Website Development - Database Driven, Content Managed Websites

We build stylish, database-driven, content-managed, standards compliant, quality websites. The websites we build also represent great value-for-money.

Website Design

Our graphic designers work closely with the client and project manager to come up with a great website design that fits-in with the client’s image.

We generally will take on board all existing media your organisation has in use, including brochures, existing logo design, colour schemes and advertising; the more content you can provide our designers, the better. If you are a new organisation and don't have any suitable content to base our design on, we will invent a colour scheme and design that will uniquely suit your organisation, including logo design, if required.

We like to ask our clients to identify a number of websites that they really like and that are comparable with their business; then we identify what elements of those sites attract them to each site. This allows us to quickly visualise the type of website that you are looking for. We will often suggest useful features and elements that suit the organisation that the client may not have thought of.

Once the design team has a short brief of the elements to appear on the home page and as complete a wish-list as possible, they will work diligently to produce a number of designs that will hopefully impress the client, delivering all the features they requested and more, in an overall attractive and professional design. Usually it takes a little modification to get it just right and gather consensus; often several complete redesigns are undertaken; but eventually we all agree on a suitable design for the home page of the site.

Once the home page has been completed, the design team follows up with detailed graphics for all important sub-pages of the website. This process ensures that the client gets exactly what they are looking for and that the finished result hits-the-mark.

Flash Elements

Where and when suitable, we may use Flash elements to spice up a website. When used correctly, Flash can be an extremely useful and ascetically pleasing addition to a website.

We use Flash in a standards compliant fashion, providing alternative content when Flash is not available and providing the user with a pain-free upgrade option if we detect that the user is using an older version of the Flash player than is required.

Our programmers and designers are skilled at Flash interface design and action script programming allowing us to deliver just about any type of Flash features our collective minds can conjure.

Database Driven Websites

We design and build databases for each and every website project, big or small.

The advantage of holding all site or application content in the database is that we can then set-up the Content Management System to allow authorised users to easily manage all aspects of the website.

Another advantage is that the primary site content is automatically backed up every day and on enterprise-level websites, all changes can be tracked with version control and rollback.

Our developers are skilled database designers who will take your unique issues, business model, feature requests and existing systems on board and will then design a suitable database structure for the site. We work with well known database systems such as MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle.

Content Management System

Teamwork CMS, our Content Management system is one of our unique selling points. It is a world-class product that never fails to impress our clients.

Teamwork CMS has continually evolved over the last 9 years, getting more powerful with each project. It allows users to have different levels of access to your websites content. So Julie in accounts can have access to just sales information and John in support can just have access to feedback received through the website.

Teamwork CMS is often deployed so effectively that it basically helps to manage an organisation. For example, an organisation that previously held membership records in an excel sheet will simply use Teamwork CMS's powerful database management and export facilities to manage their membership records instead. Another example, the order fulfilment process is often incorporated into our CMS solutions performing notifications, order tracking and record keeping. We can configure Teamwork CMS to suit the needs of your organisation.

Manuals are provided on request. Sample customised Teamwork CMS manual: Teamwork CMS Manual for Pfizer Ireland Intranet

Standards Compliant & Accessible Websites

Our websites are built using XHTML1.1 compliant code and standards compliant CSS.

We ensure the sites we develop validate 100% with every project using the online validation services provided by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Some government and corporate websites require that the site meet Double-A Accessibility conformance - this is not a problem. A good example of a website we developed to meet these standards is available at www.webworkscork.com.

Webworks, a project we undertook for Enterprise Ireland, was externally audited and passes all W3C AA Accessibility guidelines, CSS and XHTML standards. 

Quality Website Development

When we build a website, an internal member of the Digital Crew team who is not working directly on the project is assigned as the project's quality controller. The website will not be released without passing internal quality checks.

Project Requirements Assessment

Every client is unique. We will work with you to understand your requirements and identify how to judge your websites success. Our process page outlines the steps involved in identifying your needs and working with you towards building a successful website.

