Website management · Festival · Astoria, OR
Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival: a website that keeps pace with the festival.
The Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival has been a tradition on the Oregon coast for decades. We keep its website current all year with galleries, news and details for the next festival, and it ranks on page one of Google on average.
At a Glance
Ongoing updates for a festival that never stops planning.
- Page 1on Google on average, from Google Search Console
- 2years of regular content updates from us
- 20+photo galleries from each year’s festival
- 1home page that leads with the next festival dates
The Brief
A volunteer-run festival needs a website that is easy to update and beautiful to look at. Visitors want dates and schedules, royalty and lodge members want photos, and scholarship applicants want the details.
Lead with the next festival
Dates and highlights first, then the news.
Keep decades of photos organized
Galleries by year and by event, easy to browse.
Make updates painless
A volunteer team can send us content and see it live quickly.
What We Built
A rich, photo-forward site with history built in.
Galleries by year and event
Parades, the pole raising, the Queen’s Coronation, music, food and more.
About and history
The festival, its history and the Astoria Scandinavian Heritage Association.
Scholarships and leadership
Pages for scholarships, the board and festival leadership.
Press resources
A page for media with what reporters need.
News and get involved
Announcements and ways to take part, from volunteering to vending.
What We Do Now
We keep the site current all year, so the committee can focus on the festival.
Hosting, security and backups
The domain, hosting and security are handled, and the site is backed up so nothing is lost.
Monitoring
We monitor the site to make sure it stays online and working, the same as for every website we manage.
Updates on request
New content, photos and changes: they send it over and we put it live.
Help when you need it
Questions and changes go to a real person, with a reply within one business day.
Questions About This Project
Is this a WordPress website?
Yes. It runs on WordPress, which we still host and look after. Most of our new websites are custom-coded with no template or page builder.
Do they own their website?
Yes. As with every client, the Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival owns the website, the domain and the content. There is no long-term contract.
Could you do this for my business?
That is what we do: a website built around how your customers look for you, then hosting, management and, if you want it, SEO. Start with a free audit and we will tell you where your site stands.
What the Client Says
Shawn has been absolutely fantastic to work with! We have been working with Shawn over the last two years to periodically update our website content. He is incredibly responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful. He makes the entire process easy and stress-free.
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