competition – Tech Warrior

Who are Tech Warrior’s competitors?

Matthew Green — Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:30:00 +0000

There are many choices to be made when building a website. These decisions can be broadly split between who will build the site and what platform or software will be used for the development of the website. In this article we’ll take a more detailed look at both of these competitor categories for Tech Warrior.

The father of every good work is discontent, and its mother is diligence.
—Lajos Kassak

Who will build the website

There are three groups of people who compete with Tech Warrior when comes to building a website:

Family and friends
Professional web design companies
Do-it-yourself-ers

Family and friends

A knowledgeable family member can be a useful resource for building a website. The upside is you know who you are dealing with, what kind of work they are capable of and you might be able to negotiate on the cost of the work.

The down side to this approach can sometimes be all of the above as well. Are they building the site as a favour or is it a bona-fide job? Is it a priority for them or are they fitting you in because they know a little (or a lot) more than you? How much experience do they have?

Purchasing domain names carefully is a very important aspect of owning a website. Having a website is an important part of running a business. Make sure you are the rightful registered owner of your domain name.

Professional web design companies

This is a good option if you want to hand-over the process and have it managed on your behalf. These companies can be one-person or many-people in size. They usually support you from the beginning of the process until you have a live, hosted website.

Unfortunately there is no professional body to regulate the standard and quality of web site design and development companies so you will need to do some research to ensure that the company or organization is credible and trustworthy. Over the years we have heard some horror stories of domain names and websites being held ransom by unsavoury web design companies who portray the right image but don’t deliver.

Do-it-yourself-ers

You can build the website yourself. There are many options available when it comes to the software or platform (see below). There is only one question that needs to be answered: “is building the website myself the best use of my time?” If your business needs you at the helm, running the show then using one of the other options is probably better.

What is the best software or platform for my website?

There are various Website building platforms or software that also compete with Tech Warrior when it comes to building a website. These can be installed and run on your computer, can be hosted and managed on your behalf or a combination of the two.

You will want to make sure that the software tools are widely used and open so you can get support when needed. This also ensures you don’t get locked into an expensive once-off proprietary system with limited options for growth or an exit strategy if you and the developer want to part ways.

The most widely used website software is called WordPress. More than 35 percent of all websites use it. This is the software of choice for Tech Warrior. WordPress is usually installed at a hosting provider.

There are other software options for building a website. The more well known ones are Joomla or Drupal. They work and function in a similar way to WordPress but are not as widely used.

Website software that is hosted and managed on your behalf

Another type of competitor that Tech Warrior has is website building software. These go by the name GoDaddy, Squarespace, Shopify, Wix, Weebly and others. They provide the tools to build a website. They also provide the associated services required to get a website up and running like domain registration and hosting. In some instances an online shop or store as well. Tech Warrior has chosen to use WordPress which also provides an option like this.

Make the right choice for your business needs

We have no control over whether you choose a competitor of ours. We do want you to make the right choice for your business. Your website is still the most effective way to answer questions, build trust and get customers to engage and buy from you. Make sure the person or organisation doing it prioritises your needs and offers a good value-for-money product and service. In addition, make sure your website is built using a platform that is open, widely used and doesn’t keep you locked in to the whims of the web developer.

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Who are some great web developers?

Tristan Green — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:30:00 +0000

The competition is heated

Living in the twenty-first century can be exhausting when it comes to finding a service provider for your needs; be it small or large scale building contractors, logistics for the home or business, digital design gurus or in our case friendly web developers.

In 1988, when the Internet first reached our golden sandy shores in sunny South Africa, it operated primarily within the realm of academic institutions. As it evolved and the World Wide Web was invented, only a handful of individuals understood its power and how it could slingshot businesses into a league of their own. Fast forward to present day and terms like Search Engine Optimisation, Content Management System and Landing Page are commonplace. These terms have grown in popularity as our world has become more digitally inclined.

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success.
—Biz Stone

Businesses, small and large, have begun to adopt the Internet, use the Web and search engines like Google to increase business turnover or profits by pulling people to visit and engage with their websites.

There are a plethora of tools available to aid in bringing prospective clients to your website. Of course anyone can sit down and build a website but you’ll have to decide if it’s worth your time as the business owner to sit and figure out how everything works, or if you should hire a professional company to do it for you.

The trusted voice

At Tech Warrior we get to engage and meet with many people and businesses regarding their websites. And because we have been around for so long (25 years) and have a lot of knowledge on websites and website development we are often asked who are some of the other website builders and competitors we have in our industry.

Our goal is to be the trusted voice and blatantly transparent when it comes to building a website. It is one of our passionate goals. We want our clients and customers to be as informed as possible.

We’ve compiled the following list of companies who we think do some incredible work both in the web design and development space.

Cloudfusion

Based in Bedfordview, Cloudfusion delivers some of the most beautifully designed websites we have ever seen. They have a customer-centric philosophy aiming to deliver the best possible online solutions for their clients as well as their clients’ clients. Services they offer include SEO management and implementation, web design and development, e-commerce and e-governance solutions, brand building. For those interested they also offer mobile app development.

Vaimo

Although not founded in South Africa, Vaimo is one of the largest and most trusted online commerce partners in the world. They have offices in the Eastern Cape, Gauteng across Europe, Asia and North America. Their specialty lies in Business-to-Business and Business-to-Customer experiences; offering great websites and user experiences both for the client and service provider. They have partnered with industry giants such as Adobe, Oracle and Akeneo.

Big Web Media

Operating from Woodstock in Cape Town, Big Web Media, aims to simplify and as they put it, ‘demystify’ the internet industry; specifically web design and search engine optimization. Their focus is to increase brand visibility and monetization through online marketing solutions, guiding their customers every step of the way, ultimately leading to incredibly sleek end products which are bound to keep customers returning.

Cocopine

Operating out of Johannesburg with a service reach to most major business sectors, Cocopine offers affordable website development and mobile app development for small and medium sized enterprises. They aim to empower their customers to edit, manage and update their WordPress websites through online tutorials and courses. If that isn’t for you, they offer to do the heavy lifting and deliver some really great looking websites which are bound to get heads turning and clicks through SEO.

Focus Online

Focus Online has a close connection to the travel industry but an equally impressive affiliation to web development, design and SEO services. They aim to increase brand visibility through search results in all major search engines; they offer content marketing, email marketing and social media services that are designed to pull prospective customers in time and time again.

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