I'm in the process of building a new website that is a little less focused on Davis and will better serve the Sacramento region in general.  This is going to be a great site and I've written about it in Dreaming of LEC's Websites and Architecture. I'm really excited to be working on a new site but it is overwhelming at the same time because there are so many decisions to be made.  The site structure is set  but there is still a lot up in the air and I'm currently contemplating how to make the site fit the area.

One of my friends, Cal Carter runs a site featuring Fort Morgan Condos.  Fort Morgan is along the beach on the Gulf Coast of Alabama.  I keep coming back to this site for ideas because I think Cal has done a great job not only with the site, take a look at how well the site fits together, but because it conveys a mood about his area.  Everything from the texture of the background to the colors to the crab all convey a sense of place.

I'm not the only one who has noticed Gulf Shore real estate lately.  Maybe with a change in the weather there are a number of us dreaming of the beach.  Eric Blackwell's caught beach fever with Sell with Senses and Lou Lynch is also not only noticing Cal's site but some of the reasons people actually would want to buy a condo in Alabama Condos and Townhomes.  Knox, always a mystery, is thinking of selling his place in Florida to move his vacation condo to the Gulf Shore beaches.

Sacramento is not the beach.  It is along a river, in a valley, the towns and Sacramento itself are sprawling. There has always been a lot of land for expansion in the Sacramento area.  Sacramento is also the Capitol of California and is home to a lot of state agencies and jobs.  Sacramento was never a place where they mined for gold but was a very important city (along with San Francisco) in outfitting the miners and providing the infrastructure during the California gold rush.  The photo above is from Sacramento's Old Town.  Walking around this area gives you a good feel for the early days of the city.

The idea for the website is how to create a sense of place, but not one just to represent Sacramento but the region in general.  It has to be simple but at the same time create a lasting impression.  Right now I'm still thinking about how to acomplish this, look for updates as I move through this process.

Curious about the site, it will be a Real Estate Webmasters LEC2 site.  I have the exclusive right to Sacramento.

Contributed by Carolyn Gjerde-Tu who's current site is focused on Davis Real Estate.