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River Development
Port Monmouth, NJ-based, River Development, wanted an update to their look and feel from their old site. Once again turning to Total Hosting, we designed a new and clean-looking site and improved the organization. Our work was based on lessons learned from the original site we designed for them. Visit RiverDev.com portfolio/riverdev-header.png|center||0||bottom||
Style Envy
Ever fashion-conscious, Lorraine Miller’s latest site, StyleEnvy is the best resource on the web for fashion deals and specials. Her site is based on the Joomla Content Management System so it can be updated and managed quickly and easily by her staff. Visit StyleEnvy.com portfolio/styleenvy-header.png|center||0||bottom||
Captain Art
Capt. Art Cortes runs a successful charter fishing business on Long Island, NY and down in the Florida Keys. We developed a new website, focusing on his boat, the Halfback. Total Hosting designed a fresh and energetic look and feel, while updating his site from a static one, to a dynamic one. Utilizing the Joomla Content Management System, we delivered on time and on budget. Visit Captain-Art.com portfolio/capart-header.png|center||0||bottom||
Nassau PBA
This Total Hosting website was designed as a custom solution for the Nassau County PBA, an organization with thousands of active and retired members. We designed a scalable and easy-to-manage web site and hosting package that has allowed them to grow the site to hundreds of content pages in just a few short years. Visit NassauPBA.org portfolio/pba-header.png|center||0||bottom||
Currents Magazine
Currents, the leading lifestyle publication in the Monmouth County, New Jersey area, turned to Total Hosting to provide a solution that was flexible and scalable. As they publish regularly, the need to have their content immediately available was critical to them. The ability to create advertising space and promotional opportunity for the publication advertisers was all part of the design we launched for them. Visit CurrentsMag.com portfolio/currents-header.png|center||0||bottom||
NMCC
Total Hosting provides web hosting and design and development support to the Northern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce. We delivered a solution that includes content management and custom database development. portfolio/nmcc-header.png|center||0||bottom||
EMACC
EMACC, the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce, is a highly-regarded resource by it’s member businesses in the Monmouth County area of New Jersey. The small staff of the Chamber maintain the website content themselves. The ability to get information to their members quickly, as well as make updates to things like the event calendar and member directory were all part of the solution Total Hosting delivered. Visit EMACC.org portfolio/emacc-header.png|center||0||bottom||
Website Design Enhancements
While at it’s heart, a website is a collection of words and pictures, it doesn’t have to be that spartan. You can find a lot of free and very inexpensive solutions to enhance your visitors experience with your website. The goal of your website is simple. To cause an intended action. Whether it’s learn more about a product, contact you for meeting, make a direct purchase or self-support existing customers, there are ways to do this cost-effectively through your website. Here are our favorite tools and resources for making the most of your website. Collections of Scripts eCommerce Content Management Email Forms Photo Galleries Blogs Classifieds Advertising
Web Design Basics
While a website is nothing more than a collection of words and images, how you present and serve that collection to your visitors is wide open. You will need to output your collection in HTML (Hypertext Mark-Up Language), as that is what is understood by browsers. You should also be mindful of website accessibility rules and regulations that you may need to comply with (depending on your industry). Here are some places to start learning about the languages of the web. HTML CSS JavaScript DHTML PHP MySQL Ruby on Rails ASP ColdFusion Java
Website Design Success Inspiration
What makes a website successful? There are several factors that influence success, such as: 1) Uniqueness of Content 2) Timing 3) Design 4) Functionality 5) Usability 6) Web Hosting 7) Scalability There are plenty of outside influences, such as Public Relations, Marketing, etc. Let’s look at the ones you can control.