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Document Management Portal for Clients: Determining Your Requirements
Thinking about building a client document portal? Before briefing your developer, work through these key questions to define what you actually need.
Editing Your Content in Divi
A step-by-step guide to editing existing pages and adding new pages to your WordPress website using the Divi Builder.
What Are My Shipping Options for Ecommerce?
Setting up an online store? Here's a plain-language overview of the main shipping models available for Australian ecommerce businesses.
Why Update From BeeKeeper CMS?
BeeKeeper CMS is no longer supported in Australia. If your website is still running on it, here's what that means — and what you need to do.
Is It Time to Redesign Your Website? 4 Signs It Is
How to tell when a website refresh is overdue — first impressions, mobile experience, enquiry rates and ageing technology — plus what a redesign costs.
Professional Website Design for Small Business
Affordable, results-focused website design for small and emerging businesses — from simple HTML sites to full e-commerce and CMS solutions.
Domain Name Registration: A Small Bill Worth Paying Early
Your domain name is one of the cheapest expenses you'll ever have for your website — and one of the costliest to lose. Here's why you should pay it the moment the invoice arrives.
Blue Platypus Launches Two Stunning New Custom Designed CMS Websites
Blue Platypus recently launched beautiful custom-designed WordPress websites for two well-known BIG4 holiday parks.
I Want an Online Store… and My Budget is $500
The honest truth about what it takes to launch a competitive online store, and why a $500 budget sets unrealistic expectations.
New Site Just in Time for Christmas Seafood
We launched a fresh new website for Pacifica Trading, a Gold Coast seafood market in Robina, just in time for the Christmas feast season.
Happy New Year FY12
A round-up of new websites launched by Blue Platypus at the start of the 2011–12 financial year, from security companies to fitness wear brands.
Home Page Real Estate
How to think about your website's home page like prime real estate — and which areas deserve your most important content, calls to action and branding.
Great Photos Equals a Great Looking Website
Why photography is one of the most important investments you can make in your website, and practical tips for getting better shots on any budget.
Briefing Your Web Design Company
A complete checklist of what to include in a written web design brief — and why taking the time to write one properly can save you money and frustration.
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