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Website Domain Names
We are happy to broker or purchase a domain name on your behalf. Just let us know the name you want and we can secure that or provide alternative options. If you already have a domain name, great! In fact, we encourage clients to purchase their own domains. We will assist and configure domain settings correctly when creating a new website or provisioning online hosting. As a website or hosting client we will address the technical configurations required for your domain, website, email (and other services) to be linked/routed on the internet effectively.
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WordPress: A Basic CMS Guide
WordPress powers over 50% of websites. It’s popularity is boosted, in part, by it’s user-friendly Content Management features. But for those new to WordPress, we thought an overview of some basic actions will help get you started…
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Website Security and SSL
What is SSL? SSL is 2-way encryption between your website server and the users browser. This effectively makes eaves-dropping on user communication to and from your website futile for would-be hackers. Why do I need SSL? #1: For reason above. It protects data in transit!#2: Google promotes websites that use SSL over those that don’t. If that wasn’t enough, consider this: Modern browsers are transparent in informing users of a websites SSL status, and show one of the following: A. B. Which one would you prefer to see associated to your website? Contact us for more info on Security Certificates,…
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Website Hosting and Email
Website Hosting is a different beast to Website Design and Development, and for this reason we do not supply this directly but instead refer our clients to our sister company; Oblong Live. This way you know you are getting a service and support that is dedicated to administering and maintaining the Hosting Infrastructure… as it should be! This also has the advantage of giving you a single point of contact and allows us (as developers) complete access to the platforms; something other providers can be slow, reluctant or just unable to provide. Oblong Live’s Web Hosting solutions are designed to be easy, powerful…
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What browsers do we support?
As a standard, we aim to build websites that display and perform optimally on the latest versions of Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge. According to global data from Statcounter Global Stats, catering these four covers more than 95% of active browsers by real-world usage. Older or obsolete browsers do not support modern design and development techniques. Fast loading times, smooth animations, advanced security protocols, and intuitive mobile checkouts all rely on modern web code. A smart digital strategy is to keep your website optimized for the tools your customers actually use to find you. The Modern Web When builing an…