September 8, 09
Introducing the SIDEBAR

Picaholic, Inc (www.picaholic.com), a web design service catering for the creative industry, Picaholic enables their members to establish a web presence on a subscription basis. Clients pay a low monthly fee then using their basic computer skills, they can edit the site themselves and immediately deploy sophisticated, configurable, state of the art, flash website.

Picaholic has just released the newly developed and very much anticipated SIDEBAR. Its main role is to contain anything that is considered “Secondary Navigation” such as Footer Information, Copyright, Audio controls and Image Navigation. With the popularity of Social Sites, it also acts as the home for custom links to your blog, social media sites.

“The Side Bar enables clients to add their social media sites in one central location which is always on the page no matter where you navigate to and allows people to connect with you all from one place”, says Co-Founder Almira Pizovic. “In the near future you will have the ability to load your own custom icons and set its own behavior”.

SIDEBAR FEATURES:
1. Supports up to 7 icons: Each icon can be either simple text, link to an external site, or have its own HTML code that (for now) will show up as a pop-up.
2. Clean new icons: Icon sets will be added regularly giving you the ability to interchange them with a simple click of a button.
3. Animated Slide-Out on Rollover: When a user rolls over a button with their mouse, the button will slide out and will display the buttons name.
4. Color: Control both the idle and rollover color of the side bar.
5. Custom Links: Create up to 7 custom footer links. These links can have:
a.  Simple text on rollover.
b.  Link to external sites such as Facebook or sponsor sites.
c.  Its own Flash or HTML file that plays on rollover. E.g. PayPal shopping cart.

6. Audio Tab: The new audio tab will soon act as a multiple track player. Place up to 4 tracks in the background giving your site visitors a selection of tracks which link back to the original artists site.
7. PayPal Integration (due for release mid September): In the next few days, PayPal Add to Cart and View Cart functionality will be added. Images will have the ability to be linked to an external shopping cart where you can add a unique PayPal button to each of the images.

For more information contact almira@picaholic.com

December 9, 2008
Picaholic.com revamps their website

Picaholic.com, the leader in editable flash websites, has re-launched their website to increase their online presence and attract a wider audience.

The revamp follows the recent upgrades made to their flash website service, which offers customers in the creative industry the ability to create a flash portfolio in a matter of minutes.

The new-look website, which launches today, is a lot more user friendly and allows customers to easily navigate through the site and locate the information needed to purchase a flash website template.

“We’ve experienced incredible growth, much of it due to our experience and expertise in working with the creative industry,” said Avishai Ungar, Co-Founder of Picaholic.com.  “We needed to redesign our website to reflect the fresh and innovative approaches we bring to our creative clients.”

New clients to watch out for are Hosts & Producers of Current TV, Max & Jason, Fashion Designer Annie Segal, daughter of fashion icon Fred Segal, Former World Number 1 Snowboarder Tara Dakides, Fashion Photographer Jeff Olson, and Musician Rocco Deluca, signed under Keifer Sutherland’s record label Ironworks & Universal Music.

The new website showcases the innovation and flexibility that has led to a surge in new clients and repeat business, and incorporates the Picaholic slogan – Websites for people who care about looks!

May 28, 2008
Introducing Picaholic’s newly developed, state-of-the-art website system

Picaholic has redeveloped the way in creating websites. Still at the low cost of $15 a month, you can easily build your site using our self management editing suite and be live within 24 hours.

Our new designs have been carefully crafted using a layering system so that each and every site can stand out from the crowd. Add text, images, video plus more.

Using the most advanced SEO Tools your site will automatically index every page, image and keyword that you enter. We use full urls to assist clients in achieving their top ranking in less than a week.

August 15, 2008
Picaholic releases Password Protected Pages

Picaholic.com, the leader in editable flash websites, has released a new feature “Password Protected Pages” to their system.

Create custom portfolios or pages that are password protected for only select clients to view. This allows you to display proofs on a professional basis. You will have the ability to give your client a direct link to the page and a password.

