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Our Web department offers a variety of services depending on the needs of our clients.
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In todays web environment, maintaining a website can be as simple as updating a MySpace or FaceBook page. These type of Content Management Systems (CMS) are openly and freely available for both personal and professional use, and are designed to be user friendly towards even those who are brand new at managing websites. For this reason, we highly recommend utilizing these various open-source CMS applications for your potential web prospect. Here are only a few of the more popular Open-Source Content Management Systems available:
WordPress
Wordpress is currently one of the most popular CMS applications for both personal blogs, portfolios, and even small businesses. There are tons of themes, templates, and plugins available for WP and a huge community that helps newcomers, shares ideas, and assist each other.
To get an idea of how some WordPress sites can look and feel, visit:
http://themeforest.net/
Joomla
Joomla is a strong application for small businesses and even personal portfolio websites, which also has a strong community backing it with themes, and modules that make this application very capable of handling your needs.
To get an idea of how some Joomla sites can look and feel, visit:
http://rockettheme.com/
Drupal
Some say Drupal is not as user friendly as the previously mentioned, however Drupal is very capable of handling all kinds of website prospects and also has a large community full of resources. It may be to the liking of a more advanced user.
To get an idea of how some Drupal sites can look and feel, visit:
http://drupal.org/project/Themes
Themes and Templates for CMS applications that are free to use, or even commercial themes off of certain websites that can be purchased, can be installed, customized, and tweaked to your preference by us for your website prospect. This is a good foundation for our clients who are new to managing websites to get a good feel for what it is they may be looking for, and also to be able to manage their newly created website on their own after the project is completed. We highly recommend these CMS applications to new customers.
Another popular form of internet communication that usually couples along with community websites, are Bulletin Boards or Forums. Once again, the internet offers a wide arrangement of available resources for those who are interested in opening up a bulletin board for their already established website, or for a brand new community. Some of these applications require licensing fees and their allure contains features missing from their free counterparts, while others are simply open-source and free to utilize. Here are only a few of the more popular Bulletin Board applications available:
phpBB
One of the most popular free Bulletin Board applications on the internet, and also one of the best supported. phpBB is constantly being upgraded, and also has a large community that compliments it with new custom features and themes.
Simple Machines
Another popular Bulletin Board community application that is free to use, and has many of the great features available in other applications that require license fees. This can be a great way for your website community to communicate ideas and general discussion.
vBulletin
A powerful application with tons of support and a huge modification community that is always adding new content. vBulletin can be used for simple Bulletin Board functionality, or a completely community driven social website for much larger projects. It requires some expensive licensing, but is well worth it for those who have ambitious prospects in mind.
Invision Board
Another strong application for community driven websites, which offers a cleaner, slicker look and feel over vBulletin out of the box. IBP has less of a community supporting it, but is capable of creating a very professional social website as well as being utilized for the Bulletin Board functionality alone. Licensing fees are also required to keep one up and running.
In our modern world, social networking has taken hold of all types of media venues. No website is complete without some form of social networking attached to it, and many small businesses, artists, or individuals promoting their own work do so through social networks. Even CLIQ media has taken advantage of these mediums, and will assist our clients with doing the very same. Networks such as Twitter, MySpace, Facebook and others can be as important and as beneficial to our clients as a TV commercial, or an advertisement campaign. We know the ups and downs of the system, and can help you get connected.
Our Web department works closely with our Design department to offer our clients the highest quality production. Whether it be a custom designed website from scratch, a template for one of the CMS applications, or a theme for one of the Bulletin Boards, we can design anything you have in mind and apply it to a new build of your liking. There is no job that continues without your approval of the work, and our process keeps you constantly informed and updated.
We highly recommend for new clients to research the above information before coming to us with a website prospect, and attempting to focus your ideas so that we can have a better understanding of what it is you are looking for. Choose a CMS, choose a template or theme, or show us examples and give us a better idea of the kind of website you are interested in having created. We can and will work with you to help you build something you are satisfied with, proud of, and able to manage.
