It finally happened! The website has been updated to something modern and professional. Here is the press release...
Caring Palms is pleased to announce a major change to the website. These changes make the site much more professional looking as well as user friendly. No more are things hidden under three individual and separate sections. Everything is right on the front page with drop down menus to under most topics. And all the information is available no matter what page you are on (with the only exception being articles and journal entries).
Everything you need to know about massage is under the Massage tab, Reiki under the Reiki tab (including class schedules where you can sign up for upcoming classes), and continuing education under the Continuing Education tab. A summary of pricing, scheduling information, booking and cancellation policies, and other classes available can be found under the Pricing and Gift Certificates tab. You can even purchase gift certificates online through PayPal.
The Massage Styles page shows all the styles of massage performed at Caring Palms in a unique accordion presentation. Just click on the one you want to see and it will roll up. And with every style, you can follow the ‘Learn More’ link to see a longer article.
The Our Studio tab has bits about the studio including written directions and updated pictures of the inside. There is even a link to get turn-by-turn driving directions from Google Maps.
There is information on therapist(s) here as well as student ratings of instructor led classes and testimonials. There are links to other resources, and contact information showing several ways to get in touch with Caring Palms.
You can even request information right from a form on the front page (and that form is on most pages). You can join our mailing list, and look at past newsletters.
The Articles tab has leads you to an archive of articles written by Caring Palms as well as inspirational writing. There, you can also find the Ethereal Journal (blog) which is a compilation of things that have happened over the past 12 years energy–wise, massage-wise, and spiritually. If you are interested in learning about things such as ghostbusting, energy use, mediumship, astral projection, massage results, then this is a place to look. This journal is there to introduce new concepts to those that are interested. It describes things I have learned or done. It is not about me, not about ego. Some entries teach, some just tell of things. If you are interested, start at the bottom and work forward.
Note: Because of issues with the transfer from one format to another, many of the journal entries have strange characters which appear after the period in many sentences. This is especially true with entries from 2004 through part of 2012 (about 500 entries). It does not hinder one’s ability to read it, but it just makes it look strange. These should be cleaned up by the end of August.
All the links have been tested (a lot), and I think everything has been working (which is better than a company I used to work for when they put out products that they labeled ‘no known bugs’). If you find any problems, please let us know what they are so we can fix them.
One more thing of note: The current menu will not work with touch screen devices such as IPad and Android devices (something we just found out). There is new menu software which we will be purchasing within the next week that will handle all devices from PCs to IPhones to Android phones and tablets. But rather than get this first, I decided to get the site out first.
The new site is much easier to use with everything at your fingertips. I hope you like what we have here.
And special thanks...
Caring Palms has been looking for a long time to find help on creating a new look for the website, and after a year of having the software, and not being able to get a handle on it, a client lead me to his brother, Justin Perkins. Justin designed the look of the site, redesigned things as I needed them to meet Caring Palms’ needs, and gave me training in the software. This way, I can control everything, make changes, and add as I need. This is what I need to have as this site is constantly changing and growing. And he is also available as technical support should I need it.
Justin, thank you.