“I cant believe how it easy it is – I zipped an entire folder of images, create a page, protect it with a password and upload to the system, all with just a few simple clicks.” says Justine Perl from Perl Photography.

Impress your clients by giving them the ability to view prints online before ordering. The password protected area also gives you the option to protect not only galleries, but also every page layout that Picaholic offers.

Founder of Picaholic, Avishai Ungar says “Many of clients use Picaholic as a means to communicate with existing clients to streamline their business. The password protected pages is just the beginning of some of the features which will be implemented over the next 12 months. We will be expanding into ecommerce functionality, blogs and networking opportunities for our members.”

August 11, 2008
Picaholic.com releases new feature Tune-a-Holic Studio

Picaholic.com, the leader in editable flash websites, has just released “Tune-a-Holic Studio”, an added feature to their existing system for performers and musicians that need to showcase their music online.

The newly developed system, allows musicians to create a professional flash website displaying music, videos, hi-res images, and email capturing tools. Picaholic’s world-renowned editing suite, is feature rich, yet easy to use. With only basic computer skills, musicians can now create a captivating flash website in a matter of hours.

“It’s a brand new world–and the great thing about it is the rapid word of mouth. Having a website, especially for a fighting artist, is an empowering tool.” says Rocco Deluca of band Rocco Deluca and the Burden.

With no restrictions on disc space or bandwidth, musicians can upload unlimited number of tracks or albums as well as full video clips that stream at huge 1000×600 pixels.

“I use my site to keep our fans updated with all our latest news from gigs, CD releases, clothing launches, mixes, and all other things Vinyl Disciples. Its also a place for people to get to know who we are as musicians.” says DJ Mishaal Alireza of Vinyl Disciples.

Tune-a-Holic Studio will give artists a new platform to distribute their music, build relationships with their fans and promote their site to increase recognition and sales.

“Musicians understand the tremendous value in owning their own fan base.  More and more are moving towards launching their own websites.  They use sites like MySpace and Facebook, where they don’t know the users, don’t have control over them, and funnel them to their own websites, where the sky is the limit.” says Avishai Ungar, Co Founder of Picaholic.

Tune-a-Holic Studio is the answer for musicians who don’t have the time, knowledge or funds to consider and implement all the variables involved in developing a high end flash website.

“As a DJ and musician, there are many places to have your music and information listed such as MySpace and so on, but I feel I can do more with a site that is my own.  I can customize it to fit all my needs. Picaholic is the one site that allows me to do all my changes as soon as possible that MySpace does not allow.” says DJ Mishaal Alireza of Vinyl Disciples.

For a limited time, Picaholic is offering its Tune-a-Holic studio for as little as $180 a year. This includes hosting, unlimited technology updates, free support, and constant feature releases to help improve your site.

October 13, 2008
Fashion Designers around the globe choose Picaholic.com to create their websites

Gone are the days where you need to employ web designers, graphics designers and programmers to create a cool website.  Picaholic has removed that need and cost and built a system where designers can create their own flash site in a matter of hours.

Kellee Cruse from Santos Wish said “Picaholic totally ‘get’ it. The team is a fantastic (and unusual mix) of genius technology and cool! They understand my market (fashion) and made the best recommendations. My business was bubbling along nicely, but when Picaholic implemented my website, business boiled over and continues too!  The outstanding feedback from customers and media on the experience (look and easy navigation) of http://www.santoswish.com tells me Picaholic were one of the best business decisions made!”

With minimal technological knowledge and an easy to use content management system, designers can login to their Picaholic Admin and add their content using text, images, videos and music and then choose how they want their site to look.  Each site can look unique depending on how in depth they want to take it.

“Having this new and easy to use website gives my business the opportunity to grow and reach people all over the world.  Without it, I would not be able to be nearly as successful.  With the website I am able to give people not only information, but also a feel for what I am selling.  The people at Picaholic were extremely helpful in creating the look and the feel exactly as I wanted.  This represents what my business is about and they understand how important it is to give people an interpretation of that, helping to create a beautiful image for myself and my work.” says Annie Segal