Archive for the ‘Web Development’ Category

Changes to Website

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009 by Bertus Floor

Hi Everybody

We’ve made quite a few significant changes to our website and will continue updating it during the next few weeks. Please let us know if anything is unclear or if you would like to see more information on specific topics.

Best wishes,

The Wobble Team

Latest Website Online

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 by Bertus Floor

We completed web development work for Zabwino African Travel, owned and managed by Kirsty Gordon based in Cape Town.

Zabwino African Travel offers personalized tailor-made travel itineraries to suit clients exact needs. They offer travel packages to on-line clients based world wide who would like to travel to South Africa or Islands in the Indian Ocean.

Have a look at their new website:

http://www.zabwinoafricantravel.com

What is Web Development on the Web

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 by Bertus Floor
Web Development in Cape Town

Web Development in Cape Town

Web development is the sum of all the various skills and trades that are required to create a Web site for the World Wide Web or intranet web server.  This include graphic design, coding (X)HTML, CSS, Flash, PHP, database design, etc.

We can see that web development is actually a very broad term that draws on a great many areas of expertise to achieve its results.  Web professionals often use the term “web development” to exclude the design elements of creating a website.  They focus on the coding and scripting aspect of creating a website.

Why is Web Development important?

A good website sends a positive message to people visiting it.  Proper web development will result in a website that communicates a sense of professionalism and competency.  A well designed website will also do better in search engines than one which is poorly designed.  This will mean that your site will attract more attention and more traffic if it properly designed.

Human technology is marching ever forwards.  Recent developments are changing the way in which we do business, find information, work, and play.  Computers have reached the home of many people around the world.

The role of a Cape Town web development team is important when building your website.  You want something that is going to be relevant to users, easy to navigate, and of a high enough quality to draw repeat visitors to the site.

A website is a business tool.  Money that you spend on developing a site should show a positive rate of return on the investment.  Wobble understands that building an effective website implies that we need to understand exactly how your business works.

Impact of Web Development

The internet has become very much more than a handy repository of brochures.  Businesses are discovering that there are new ways to find and relate to their customers.  Web development is an integral part of this sociocultural revolution.

Traditionally web development was a process of constant innovation that was always seeking to help consumers of information to find the information they want.  More modern trends show that websites are two-way communication tools rather than being static one-way broadcasting advertising shows.  Web development has opened up a new way for companies to bring their product to market.

Web Design

Friday, January 30th, 2009 by Bertus Floor

There is a new deal that people looking for affordable quality web site design service need to be on the look out for. The main problem of this is the fact that not all of these services provide much in the way of quality. In the old days there was nothing short of amazing things coming out of the web design services that were in operation. Of course these services charged thousands of dollars for their service and not everyone could afford such a large bill. Well the times changed just like they do with everything and finding an affordable quality web site design service is more common place today and one needs to just know where to look. The other matter for discussion is find the actual quality embedded in a sea of poor quality companies that seem to spring from the well of eternal scams.

The problem with today’s web design services is there is so many to choose from. One might say that a fair amount of competition is a good thing to help control the prices, but in all truth it has done more damage then good. Thanks to the new software programs that are currently available where software titles are sold just about anyone can claim to be an affordable quality web design. But that does not mean they are of the quality that you will need to draw and impress visitors. If you are looking for the kind of website design that these low quality design companies provide there are more than enough free sites around the web that will help you to build such a site. In most cases you find that the actual affordable quality website design service is by far more professional and have been in business for a good amount of time. This is the first give away with a poor company. Look for a company that has been in business for a while and you will have something to work with.

An actual affordable quality web design will provide a variety of services through their website. Not only will they do web design, but they may even offer something a bit more suiting, like hosting and domain name registration. To cover all the bases you should find an affordable quality web service that has been in business for a fair amount of time, that can provide you with references and that offers estimates on the design that you are seeking.

Open Source Web Development Tools

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 by Bertus Floor

Web Development is a fast-paced and exciting field of practice for IT professionals. It is an an extremely competitive industry and web designers must maximize every advantage they can get.

One of the ways in which the cost of Web Development can be lowered is by using Open Source software. Many people don’t realize that instead of paying thousands for proprietory software they can look for free alternatives. By using open source software you can drastically reduce your total cost of ownership for software.

There are many open source web development tools that are available to download, use, share, and enjoy. They are well supported by active communities of volunteers who are passionate about providing free software that is useful and efficient.

If you’re looking for open source web development tools here is a short list as a suggested starting point:

  • Xampp - all in one webserver, database, and more
  • Joomla - a powerful, free, content management system to quickly put together feature rich websites
  • Drupal - a very flexible and powerful framework that can develop very powerful websites
  • KompoZer - a wysiwyg editor for editing web pages
  • Bluefish - a text editor designed for web development
  • Ubuntu - a free alternative to Windows/MacOS
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