Web Development Cape Town South Africa

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Web Development in Cape Town

Web Development Options:
For local clients we set up a meeting and we determine exactly what web development technology would suit you. Below you will find the technologies we specialise in.

Content Management Websites

If you require a website that gives you the power to maintain your website on a regular basis then we suggest you use a content managements system such as Joomla or Wordpress


Joomla Development vs Wordpress Development


Wordpress Development

Wordpress is an awesome blogging platform. This is perfect for sites targeted at excellent search engine rank. The website can be setup to look like a standard static site with pages or it could be setup as an buletin board where you can easily post articles to categories you can easily create on the fly! You can even post articles via your phone! Wordpress has a magnitude of features and brilliantly coded templates to choos from. Some of the features include:
  • Blogging
  • Form Creation
  • Multimedia Applications such as Video, Video Galleries and Photo Galleries Management
  • Twitter Intergration
  • Facebook Intergration
  • Flickr Integration
  • RSS Feed Transmission
  • Download Management with Subscriber
  • Management
  • Search Engine Optimisation for Articles
  • Captcha Spam Protection
  • WYSIWIG Editors for easy management
  • Pay Pal intagration
  • Full Backend Login and Management Access
Joomla Design and Web Development

Joomla is the ultimate multi purpose cms (content mangement system) used on the internet. Joomla is supported and improved upon by by thousands of independant web coders and full blown companies accross the net to provide the perfectly balanced and always improving cms it is today. The software is free as it is OS (Open Source) like the brilliant linux platform - yes free! You simply pay for development and customisation, a saving that could lead to thousands of R, $... or whatever your currency is. This is because functionality coding is done we, simply just slot it together for you! We develop website frameworks using Joomla by setting up the look (template) of the site, then all the required functionality and the basic pages for your requirement. Then we teach you how to add your own pages and you dont have to ever pay again for updates unless you require more functionalities or features.

Some Joomla features are:
  • Unlimited amount of Sections, Categories and Pages
  • Form Creation and submission via mail
  • Many Multimedia Applications such as Video, Video Galleries and Photo Galleries Management
  • Twitter Intergration
  • Facebook Intergration
  • Flickr Integration
  • RSS Feed Transmission
  • Download Management with Subscriber
  • Management
  • Search Engine Optimisation for Articles
  • Captcha Spam Protection
  • Ajax based animations and sliders to enhance the look of a website without having to utilise Flash
  • Advanced catalogue components such as Virtuemart that can cheaply be used to sell your products online via Setcom, Pay Pal or Credit Card.
  • Search Engine Friendly URL's
  • Web Link Exchanges
  • Polls
  • Contact Management
  • Subcriber Management
  • Newsletter and Subsciber Management
  • User Management
  • Real Time Currency Converters
  • Real Time and Weather plugins
  • Full Backend Login and Management Access

Requirements for cms development - Joomla or Wordpress:

MySql 5 Database services and PHP5 (coding language) if you prefer hosting abroad.
2 - 4 weeks development time (each requirement is different and depends on how fast your content is provided)

Support without a maintenance plan:
We offer all bug fixing free of charge within 30 days of site signoff. Any additional work will be charged for after 30 days.
Additional functionalities will be quoted separately.

Support included with a maintenance plan:
Hardcopy backup on monthly, or 2 week a month basis.
Insuring your Joomla installation always has the most recent security patches and versions of the site and all third party components installed.
Advise on solutions and improvements. Keeping track of your content from a web perspective to see that you are utilising your cms to maximum profeciency.
A personal friendly relationship with your web developer as we value every single client to the maximum.

Development excludes:

Search Engine Optimisation Campaign
Logo Design
Online Copywriting




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Wordpress is for:
  • Individuals
  • Review websites
  • Corporate Buletin Boards
  • Increasing your current websites popularity
  • Sharing volumes of information easily
  • Easily adding media to your articles
  • Creating large numbers of natural traffic
  • Updating current and new information easily such as updating results at events without needing any web experience
Joomla is for:
  • Individuals
  • Small Companies
  • Medium Companies
  • Government
  • Educational Institutions
  • N.G.O's
  • Setting up a home business utilising your website to sell advertising while you simply write information about your expertise
  • Booking and Reservation Management
  • Property Rental
  • Retail Industry
  • Travel and Tourism
  • Agriculture

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