Apartment Ninjas Launch

In late August we were hired by Apartment Ninjas as consultants to help get their apartment locating website off the ground and bringing in money. The company had worked with other design and development firms in town and frustrated with the solutions they had received. We were able to map out an entire redesign, both back-end and front-end, and implement the ideas. These ideas included a more streamlined apartment entry admin tool, Google Maps integration, a new SEO strategy, and a completely fresh site design. As of this week Apartment Ninjas has began going live, with features still rolling in on the backend.

About the Project

Apartment Ninjas is built on top of DotNetNuke, an ASP.net CMS system. The apartment database system was built using ASP.net and MSSQL. The system allows that Apartment Ninjas staff to log into a secure area on their website and enter in new apartments, as well as add new information to previous entries. This information includes, text descriptions, an image gallery, floor plans and more.

Using information located in an MSSQL database, we are able to integrate with Google Maps and allow visitors to quickly see where apartments are located and get directions to visit.

The graphical redesign was done from scratch, using black and blue as the key colors because of the ninja theme that had already been established. The design introduced new elements to the site that had not existed in previous incarnations, including a quick form on the homepage for apartment criteria submission.

Light SEO was done on the website, including an optimized list of keywords, page title optimization, semantic code optimization & directory submission.

About Apartment Ninjas

Apartment Ninjas was formed in early 2009 by Richard Pickett, a native of East Texas. Rick had an idea to have an apartment locating service that was free to use, and committed to the entire move. Apartment Ninjas licensed professionals (Real Estate Ninjas as they call themselves) will help you with your move, giving you tips and helpful advice that can make the process less painful than the typical moving experience we all know.Though located in Austin, Texas, Apartment Ninjas provides apartment locating for Houston, Dallas and San Antonio, as well as Austin. Give the system a shot if you’re in the market for a new place. They will give you $150 of you use their service. Not bad! [Apartment Ninjas]