A few years ago, hubby and I chanced upon what would become our favorite bar in the area, a British-themed establishment that serves traditional English dishes like the pastie (not to be confused with pasties, the “pah-stee” is a pot pie type of edible), featuring the freshest and, if possible, most local seasonal produce and goods available to them. We wanted to tell others about the place, but they didn’t have a website or web presence of any sort that the uninitiated could easily browse. I approached the bar owner, whom we were well acquainted with our frequent appearances by then, who was ecstatic at the offer, and the possibilities.
I set him up with a domain name, webspace, social profiles on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Yelp, and other places; he had an existing mailing list through Google in which he announced weekly menu specials, which I was happy to port over to his own hosted plan. We also set up a small internal workspace for his employees for events, ideas, and communication. On one occasion I brought my personal camera for a few photos establishing the location, shopfront, and some of the interior decorating details. I also wrote up a description of the business, built in a former bank, including a vault big enough to eat in.
It was a really neat and enjoyable assignment, and I was happy to exchange my time and work for a nice meal and some local beer for the hubby, hehe.