LIVE SITE LINKS
Listed below are active links to a few sites that I have designed and built for my clients. Some are at mockup stage.
But first, the back-story:
I was highly frustrated for years trying to create effective, good looking and well branded websites. The main reason for that was I had HTML code writers & Wordpress people between me and my clients and some of them would say, "That can't be done / that will cost more." - or some other kind of excuse or hindrance.
Today, I only use 3 people to build a website:
Me, Myself, and I.
Here's why -
It is all simply due to the do-it-yourself, drag-and-drop, website services that allow a creative person to create without writing code. This gave me the freedom to make my vision and ideas for my clients come alive with virtually no compromises - and not waiting on others. It also allowed for better speed and much better results, causing a better deal for my clients. But don't worry, all the code is still easily accessible and editable. As needed, I have pros that I work with that can make anything happen with custom code.
FINISHED, LIVE SITES:
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DHS70.weebly.com - MOST RECENT // HOT OFF THE DIGITAL KEYPAD
A very simple free-level Weebly site for my high school class of 1970.
Created because of our 50th anniversay in 2020. Just the basics.
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GiftColi.com
CLIENT'S TESTIMONIAL: "Bill Latocki makes the complex simple. After I invented a new way to use Corporate Owned Life Insurance to increase earnings and increase philanthropy in the communities where corporations do business, Bill was able to summarize it on my webpage in just four words: Increase Earnings. Maximize Philanthropy. His choice of photographic content set my website apart from other financial advisors who do corporate planning. If you want to make a statement and get noticed, Bill Latocki is the one you want on your team." ~ Rev. Mark L. Gurley, CLU®, ChFC®, CLTC®, CAP®, COSJ
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RoadhouseGrillandBar.com
A family owned restaurant with very interesting historical roots. I cleaned up and refreshed their old logo and, with my photos and design, captured the true personality of "the old joint". Most all models shown in the photos are my friends or friends & employees of the restaurant. We shot in the slowest mid-afternoon slump and used fake customers so we would not bother real customers. I shot all the photos and did the copywriting except for the history page.
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GuardhouseRentals.com
New website (early 2019) for the newly renamed division of the Production Realty’s property management division. Both firms are owned by my son, Ben Latocki.
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MarkDrake.org
Mark Drake is an internationally known Christian teacher and published author. His site is large and has podcasts, blog posts, book store, and much more. Some pages, like videos, he has a lot more content to add. The store is NOT part of what I did - so please ignore that. It was previously done and just linked to this new site. The store is next to update and improve.
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BenjaminGilpin.com
This middle school principal is becoming famous nationwide for his leadership skills in teaching other teachers and school leaders. So it was time to “package and brand” him as a nationally famous leader/speaker. He had no professional photos to work with except “snap shots” so I gave him some art direction and he had a photographer-friend match those examples. You can see how important good photos are to establishing his brand and message.
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TitanCares.com
This was a new company that had no trucking equipment when I first built their site so I faked/Photoshoped all the images you see and we went live. I made them look big and established. I used stock photos and added their logo that I designed. This helped them greatly to launch a new company. A few months later they had 17 trucks and, I was recently told, are adding 20 more in 2019. Since the first launch of this site we have not added anything to it yet - but we will soon.
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LouisNyikon.com
This one features a "miniature gnome home" artist. He creates very unusual carvings and hand made miniature details taking 1,000s of hours for each piece. All photos were taken mostly with my iPhone, a few with my Canon 70D. I did all the copywriting. Warning: under the GALLERY link only go to PHOTO GALLERY, other inks are made by client and are not my work. You can obviously see the difference.
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MMGAstore.org
A simple and quick website to explain their cause and sell T-shirts for a Christian movement/ministry: Make Michigan Great Again. This is also my logo design and copywriting.
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BlessedGetaway.com
A site for 2 vacation home rentals (both owned by same family). This project was fun because I have stayed at the Up North Michigan lake home a couple of times not knowing someday I would be building a site for it. The Michigan home photos are mostly mine from our family trips there. Florida photos are supplied by the owner. But all other Florida photos were either stock or pulled from the internet (like the fishing charter services). This is a good example of how I can “make up” content when very little has been supplied to me. This is an important service to certain clients that is highly appreciated. I also researched and named the site: Blessed Getaway.
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ContactCMS.com - Commercial Management Services
The CMS logo was a clean up of their original one, otherwise I did the entire new brand and overall design.
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My own site -.
LATOCKI.com
It is only partly done, but plenty good enough** to go live. There will be pages created that link to each category featured on the home page (like this first one for websites). Those pages will feature case studies and more examples of that category.
