We have been working with various solutions for online shopping and have used Virtue mart in the past which links in with Joomla. We have been investigating ther various online solutions and have found Zencart. This solution is really robust and has all the nifty tweaks you would want in an online store. It is open source and we enjoy using it.

Check out the demo: Zencart

Awesome Web Development has their first SEO client:

www.theashford.co.za

The Ashford : A Resting Place for the Weary Traveller

Nestled in the quiet tree-lined suburb of Parkwood in Johannesburg,is a fresh and sparkling new addition to the business bed and breakfast market.

Conceived by Megan Prawde, a travel agent for many years and now running her own travel agency from the guesthouse, The Ashford offers guests a welcome reprise from busy office dialogue, the stress of the boardroom, and the hustle and bustle of airports.

At first glimpse of The Ashford, guests are greeted by a classic, expansive patio which wraps itself generously around the entire house, creating a cool and breezy space away from the harsh Highveld sun. Central to the reception area is a beautiful atrium which spreads light throughout the guest house, all day long. The architecture, as a whole, speaks of luxury without being ostentatious, is practical and efficient without being cluttered, and offers a warm, friendly and tasteful space.

The Ashford has five double rooms with bathrooms en-suite, and includes all the facilities necessary to ensure a comfortable and convenient stay. All rooms have doors which open up onto the shaded patio, and all have DSTV and tea and coffee facilities. An English breakfast is served every morning and the rich aroma of freshly ground coffee in the dining area is seldom absent.

For the workaholics, the business centre offers access to telephones, wireless internet and a computer, and a small gym is available for the traveller who cannot live without an injection of endorphins! A 24-hour security patrol is in place, and parking is secure.

The guest house, like The Ashford team, has a wonderful, sunny disposition about it, and we look forward to welcoming visitors from far-flung places, as well as domestic travellers who happen to find themselves in Johannesburg – whether for business or pleasure.

We have been playing with Zenphoto and in doing this we have created some new websites:

www.celebpics.co.za

www.carpics.co.za

www.jpegs.co.za

We have found Zenphoto is a great piece of software where albums are automatically created, you can upload your image via FTP directly to the server and you are done (Once the script is set up that is) There are some great options in the back end where you can password protect albums and do loads of additions, plug in and loads more. You can decide how many images per page, how many albums per page etc. There are also dozen of themes that you can get and change the sites look and feel to what you want at very little or no cost.

Enjoy Zenphoto we do!

Here is a new exciting website that Awesome Web Development has created with the help of a brilliant web company. The website is very web 2.0 and easy on the eye. The website is for booking Gamelodges in Southern Africa. The site offers up to a 30% discount  on certain establishments. So whether you are new to Africa or an old hat let Gamelodges.za.net to create your perfect break away drop them a request today!

PHPBB is one of the leading open source options for building online communities. The script is an online forum which can handle thousands of posts and members to meet your own online community. Awesome Web Development has set up www.phpbb.co.za as an example to use and see the features that it offers. We can set this up for you on your own servers or we can use our servers and have you up and running in no time. We can also assist with customization of the look and feel.

We have compiled a new blog with tons of information around the web. This is a compilation of questions and articles about sport. Visit this new blog today:

www.totalsport.co.za

User Bars are your signature in the virtual world. The process is simple. Complete the form as you want and click Create Now. Once you have done this your user bar will be loaded in the Result position. Right click on the image and save it to your computer. You are done!

Enjoy your new user bar. Use this image on your blog in your email or on the forums you visit.

www.userbars.co.za

We have found the awesome script that searches *Clips* aka videos from various sources for you and reports them back to you with their tags and details. This is another free site from Awesome Web Development.

www.clipsearch.co.za

Imagemania.co.za gets a revamp. We have revamped the imagemania website and have added a collection we had on hand of over 2000 amazing photos. We have used Zen Photo for this site, it is a great script, easy to work and use giving an awesome easy enduser experience.

Visit today: www.imagemania.co.za

Awesome Web Development uses Osticket. We find it fast, efficient and effective. You can view the working demo here: www.osticket.co.za

We can set this soluton up on your own domain or we can run  it on our servers and our domain if you like. We can customize the set up to suit you with the standard osticket package. The package is free all you pay for is the hosting and set up charges. You can turn your responses into a professional outfit within hours.

This help desk solution allows you to accept tickets through a submit page or via email. A help desk ticket is created. From there you are able to respond to this ticket via the admin panel of osticket. You can view all open tickets as and when needed 24 hrs a day from any where in the world. It is possible to set up various staff members who can get their own account and login. You can take it a step further and set up your own departments so that the tickets are addressed to the correct department with the applicable staff having access to the tickets.

This is an awesome solution for an online help desk. Contact us today!