Almost Anything Web & Graphic Design » ecommerce http://www.almost-anything.com.au Website design, graphic design and signwriting Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:08:33 +0000 en hourly 1 New Website: Amazing Walls http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2010/12/new-website-amazing-walls/ http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2010/12/new-website-amazing-walls/#comments Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:00:32 +0000 Jason http://www.almost-anything.com.au/?p=1530 Read more »]]> Wallpaper is back!

I’m not talking about the type for your computer screen – I’m talking about for your house!

The new website for Amazing Walls features a huge range of styles.

And you can order online – either full rolls or sample sizes.

Highlights
  • e-Commerce system with shopping cart and payment gateway integration
  • Specials
  • Photo gallery
  • Enquiry form
  • Statistics and tracking installed
Tested on
  • IE6 on Windows XP
  • IE7 on Windows Vista
  • IE8 on Windows 7
  • Google Chrome
  • Firefox 3
  • Safari 4
  • iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad
Visit www.amazing-walls.com.au
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It features an online store, membership registration and a backend database, streaming video and news archive with more to come.

Highlights
  • Embedded streaming video
  • Membership registration and database
  • Online store
  • News archive
  • Statistics and tracking installed
  • Client can update pages via a Content Management System (CMS)
Tested on
  • IE6 on Windows XP
  • IE7 on Windows Vista
  • IE8 on Windows 7
  • Google Chrome
  • Firefox 3
  • Safari 4
  • iPhone/iPod Touch
Visit www.cqnrlbid.com.au
]]> http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2010/04/new-website-cq-nrl-bid/feed/ 0 Updated Website: Central Comets http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2010/03/updated-website-rockhampton-leagues-club-comets/ http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2010/03/updated-website-rockhampton-leagues-club-comets/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:15:08 +0000 Jason http://www.almost-anything.com.au/?p=1327 Read more »]]> The Rockhampton Leagues Club Comets kicked their season off with a win on the field, and a refreshed website for 2010 as well!

The home page alone features last game/next game icons, a sponsors slideshow, embedded media (their song) Ladder, Facebook embed, and latest news. Not to mention an upgraded shopping cart for merchandise, a full news archive… Well, maybe you should just check it out yourself!

Almost Anything Web and Graphic Design are proud supported of the Central Comets.

Highlights
  • Print-friendly pages
  • Statistics and tracking installed
  • Client can update pages via a Content Management System (CMS)
  • Ecommerce with live credit card payment processing
  • Social media integration (Facebook and Twitter)
Tested on
  • IE6 on Windows XP
  • IE7 on Windows Vista
  • IE8 on Windows 7
  • Firefox 3 on Windows Vista
  • Safari 4 on Apple Mac OSX
  • Firefox 3 on Apple Mac OSX
  • iPhone/iPod Touch
Visit www.comets.com.au
]]> http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2010/03/updated-website-rockhampton-leagues-club-comets/feed/ 0 New Website: Schoolkits http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/12/new-website-schoolkits/ http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/12/new-website-schoolkits/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:40:22 +0000 Jason http://www.almost-anything.com.au/?p=1333 Read more »]]> Schoolkits came to us with a fantastic idea: instead of trudging around your local stationery shop organising the kids back-to-school list – just jump online and do it all!

Highlights
  • Full eCommerce installation
  • Live credit card processing
  • Print-friendly pages
  • Statistics and tracking installed
  • Client can update pages via a Content Management System (CMS)
Tested on
  • IE6 on Windows XP
  • IE7 on Windows Vista
  • IE8 on Windows 7
  • Firefox 3 on Windows Vista
  • Safari 4 on Apple Mac OSX
  • Firefox 3 on Apple Mac OSX
  • iPhone/iPod Touch
Visit www.schoolkits.com.au
]]> http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/12/new-website-schoolkits/feed/ 0 Websites: Speed Counts http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/12/websites-speed-counts/ http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/12/websites-speed-counts/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:52:26 +0000 Jason http://www.almost-anything.com.au/?p=1295 Read more »]]> Rumors have been circulating recently that Google is considering including the speed of your website as one of the factors it uses in ranking your pages in its search results.

That’s all speculation at this point, but overnight Google announced a new tool that lets you measure your website’s speed, based on data provided by people using the advanced features in their toolbar.

Perhaps they are gearing up for such a change, perhaps not – but importantly as explained on their blog:

Studies have repeatedly shown that speeding up your site leads to increased user retention and activity, higher revenue and lower costs.

It’s worth considering this the next time you’re thinking about large images and special effects that take longer to load. Put yourself in your visitor’s shoes. “Would I really want to wait for this?”

(Image credit: Photo Monkey)

]]> http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/12/websites-speed-counts/feed/ 0 New website: Masters Athlete http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/11/masters-athlete/ http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/11/masters-athlete/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:22:25 +0000 Jason http://www.almost-anything.com.au/?p=1278 Read more »]]> The Masters Athlete is a comprehensive resource for older athletes. Besides the book (which you can purchase online), the site features a large library of free information, and a subscribers-only section of regularly updated research and articles.

