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Example projects that show the shape of the work.

The best way to understand practical modernization is to see how one real operating problem turns into clearer customer paths, staff tools, and launch-ready decisions.

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Example project

Canterbury Candles

Small ecommerce business

A live small-business storefront for a candle shop, built around hand-poured product storytelling, scent discovery, ordering, and practical follow-up flows.

Starting point

The business needed a public site that could explain the craft, show a growing scent collection, support orders, and make customer follow-up easier to manage.

Finished shape

A Next.js storefront with process storytelling, product browsing, cart-style order intake, referral-status access, and supporting admin/referral workflow improvements behind the scenes.

canterburycandles.com

Hand-Poured · Small Batch · Artisan

Canterbury Candles

Coconut, soy & beeswax blend candles, crafted in small batches with care, patience, and intention.

Aspen Woods

Signature scent preview

Blueberry Muffins

Signature scent preview

Lavender

Signature scent preview

Hand-poured brand story and process sectionSignature scent collection with candle photos and notesCart-style order flow for selecting candles

Work areas

Live storefrontProduct collectionOrder intakeReferral follow-upAdmin readiness

What improved

  • Visitors can see the craft, browse scents, and start an order from one live site.
  • The product story now matches the handmade, small-batch nature of the business.
  • The public experience connects to practical follow-up work instead of stopping at a brochure page.

What to demo

  • Hand-poured brand story and process section
  • Signature scent collection with candle photos and notes
  • Cart-style order flow for selecting candles
  • Footer access to ordering, Instagram, and referral status

How to read these examples

Focus on the kind of problem, not the exact industry.

A project does not need to match Canterbury Candles exactly to be relevant. The useful question is whether your organization has a similar pattern: a public experience, a customer or member action, and a behind-the-scenes workflow that all need to line up.

Future examples can show other shapes of work, such as internal dashboards, resident resources, intake tools, reporting cleanup, or a focused website refresh.

Start with the problem

Send the messy version. We can sort out the shape from there.

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