Posted in Uncategorized at 12:18 am by Jeremy (@ HHCG)
The new HelmetHead, development site (which is not yet published) includes the following features, as well as a multitude of other changes in response to customer requests and things we think you should just have…
And they include:
A MAJOR redesign… But only in areas where we see a redesign is necessary (mostly all, really). We’re focused on the user experience / ease of use… Finding the products for you!
Better searches… Yes, sometimes we spell it “gray”, other times it’s spelled “gray”. How about searching for only one of the spellings and it returns both results? Seems a bit ridiculous, but MANY, MANY sites do not incorporate this… In the end, we’re optimizing the way our site will respond to YOUR search. Not trying to change the way YOU are… We’re changing US.
Sort by alphabetical, customer reviews, manufacturer name…
All searches will show all corresponding product manufacturers as well as the categories in which the searched products fall.
Save your keyboard…existing customers will be able to log in to make for an easier repeat order.
Shopping carts will be PORTABLE. That means if you decide to shop from work and then go home, you will be able to retain your cart history.
Click through all available colors / options of a product to see it in all possible colors / options, immediately, on the fly… Larger images of a product, which will almost fill your screen, will also have this same functionality.
Less categories / More products. Everything will be better organized on the site.
Compare products.
Videos on every page (streaming from our own server), in the side margin, out of the way…but interesting enough to watch.
PHOTOS OF OUR CUSTOMERS and their RIDES on every page…submit your own! Contact us.
A completely revamped product history. Can’t really get much better than what we currently offer in that aspect. But I may be sticking my foot in my mouth here…
Search by regular expressions (for advanced searching…). Don’t worry, if you don’t know what that is, we’re adding graphical menus to help you out.
See all subcategories for all products by the click of a button.
See exactly where you are on the site, in relation to the homepage… Easier to get back to where you came from….
A LOT EASIER TO SHARE LINKS IN YOUR FORUM POSTS, due to the way we’ve restructured our URLs. Yeah, it’s mostly “copy & paste”, but sometimes it doesn’t go quite as expected, especially when submitting to certain forums & other web services.
COMPARE OUR SITE TO ANY OTHER SITE… By means of a “split screen”. Remember picture-in-picture? Sort of the same effect.
HH-Language. HelmetHead language, that is… For those who are REALLY IN THE KNOW, so to speak… Kind of like a cheat-sheet for the site. More details on that later… We’ll provide details in flyers or on order receipts (hint-hint).
But these are ‘just words’ so to speak…and just a highlight of the basics. Many new features will be integrated by the time the new release hits…
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:21 pm by Jeremy (@ HHCG)
New site is STILL in development. We originally tried to shoot for the end of August, then September 15th… Now the new date is whenever the look changes somewhat from what you see already!
The current consensus from the staff is that "if you like the site already, you’ll LOVE the new site".
We’ll see how that pans out when the new site is actually up and running. However, we in the development department are very proud of the changes being made.
The new site is very user & photo oriented, so if you have something that you’d like to share, please send it to info (at) helmetheadcycle.com.
Ride safe & ride [your bike] often - gas is sky high.
Posted in Uncategorized at 9:41 pm by Jeremy (@ HHCG)
It’s been an increasingly long time since our last blog post, but for all good reason…. We’ve been developing a new site, with all new programming for the past few months and we’re doing everything we can to roll it out during the next month.
We’ve purchased new server space and are busy configuring it all to go in place. We’d really like to show you what we’re about to offer, but we don’t really want to spoil it now do we?
Regardless, if you shop at this "old" site or the new one, you can rest assure that our quality of service remains the same in either regard. We have industry leading customer support and go out of our way to make follow the purchase from your payment all the way to the product arriving at your door.
Stay tuned… I’m thinking we’re going to be able to roll it out somewhere around September 15th.
September 24 Edit: New site is still simmering in the development stages.
Totally unrelated to motorcycles, here’s an interesting clock that does a little bit more than tell the time.
The stats generated are annual figures provided by various sources (which are provided within the Flash file under ’sources’). You can view anything from the U.S. national debt to how many chickens are slaughtered in a particular time period……..
Dr. Bernie ‘Buddy’ Rosenbaum (71) and Robert Chase (72) are two lifelong friends who have been chasing adventure – usually on motorcycles – for many decades. This summer, they’re rolling away on one of America’s historic cross-country roads, the Lincoln Highway, stretching almost 3400 miles from San Francisco to New York’s Times Square on the “latest in alternative transportation” – the three-wheel Piaggio MP3 500 Scooter.
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:41 pm by Jeremy (@ HHCG)
We have developed a sort of internal product tracking system that tells us how products fare against others by way of a “point system”. Basically, a product gets a “point” when it is searched for in our shopping cart (but not clicked from the “most popular products” listing) and when it is added to a shopper’s cart.
The GIVI Replacement Shield for the ’07 – ’08 Suzuki Burgman 400 has been our most popular selling product for over a year now, and as the chart shows, it is leading the way by over double. We reset the points roughly about every month. This current chart was reset 4 days before this blog post.
Posted in Uncategorized at 5:27 pm by Jeremy (@ HHCG)
With gas prices averaging over $4.00 per gallon in the U.S. it may be time to rethink your primary method of commuter transportation. The current consensus is that "it’s time to save our money, our resources and our planet". You can help do your part by riding your motorcycle or scooter whenever you can. Not only will you be saving money at the pump, but you’ll also pollute less.
A lot of scooters get 80+ miles per gallon; Motorcycles averaging 45 – 70 mpg. Compare that to 20 – 35 mpg for the average car. They require less insurance and have low maintenance costs. They are especially easy to maneuver in traffic and in some cases, can save time.
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:48 pm by Jeremy (@ HHCG)
Thanks to all who came to visit us at Americade this year! It’s been a successful year, but we think we’re going to call it quits on the rally because it’s a lot of work and there’s too much catching up to do for the overall business to continue.
Every year we have been getting busier and busier processing orders and answering questions. We really appreciate the business and we think that in order to continue our success, we’ve got to trim the edges where they are needed most.
It’s almost a year until the next Americade will begin, and if we come up with more staffing we might just be able to make it…but if we don’t make it, we’ll never make it back because of the governing rules of the rally.
Posted in Uncategorized at 3:40 pm by Jeremy (@ HHCG)
It PAYS to become a Helmet Sunblocker™ dealer! Why? Because it obviously creates a revenue stream for both parties, plus with your location (as well as an interactive map) on our website in our "Dealer Listings", you can generate walk-in traffic for your store!
To talk to a representative about carrying the Helmet Sunblocker™, please Contact Us for more info.
