Wednesday
Oct282009
Quick Website Design
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at 12:45PM
One of our favorite tools at Kenesco is Drupal. This is a Content Management System (CMS) that allows even the most technologically challenged companies to get a solid presence on the Web within a day.
If you buy hosting through us Get Kenesco Hosting, this whole process is a snap. After your hosting account is active, log into the hosting control center and click the "My Applications" button. Locate Drupal under Content Management. Click the link and follow the wizard. Within minutes, your site will be live. Customize the theme as desired. Create your first page of content and post it. That's it! (If you don't buy your hosting through us, go to http://drupal.org for installation instructions.)
Another interesting tool we've stumbled upon is WIX. This site allows you to create a full-blown Website in Flash. All the moving pictures, transitions, and music you want. You can even create, publish, and host the site with WIX for free. (WIX hosts the site and places a small WIX add on the content). We like to use this tool to quickly put together 'product loops' and 'marketing pitches' that run in the background on wall monitors throughout our office. Try them at http://wix.com.
A third goodie that's been around for a while is HotScripts http://hotscripts.com. This is an excellent source of pre-written, open-source code. Simply search and locate the type of code you’re looking for. Copy a snippet of the code and paste it into your site. You'll find calculators, utilities, advertising banners, and thousands more - practically anything you can think of.
Finally, try sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net. If Drupal isn't your thing or you need a pre-built site, this may be your answer. Here you can find E-commerce shopping cart systems, Quality Assurance sites, Help Ticket sites, and thousands more.
While these are only a few quickies, they'll get you running immediately. Still stumped? Contact us at Kenesco to get started.
In Brief:
David Knea
CEO, Kenesco Computing LLC
http://kenesco.com
+1-877-218-1879
If you buy hosting through us Get Kenesco Hosting, this whole process is a snap. After your hosting account is active, log into the hosting control center and click the "My Applications" button. Locate Drupal under Content Management. Click the link and follow the wizard. Within minutes, your site will be live. Customize the theme as desired. Create your first page of content and post it. That's it! (If you don't buy your hosting through us, go to http://drupal.org for installation instructions.)
Another interesting tool we've stumbled upon is WIX. This site allows you to create a full-blown Website in Flash. All the moving pictures, transitions, and music you want. You can even create, publish, and host the site with WIX for free. (WIX hosts the site and places a small WIX add on the content). We like to use this tool to quickly put together 'product loops' and 'marketing pitches' that run in the background on wall monitors throughout our office. Try them at http://wix.com.
A third goodie that's been around for a while is HotScripts http://hotscripts.com. This is an excellent source of pre-written, open-source code. Simply search and locate the type of code you’re looking for. Copy a snippet of the code and paste it into your site. You'll find calculators, utilities, advertising banners, and thousands more - practically anything you can think of.
Finally, try sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net. If Drupal isn't your thing or you need a pre-built site, this may be your answer. Here you can find E-commerce shopping cart systems, Quality Assurance sites, Help Ticket sites, and thousands more.
While these are only a few quickies, they'll get you running immediately. Still stumped? Contact us at Kenesco to get started.
In Brief:
- Buy your hosting through Kenesco and have us automatically install Drupal as a free application (no extra cost for the installation)
- If you like Flash and more movement for your site, try WIX
- After you have a site in place and want to add tools or special customizations, try HotScripts
- Need something completely pre-built? Try one of Kenesco's other free applications or try sourceforge.net.
- And as always, contact us today at Kenesco for more information or to get started immediately.
David Knea
CEO, Kenesco Computing LLC
http://kenesco.com
+1-877-218-1879
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