Last week I got a call from an event organiser who in conjunction with a newspaper publishing house wanted to buy a domain I registered a couple of months ago. I didn't want to sell it, but I said I'd develop the site immediately so they could feature on it… Read more
I've just reminded (by a potential client requesting the service) that a little while ago I customised a blogger/blogspot blog for one of our websites, Chelsea flower show tickets. I usually always do a wordpress install, but for quickness on that occasion I set up a blogspot blog, and used the editing… Read more
Whilst online shopping is still a rapidly growing sector, it's not right for every business. A client who came to us last year for an e-shop have since decided that whilst having the products online drive sales, actual orders come from direct enquiries. They deal with plumbing supplies, and so… Read more
There are so many different approaches you can take when starting a new web project. In the past I've preferred to use an 18a take on the time tested waterfall approach. It's what I was taught at uni, and it's served me well over the years. Being a straight forward… Read more
I'm loving rssa.at at the moment! We're kitting all our clients out with free RSS feeds, which can then be fed into Twitter or a Facebook Fan Page. For muchbetteradventures.com it's great, because I've been able to make them feeds for all the different areas of their site in just… Read more
Blimy - can 1 web development company launch more sites in a month than we are doing this October?! Another one went live last week - GiftedUk.com - the online gift shop of the Worcestershire Boutique, Gifted. The site uses oscommerce software, as it provided everything Gifted needed as a… Read more
I've just realised that in all the excitement of last week, I didn't blog about the launch of our brand new exciting system! rssa (really simply syndicate anything) lets anyone create an RSS feed of their news in 2 quick steps. The system's completely free, and as long as your… Read more
It's been a busy couple of weeks for us, with several big site launches as projects come to completion. SouthBristolRiverscapes.org.uk is a website where people living in Bristol can learn more about their local rivers. The site allows authorised members of River Groups to upload resources on to a map… Read more
We recently provided My Discount Voucher with a new design for the remake of their site. And I just received an email from Kunal this morning to say their team have built it and it's now gone live! Always exciting to see your work on the (big) screen! So we wish… Read more
This has been a big project for 18a, and we're really thrilled for Alex and Ed from Much Better Travel Ltd that their site has gone live. I'm also pleased to be able to unveil the design at last, as we really love the photography we sourced with the guys… Read more