Richard's Blog
Content is King
I just read an old article by Matthew Stibbe (see http://www.badlanguage.net/wan.....se-content), that reminded me of the importance of getting your website content right and giving it greater importance than the actual website design.
A Simpler Content Management System
Well it has taken me a long time to get around to this, but I have finally decided to site down and build a generic content management system for websites. Over the years I have built a lot of websites where I seem to be repeating the development work. It took a slack period to get me into action but I think the wait has been worth it.
Use video effectively
Video has now become ubiquitous on the internet. With the emergence of site like YouTube and broadband internet speeds, people have become very used to watching video on the web. The quality of this video has improved vastly as well, to a point now that it rivals t.v. broadcasts.
Simplified SEO
Search Engine Optimisation for Beginners
NearMap photomaps
I have recently become aware of the NearMap Photomaps product. NearMap are a Perth based company specialising in aerial ortho-rectified images.
Web development in the 1990's
Sometimes we get a bit nostalgic when we remember the "good old days".
Simplistic Web Design
I have always tried to instill in my clients the need for a simple interface to their website.
I want an e-commerce/shopping cart website
I have been asked by many prospective clients, “how much does it cost to setup an e-commerce or shopping cart website?” We’ll the first thing I need to explain is, what exactly is e-commerce? According to Wikipedia, ecommerce is:
How much does a website cost?
This is the question I most frequently get asked by prospective clients. It turns out that most people actually have no idea about the relative costs of website development.
Search Engine Optimisation
One of the most commonly asked questions I get from clients is "Why isn't my site listed in Google/Bing/Yahoo etc".
