C2C Blog
So, it all started on a dark and dreary night. Did that get your attention? Probably not, but I will be proceeding with my story of two of the busiest weeks in my recent memory. We are in the midst of putting up a website that has various multi-page forms to gather information from the customers. In goes without saying that the customer needs an opportunity to review and edit the information in the case they were overcome by a case of "fat fingers" during the data entry process. Seems like a straight forward requirement, and one that should not require the remaining lifespan of a given programmer to provide. Well; those of you web developers reading this will understand when I mention that the response to that belief is a resounding - NOT!!!
Small Businesses Must Get In On The Online World - Now!
Written by Margaret CarsonEverybody's dream is to own a business of their own. So why then, do some small business owners resist what being "online" means and stick with the former marketing mediums of yesteryear? The answer, I believe, is lack of understanding coupled with fear, a combination that may be lethal to some businesses. Read on to understand how today's hippest small businesses are creating boom businesses by using the digital world as their storefront.
This Is Not Your Father's Profession Anymore...
Written by Margaret CarsonA couple weekends ago, the Arizona Court Reporter's Association (ACRA) invited C2C Consulting, LLC to speak at their annual state-wide convention in Prescott, Arizona. Randy went prepared to speak about the benefits of a website for those individuals in the court reporting profession, but because of a topic covered at a meeting over lunch, he ended up expounding upon the topic of websites to the value of social media and technology as a whole to their profession.
A very wise man once said, "Keep it simple stupid!" Or if you prefer the same four letter acronym, KISS can be said to stand for "Keep it simple sweetheart." Which ever definition of the phrase sits best with you, it doesn't really matter. My basic point here is when designing web interfaces and how they flow to accomplish a given task, you have to keep your primary end user in mind. When I was a twenty-something software engineer fresh out of college and ready to take on the world, this fact was brought to my attention in a VERY clear and unforgettable way. Here's how the story goes as I remember it.
First came Joomla 1.0, then came Joomla 1.5. Now there is Joomla 1.6, and there is an early BETA version of Joomla v1.7 available as we speak. That said, the big question on everyone's mind is:
1. When do I upgrade?
2. Do I upgrade?
3. When does the madness stop?
One of our newest clients, Desert Elite Cup (DEC), recently took the next big step in bringing the most up-to-date technology to their fans, players, and coaches, a site targeting the mobile phone market. As we all know, using your internet-enabled phone to access web sites is at most a "hit or miss" proposition. Downloading content rich sites can be a never ending wait at mobile broadband speeds. Now there are choices. You can wait for the standard site to load, or you can choose to access the much faster loading mobile version of their site.
