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Picking the Right Development Shop

By Kristopher

The success of your project or website depends heavily on the quality of the company you hire to develop it. A common misconception is that with quality comes high price, but this isn’t always the case. The success depends entirely on whether the development company knows what their doing or not. There are just as many small, lower priced shops out there as large, over priced and over hyped shops.

We’ve put together a list of questions and concepts you can bring up with prospective companies to determine if they’re worth your money.

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Think all web hosting is the same? Part II: 8 Tips for Finding a Good Provider

By Kieran

Having been developing web sites and web-based applications for over 15 years now (wow, I feel old!), I’ve had the pleasure of working with many different hosting providers.  There are a plethora of options available, leaving one to ponder the pros and cons of each.  To those just starting a site and new to the hosting world, either personally or professionally, the task of picking out a hosting provider can be daunting.  Outside of the topic of programming, the number one question I’m asked by clients is, “can you recommend a good hosting provider?”
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Think all web hosting is the same? Part I: Shared, Virtual, Dedicated, or Colocated

By Kieran

Gone are the days of one-size-fits-all hosting.  If you have not looked for a hosting provider in a while, or if you’re just looking for the first time, you’ll find that there are a lot of service options available.   Some providers offer shared hosting, others virtual private servers, dedicated servers, or colocation services.  Some offer all the options.  What are the differences and how are you meant to know what you need?  Once you understand the differences, along with the pros and cons of each, the decision as to which service to use should be pretty easy.  What’s more, in Part II we’ll give you guidelines that will help you find a good provider that won’t leave you with a slow or downed site.  Shall we get started?
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OpenAvanti: Version 1.0.2 Released

By Kristopher

ShuttleBox is proud to announce the release of OpenAvanti 1.0.2. This new release fixes several bugs with the previous release, 1.0.

OpenAvanti is an object oriented PHP5 application framework that allows for expedited development by providing a solid foundation. You can download the new release from the OpenAvanti website.

Utilizing the Mobile Web

By Kristopher

Mobile devices (read: cell phones) are becoming considerably advanced in their ability to utilize the web, and available coverage is growing to meet the demand for mobile services. It’s becoming increasingly important for those with a web presence to also have a mobile presence.

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The Key To Social Marketing? Being Social!

By Kieran

This may come as a surprise to you, but there are business owners out there who sit back, feet kicked up on their desk, and wait for the phone to ring.  They believe social marketing is nothing more than a fad.  They’ve done their networking, sure, but likely only in person, and well, even that was probably a few years ago.  Having done their time, they now just wait for their three or four connections to call them with news of new work coming down the pipeline.  Why do more work than one needs too, right?  The problem, though, is that the phone doesn’t always ring.  There’s a world of  social marketing opportunity out there, most of it free, so why not take advantage of it?

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