Website Remodelling / Redevelopment

We can take your existing content and if applicable, your existing database, and migrate all your important data into a new website design. We can add a Content Management System to any existing website. Call us on +353 21 427 7778 if you would like to explore how you can enhance your existing website.

Ecommerce Solutions / Shopping Cart Functionality

We have extensive experience delivering high quality e-commerce websites complete with inventory and order management facilities.

We put a lot of effort into ensuring that these sites look great and that their interface is intuitive for the end-user.

We provide a complete product management, reporting, notification and order fulfilment process with every e-commerce solution.

Typical Features of our eCommerce Solutions include:

• On Main Website
  • What's New Product Lists
  • Top 10 Products List
  • Feature Products Flash Widget
  • Easy to use hierarchal product menu
  • Advanced Caching allowing the site to load very fast
  • Shopping Cart System
  • Discount Codes
  • Easy to use Checkout System including Express Check Out for returning members
  • Credit Card Processing Integration (Worldpay, Realex, PayPal etc)
  • Newsletter Support
• The CMS Solution (Administration)
  • Product Categories Management
  • Products Database Management including inventory management
  • Discount Code Management
  • Order Management & Tracking - new order alerts, emails to customers when order is shipped
  • Order shipment tracking for customers (such as DHL or An Post parcel tracking codes)

...and much more

Hosting Facilities

We have several web application servers and database servers located at Hosting365's state-of-the-art Data Centre Facility in Dublin. Hosting365 are Ireland's premiere hosting company - they provide and maintain our hardware, network, monitoring, security and back-up equipment. Our servers are online all-the-time with a 99% SLA.

We perform daily backups of your databases and regular off-site backups of your entire site's code, content and database files.

Value for Money

We deliver more bang for your buck than our competitors because:

1. We have a library of proven web-based software components.
   We have a myriad of web-based software components for Forums, Links-pages, Search-pages, Caching, Image manipulation, Database Management, Content Management, File Management, Document Browsers, e-classifieds and more. These components can be integrated into each new site easily and quickly.
   Because we continually improve these components as we develop websites for our clients, each new client gets more features and value for their money.
   
2. We have a Rapid Application Development platform.
   The application programming model we use, developed over many years of continuous and persistent effort trying to streamline our development process, allows us to build applications faster than our competitors using a powerful framework that simplifies the software development process.
   
3. Our Content Management Solution is a proven, seasoned system that we built.
   Because we built the software ourselves and have years of experience setting up and deploying InfinityCMS, we can deliver Content Managed Solutions that are better that our competitors in a shorter time-frame.
   
4. We have more time to spend on getting it right.
   Because of the 3 reasons listed above, we can allocate more time to testing and improving the website and developing additional features.

Our clients are often surprised to see the sheer amount of functionality we have delivered that is above and beyond what they expected, even on smaller website projects with limited budgets.

Site Maintenance & Support

Each project is designated a client liaison whose responsibility it is to ensure you are happy throughout the lifetime of the project providing regular reports and ensuring requested additions to the website are implemented as quickly as possible and to the highest standards.

Our Content Management Solution allows our clients to easily manage all aspects of the content of their website without the need to contact us. Sites are generally easily managed and hassle-free once up and running but should need occur, we are just a quick email or phone call away.

Standard, office-based support is available from 9AM to 5PM Monday to Friday; that said we are a no-nonsense team and will always respond promptly when you need us.

Additionally, issues can be systematically registered for resolution and their progress tracked using our Issue Tracking System.

Issue Tracking System

With each project we provide access to our Issue Tracking system available at http://issuetracker.digital-crew.com/.

This issue tracking system ensures that issues never get overlooked. Client staff are setup as project administrators allowing them to add more staff accounts when needed.

The issue tracking system sends notification emails to all relevant parties when issues are added or updated and provides a comment system for organised discussion of theses issue.

The issue tracking system is available throughout the lifetime of the project - from development to deployment and beyond.

So, let's get started...

Simply fill in our contact form, or send us an email at info@digital-crew.com to get your project rolling today. We know you won't be disappointed.