Customising blogspot blogs.
By lisa, 10.11.09
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…
"Undoing" an oscommerce shop
By lisa, 6.11.09
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…
Getting Agile with SCRUM - Choosing a Development Methodology
By tom, 4.11.09
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…
You know you've made it when you're the Google logo.
By lisa, 4.11.09
It's not every day one of our clients is the front page of Google! The first page of search results, yes, but being the search box itself is pretty special! Oscars, Baftas - you see them all when you go to make a website at Aardman HQ in Bristol. But today…
RSS making machine!
By lisa, 3.11.09
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…
Snowflake Champions!
By lisa, 30.10.09
We were (or I was!) very excited on Wednesday night to get the Affiliate Window newsletter announcing that we'd won the Christmas Challenge in week 1. The task was to create the best snowflake... the winning entry is below and I'm £50 the richer for it! Thanks Affiliate Window! You…
GiftedUk.com online shop goes live
By lisa, 27.10.09
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…
Create an RSS feed quickly and easily with rssa.at - new system launches
By lisa, 26.10.09
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…
SouthBristolRiverscapes.org.uk site launches for Bristol City Council
By lisa, 23.10.09
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…