**Good enough vs. Perfection - I do them both with great understanding.
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MOCKUPS and/or UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
This was an interesting assignment. I was hired to write effective headlines and design excitement and enthusiasm into their brand on a typical home page. Those mockups were then given to the web shop they had previously hired and the owner's sons were working with. So that's why you will see mockups of the homepage only - 3 variations, with "HOME 3" being my favorite.
FunnyBusiness.Latocki.com
Current site: https://funny-business.com My goal in the mockups (and with all my websites) was to immediately present the message of their #1 "promise of a benefit" to their marketplace.
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I have helped this client since the mid-70s. That logo you see I designed way back then. It still works very well and no updating of the logo is needed. I really like the power of the image and header of the PRODUCTS page mockup.
DAPCO.Latocki.com
Current site: http://dapcoind.com This is all a mockup and the real site is being rebuilt now in Wordpress by their I.T. manager.
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New Jackson Movement - A brief beginning of a new site of an old ministry my wife and I used to be highly involved in.
NewJackson.org - just for inspiration, read the intro and watch the 7 minute video.
The site is there to hold the video of a historical event that the video captured.
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Metro Detroit Dumpster (Greater Detroit region)
MetroDetroitDumpster.com - (not done-under construction)
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Recycle Waste Management (coming to Florida soon)
RecycleWasteManagement.com - (not done-under construction)
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Planet Waste Solutions (Greater Detroit region)
PlanetWasteSolutions.com - (not done-under construction)
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Owned by an amazing business man rich in marketing skills, Curtis Agius. He also owns GasTaxi.net
TrashTaxi.com - (not done-under construction) Trash Taxi of USA (Florida + other States)
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My wife and I volunteer to help this multi-faceted ministry in anyway we can. Together We Can Make a Difference offers around 20 different services to the local Jackson, Michigan community. Their old site is at http://togetherdifference.org
TogetherDifference.weebly.com (not done - under construction)
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NON-WEEBLY SITES:
NOT a Weebly type site - but custom built on WordPress eCommerce site for dumpster rentals:
GFLdumpster.com
I originally designed this for Rizzo Environmental Services and then we re-skinned it for the new owners: GFL.
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NOT a Weebly type site - built by my client on a WordPress theme but customed designed by me. I recommended adding "USA" to their name.
Advantary.co
I have been an official Advantary Affiliate since April of 2018. AdvantaryUSA is a full-service Management Accelerator™
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Listed below are active links to a few sites that I have designed and built for my clients. Some are at mockup stage.
But first, the back-story:
I was highly frustrated for years trying to create effective, good looking and well branded websites. The main reason for that was I had HTML code writers & Wordpress people between me and my clients and some of them would say, "That can't be done / that will cost more." - or some other kind of excuse or hindrance.
Today, I only use 3 people to build a website:
Me, Myself, and I.
Here's why -
It is all simply due to the do-it-yourself, drag-and-drop, website services that allow a creative person to create without writing code. This gave me the freedom to make my vision and ideas for my clients come alive with virtually no compromises - and not waiting on others. It also allowed for better speed and much better results, causing a better deal for my clients. But don't worry, all the code is still easily accessible and editable. As needed, I have pros that I work with that can make anything happen with custom code.
FINISHED, LIVE SITES:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
DHS70.weebly.com - MOST RECENT // HOT OFF THE DIGITAL KEYPAD
A very simple free-level Weebly site for my high school class of 1970.
