Another day, another site launch – how do we do it?!

We have just launched http://www.theperformancecollective.co.uk, a new website for a High Performance specialist company which provides basic information about the company and what they do as well as who they are.

The site is stage one of what TPC have planned.  At the moment they will be offering free articles on their website however longer term they would like to offer secure content to registered users only, either for free or via a membership system and thankfully Joomla easily allows for this sort of expansion without any significant rebuild.

So if you are interested in having a website developed but don’t want to jump straight in at the deep end then why not consider starting with a simple site and then adding more features as time goes on?  Contact us now for more details on how this can be achieved!

We have just launched yet another new site, this time for Highland Hot Cakes!

Highland Hot Cakes (confections of a domestic goddess)  is a small, locally-run business in Inverness which specialises in making scrumptious cupcakes, wedding cakes, novelty cakes and much more.

It features information on their products and services plus a gallery chock-full of images of their delicious creations.  Check it out now by visiting http://www.highlandhotcakes.co.uk.

We are pleased to announce yet another site launch, this time for our long-term clients The Scottish Child Law Centre!

The SCLC are the only Law Centre in Scotland that works exclusively for children and young people. They help children and young people, their families and carers, and professionals working for and with children by providing expert advice and information through our advice line, email and text services.

We have worked with them for several years now and up until now they have maintained their website themselves, however earlier this year they approached us to get us to professionally redesign and revamp their site to give it a cleaner, more professional look.

You can view their new, Joomla-based website at http://www.sclc.org.uk/ now!

Dedicated to not only bringing you the best in new British bands but also letting you have a say in who goes forward into organised gigs and events, ELFsound has just gone live!

This site is a Joomla-based showcase for a select list of talented unsigned bands and not only gives out information on the band (including biographies, images and MP3s) but also lets users register with the site and have their say on who should go forward to take part in the ELFSound organised events!

The site makes use of several extensions to add to the core Joomla functionality and allow ELFsound to showcase each band on their own page.  We make use of JoomGallery and the Simple MP3 Player module to allow site administrators to maintain and embed images and MP3s into the site and also make use of the Blue Flames Forms component to not only create the voting form but also allow us to restrict each use to only one form submission per voting period, a vital aspect of how ELFsound will work.

This is a great example of how Joomla and its range of 5000 extensions can be used to create a functional, powerful site that is still easy for site owners to maintain.  So don’t be afraid if you are looking for a site that you think might be too complex or unique for Joomla to handle – get in touch with us now to find out what we can do for you!

Another day another site launch!

We have just unleashed upon the world our latest site, http://www.ellerslypremierservices.co.uk, a Joomla-based site for a new service industry staff recruitment and supply agency.  The site includes a blog/news section (which will soon become active), contact form and a custom design.

The site will be expanded upon over the coming year, adding new pages, and features, however the client wanted to start off simply to begin with and Joomla allows for this.  So if you are wanting to create a website but start off small and then add features as time goes on without the need for a complete rebuild then we can definitely help you just as we helped Ellersly!

Contact us for more details …

We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest website http://www.homestaysuk.com !

For those of you who have not come across Homestays before, they are rooms or properties which are temporarily let out to students and travellers.  Our client has long been involved in the industry but felt that it could benefit from a UK-centric site for homestays.

The client came to us with very specific needs which we felt could not be easily achieve using Joomla and its varied extensions and so we decided to build the site from scratch using ASP.net.  This meant that we could achieve specific functionality including :

• User registration/membership
• Visitors can register for free and add messages to the site as well as browse homestays
• Users can add “Favourites” to their account
• Any user can add a homestay for listing on the site for FREE
• However in order for either a homestay host or guest to get in touch with one another one of them has to have a paid account
• Automated account upgrades using Paypal payment system - so accounts are only upgraded if the payment has been successful

We worked the client for many months in order to best realise the site she wanted and so several months and over 8000 lines of hand-scripted code later the site is launched!  You can check out the site now at www.homestaysuk.com.

Do you have a web project with specific functionality?  Then feel free to get in touch with us – if we cannot achieve what you are looking for using Joomla then we always have the option of a custom built site.  Contact us for more details!

We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest site http://www.edinburghstrippingandsanding.co.uk.

This site is for a new business (but with experienced staff!) who were looking for a simple non-updateable website from us.  They wanted a fairly formal look to ensure the look and feel was appropriate for their clientele and we have also helped them with search engine registration as well as Google Local registration.

This site was also built as part of our involvement in Microsoft’s Website Spark program which we are pleased to be a part of.  The Spark program delivers free software to web developers in return for them using it to develop a site and in this case we used both Microsoft Expression Design and Microsoft Expression Web to do so!

If you are looking for a simple, pamphlet-style website for a new or existing business then why not get in touch with us? 

We are pleased to announce the launch of our latest site, http://www.totallysorted.co.uk!

The site is a for a new business which aims to offer people home organisation, decluttering and other useful services.  The client approached us wanting a website for their new business as well as help regards the overall branding of the site and we were please to help.

This is yet another Joomla 1.5 website which we have built so, as always, if you are interested in getting a website which you can take control of then why not contact us for more information?

We have just launched our latest site, Craig’s Eco Construction, a website for a local construction business located in West Lothian.

Having worked with the parent company Craig’s Construction on their previous website build (design by Darren Perry from Babes In The Womb) they wanted to create another website for a special side-area of the business which deals exclusively with energy-efficient and eco-friendly constructions and techniques.

We therefore created a design template for them within a Joomla 1.5 installation and then instructed them in how to create the content for their site and how to administer the pages.  We guided them through this process until they were happy with the content they had and so we are now happy to launch the site for them!

Check out the finished product here.