought I&#8217;d archive the homepage and portfolio here, you know, for reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The WordPress theme was original (created in-house, lol). I had open-sourced it and submitted it to the WordPress directory but alas, they didn&#8217;t accept it. More detail are at the end of the post.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"280\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/96t1EqPHmu0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"clearAfter\">\n<div style='float:left;width:460px;padding:5px 0 0 10px'>\n<p style=\"font-size:1.2em\">\nHere at Bitvolution, we develop websites.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIn a nutshell, that means that we sit at our computers all day punching out code for fine folk from around the world. The web is where we&#8217;re in our element! We pride ourselves in having the nerdy skills to resolve peoples ideas into websites and solve problems that come up along the way.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIf you need a website, we may be able to help. We can develop and support your new site. Take a look at <a href=\"our-portfolio\">our portfolio<\/a> of previous work and <a href=\"contact\">contact us<\/a> if you want a quote for your new project.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style='float:right;width:130px;margin-right:20px;text-align:center;line-height:115%' class=\"sloganFont\">\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/20091024_BitvolutionFactoryInput.png?resize=74%2C49&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Factory inputs\" width=\"74\" height=\"49\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-211 no-border\" \/><br \/>&darr;<br \/>Bitvolution<br \/>code factory<br \/>&darr;<br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/20091023_IconLarge_Website_d.png?resize=123%2C111&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Factory output\" width=\"123\" height=\"111\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-210 no-border\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 style='margin-top:0'>Why you <em>shouldn&#8217;t<\/em> choose Bitvolution to build your site?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"chooseUsItem clearAfter\">\n<div class=\"text-slogan\">Freedom<\/div>\n<div class=\"slogan-desc\">\n<div class=\"antisell\">&#8220;You want to be kept in the dark and to give up ownership of your site code.<\/div>\n<p>We are open and transparent. Unlike most other companies we don\u2019t reserve any rights to any of the code or images used to build your site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chooseUsItem clearAfter\">\n<div class=\"text-slogan\">Solutions<\/div>\n<div class=\"slogan-desc\">\n<div class=\"antisell\">&#8220;You <strong>just<\/strong> want a website and have already mapped out exactly what to do.<\/div>\n<p>We know you don\u2019t just want a website \u2013 you want a website that scratches a business itch. We\u2019ll keep at the problem until you\u2019re happy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chooseUsItem clearAfter\">\n<div class=\"text-slogan\">Shiny &amp; New<\/div>\n<div class=\"slogan-desc\">\n<div class=\"antisell\">&#8220;You want a site that will be out of date the moment it&#8217;s released.<\/div>\n<p>We use the latest techniques and software available. We are more agile than larger companies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chooseUsItem clearAfter\">\n<div class=\"text-slogan\">Approachable<\/div>\n<div class=\"slogan-desc\">\n<div class=\"antisell\">&#8220;You love wading through the bureaucracy of a big company and dealing with multiple parties (e.g. designers, developers, SEO experts, hosting companies, etc).<\/div>\n<p>We offer a personal approach, just the two of us to interact with directly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chooseUsItem clearAfter\">\n<div class=\"text-slogan\">Price<\/div>\n<div class=\"slogan-desc\">\n<div class=\"antisell\">&#8220;You have tonnes of spare cash and you don&#8217;t mind being overcharged.&#8221;<\/div>\n<p>Our prices are very competitive. In fact, they\u2019re cheap! (<em>yes, we know it\u2019s bad to use the word &#8220;cheap&#8221;, but you can see through all that right?<\/em>). We don&#8217;t have office rent or a receptionist to pay &#8211; so we charge less.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How it works<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"styledList\">\n<li>\n<p><em>Contact<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"contact\">Drop us a line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Discovery<\/em> &#8211; We ask you some questions about your ideas and figure out the website goals.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Quote<\/em> &#8211; We tell you how much it&#8217;ll cost to create or modify your site.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Design<\/em> &#8211; We design a single page mockup and get your feedback &#8211; we repeat the design until you&#8217;re happy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Development<\/em> &#8211; We turn the design into a fully functional website.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em>Payment<\/em> &#8211; You pay us and we publish your site on the internet, supply you with documentation about your site and sign over the copyrights to you.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr>\n<h2>Our Portfolio<\/h2>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/peopleperhour_SS_200x146.png?resize=200%2C146&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"peopleperhour_SS_200x146\" width=\"200\" height=\"146\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">My Employer: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\">PeoplePerHour.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\">www.peopleperhour.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">PeoplePerHour is a online freelance marketplace, take a look, you may find the site useful. I have worked in the development team since November 2008. I am directly responsible for implementing key features such as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\">homepage<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\/find\/\">search page<\/a>, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\/reg_sup.php\">registration process<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.peopleperhour.com\/post_req1.php\">job posting process<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/dt_200x135.png?resize=200%2C135&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the Deanos Tattoos website\" title=\"dt_200x135\" width=\"200\" height=\"135\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-959\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">Website: Deanos Tattoos<\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><s>www.deanostattoos.co.uk<\/s><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">This is a website for a Tattoo studio in Worksop, Nottinghamshire. It showcases a gallery of tattoos done in the purpose built Tattoo studio attached to Deans home.