Expert Developments Blog

5 Social Media tips for business

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 10:02:00 +1200

When using Social Media a lot of us feel out of our depth, it’s still all so new! So here at Expert we have come up with 5 simple tips to help you when using Social Media and Marketing for your business.

Building software is like building a house

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:09:00 +1300

Expert put together this clever example that we can all relate to, it should help everyone understand the software development process better and make it easier for you to get what you want out of your development or build.

Choosing a Web Content Management System; Part 1

Wed, 25 May 2011 09:14:00 +1200

Selecting a Web Content Management System may seem like a complicated decision, but doesn’t have to be. With a good CMS, you don't need to know what PHP, .Net, MySQL, HTML, and CSS mean. That is what the CMS is for. Your job is to select something that will provide a strong return on investment while delivering business growth.

Choosing a Web Content Management System; Part 2

Mon, 30 May 2011 09:14:00 +1200

Choosing a Web Content Management System; Part 3

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:14:00 +1200

Combine a website & social media to full web2.0

Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:07:00 +1200

Social Media has become a huge marketing platform in recent years, and there is no doubt that Social Media can provide a great way of maintaining close relationships with your customer base, which are nurtured and developed over time.

Creating the perfect domain name and URL

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:21:00 +1200

Picking your domain name is one the first steps in the website development process. A domain name is the text typed into web browsers for people to get your website.

Database tips and help

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:08:00 +1300

Anyone that has used a good database understands and has seen the benefits of it being able to easily search, filter data and even grouping records together according to common attributes i.e. all members who live in Wellington.

Definitions of website terms

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:33:00 +1300

At expert we know the online world is full of new and changing words, terms and acronyms, so to help you understand these we have developed a simple series of definitions.

Effective Engagement with Email Marketing

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:49:00 +1300

Email marketing is a cost effective, high engagement method of getting your message in front of your target market. Here are some tips and pointers from Expert on how to use this tool for maximum impact.

Expert's website design referral offer

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:31:00 +1200

Here at expert, we like to look after our friends, and now in the mid-winter christmas spirit, we're giving something back to our loyal clients and referrers.

Feature Improvements - Document Collaboration

Thu, 12 May 2011 13:55:00 +1200

Our development team has been working around the clock to make sure all clients have a reliable, stable, easy to use system that just does what it should, and more. Changes to Document Collaboration are next. Let us know your thoughts

Featured Site: Kiwi 2 Space

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:14:00 +1300

At Expert, we know that we have always been able to recognise our own star developments, applications, and projects, and now we have recognised another star development in New Zealand Space flight. This particular star that drew our attention was the team at Kiwi2Space.

Free website design and build

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:08:00 +1300

It’s a new year with Expert Developments, and we’ve decided to do something big. At the end of February, we will be giving away a FREE BASE WEBSITE PACKAGE to one of our Facebook Fans.

Get ready for Christmas

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:34:00 +1300

Christmas is now fast approaching, and we are all thinking of the fun, relaxing time around friends, family and the beach. We want to ease the burden on you before the holiday period! Expert will help you set up, design and deliver a Christmas message to your clients, staff, or members with minimal effort and cost on your part.

Green Christmas cards

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:55:00 +1300

Christmas is now approaching, and we are all thinking of the fun, relaxing time around friends and family. We want to ease the burden on you before the holiday period! Expert will help you set up, design and deliver a Christmas message to your clients, staff, or members with minimal effort and cost on your part.

GST increase

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:18:00 +1200

With the October 1 date fast approaching, a range of issues and opportunities present themselves in terms of GST rates and pricing.

How can using a CMS help with SEO?

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:17:00 +1300

If you want your website to rank highly with search engines such as Google and Yahoo, it is a good idea to manage your website and it’s Search Engine Optimization with a content management system (CMS).

How often should you update and use Social Media?

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:39:00 +1200

Social Media and Marketing tools. Every situation and business is different. However this should help get your head around what your business might need. Always remember “quality not quantity”.

MoST Membership Auto-responder Tutorial

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:01:00 +1300

With this new facility, clients on our “Membership” package are now able to have a custom designed email auto responder that goes out to any member who signs up to your database online.

MoST Tutorial - Adding Meta Data to your page

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:11:00 +1300

Meta data tags are used to specify a page’s title, description, keywords, author and the last time it was modified. They are not displayed on the web page, but are read by search engines and factored into the search rankings.

MoST Tutorial - Enabling comments on pages

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:19:00 +1200

When you use MoST as your content management system it is a simply process to enable comments on ANY of you web site’s pages. This tutorial will show you how.

