Posts by Mark Gibson
Have we hit peak podcast?
Have we hit peak podcast? I suppose that depends on what you mean by “peak podcast”. Let me explain. Podcasting has absolutely boomed over the past few years. It seems now everywhere you turn there is a podcast on that subject. From Urban Chickens to Star Wars and everything in between. It doesn’t matter what…
Read MoreChange is inevitable, unfortunately good service isn’t
Basecamp 3 was released today. As a long time user of Basecamp, I’ve been avidly watching all of their communication channels for information on the new version. For months, there have been hints and previews on Twitter, Facebook and via email outlining all of the wonderful new features that come with version 3 and, to…
Read MoreKeeping an eye on your competitors
Be honest, how much time do you spend keeping an eye on your competitors to see what they are up to? You should never obsess over your competition, but you should be aware of what they are up to. One of the things we do during our planning sessions is to have a look at…
Read MoreHave you met Edgar? He’s a whiz with social media.
Have you met Edgar? A few months ago I started hearing all this buzz about some guy called Edgar. It seems he was a bit of a whiz at social media. I recently became acquainted with Edgar first hand and it turns out that reputation was quite deserved, he’s a whiz indeed! I’ve only known…
Read MoreThe Cobbler’s children have no shoes.
“The Cobbler’s children have no shoes.” It’s a tired old cliche but there’s a huge amount of truth in that saying. What it means, in essence, is that the Cobbler is so busy making shoes for his Customers that his kids are running around bare foot. We had the same problem. We spend so much time…
Read MoreCarmelina’s Art – Taking Fine Art Online
This website was an absolute joy to work on for Carmelina. She is an incredible local artist who needed some help in taking her talents for fine art online. www.carmelinasart.com Where we started. Carmelina already had a simple website which was made on Wix. While it certainly looked fine, after all she does have a…
Read MoreAustralian Music Database
Australian Music Database is a companion site to Australian Music History. While the original site was built using WordPress, this site needed to do a lot of database cross-referencing and so it was built as a custom web application using a Postgres database and Ruby On Rails. It contains over 50,000 individual database entries detailing…
Read MoreeBearShow.com
eBearShow.com is an online Bear, Doll and Critter show featuring some of the most talented artists in their field from all around the World. The site is a custom built automated web app. This allows the site to automatically change into different modes before, during and after each show without any intervention from the owner.…
Read MoreAustralian Music History
Australian Music History is a site that we have looked after since it was founded in 2007. It was originally built using WordPress and has stayed on that platform. The site receives significant amounts of traffic which has grown from year to year prompting us to move it to premium web hosting a few years ago…
Read MoreNew website for music shop R&B Music
We’ve just built a brand new website for music shop R&B Music which is a family owned business located on the edge of the Southern Highlands of NSW. Where we started. The original site was a simple collection of static HTML pages. It had a few details on lessons and some basic contact information but no products.…
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