Once your site has built up a reasonable body of content, it is usually a good idea to add a search function to the site, to make it easier for your visitors to find the information they need. This is, after all, the primary purpose of putting the information on the site in the first […]

A few do’s and don’ts for working with web-safe and non-web-safe fonts on your website.

The Web 2.0 buzz has been around for quite a while now. This post attempts to explain just what it is and, more importantly, describe how you can use it practically to fulfil the goals of your website.

Flash is great – it provides animation, and it allows users to interact with your information visually. This means that, for example, if you are presenting your company history in a timeline, your user can click on dates, scroll the timeline, see neatly zooming pop-ups with info and so on. Without Flash, this info would […]

Managing News and Events in website content. A short article on how we use the Black Square CMS to let our clients manage their news and events feeds onsite.

When the World Wide Web first appeared, adding content to your site was a blissfully uncomplicated matter. You added a page, and wrote your bit. Done. Ah, the innocent simplicity of it all. But those days are past now. Today, we have content, news, blogs and tweets, decks and discussions. The wide range of content […]

This morning I thought I’d write a quick post outlining one of the important aspects of our website design philosophy: never offer your visitors something they can’t have. Do you remember how, when you were little, your brother or sister or cousin used to hold something out for you, and then as you grabbed for […]

We’ve looked previously at what it costs to build a website for your business. The problem we find is that very few people realise the cost of a website, and many have not included this large expense in their budget. Many clients come to us expecting to pay between R2000 and R5000 for a website, […]

It’s not really polite to answer a question with a question, but: how long is a piece of string? The size and complexity of your website will determine the cost, which can range from very cheap (eg: R5000) to extremely expensive (eg: R500000). So we can’t really answer the question of ‘how much’ until we’ve […]

This is a bit of a generalisation, but these five areas cover most of what is required to make any website successful: Step 1: Business Analysis The very first step is to decide what you need the website for. A website is a tool, and a tool does something. You need to take a good […]