Dynamic Website Applications

Blogs

What's a blog? A blog is a place to share your business insights, a personal diary, a soapbox... A blog can be anything you like. It's a place to write down whatever you feel like so others can read it, then comment on it or link to it - if you want. It's up to you.

A blog is one of the better and easier ways to keep people coming back to your web site for more. Every time you post in your blog, it gets the attention of the search engines - and attention is a good thing. For this reason, we highly recommend blogging to all of our business clients.

We can create a custom blog site for you, or integrate a blog into any existing website. We use Wordpress because of its extreme ease of use and the large number of templates (a good starting point for customization), but a number of other platforms are available. You'll be able to post articles and administer your blog from an intuitive control panel using any computer connect to the Internet.

Installation begins at $75, customization is at the hourly rate of $75.

Image Galleries

Exhibiting your photos or artwork on your site is a natural use of the Web. We can integrate a great-looking, database-driven image gallery, such as Plogger, into any existing website, or build a new site around one. You will be able to edit your gallery from an easy-to-use control panel. You can upload photos, provide captions, categorize your photos into albums, allow visitors to comment on your images, and more.

If you're more of a do-it-yourselfer but need a solid starting point, we can create an image gallery using CSS or PHP that you can edit yourself right in the HTML code - it's very simple and we provide complete instructions. One example of a simple PHP gallery (with no database needed) is the design portfolio on this website.

Installation begins at $75, customization is at the hourly rate of $75.

Mailing Lists

Have a customer base? Then you can benefit from a mailing list. Using PHPList or a similar platform, keep in touch with your clients by sending out email newsletters or notifications of specials. Manage your list and messages from an easy-to-use control panel, and allow your customers to edit their profiles online. Import and export your list to and from Excel and other programs.

Installation begins at $75, customization is at the hourly rate of $75.

Events Calendars

A flexible calendar like Easy PHP Calendar drops into any existing website and can be styled to complement your site's appearance. Add events that repeat daily, weekly, monthly or annually as well as one-time events of any duration. Easy administration backend, including the ability to set user permissions for up to 21 users.

Installation begins at $75, customization is at the hourly rate of $75.

Discussion Boards

Discussion boards, also known as forums or bulletin boards or BB's, are a good way of getting return visitors to your site, since people tend to return to check for responses to their messages. We can install a forum on any existing site; some popular platforms are phpBB, Simple Machines, and MyBB. You will be able to manage your forum from an easy-to-use control panel and will have many options for appearance, forum topics, security, member management, and more.

Installation begins at $75, customization is at the hourly rate of $75.

Other Applications

Got an idea for an application but don't see it mentioned here? Contact us and we'll see if we can track down a script or widget. Scripts are available for: chat or shoutboxes; classified ads; games; guestbooks; membership sites (user authentication); polls; project management; quote display; RSS feed display; support ticketing/customer helpdesks and many more interactive features.

Red Kite's other web development services include custom e-commerce solutions for your online store and content management systems that will enable you to edit your own website content from any computer. Or contact us if you're ready to take the next step.

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