E-Commerce

Giving you control and scalability at cost effective prices

At Channel we specialise in developing Content Management Systems (CMS) for our clients.  There are a number of choices to be made when choosing a CMS system, we will guide you through this process during your initial consultancy to ensure you make the right choice for your business.  

What is a content managed website?

For a business the number one priority is your revenue stream, and e-commerce is the world's fastest growing revenue stream. In this time of recession the web, and e-commerce in particular remains a beacon for future growth.

Whether you are an established business operating from a shop or industrial unit, or you have a virtual business - operating purely online, e-commerce has to be one of your main priorities.

The components involved usually include a combination of:

Accessible websites are those which facilitate easy access for any person with a disability.

Typically, an accessible site might consider the needs of the elderly, or perhaps those who are visually impaired and use screen reader software to "talk" them through the contents of a web page.

There are many factors involved in making a site accessible, but a few of them include:

The most important part of a web development project is right at the very start, where you make the fundamental decisions about who you will use, and the tools they will build your website with.  Right there you have determined your business destiny for the next few years.

One of the Content Management Systems (CMS) we use to develop client websites is the award winning Joomla! CMS.

There are many reasons it’s popular. From a client perspective it's easy to use, even for non-technical people, and being open source, it’s freely available to everyone. This means you avoid the expensive developer costs of custom-built platforms. You also avoid incurring additional costs should you decide to move away from your original developer.