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The challenge for most business’s that engage a web design and Development Company to create their online presence is creating a solution that supports their business ethos, values and process

Many web design agencies utilise templates to create a “New” web presence for a client, I use “New“ in inverted commas, these sites are not newly created, they are templated sites, copies of other sites delivering exactly the same functionality as each other.

E-commerce continues to be one of the fastest growing areas in the online space. There are many different options that can make the purchasing decision complex.

To help with your decision making this article identifies the key differences between a variety of platforms.

Different types of E-commerce platform

It is important to recognise the two key types of e-commerce platforms. Selecting between these makes the following decisions easier to determine.

Custom website design and development is a concept that is often associated with higher costs when you consider the creation of your new online presence. 

In March of 2018 Adobe announced that their templated CMS (Content management system), Business Catalyst would no longer be supported, and in March of 2020 it will be decommissioned completely.

Supporting local business is something we are passionate about. We are proud to be a 100% New Zealand owned and operated company.

The Drupal community has confirmed what many of us have known for some time, that Drupal 6 will no longer be supported from February 24th 2016.

A website makes an excellent focus point for the rest of a company’s branding and marketing efforts. A central point for all the aspects of a business can be presented through a website, from logo to corporate colours to mission statement. It is the best place to start if you’re considering rebranding or freshening up your brand.

Being able to constantly check the health of your servers or websites at the click of a button has many benefits. With easy deployment and very little effort needed to set up these monitoring systems, it is a sound investment for any company that runs IT infrastructure.

A month or so ago I wrote about the importance of patching your content management system and the advantage we believe exists with Open Source content management systems versus those offered by proprietary systems.

If you haven’t got a got a responsive or mobile version of your website there will be a significant number of potential customers and contacts that will enjoy a terrible experience as they try to navigate your site