The web design directory was one of our first major projects, awarded to Dream Designs Agency to demonstrate our capabilities in the website design and development industry.
The goal was to plan, develop, test, and launch a listing website for website design and development companies operating inside the United Kingdom.
The project also required a comprehensive administration backend that would serve as the backbone of the system. It would allow the company to manage users, system settings, and advertisements on the website to generate revenue for the business.
The planned technology stack used for the website was as follows: HTML, CSS, jQuery, PHP, and CodeIgniter. We chose this technology stack because it provided a robust way to develop the project while also being very fast to render website pages and list results, making them available to website visitors most quickly.
During the build, we encountered several issues, including rendering the United Kingdom map using CSS canvas. In early 2014, mobile internet usage was on the rise, necessitating adjustments to meet the fast-growing demand for mobile-friendly websites. The HTML canvas was very difficult to adjust to mobile devices, but through good website development practices and testing, we achieved considerable success in developing one of the first HTML canvas maps for the United Kingdom, which was well-suited for mobile use at the time. Another issue we had to take very seriously at the time was the bots trying to automatically sign up to the website to initiate attacks against the website users. Google's Recaptcha was in its early stages in 2014 and is still to take off. However, it took a chance with this new technology and was very happy with the results of slowing down the spam bots signing up. This strategy paid off with manual review from the robust administration panel built for the company to keep the website in good shape during its early life.
In conclusion, starting any new business is always terrifying, and you never know what challenges might arise or if you are capable of solving them. The project gave us the confidence to know we were on the right track, and continuing to build our business knowledge and reputation was a massive passion of ours.
After the success of the first major project for Dream Designs Agency, we were very expectant for the next one!
This guy is a genius, not only did he deliver well within the time but the cost was excellent too, highly recommended
Excellent guy to work with. Already getting details to him for our next project! Thanks again!
Tried to fix some bugs and minor changes to existing code. But it looked too difficult to achieve perfection and decided to re-write the entire site. It was great to work with Rob. He conveyed his views clearly and honest with his opinion and work. Will definitely hire again!
Always great work, the only dev we've needed for awhile now!
I am very pleased with the services rendered. The vendor is highly knowledgeable and is able to communicate effectively regarding the scope of work. The vendor has given me a reasonable time frame for this large project and met every milestone. Rob has gone beyond my expectations and I am eager to continue doing business with him in the near future.