Case Study: WarAnvil
In our second Case Study we’re going to take a look at WarAnvil. WarAnvil is a World of Warcraft focussed blog. The Website also offers other features, but we’ll be focussing on the blog and Website setup today!
The WarAnvil staff got in touch with us when they wanted to redesign their Website. The old blog was not doing anything for them, and the overall look and feel of the Website was harming their traffic. The old site lacked some of the basic features that make a blog easy to navigate and update. The staff needed a CMS that was easy to use, with analytics readily available. They needed to have a contact form for easy contact with their readers and an RSS feed.
We went through several designs and ideas with the team, and before long they had a basis for the blog that they really liked. We created a rotating banner and custom background for the blog, along with the current WarAnvil logo. We settled on the following structure and extras:
- 6 pages were needed
- Contact form
- Flash banner
- Hosting/Maintenance package
- Teamspeak 2 Server
With a bit of training the WarAnvil staff were able to make polls, insert images, and create new posts at will. The addition of advertising and SEO meant that WarAnvil quickly went from being a small hobby project to a money making endeavour with a respectable number of daily visitors.