Created because of our 50th anniversay in 2020. Just the basics.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GiftColi.com
CLIENT'S TESTIMONIAL: "Bill Latocki makes the complex simple. After I invented a new way to use Corporate Owned Life Insurance to increase earnings and increase philanthropy in the communities where corporations do business, Bill was able to summarize it on my webpage in just four words: Increase Earnings. Maximize Philanthropy. His choice of photographic content set my website apart from other financial advisors who do corporate planning. If you want to make a statement and get noticed, Bill Latocki is the one you want on your team." ~ Rev. Mark L. Gurley, CLU®, ChFC®, CLTC®, CAP®, COSJ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RoadhouseGrillandBar.com
A family owned restaurant with very interesting historical roots. I cleaned up and refreshed their old logo and, with my photos and design, captured the true personality of "the old joint". Most all models shown in the photos are my friends or friends & employees of the restaurant. We shot in the slowest mid-afternoon slump and used fake customers so we would not bother real customers. I shot all the photos and did the copywriting except for the history page.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
GuardhouseRentals.com
New website (early 2019) for the newly renamed division of the Production Realty’s property management division. Both firms are owned by my son, Ben Latocki.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MarkDrake.org
Mark Drake is an internationally known Christian teacher and published author. His site is large and has podcasts, blog posts, book store, and much more. Some pages, like videos, he has a lot more content to add. The store is NOT part of what I did - so please ignore that. It was previously done and just linked to this new site. The store is next to update and improve.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BenjaminGilpin.com
This middle school principal is becoming famous nationwide for his leadership skills in teaching other teachers and school leaders. So it was time to “package and brand” him as a nationally famous leader/speaker. He had no professional photos to work with except “snap shots” so I gave him some art direction and he had a photographer-friend match those examples. You can see how important good photos are to establishing his brand and message.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TitanCares.com
This was a new company that had no trucking equipment when I first built their site so I faked/Photoshoped all the images you see and we went live. I made them look big and established. I used stock photos and added their logo that I designed. This helped them greatly to launch a new company. A few months later they had 17 trucks and, I was recently told, are adding 20 more in 2019. Since the first launch of this site we have not added anything to it yet - but we will soon.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
LouisNyikon.com
This one features a "miniature gnome home" artist. He creates very unusual carvings and hand made miniature details taking 1,000s of hours for each piece. All photos were taken mostly with my iPhone, a few with my Canon 70D. I did all the copywriting. Warning: under the GALLERY link only go to PHOTO GALLERY, other inks are made by client and are not my work. You can obviously see the difference.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MMGAstore.org
A simple and quick website to explain their cause and sell T-shirts for a Christian movement/ministry: Make Michigan Great Again. This is also my logo design and copywriting.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
BlessedGetaway.com
A site for 2 vacation home rentals (both owned by same family). This project was fun because I have stayed at the Up North Michigan lake home a couple of times not knowing someday I would be building a site for it. The Michigan home photos are mostly mine from our family trips there. Florida photos are supplied by the owner. But all other Florida photos were either stock or pulled from the internet (like the fishing charter services). This is a good example of how I can “make up” content when very little has been supplied to me. This is an important service to certain clients that is highly appreciated. I also researched and named the site: Blessed Getaway.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ContactCMS.com - Commercial Management Services
The CMS logo was a clean up of their original one, otherwise I did the entire new brand and overall design.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
My own site -.
LATOCKI.com
It is only partly done, but plenty good enough** to go live. There will be pages created that link to each category featured on the home page (like this first one for websites). Those pages will feature case studies and more examples of that category.
**Good enough vs. Perfection - I do them both with great understanding.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MOCKUPS and/or UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
This was an interesting assignment. I was hired to write effective headlines and design excitement and enthusiasm into their brand on a typical home page. Those mockups were then given to the web shop they had previously hired and the owner's sons were working with. So that's why you will see mockups of the homepage only - 3 variations, with "HOME 3" being my favorite.
FunnyBusiness.Latocki.com
Current site: https://funny-business.com My goal in the mockups (and with all my websites) was to immediately present the message of their #1 "promise of a benefit" to their marketplace.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I have helped this client since the mid-70s. That logo you see I designed way back then. It still works very well and no updating of the logo is needed. I really like the power of the image and header of the PRODUCTS page mockup.
DAPCO.Latocki.com
Current site: http://dapcoind.com This is all a mockup and the real site is being rebuilt now in Wordpress by their I.T. manager.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Jackson Movement - A brief beginning of a new site of an old ministry my wife and I used to be highly involved in.
NewJackson.org - just for inspiration, read the intro and watch the 7 minute video.
The site is there to hold the video of a historical event that the video captured.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Metro Detroit Dumpster (Greater Detroit region)
MetroDetroitDumpster.com - (not done-under construction)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Recycle Waste Management (coming to Florida soon)
RecycleWasteManagement.com - (not done-under construction)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Planet Waste Solutions (Greater Detroit region)
PlanetWasteSolutions.com - (not done-under construction)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owned by an amazing business man rich in marketing skills, Curtis Agius. He also owns GasTaxi.net
TrashTaxi.com - (not done-under construction) Trash Taxi of USA (Florida + other States)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
My wife and I volunteer to help this multi-faceted ministry in anyway we can. Together We Can Make a Difference offers around 20 different services to the local Jackson, Michigan community. Their old site is at http://togetherdifference.org
TogetherDifference.weebly.com (not done - under construction)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NON-WEEBLY SITES:
NOT a Weebly type site - but custom built on WordPress eCommerce site for dumpster rentals:
GFLdumpster.com
I originally designed this for Rizzo Environmental Services and then we re-skinned it for the new owners: GFL.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NOT a Weebly type site - built by my client on a WordPress theme but customed designed by me. I recommended adding "USA" to their name.
Advantary.co
I have been an official Advantary Affiliate since April of 2018. AdvantaryUSA is a full-service Management Accelerator™
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .