Nicasio Wordpress Design
With technology changing as rapidly as ti does, many business websites that were created a few years ago are in dire need of a redesign. While there were only a few different design elements being used a a few years ago, new and much more creative websites are popping up all over the web. There are many reasons that a business website could use a redesign. You will need to ask yourself some soul searching questions and give yourself a honest answer as well. First, when you visit your current site are you exited about it? If not, there’s your sign. When you are asked for your web address do you find yourself saying “We are working on it” or “We do not have one yet” ? If so, there’s your sign. But seriously, if you are not driving the traffic and page views you use to, then something is up. Does your analytics, and I hope you are running minimally Google Analytics, does it tell you you have a 70% or higher drop off rate? Then you may be bleeding money. Time for a new website redesign. These are but a few things to considered in determining if your business website life cycle has become depleted and is in need of a change.
Some common problems associated with website design and development projects are wasted time, wasted money, ambiguity in scope, misinformed decisions, and many other errors related to communication and the execution of a project. Without a standardized process to help sort out the finner details of a web design and development project many, if not all of the above noted problems, are sure to prevail ruining well established relationships and adversely effecting a business.
When considering a custom design for your WordPress site, there are important elements that are not necessarily within the syntax and mechanics of the template that should be kept in mind. For example, you may start with an idea, like “I want a blue background” but did you think about the fact that there are many variations to shades of blue? What about your text color? Headings? Accents? What about other important design elements other than colors? Custom WordPress design is just as important as the execution of coding the design.
For those of you who missed our soiree due to the inclement weather, here is a shot of the festivities in full swing.
Yes that is a ping-pong table you see there. The evening’s highlight was my 9 year old taking on and beating 9 out of 10 challenges. I hear most are asking for a rematch!
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As we prepare for the Nicasio holiday party, we took it upon ourselves to decorate our office with, yes, WordPress W’s. Why?
Well, we love WordPress and dedicate a good portion of our production efforts to pushing the platform, functionality wise, beyond the premise of blogging platform [see our site launches.] What makes WordPress special for Nicasio Design – like for many in the WordPress developer community is the flexibility it offers, however, from the perspective of a business owner what makes it special lies more in the level of satisfaction our clients voice with using WordPress as a blog / cms / custom solution.
When you are responsible for the content of a website, it is important to have an easy way of publishing and manipulating your important textual and visual assets. The WordPress publishing tool is an intuitive program that turns what was a complex programming task into simple point and click. WordPress is a free, open source program and has been developed into a professional, full-function platform for content management. It can give even the most inexperienced webmaster a website with the look and feel of a sophisticated page. Here are some basic steps to getting your WordPress up and running.
For a good number of months now we have noticed an increase in the number of businesses approaching us with a new awareness of the benefits of using WordPress as a CMS. We understand that the decision makers need to be convinced of the benefits of a new solution before they begin to embrace it, but why now? Why the increased demand for WordPress as a comprehensive website solution? The answers may be found in the numbers.
WordPress by the numbers:
As of this post WordPress version 2.8 has been downloaded more then 5 million times.
In case you did not already know this – WordPress is the Internet’s leading blogging software today. With its user-friendly features, this blog platform is ideal for beginners and novice bloggers. Small business, however, ranging from those who conduct online sales to simple information portals can use this platform for their blogs or websites as well. In fact we insist they use it when they come to us with a new project. Why? Glad you asked. For one it is free and easy-to-use.
More info on why you should be using WordPress after the break.
For those of you not familiar with Wild Apricot, it is perhaps the most robust membership management solution around today. All web based – its users can run their website and manage their membership [via events, profiles, and online payments] all from one UI.
WIFTA wanted a site that set it apart from the pack of Wild Apricot templates. The result! Chris Underwood at his best. A site designed and developed for optimum use of the features Wild Apricot has to offers.
We are glad to announce the launch of this awesome new Content Management solution on behalf of WIFTA. A place where “media makers [can] connect, create, champion and inspire. ”
Much to our surprise – we have been featured on the Automattic Blog. Nice!
One of our recent project launches has been picked up by the creators of WordPress. How awesome is that? We are excited to have our work featured by them. To read the post click here.
The featured site is ourlifehealth.com – WordPress design and development which pushed the envelope in terms of rapid design and development. We hope to be able to top this with our next site – now in production.
Let us know how we can help make WordPress awesome for you too.
Allan S. Nicasio Client”"We recognize the difficult market we are experiencing. To achieve excellence, we needed to be strategic, creative, and responsive. There’s little doubt in my mind that the Nicasio Design team possess these skills and flawlessly executes the strategy each and every day. Our partnership with Nicasio has helped us maintain our online marketing objectives and I am certain we will continue to grow as a result of their effort.
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