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Website Development

Smallbox is here to help you define your website vision and offer solutions you might not have thought possible.

We have worked on hundreds of projects since 1999 and apply this extensive knowledge to your project needs. We work with design studios, consulting agencies and end clients to integrate our software solutions with their creative and strategic visions.

  • Strategy
    Smallbox wants to understand your business and your industry. There is a lot to be learned from your competition. What are they doing well? What is missing? And, most important of all, how can you differentiate?

    Having these answers will help shape your needs and determine what tools will help you succeed online. Many businesses come to us with ideas of what they are looking to achieve. We match your objectives with suggested modules to help your business express itself.

  • Design and usability
    These should always go hand in hand… we would even go so far as to say you cannot have good design if you have not first worked out the usability side.

    What is the point in having great content or images or modules if nobody knows where to find them? We are here to help you simplify and communicate. The web is definitely an area where less is more.

     
    Many of our staff have design backgrounds and we have collectively designed countless websites over the years. We also work with fantastic design partners on a regular basis. Whatever the design route, we are involved in the process from Discussion through Delivery.
  • Development (CMS Integration)
    Full disclosure: we have our very own Content Management System (CMS) and we've done plenty of builds in open source too. We can discuss what will work best for you.

    Smallbox CMS has been in development since ’99 and continues to be developed to this day. It powers hundreds of sites and our clients routinely comment on how good it looks and how easy it is to use. Learn more about Smallbox CMS.

    We've also done numerous open source builds. Some clients are mandated to have an open-source platform and some simply prefer to do so. Either way, Smallbox applies our years of web development experience and our effective process to your project.

  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
    Smallbox CMS provides the tools to help you succeed. From XML sitemaps to meta content publishing control, to url naming conventions to redirects… it is all "in the box".

    However… perhaps you are reading this and wondering what these acronyms mean? Maybe you don't speak this web-language? It's okay. Smallbox can help explain and guide you through this very important (and sometimes mystifying) aspect of the business.

  • Mobile
    With smart phone use expected to reach 50% of mobile users in Canada by 2014, this is an area of the market you really cannot afford to ignore.

    Google reports that mobile searches have increased four fold since 2010. And, by 2013, more users will connect to the Internet over mobile devices than laptop or desktop PCs combined. Delivering a robust, dedicated mobile experience is "a must" in  today's market. Smallbox has partnered with a leading developer to provide a seamless mobile experience for your site visitors.

     
    The mobile platform automatically syncs any changes you make to your regular website with your mobile site. The platform is optimized to work with all smart phones, and includes native functionality like click-to-call and even includes a mobile analytics profile.
     
    Smallbox works with you to determine your mobile needs. What content are you looking to make mobile friendly? What constitutes goal completion? What does your user base want / expect to see?