Web Development

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What is an MVP and Why Do I Care?

An MVP, or "Minimum Viable Product" is a product that has reached a state where it has enough features/value to do one of two things:

WaaS Up!

The "as-a-service" (XaaS) model is growing into more and more applications every day, it seems.  What started mostly as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has been expanded into many other spaces such as hardware (HaaS), platforms (PaaS) and loads of other things.  This trend has inspired us to be a part of that expansion and create a hybrid of the "managed services" that has become the popular IT services model and our core services of web development.  So we're creating WaaS - Web-as-a-Service...

Why we love and recommend Drupal to our clients

When landing on a website for news or just shopping for shoes.  The average visitor doesn’t know or honestly really care what website platform they are on, their focus is to get what they are looking for and move right along.  And, you should give them just that!  

Whether your site is for users, customers or visitors having a functional and safe place for them to go is a must.  Whatever your interest or business needs are- Drupal can be custom made just for you.

 

Here are just a few of the star qualities we love about Drupal:

Full Service Agency Model is Dead

While the digital media and web design industry is thriving and has no end in sight, the traditional full-service agency model is severely broken.  The paradigm is starting to shift but it has a ways to go yet.  The new model, that is the direction agencies should be shifting to, is co-creation and collaboration.

Why User Testing Your Website Is Critical

Getting through the great design divide between client and developer is pretty simple, but not necessarily easy.

Clients have their reasons why they want certain things their way, while the developer offers their professional recommendation to do it another way.

At the end of the day- software should be developed with the user in mind.  Which can sometimes be tricky with how some search engine platforms these days are requiring specific formats, for better visibility, ranking and all that fun stuff.