Let it not be said that 2024 was a slow or dull year. Exciting, challenging, frightening, revolutionizing, anticipation. Some of the words that come to mind.

 

No less than 64 countries plus the European Union are having elections this year. South Africa’s has been moved up to the 29th of May, only a few months away. The USA’s presidential elections is scheduled for the 5th of November. Exciting times indeed.

 

But let’s not dwell on these little matters. Doing business in these times is much more interesting. And often challenging.

 

SureFit Designs

Our year started off on a high note when our Elsabé Hurn of SureFit Designs South Africa decided to re-vamp their website. SureFit Designs is an international franchise and Elsabé is the franchisee in South Africa. She has been a client of Digital Joe since late 2019.





Out with the old… In with the new!

The company recently changed ownership in the USA and the new owner has given the franchisees creative freedom, seeing that this is the very nature of the business. Elsabé chose one of our new templates, which we then customized according to her specifications. We added a video loop on the banner and a link to her YouTube channel. (By the way, the new look on YouTube is great, Elsabé!)

 

We think her color scheme and the layout she chose really has made a huge impact in changing the corporate identity of SureFit Designs South Africa to a more modern, creative look and feel.

 

Well, done, Elsabé! It was wonderful to be part of this change. We trust you are going to bring creative sewing to many new households with this new website.


[You can view the live site here: https://surefitdesigns.co.za]


Ashanti Estate

Still on the creative trend, but a completely different side of it, comes the re-make of Ashanti Estate’s website. Ashanti Estate is a magnificent wedding and conference venue in the outskirts of Paarl, close to Cape Town, which has hosted many international celebrity weddings and large corporate functions.

 

Needless to say, fresh content is at the heart of this business and that’s why we were tasked to convert the existing website to our CMS (Content Management System) platform. This was a huge task, as there were so many elements on the website. During conversion, each element is assigned a parameter, which can then be easily edited from a dashboard.

 

Ashanti also wanted to add a video loop to their Welcome page banner, which added a great dynamic to the site. In order to host their videos we created an additional youtube channel for them, otherwise the traffic on the site would have exploded even more on the domain server.


We can’t wait to see how the Ashanti Estate team is going to re-vamp this site regularly with new content and images in the near future.

Feel free to visit their website and let us know what you think. You'll find them at https://ashantiestate.co.za. Comment below.

And if you're looking to organise an event (40 people or more), they'd gladly assist you to make it a memorable affair. Their professionalism is world class, as is the venue itself. Make sure you book well in advance, as they are quite busy.


Digital Joe new campaign

We have created a new marketing video for the launch of our new website templates. Please take a look and let us know what you think in the comments below. We'd really appreciate your honest feedback. And remember, sharing is caring, so please share widely! ????

LinkedIn: LinkedIn Post

Youtube: digitaljoe-campaign-001-south-africa  (South Africa)

               digitaljoe-campaign-001-global  (Global)


And that's a wrap...

In the next edition we will share more products and projects with you, and some tips on how to combat spam in your mailbox, and why.


During the month of April we will be sharing some tips and techniques which could benefit your business in terms of your online presence.


We pray that you, your family and your business are blessed this coming month.


See you next time.

Estelle Pretorius

Digital Joe