MoST Tutorial - Inserting files, images and multimedia

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 14:45:00 +1300

When you use MoST as your content management system you have a wide range of file types that you are able to upload to your website. You can upload images such as jpegs and giff, files like word documents and PDF or you can upload movies and audio. This tutorial will show you how to upload & resize files, images & Multimedia.

MoST Tutorial - Load Youtube clips to a website

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 08:43:00 +1200

To load YouTube clips and videos onto your website you will need to get some code from YouTube to place into the page you want it to play on your website. This Tutorial will show you how.

Movember 2010 - Support Jeff's Mo

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:19:00 +1300

With the month of Movember approaching, the team at expert are rallying to support our Project Management Consultant, Jeff! This Movember he will be sporting a highly stylish ginger mo.

New Zealand Cycle Classic

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:26:00 +1300

Today marks the beginning of the 2012 New Zealand Cycle Classic around the Manawatu district for the next five days. We're backing Team Expert!

Offer of help to Christchurch

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 08:59:00 +1300

6 Months Free Website hosting to Christchurch Earthquake affected businesses

Selecting a website hosting company

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:39:00 +1300

These days you do not need separate web design, development, and hosting companies for website projects, with any good website design company now offering full web development, and hosting facilities rolled into one package.

SEO - The 4 Common Misconceptions

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:05:00 +1300

It seems that in today’s digital landscape, everyone and their dog is an expert in all things online. Sometimes, however, there’s more misinformation than real honest knowledge, and this is all too true in the area of Search Engine Optimisation.

Simon Swampy Marsh - New Blog

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:04:00 +1200

To spread his message, “Swampy” moved into the online realm, through a website that incorporats a range of Social media tools. Expert’s brief was to provide a two way communication tool, between “Swampy” and his constituents. We recommend an online blog.

Smartphone Websites

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:08:00 +1300

As smart phones have become increasingly accessible it has become neccessary to not only consider these devices, but cater to them in your website build.

SMS event reminders

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:19:00 +1300

Now, in partnership with Message Media, we have made it even simpler for you to communicate with your members, through automated SMS attendee reminders for all events.

Student Volunteer Army Banners

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:30:00 +1300

expert jumped at the chance to manage the printing of two of 3x1.2m giant banners for the Christchurch Volunteer Army.

The website design process with expert - Stage 1 Briefing

Wed, 06 Oct 2010 09:51:00 +1300

At expert our website design process is broken up into 5 stages: Stage 1 Briefing, Stage 2 Structure design, Stage 3 Concept design, Stage 4 Build and Stage 5 Testing and training

The website design process with expert - Stage 2 Structure design

Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:51:00 +1300

At expert our website design process is broken up into 5 stages: Stage 1 Briefing, Stage 2 Structure design, Stage 3 Concept design, Stage 4 Build and Stage 5 Testing and training

The website design process with expert - Stage 3 Concept design

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:51:00 +1300

At expert our website design process is broken up into 5 stages: Stage 1 Briefing, Stage 2 Structure design, Stage 3 Concept design, Stage 4 Build and Stage 5 Testing and training

The website design process with expert - Stage 4 & 5 Build, Testing & Training

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:51:00 +1300

At expert our website design process is broken up into 5 stages: Stage 1 Briefing, Stage 2 Structure design, Stage 3 Concept design, Stage 4 Build and Stage 5 Testing and training

Web Design Vs SEO

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:25:00 +1300

Website Design and Search Engine Optimisation are often at heads. While SEO aims to bring visitors in through search engines, high impact and efficient Web design is what keeps them coming back. How are these two factors best balanced for your online business?

web statistics guide

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:16:00 +1300

There is a wide range of useful information present in website statistics packages, such as the AWSTATS package used in MoST advanced sites, and the Google analytics package.

Wellington Central power cut and outages

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:53:00 +1200

At 2:36pm, Tuesday 9 August 2011, Central Wellington, through Mount Victoria, Newtown, and Oriental Bay suffered power cuts, resulting in homes and businesses being without power, as well as network outages for communication lines.

What is SEO (Search Engine Optimisation)?

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:26:00 +1300

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of improving a website to become more visible to search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing for specified keywords and phrases. The website will then appear higher in the list of search results for these specified keywords and phrases.

What is Social Media

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:17:00 +1200

With Social Media being such a hot topic at the moment we at Expert thought we would start our new blog with a month of articles all about it and start at the beginning – “What is Social Media?”

When is it time for a new website?

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:04:00 +1300

We’ve all heard about the importance of keeping your content updated, but what about the design? Just like a well-dressed sales person, a website will speak of the professionalism of your organisation. Even if you are ‘preaching to the converted’ and the content is being maintained, if a site isn’t aesthetically pleasing it may put some people off all together.