Author: futurelab
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The 5 Web Application Types Used in Business Today
Categories: Digital transformationWeb application development takes any website to the next level, enabling you to create custom applications that are accessible to your users from any browser. Not only do they take up less space on your users’ devices (thanks to the lack of a download), but they also rank in search engines. This could be a…
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Why Outsource Your Site Programming & Maintenance?
Programming outsourcing is to a business as an additional pole is to a tent. It provides support in an area that you might not have expertise in, allowing the rest of your business to thrive without the hindrance of a sub-par website. Whether you have an existing internal IT team or not, hiring an external…
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FutureLab 2020 Summary and Christmas Opening Hours
The year 2020 has been a very interesting year for everyone and FutureLab was no exception. We had our ups and downs, we saw many changes in our own processes and in the way our customer’s do their business. It was definitely “a year of digital” and the global pandemic has sped up many businesses’…
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Digital transformation for business
At FutureLab we’re still busy during the lockdown. The reason for that is because there is no better time to prepare your business for digital world than right now. I saw this great image shared on social media today and it sums up the current situation. Sadly, for many businesses, it might be slightly late.…
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What can a business do in isolation when they can’t work remotely
Categories: Web DevelopmentIn a previous post, before we found out about New Zealand lockdown, I wrote a few ideas on how businesses can adapt in these tough times. That, however, had a couple of flaws. Firstly, the lockdown itself. Half of the ideas disappear when you can’t leave the house. Secondly – remote work. Some industries just…
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How FutureLab works remotely
Categories: Small businessI realise that in these tough times every business will try to save money as much as possible. However, if you can work from home and you’re a relatively small business, with some small expenses you can setup remote office for a small team with little help. Use this guide to estimate the cost you’d…
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How businesses can adapt in Covid-19 times
Categories: Small businessCrazy times. Customers in supermarkets value toilet paper more than bread. Borders are closed, shelves in supermarkets are empty, businesses suffer. As a small business owner, I know that tough times are coming. But I also know that these are amazing times coming for businesses. It’s opportunities times. The recession might be coming and we…
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Ongoing Website Support – Why you need it, and why it makes financial sense
Technology moves fast, and being in the business of building beautiful websites means keeping up with technological innovations. It also involves maintaining a constant watch on trends and developments in UI and UX – and demands a continuous commitment to education and awareness about the ever-shifting landscape that shapes what each and every one of…
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How much should a website cost?
Of all the questions I get asked frequently, how much it costs to build a website is the closest thing to being asked how long a piece of string is – it just depends. I get it, however. When you’re looking to get a business off the ground or to revamp an existing company website,…
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How to create your first Gutenberg block
This post is dedicated to a wonderful WordPress Bogota community that invited me to speak on their meetup. I’ll summarise here what we’ve learned on that meetup. At this point, I assume that you know what Gutenberg is, you know the basics of WordPress programming and a very basic understanding of React. You need to…
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Brace yourself for website design project
There’s a lot of things that people expect from web design company when engaging them for a new project. On time, within the budget and without any hiccups. However, rarely do businesses have any expectations about themselves when it comes to creating a new digital presence. Often in fact, they’re surprised that there’s anything they…
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How easy to use is your CMS
You wouldn’t believe how often we get a phone call from a new customer asking “can you please change something on my website”. The first question we ask is “what Content Management System do you use?”. Majority of them come back saying “It’s WordPress”. WordPress is by far most easy CMS we know. It’s still…
