Busy times in Melbourne and our first famous developer!
Busy times, busy times. We haven't blogged for a while but will be working to rectify that....
On the cards at the moment is more work than we've seen for some time, with the end of financial year approaching it's like everyone in Melbourne needs a lil web development! Over the next few weeks we've got our hands pretty full.
Between three or four projects with Cornwell Design, email campaigns for major melbourne architects and a boutiqe Victorian winery, a complete site rebuild for the Australian National Academy of Music, a brand new site for Inspired Reality, and a new ecommerce store or three on the cards it's getting hectic.
Looking to the future there's some great work coming too, we've got a an RSL club site rebuild, a geo tagging solution finishing up for an environmental engineering company and a boutique headshot photographer coming up and....actually, speaking of actors, check out our own Darren Hatty in his TV commercial debut, he's the guy buying the drill, so what, who cares if he doesn't actually say anything!
Regardless, we'd have it no other way, there's something exciting about thriving in busy times, it makes you feel alive!
All the best,
Mark
Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Looking for a new space in Melbourne
We've had a great time up here in Port Melbourne. Two years on we've been enjoying the views of the Spirit of Tassie, the Westgate Bridge and Docklands development all the way around to the MCG.
But it's time to move on.
As frustrating as moving is, it's very exciting to outgrow your space. With four of us sharing the studio in Port Melbourne, we're now ready for some room to stretch our legs and step things up a notch.
(Even Harry has taken to sleeping on the external drives...)
We're looking for a good size (100m2) studio in or around Melbourne and happy to share with like minded professionals, web designers, graphic designers, copywriters ... some of our best work comes from collaboration!
So, if you hear of anything suitable or know anyone looking to share a big space, drop us a line...regardless, have an ace weekend :)
Mark
Labels: Copywriting, graphic-designers, lease, property, studio, Web-Design-Melbourne
Posted on Friday, May 16, 2008
Mums don't need to pay retail again!
It's been a whirlwind few weeks at Efront and we have some really exciting things on the boil.
One story that we wanted to share relates to Mum's Grapevine! In a nutshell, it's a great way for families to find out about the best specials on maternity, bubs and kids wares - direct to their email box - FREE!
Caroline and Vicky came to us 2 weeks ago to discuss their idea. We sat down, together talked through the options and developed a staged approach that would give them the greatest flexibility and rapid turnaround. Within a week, they released their placeholder website which not only gave them an initial web presence but allowed them to start building their subscriber list and their business.
We've been amazed by their progress and inspired by their drive - check out the site here.
Congratulations Caroline & Vicky!
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008
People's Choice 2008
We're pleased to have been able to assist ClubsNSW again with their online survey for the 2008 People's Choice for Community Service Award.
Surveys can be a difficult process, particularly when done on paper. Printing and postage costs along with the associated lead times can often mean that the process of conducting a survey can be quite stressful. On top of that, the data collected is all in hard copy so it must be manually entered for analysis - adding another expensive element to the process.
Online surveys like this one, keep ClubsNSW responsive and competitive.
A good job all round!
David
Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008
iPhone and Web Design
Only 2 years ago there were many who believed that Mobile WAP was going to be the next big thing for the internet. A lot of time and money has been invested in setting up these specially designed web pages that would work on internet enabled mobile phones.
Our experience was that internet on mobile phones was terrible. These WAP sites were not only bland, but frustrating to use and far and few between... so internet on the mobile was pretty much useless.
We've been using iPhones here in Australia for about 3 months now and can't wait for the 3G iPhone coming out in June (fingers crossed...). At home, your iPhone recognises your wireless network, saving you mobile bandwidth and giving you the network speed you enjoy at home.
Once you've used one, you will be asking - why has it taken this long?
We've developed a few internal applications for iPhone as we learn how to make the most of the iPhones features. If you can see the opportunities for your business having access to your data while on the road, drop us a line to talk about the possibilities.
Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008