<\/p>\n<p>Technologies: WordPress<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uEqCH6tiKdI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">Website: Sunflower Cottage<\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><s>www.sunflowercottagebulgaria.com<\/s><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">This website provided pricing and availability information for a holiday cottage available to rent in Bulgaria. <\/p>\n<p>Technologies: WordPress<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stokerowaccommodation.co.uk\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/sra_SS_200x142.png?resize=200%2C142&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the stoke row accommodation website\" width=\"200\" height=\"142\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-858\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stokerowaccommodation.co.uk\">Stoke Row Accommodation<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stokerowaccommodation.co.uk\">www.stokerowaccommodation.co.uk<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">This website provides pricing and availability information for a studio flat available to rent nightly or weekly in Stoke Row, Oxfordshire.<\/p>\n<p>Technologies: WordPress, jQuery<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitvolution.com\/wordpress-image-gallery-plugin\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/bitvol_image_galleria_SS_200x150.png?resize=200%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-847\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">WordPress Plugin: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitvolution.com\/wordpress-image-gallery-plugin\">Bitvolution Image Galleria<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitvolution.com\/wordpress-image-gallery-plugin\/\">www.bitvolution.com\/wordpress-image-gallery-plugin\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">This plugin changes the way WordPress displays it&#8217;s in-built image gallery and turns it into something a little fancier.<\/p>\n<p>Technologies: jQuery, WordPress, PHP.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/gipf_SS_200x153.png?resize=200%2C153&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Screenshot of the GIPF website\" width=\"200\" height=\"153\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-728\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">Website: Greek Island Property Finders<\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><s>www.greekislandpropertyfinders.co.uk<\/s><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">Are you looking for a property in the Greek Islands? Julia and Petros can use the local language, knowledge and facilities to explore and enquire about property that you might be interested in purchasing. We created this website to help showcase some of the property that they are finding.<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidijoycegardens.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/heidijoycegardens_SS_200x153.png?resize=200%2C153&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"heidijoycegardens_SS_200x153\" width=\"200\" height=\"153\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidijoycegardens.com\">Heidi Joyce Gardens<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heidijoycegardens.com\">www.heidijoycegardens.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">Heidi is a passionate plantswoman and designer. She wanted a website where her customers could find and contact her and she wanted to showcase her portfolio and post the occasional Blog entry about her gardening.<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/304NOvzSI7U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">Website: Soulshaker Productions<\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><s>www.soulshakerproductions.com<\/s><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">SoulShakerProductions provides sound design services for the film and television industries. Bitvolution created this site given an initial Photoshop mockup.<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pW3meXi38Fs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">Website: USApplicants<\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><s>www.usapplicants.com<\/s><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">USApplicants is a London-based consultancy offering bespoke guidance for students applying to American universities. Bitvolution created this site specifically to match an existing site that the client owned.<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-qdem7DA7Y8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">Website: Start a Faith<\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><s>www.startafaith.com<\/s><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">The brief was to allow users to &#8220;<em>explain the premises of their own religion, and to offer it up to the web in concise form. The word &#8216;faith&#8217; is used widely here: environmentalists might preach about the spirituality of the green mission, football fans might deify Wayne Rooney etc.<\/em>&#8220;<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"portfolio-website\">\n<div class=\"website-thumbnail\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/fotherplot\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/fotherplot_SS_200x150.png?resize=200%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-845\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-name\">WordPress Plugin: <a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/fotherplot\/\">Fotherplot<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-url\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/fotherplot\/\">wordpress.org\/extend\/plugins\/fotherplot\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"website-description\">A simple WordPress plugin that can plot values stored in a custom field against the <em>published-on<\/em> date of all WordPress blog posts that use the field.<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearBoth\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/20161203_bitvolution_theme.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.tomfotherby.com\/Images\/bitvolution\/screenshot-300x232.png?resize=300%2C232&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-918\" \/><\/a>We have submitted the WordPress theme that we made for this website to the WordPress theme directory. It is currently being reviewed, so hopefully it will be available to download soon&#8230;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"sloganFont\">Theme features:<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"styledList\">\n<li>\n<p>This theme is a no-frills fixed-width, two-column WordPress theme. 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