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A new event for the North Coast town of Cabarete, Dominican Republic. Showcasing all that the town offers for the adventurous to family oriented travellers, WEPA Cabarete will offer activities for a week starting May 28th through to June 2nd. From the WEPA Cabarete website: WEPA stands for: Wind Energy Playa Ambience, all the things that make Cabarete what it is today! WEPA is a showcase of Cabarete’s uniqueness and a fund raiser, to enable young talented local athletes stars to participate in competitions around the world and promote Cabarete there. Registration is open to all. It is only US$ 150 to…

A few months ago, the 3 Mariposas Montessori hit a few snags in managing their website. In to the rescue was Cabarete Web Design and within just a couple of days, the site was back up and running on a new server, with a secure and updated admin system, updated sidebar to integrate social media and further customising and edits for a more complete and interactive website. Amongst other new features, the website now features my automated file and database back up service which copies your entire WordPress file system (site admin and content) and database weekly, and saves the 10…

Cabarete Condo offers several villas and resort condos for rent and for sale in the Cabarete and Sosua areas. Operating separately under Serenity del Sol and Vista del Norte, amongst others, Cabarete Condo now centralises all the properties available for sale and rent. Based on WordPress, as usual, you’re able to view each property in a nifty slideshow and contact the owner to view or rent. Easy to update, search engine optimised and Facebook ready. Visit them now for accommodation in Cabarete or Sosua.

Ready or not, here it comes! Starting tomorrow, March 30 – 2012, all Facebook pages will be converted to the timeline layout. There are several factors to consider when you move to the new layout. The biggest feature is obviously the cover photo. Facebook has laid out several rules for this image, some of which are listed here: (taken direct from Facebook’s page guidelines) Price or purchase information, such as “40% off” or “Download it on socialmusic.com”; Contact information such as a website address, email, mailing address, or information that should go in your Page’s “About” section; References to Facebook…

Following the announcement from Facebook last month that every page would be upgraded to the Timeline layout, we quickly developed the DREAM Project’s page and launched the new design. In an effort to streamline the brand recognition from social media, website and print we customised several features to match previously set design, font and image standards. You’ll see a familiar orange gradient for the app buttons, the larger logo to suit the square space and the 4 happy DREAM kids in the cover photo. Are you still playing catch up on social media? Contact me now for excellent social media…

Dominican Paradise Realty is a new real estate agency on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. Focusing on the Cabarete and Sosua areas, Dominican Paradise Realty hopes to help you find your dream property in paradise. About the agents at Dominican Paradise Realty Mike and Natalia have been involved in several facets of real estate from residential sales, commercial sales, rental, land sales, construction, and business investment for over 25 years. Once again, the site uses WordPress to handle all the content. With the ability to handle hundreds of listings, images and text, the properties are easily searchable.

The new website for the Dominican Republic surfing federation went live a few days ago. A huge step forward for the federation, the new site will allow swift updates of news, events and general surfing information for the Dominican surfing community. Built using WordPress, the FEDOSURF website handles the massive amount of news, images and videos with ease. Over 2GB of high level surfing related content is managed through a simple admin interface, organising posts, news and pages under simple menus. WordPress really is the best choice for any project. Do you want the power to manage your website with…

Late last week the newest spa in Cabarete launched their website. Formerly known as Cabarete Massage Therapy, Andari Spa, is now based in a modern facility within The Millennium Resort. Easily the most sophisticated and best spa in Cabarete, Andari provides services including, naturally, massage therapy and physiotherapy, body sugaring as an alternative to waxing, nail care, facials and mud wraps. Built on WordPress, the website uses a featured content slider to showcase their main services, ‘fancy’ images and effects, styled buttons for effective click through and interaction, and most importantly a very clean and modern colour scheme and look.

Modern Self Storage is a new business situated between Sosua and Cabarete on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. As the name suggests, it is a self storage facility with several unit sizes, as well as covered and uncovered vehicle spaces. Modern Self Storage provide: On offer at the facility is: 24 hour security with excellent interior and exterior lighting Lockers from 1 cubic meter to 32 cubic meters 8 foot block perimeter fence with razor wire High, dry and very well ventilated interior Camera controlled electric access A simple site using WordPress, Modern Self Storage displays all the…

Digame Cabarete aims to be your premier Cabarete travel guide. They describe their site as: Digame Cabarete is a Travel Guide for Cabarete, Dominican Republic, specializing in information about the best hotels, travel packages, and activities in this Caribbean hotspot. With Cabarete gaining traction as an active person’s and family vacation paradise, Digame Cabarete hopes to assist you with all the necessary travel information, hotel bookings and fun activities. “Digame” is a popular Spanish expression that means “tell me”. Synonymous with “dimello”, “dime” and “diga”… They are common phrases used in all of Latin America. View their site and checkout their…