Site owners Peter & Claire can update articles, send out email newsletters, manage book sales and subscriptions from anywhere via a customised Content Management System, or CMS.

Highlights
  • Full eCommerce capabilities for book sales and article subscriptions
  • Split system: some content is freely available, some is behind a “pay wall”
  • Demographic reporting on subscribers
  • Email newsletter integration
  • Print-friendly pages
  • Statistics and tracking installed
  • Client can update pages via a Content Management System (CMS)
Tested on
  • IE6 on Windows XP
  • IE7 on Windows Vista
  • IE8 on Windows 7
  • Firefox 3 on Windows Vista
  • Safari 4 on Apple Mac OSX
  • Firefox 3 on Apple Mac OSX
  • iPhone/iPod Touch
Visit www.mastersathlete.com.au
]]> http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/11/masters-athlete/feed/ 0 New Website: Capricorn Tourism http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/11/new-website-capricorn-tourism/ http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/11/new-website-capricorn-tourism/#comments Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:12:17 +0000 Jason http://www.almost-anything.com.au/?p=1349 Read more »]]> Capricorn Tourism previously had all their corporate and member information buried within their retail “holiday” website. The large undertaking for this project was to fish that out, update it, and add other tools and resources for members that previously was not possible or practical.

Highlights
  • Event calendar manager with separate login that only has access to this section
  • Members directory
  • Password-protected members resource area
  • Tourism development information (“eToolkit”)
  • Promotion/ad manager
  • Email newsletter integration
  • File download manager
  • Print-friendly pages
  • Statistics and tracking installed
  • Client can update pages via a Content Management System (CMS)
Tested on
  • IE6 on Windows XP
  • IE7 on Windows Vista
  • IE8 on Windows 7
  • Firefox 3
  • Safari 4
  • iPhone/iPod Touch
Visit www.capricorntourism.com.au
]]> http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/11/new-website-capricorn-tourism/feed/ 0 New website: Sassi Australia http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/09/new-website-sassi-australia/ http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/09/new-website-sassi-australia/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:54:57 +0000 Jason http://www.almost-anything.com.au/?p=1243 Read more »]]> Sassi Australia, based in Gladstone, recently undertook a major rebranding effort that not only meant updates to all their marketing material, but their stock as well!

We were were pleased to be chosen to develop their new website. Sassi Australia can update all their furniture and photos, and the website features embedded video as well!

Although the site doesn’t currently feature e-commerce capabilities, it has been designed so that this can be added later if the need arises.

Highlights
  • Printable pages
  • Statistics and tracking installed
  • Client can update pages via a Content Management System (CMS)
Tested on
  • IE6 on Windows XP
  • IE7 on Windows Vista
  • IE8 on Windows 7 RC
  • Firefox 3 on Windows Vista
  • Safari 4 on Apple Mac OSX
  • Firefox 3 on Apple Mac OSX
  • iPhone/iPod Touch
Visit www.sassiaustralia.com
]]> http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/09/new-website-sassi-australia/feed/ 0 New Website: Positive Bling http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/04/new-website-positive-bling/ http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/04/new-website-positive-bling/#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:25:10 +0000 Jason http://www.almost-anything.com.au/?p=1204 Read more »]]> Positive Bling is selling a unique range of promotional gear via an online store with full e-commerce capabilities.

Highlights
  • Statistics and tracking installed
  • Blog installed for better Search Engine traffic and useful information for returning visitors
Tested on
  • IE6 on Windows XP
  • IE7 on Windows Vista
  • IE8 on Windows XP
  • Firefox 3 on Windows Vista
  • Safari 3 on Apple Mac OSX
  • Firefox 3 on Apple Mac OSX
  • iPhone/iPod Touch
Visit www.positivebling.com.au
]]> http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/04/new-website-positive-bling/feed/ 0 New Website: Comets 2009 http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/03/new-website-comets-2009/ http://www.almost-anything.com.au/2009/03/new-website-comets-2009/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:41:31 +0000 Jason http://www.almost-anything.com.au/?p=1086 Read more »]]> The Rockhampton Leagues Club Comets kick of season 2009 with a brand new website – this year with an online store!

Highlights
  • Printable pages
  • Client can update
  • Statistics and tracking installed
  • Search Engine Monitoring Installed
  • Online store with payment gateway
Tested on
  • IE6 on Windows XP
  • IE7 on Windows Vista
  • IE8 Beta on Windows XP
  • Firefox 3 on Windows Vista
  • Safari 3 on Apple Mac OSX
  • Firefox 3 on Apple Mac OSX
  • iPhone/iPod Touch
Visit www.comets.com.au
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