Drabek Web Solutions - web site design, development, support

Welcome!

Based in Bellingham, Washington, Drabek Web Solutions is owned and operated by Robbie Drabek. Robbie has a certificate in Web Design and Development from Western Washington University and many years of experience in the information technology field.

Web sites range in complexity from basic "brochure" sites to more complex sites, with blogging and e-commerce functionality. Other features, such as email forms to collect customer information, photo galleries, or password protection, are also available. Please check out some of my portfolio sites for examples.

Would you like to have a web site that you can update on your own? WordPress may be the solution for you. You may have heard of WordPress as a blogging tool, but it has also become popular as a Content Management System. Alternatively, if you'd rather let someone else do the updates, I can help you with that too!

For more information, please contact Robbie at info@drabekweb.com.

Portfolio

The Bellingham Review This site gets a new look each year to match the paper edition. Because it was built on a template and separates out the css styling from the html presentation, the new look can be achieved with a minimum of fuss.
Cedar Tree Fitness This is a brochure site with blogging functionality. The default WordPress theme was customized to meet requirements. The site features a site search capability and email subscription signup.
Ridgestar Aussies This site is a rewrite of an older site. While the original site was fully functional, it was high maintenance. The outward appearance is almost identical, but the code is now based on a single template, styling has been separated out from the content, and it is compliant with current industry standards (W3C). An enhanced slide show was also implemented.
Whatcom Volunteer Center This site is a custom installation, powered by WordPress. It features a blog, drop-down menu navigation, a homepage slideshow with links to the key events/programs, and an email form for the volunteer timesheet.
Fairhaven Massage & Therapy Center This site is a basic brochure site that can be easily extended to include a blog in the future. A WordPress theme was customized to meet requirements. It features a clean design, site search box, and a navigation menu in the left sidebar that remains in place when the user scrolls down the page.
Jane Cather, artist This site was built on a template, which makes it easy to change out pages and tweak the design. It contains unique displays of Jane’s artwork, such as the “women of the village” gallery and “meditations” pages. It has an email form for collecting information for her email list and a link to Jane’s WordPress blog, hosted on WordPress.com. PayPal has been implemented for processing orders.
Whatcom Agility Team This is another site built on a Dreamweaver template. It contains a “members only” section that is password protected and links to a WordPress blog, hosted on WordPress.com. The WordPress blog has been customized to have the same look and feel as the main site.
Northwest Wildlife Rehabilitation Center This site features many photos of animals undergoing rehabilitation, including a special slide show of a young osprey’s release into the wild. PayPal is used for accepting donations.
Renee L. Surratt, LMP This site is a custom installation of WordPress as a Content Management System, but the blogging functionality is turned off. It shows that WordPress doesn't have be be about blogging at all.
Brenda Miller, author This site features Brenda’s books, links to her essays on other web sites, interviews, upcoming events and contact information. The madrone tree is an example of a custom graphic designed by Drabek Web Solutions.
Suzanne Paola, author This site features Suzanne’s books, both poetry and prose, as well as upcoming events and web links. It also contains a contact form, as an alternative to providing an email address on the web.
Bruce Beasley, author This site features Bruce’s books and links to his poetry that has been published in various online journals.
Dog-Friendly Dog Training This site is a dog training primer, featuring the use of a clicker and lots of positive reinforcement. It is a basic html site, created using a Dreamweaver template.
A Week in the Galapagos Do you need password authorization for part of your web site? This site is an example of directory level access. The user name is "demo" and the password is "demo". The site contains a gallery of travel photos, presented in the context of an interactive map. You can follow the trip by choosing a location on the map or go day-by-day by clicking on the tortoises.