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Many websites
are static HTML pages, text and pictures (including animations)
with links to other web pages.
More complex websites take advantage of database integration,
either for displaying content on the page (like a product database
for an e-commerce site) or taking user settings that represent
changes such as seasonal greetings messages. Database integration
is also used for news archives and displaying the latest news
on the web page. Any site that gives you a contact form, or
displays the date, or asks you to login, is more than just simple
HTML, these sites all have embedded programming to control the
sites actions. This type of site is known as a dynamic site
because its content is changeable. |
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Along with database integration
in dynamic sites is the server side programming that allows
the site to calculate values and change its appearance according
to set rules. For example, suppose you have a shopping cart
page. The server side programming embedded in the website
would calculate the total number of items in your basket,
add on postage, and display the total cost. This is all server
side programming. |
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The solutions below are all designed
for dynamic websites. |
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Customer
Database |
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Keep a record of all your customers
details, have them fill out a form upon purchase or sign-up
or for more information and then keep those details (with their
permission) in a permanent customer database (See: Record
Management System). Once this database begins to
grow, it becomes very useful for promotional pruposes such as
bulk e-mailing (See: Bulk
Mailmerged E-mailer). |
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Database
Driven Text |
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Have the text on any page sourced
from a database. If for example you had a gardening website,
you would have a 'seasonal greeting' paragraph or a 'what to
do this month' paragraph. This amount of text can range from
just one word, to the whole page. This solution can be used
on its own, with the owner of the website uploading a new database
via FTP. Normally however it is used in conjunction with a Content
Management System. |
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Database
Driven On-line Catalogue |
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An on-line product catalogue with
the contents sourced from a database. Normally this is used
by business who don't deliver but still want customers to be
able to view their catalogue. This type of site is normally
linked with a Content Management
System to allow the owner to update the catalogue
in a secure bacl-end environment.
This gives the ability to update the description, picture, price,
postage cost, even select if the item is a special offer. The
owner also has the ability to insert new product records, delete
old records and the ability to lock-out the catalogue whilst
making the change. |
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Content
Management Systems |
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A database driven site can be
updated by the sites owner by downloading the database via FTP.
Modifying the database and then uploading again via FTP. However,
this can be a very time consuming proccess, also expensive,
as database manipulation packages tend to be costly.
The solution is a Content Management System. This allows you
to login to a secure back-end where you can update dynamic text,
change product catalogue entries or control the way the site
functions, all from anywhere in the world. Incorporating easy
to use menus and dropdown selection boxes. Total control at
the click of your mouse. |
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Record
Management System |
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If you have your visitors fill
out a form and then store those details, such as an application
form or customer details form, then the chances are you want
to keep that information in a database. The record management
system allows the owner of the site to organise the records
in the database into groups or 'folders'. The system highlights
any new records for your attention and allows you to delete
and move records between folders. (See: Bulk
Mailmerged E-mailer as an add-on). |
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E-commerce
Applications (On-line Shop) |
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One step above the Database
Driven On-line Catalogue is the full E-commerce package.
This gives you not only the full on-line catalogue but a full
shopping cart system as well. Your visitors can add products
to their basket, change the quantity, delete products from their
basket and do full catalogue searches for keywords. You have
the option to simply let the user print out a mail-order form
that lists all the products the user had in their basket or
you can link to a payment service provider (3rd party company
that processes credit card details in real-time for a fee). |
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Bulk
Mailmerged E-Mailer |
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This is an add-on for the Record
Management System, that gives you the ability to
bulk e-mail your customers/applicants with a mail merged e-mail
that derives its content from the Record Management Database.
This gives you the ability to send an email to all your customers
that meet certain criteria. For example, you could e-mail all
customers that buy from you more often than once per month,
or you could e-mail all your male customers under 35 years old.
The possibilties are endless! |
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Custom
Designed Solutions |
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If you don't see anything that
seems to fit your needs don't worry... If you can think it up,
we can almost certainly build it for you. Let us know what you
will require in an email or make use of the contact
form. We will need a full explanation of what it
is you require and as much information regarding the intended
solution as possible (how you wish it to function etc..) |
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