Monastery Vault
Domenic Barranca is the perfect client for my freelance business. He’s a super-busy consultant in the wireless industry, but satisfies his passion for writing through his production company Monastery Vault, which specializes in mobile content
Time is always at premium for Domenic and he spends so much money on his productions, he has a limited budget for his website. Nevertheless, Domenic understands the benefits of a professionally-styled home for his productions, so initially he reached out to a Toronto-based agency to build Monastery Vault.
Domenic quickly burned through his budget with the very pricy design shop, so his website lived online half-finished for the better part of a year. That is until Domenic heard about my services.
HOW I HELP
To my delight, MonestaryVault.io was built on the WordPress platform, with a fairly intuitive website-builder plugin installed. My learning curve for the installation was swift, so we got to work immediately.
We condensed the website from four pages to one index page. Two of the elements in the top navigation direct to anchor points within the homepage. All the background information and contact form for Monastery Vault are only one click away—or a few scrolls down the page.
“Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.”
Domenic’s productions produce some very engaging imagery, so we implemented a large hero slider that directs visitors to the site’s most important feature, the mobile video content. We built out posts for each video and we use a category page for the production archive.
I helped Domenic clean up the copy so it’s SEO-friendly, ensured all metadata was present on the site and his YouTube channel and connected his Google Analytics account. I continue to make sure WordPress and all the site’s plugins stay up to date.
THE RESULTS
I’m sure Domenic would love to invest more into Monastery Vault. As a full-time consultant and family man, it’s difficult for him to find the time and energy required for his passion project. Nevertheless, he has a tight and tidy, mobile friendly home for the visually stunning and touching story of ‘Giacomo the Pumpkin’ and the hilarious three-part series, ‘Robs Cooking Show.’
When Domenic is ready to ramp up production, he has a scalable web presence to support his productions and a very cost effective-resource in Barney’s Updates to assist with Monastery Vault’s continued growth online.
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Giacomo the Pumpkin
Kids and parents, see how the world’s first pumpkin came to be in this enchanted story. It’s a Halloween tale, but it’s also a tale about understanding the unknown, before we come to judge it.
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Robs Cooking Show
Meet Rob. Meet Renzo. Rob thinks a cooking show will bring him the love of a woman he desperately seeks. Renzo thinks hanging in Rob’s mother’s basement is a great escape.
ARE YOU READY TO START YOUR PROJECT?
All first consultations are free! It’s time we start answering your digital questions.