Website design and development is about building you a business asset - and we take that very seriously.
Web Industries are Drupal experts and create powerful and robust websites using world class technology. Drupal is THE web development platform of today and the future. If you don’t have a Drupal website then you are missing out on a world of improved results, lower costs, and fewer website designer headaches!
 ResultsA website needs to do far more than just ‘look good’, it is a business tool. Maybe you need to sell more products, or perhaps you need to give your clients information and resources. Either way, we give you the web solutions your business needs. |
Future A website built today needs to have the ability to grow and develop into the future. Security and integrity upgrades, completely new features, or integration with other web or software solutions you may be using - we future-proof your website. |
| Value We are always honest about which web solution is most appropriate, and how to get what you need within your allocated budget and create the best possible results. We only build viable websites and always provide top quality work for fair prices. |
Support The websites we build are easy to use and include instructions. You also get help and guidance on website maintenance and ‘all things web’. If you host your website with us we regularly apply software and security updates for no extra charge. |
| Speed We work quickly to give you the website you want. We set clear deadlines and keep to them, give urgent work priority, and if you leave a message we return it promptly. If you request a change to your website we will set a clear deadline and then deliver. |
Simplify One of our priorities is to simplify whenever it's appropriate. Web solutions should be user friendly and built to avoid problems and errors. We use world leading technology to integrate multiple seperate systems into one seamless solution. |
What we do:
- Web project definition, strategic design, management and consulting
- Cloud software development using Drupal
- Drupal Content Management System systems
- Drupal troubleshooting and fixes
- Ongoing Drupal support
- Drupal web applications and web systems integration
- Website migrations and upgrades into a Drupal framework
- Intra and extranets using Drupal
- Social and community website integrations (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn)
- Ecommerce websites (using Drupal and Ubercart)
- Social and community networking websites
- Search Engine Optimisation
- Online newsletters
- Hosting and ongoing Drupal support
- General web problem solving - having problems? Just contact us and we'll try to find a solution
We don't do: online marketing campaigns. We are website builders - our aim is to give you the platform website that you can market, but our recommendation for marketing is to find an expert. Our experience has brought us into contact with proven specialists, so we are more than happy to point you in the right direction, just get in touch to let us know what you need.
Web Industries Development Stages:
- Listen - because we have to know what you want
- Plan - it's necessary to have a roadmap to know where we are going
- Develop - it's not enough to have a slick design if the website doesn't function properly!
- Design - it's not enough to have a website that functions properly if it's ugly...
- Content - what to say, and how to say it (to achieve results)
- Release - now the true development process begins...
- Improve - who is using the site, why, and what can be improved on?
Development Approach
We've been working on designing and developing great websites for 10 years, so we know exactly how to achieve the best possible results within a given budget. We have had a lot of business management experience, so if you are a small business owner we know what you need (a website that delivers results, works all the time, doesn't cost a fortune, and fixes more problems than it creates!). We have also worked for New Zealand's leading open source development company, and have the project management experience and insight to deliver on the biggest projects. With big projects, we can generally quote between 30 - 40% lower than our competitors - read why below.
A web system is a piece of machinery, and just like a car, it needs regular servicing to ensure you experience the best performance, and the longest life possible from your investment. At Web Industries we know all about the deep level configuration of Drupal so we can make sure you get the best out of your system.
Want more for less?
You may have heard about 'open source' software, but it's likely that the benefits have never been fully explained to you. We work with the Drupal open source framework, which allows us to create amazing websites using award winning, world leading website technology. We don't build 'budget' websites, but because Drupal is open source there are no license fees which lowers the cost of development projects significantly.
Drupal has the benefits of being highly secure (even the White House uses it...), stable and reliable. It's also used by the World Bank, the United Nations, Greenpeace, Amnesty International, Oxfam, Yahoo!, Nokia, AT&T, Sun Microsystems, Sony Ericsson, Symantec, Reuters, CNN, BBC, Harvard, Standford and Duke universities, The Economist, The Emmys, the Grammys, Infoworld.com, Warner Bros Records, Virgin Radio, The Walt Disney Company, it's even used by Google (M-Lab), and Albert II - the Belgian King. Get the picture...?
Benefits of using Drupal:
- Equally suitable for small and large sites
- Community support - Drupal has an online community support team of thousands, which mean any website problems can be addressed quickly and easily
- Award winning software with no software licenses dramatically reduces costs
- No vendor lock in - we're sure Web Industries will provide you with an amazing website and professional service, but if you decide you don't like us, you can just move the website to another Drupal developer
- Extensibility - sorry for the big word. Basically it's geek-talk that means website features can easily be added over time, so your website can grow as your business does. If you don't have a full budget now, it doesn't matter. We can implement the basics and add the rest later
If you compare this to what are called 'proprietary websites' you will find that the benefits are staggering. You are not 'locked' to your developer, you don't have to pay license fees, you won't have to 'start from scratch' every 3 years, and you won't have to worry about whether the website you are provided with is using best practices and leading edge technology or is a few years behind. Plus, if you need extra features in the future, a website built today using proprietary software may not be compatible with that feature. You will never have that problem with Drupal, which is constantly updated and is built to interact with other software, like CRM systems, accounting systems like Xero, email programmes, project management - you name it, Drupal can do it. That is why it won the: Packt Publishing Open Source CMS Awards for Best PHP Open Source Content Management System (1st place) and a place in the Open Source CMS Hall of Fame.
Websites are an ongoing project - they need maintaining and looking after, just like any piece of machinery. Making a website work as a business tool is an art and a skill, and we enjoy helping people get the most of 'the web'. We'd love to hear from you so we can discuss exactly what you need. Please contact us and we'll get back to you as quickly as possible.