web development

Currently the main language of the  Internet is English. However English is not the language spoken by most people on the planet. According to Wikipedia it comes in third place behind Chinese (Mandarin) and Spanish.

This site is multilingual, it can switch between English and Spanish. There is no "marketing" reason for this, I don't think I will gain clients from being multilingual. It is an example and quite affordable with any competent Content Management System, in this case Drupal 7.

In the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySql and PHP) hosting arena where most websites begin life, there are several popular CMS's (Content management Systems) to choose from. In our opinion these are Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla and the upcoming Concrete5. Each has their strengths and weaknesses and the decision on which one to use will be based on several factors such as the user's intention and ability to edit content and what extra features are required. For e-commerce Magento is a strong product or there are commerce modules for the previously mentioned CMS's.

While being involved with web sites, we have come across several situations that you should be wary of.

Web 2.0 is at term coined to describe the "second generation" of web sites. Although regarded as hype by some commentators, we agree with the general thrust of Web 2.0. Web sites are becoming more sophisticated, and to be competitive, a site needs to engage the visitor. This means a dynamic site with features such as polls, surveys, newsletters, and a discussion forum. It is also common now for the owner to maintain a "blog", a web log or diary. Briefly, Web 2.0 means:

Manage your own content.

We recommend three free open source Content Management Systems (CMS) Drupal, Wordpress and Concrete5 They are written in the PHP programming lanuage and use the MySQL database. Depending on your requirements, one system will be the best fit.