Web Development Services
Custom Web Design
Great tools are only one component of a website - the wrapping makes it sellable! If your site doesn't please the eye of the beholder - will they return? Your site has to be an extension of your brand, it has to be professional and it has to be current. Design incorporates colour, layout, navigational structure, and graphics.
A web designer's portfolio should show diversity in design ability. If all the designs are the same how are you going to stand out from the crowd? It is important to give your designer creative rein, but don't be afraid to tug on the reins if the design doesn't meet your needs! Our designs are diverse, unique and useable. Have a look for yourself.
Web Development
This is our pride and joy! Not only are our sites user friendly, easy to up-to-date and 'pretty' but they work and they sell your business! Webware Development is the specialty programming (namely in Cold Fusion, but similar to PHP, ASP) that integrates outside resources into your website seamlessly, allows you to access databases for e-commerce applications, maintain contact databases, run real time event calendars or news feeds, use secure login modules, or simply update your site including photo upload and document upload. Some great examples of when and where you may use this are:
- Membership or Staff login where each person is responsible for maintaining their own contact information
- Event calendars that can be edited by many different people
- incorporate third party resources into your site without having to do anything such as MLS listings for the Real Estate industry
- Run an online html newsletter
- Reuse content several places throughout your website but only have to maintain it in one spot if changes are necessary
- Have events or documents show and delete automatically based on date of expiry
- Store inventory and sales to date for ecommerce applications
- Request forms or registrations
- Display random features throughout your website to ensure a fresh and up-to-date appearance
- ....this list goes on, if you have an idea of where webware can help your business let us know
don't forget about marketing your website..
E-commerce
When it's time to expand your market share and reduce your administrative burden at the same time, have us develop an integrated e-commerce website for you that can do everything from invoicing, shipping, and accounting right down to coupons, customer accounts, special packages, and up-selling. Just imagine the simplicity:
You log into your websites administration area and see that 10 new orders have been placed and the funds are already transferred to your account. You print off the automated shipping quote complete with barcode and in one click your shipping method is confirmed and a truck is on its way to pick up the goods. Since the shipping label was pre created for you by the website you just tape it on the box and presto the whole thing is ready to go. Once the items are picked up you switch your attention to accounting. Because you're already using Quickbooks, the website has already entered all the new sales data for you. You just have to verify the transactions and then print of your monthly reports. Excellent, looks like sales are up again for the third quarter in a row!
14 Theories also offers pre-project consulting to help you select the best payment gateways, merchant accounts and secure website hosting to ensure you get the biggest return on your investment.
Emergency Services
Don't let your website be held hostage by someone else - we can help! From domain name rescue to quick page replacements we make sure your website is a professional extension of your company and not a stitch in your side. Do you have a website emergency - let us know.
Web Maintenance
Depending on amount of updates, time available and computer knowledge we make sure you get the best maintenance package. We have 3 solutions for you when it comes to web maintenance:
- Pay-as-you go
- Integrate packaged software to maintain your own site such as Macromedia Contribute
- Custom Staff Admin modules to update components of your site specific to your needs
- Monthly retainer - we are there when you need us.
We work with you from the start to ensure that the best solution is in place before your site is launched so that you can maintain it from the get go. A website that is out-of-date is worse then having no site at all, don't let your customers think that you're behind the 8-ball.
