Tag: Websites
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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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WordPress Auckland Meetup: WordPress Disasters!
When: Tuesday 12th September Where: GridAKL, 101 Pakenham Street West Why: Meet your local WordPress user group, eat pizza and mingle! The September WordPress Auckland Meetup is coming up soon. This month we are featuring lightning talks on the topic of WordPress “DISASTERS: how I found myself in trouble and how I recovered”. Our speakers…
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My budget is… what can I get?
We work with clients and businesses from a range of backgrounds – start-ups with minimal budgets (start-ups with plenty of budget too), established businesses looking to push their online markets, high-level brands looking for one-off custom work for a competition or marketing campaign. And everyone in between, from Auckland to Christchurch and overseas as well.…
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The birds and the bees… website edition
Categories: Web DevelopmentDid you ever wonder how your website comes into being? The process that goes on behind the scenes or how it moves from design, to development, and hops onto your website domain? Presenting… the birds and the bees… WEBSITE EDITION
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Patching the Security of your Website
Behind the scenes of your website, and indeed the entire online world, a battle is constantly raging. It’s not the kind of battle you see in the movies. There’s no blood, guns, or violence. But there are soldiers, weapons of mass destruction, and grisly battle scenes.
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WordPress CMS: improving the web world since 2003
We recently looked at the difference between open-source and closed-source software for websites and why we recommend using open-source software to design your business website. (If you use your web company’s proprietary software, you may end up being locked-in to high prices with no chance of walking away and keeping your own website.) In particular,…
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The number one question to ask your web developer
Forget about the pretty logo, even forget about promises of increased sales and revenue. The number one question you need to ask your web developer before going ahead is ‘DO I OWN MY WEBSITE?’ The answer you receive may surprise you. Many businesses may not realise that they don’t in fact own their website. And…
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Greatest gift for Christmas: a new website for your business
Christmas is fast approaching and in the business world, warm fuzzy feelings and merry Xmas spirit translate into prime opportunity for increasing sales and harnessing rampant consumerism. Yay for the Western world and the spirit of Christmas! In all seriousness though, with the aftereffects of the 2007 recession still lingering on, Christmas shopping and the…
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Failure to launch: why so many businesses struggle to put new websites live
Working with clients on their web design can be a diverse experience. Some clients need everything done YESTERDAY and really pile the pressure on, especially if they have outsourced their work to us. Other clients seem to have no discernible timeframe, happily waiting months to review the website that is otherwise ready to launch. Either…
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Web Hatchery Website Launch
Categories: Web DevelopmentWe are excited to announce the launch of our new website, Web Hatchery! Web Hatchery will provide professional website design and development services to small businesses, organisations and start-ups who want to become successful in the online marketplace – without breaking the bank. Web Hatchery makes getting a website an affordable affair, offering its customers…
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Why good quality websites are important for ROI
Why create a website? How would you find the answer to any question you care to ask? Search it on the internet of course. These days, there’s no getting away from the online world. The internet has everything covered; services to use, items to buy and places to go are all at your fingertips. Needless…
