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There is a lot of
"free" and for-pay software available for website use on the Internet.
Don't get us wrong! Some of it is pretty good! There is only one problem:
Your chances of finding
free software to do exactly
what you want/need it to do is somewhere between slim and none.
For example, try
finding something on the Internet that will:
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Sell tickets online to a limited-run
theater performance and tell visitors how many are left for each
performance date.
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Do custom event registrations (with
online payment built in)
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Do partial or fully automated gift
certificate creation on a website.
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Create a non-Disclosure agreement online
(or other PDF files)
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Do a two-tiered navigation menu without
drop-down boxes.
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Put a Google™ map on your
website that you can update yourself.
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Allow your clients to pay your invoices
or make deposits online.
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Sell "yard goods" on a website
(like fabrics, or any other products that are usually sold by the
"yard" !).
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Do something as simple as post an
announcement or publish Store Hours onto a website without a degree in
rocket science.
HirMon & Associates specializes in
the creation of custom software to satisfy a client's website functionality
needs. The ones above are just examples.
Pick the area of
interest to you from the list below, then click the  icon to the right of each topic for more information.
| JavaScripting for web
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JavaScript is a programming system for
web pages that allows special features to be done that are not possible
with "straight" web page code alone. Examples:
- All the menus at the top of this
page were written in-house for site navigation.
- The presentation of this page (open
and close sections) is JavaScript controlled and is turning out
to be a great way to break down long pieces of information into
"bite-sized" (readable) chunks.
- Even the tiny email form at the bottom
of the page uses JavaScript to identify the page visitors are
responding to (by name).
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| PHP/MySQL for complete
websites, applications or spot usage needs |
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PHP (PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor)
is a programming language used to create applications on a website's server
that are used within web pages. MySQL is a database system used to
store/retrieve data; typically the method of choice for saving data entered
into PHP programs.
Examples:
- The quotation that appears at the
top of this page is a random selection from web-based quotes that is
inserted dynamically into this page. The online application includes full
Administrative component, allowing addition of new quotes, removal of
quotes and a fully-integrated text processor.
- This entire website is PHP based (see
your browser's address box; all pages end with a .php file
extension).
Also available:
- Creation of online PDF files from web-based
forms is a specialty of ours.
- Completion of formatted Word/WordPerfect
compatible documents from web-based forms.
All software packages we create include the following
minimum features:
- Visitor data entry interface (if required)
- Visitor display interface (if appropriate)
- Full online Administrative console, including functions for:
- Data modification (Add, Change, Delete)
- Simple reporting of all information on file
- Site recipient email address update (if appropriate)
- Integrated online Help functions
- Supplemental Documentation (as required)
- Installation, setup and testing on a web host capable of supporting the process
Pricing is
by quotation only and starts from $250, unless we already have something
reasonably "close" to what is required, then it could be less.
(Maybe, maybe not; we won't know until we talk about it, will we?)
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Web-site add-ons for use as-is or customized further for client's needs |
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A website add-on is a software package
installed on a website to perform a specific function. See the examples
which follow.
Example: Some of our website programs have
proven themselves over the years to be so universally desired by our clients
- we make them available to everyone. The top-picks are:
- Pay Online - receive credit card
payments for invoices, deposits, donations, etc.
- Event Calendar - a site owner
maintainable list of events.
- Email form - a bullet-proof
Contact Us email form page that can do both:
- Conventional Contact Us emails
- Request for reservations
See the full list and try them out online
(fully functional demos) by clicking here.
The advantage to using such add-ons are
enormous:
- They save the cost of developing all-new
software from scratch.
- They enhance a website by allowing
visitors to interact directly with it (something a brochure-style site
cannot do).
- They improve the viability of the
website for their owners (consider the Pay Online add-on, for example.
Who would argue that getting cash almost instantly wouldn't
benefit their business?)
- HirMon & Associates add-ons
are unique in that they:
- Are designed to be customizable
(sometimes at no additional cost) from the start.
- Professionally created without
shortcuts.
- Can be integrated into just about
any website with no additional changes.
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| Software to web page
integration |
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The ability to make website software work within a website‘s design is called -- Integration. Essentially that means that when visitors use the function, it appears as an integral part of
a web page‘s design and not as a separate "stand-alone" process.
The value of such a technique cannot be
overstated. Most designers install special packages (such as a shopping
cart, calendar, photo gallery) and leave it at that: whatever the display looks like
is what the visitor sees (an rarely anything like the rest of the
website).
Savvy Internet visitors perceive this approach as
"disjointed," amateurish and confusing.
Integration keeps the visitor on the main
website so they never get "lost."
Clear as mud? Then see just a couple of examples in real life:
These pages present what is normally a
stand-alone program within the design of the website.
Even third-party services (e.g. shopping
cart sites) can be integrated into most websites.
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| Flash™, Music,
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HirMon & Associates also provides:
- Flash movie creation - for use
on websites, but not entire Flash sites (due to problems search
engines have including them in their listings).
- Music - From you CD or DVD we can
create full or sound clips of songs, narrations and other vocal
enhancements for use on a website. Steaming audio is provided when
required for longer selections.
- Video - Including YouTube
presentations as part of a website. We do not do in-house video
productions, but can supply referrals.
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Unless specified otherwise, all
programming is based on a charge of $100/hour, one hour minimum and
additional time over 1 hour billed in 15 minutes increments. Proposals for
several work options performed at one time will include a cost savings of
approximately 20%.
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