New portfolio pieces
We've recently added a few newly completed projects to our portfolio page.
Take a look and let us know what you think.
Is the Domain Registry of Canada evil?
The Domain Registry of Canada, also known as DROC, has been running what amounts to a direct mail marketing scam for years now. We came across a great article detailing the Domain Registry of Canada scam. Very interesting indeed.
We’re one man short, and here’s The Evidence!
As some of you may know, one of the Apis team is part of a trio named The Evidence. Recently they have embarked on a European tour for a month, and while Dean (an integral part of our team) is away playing gigs, and enjoying an experience of a lifetime, we all sit here proud to cheer him on.
For the next month The Evidence will be playing shows staring in The Netherlands, taking them through Paris, Italy, Slovakia, and finishing up in Germany. View all the tour dates.
Backing up Data the Right Way
Do you back up your data? Of course you do. Do you back it up the right way? Not sure? Consider these questions:
We're looking to hire!
Apis is growing again and we're looking for an awesome web copywriter. Take a look at the full job posting here.
Quick and Dirty Usability Guide
In order to build a good website, a variety of factors must come into play. It seems as though usability is most commonly overlooked, so we thought a quick refresher on how to avoid some of the more obvious mistakes is in order.
Here’s a quick list of the 8 biggest sins of usability. Ignore these at your own peril…
Mobile website development and how it fits into your business
With more than 2.4 billion handheld devices in use today, over 700 million people have used these devices to browse the Internet, and more are going online every day. There’s no question that handheld devices are set to become a huge force in Internet consumption over the coming years. While building a website or web application to take advantage of this is more appealing than ever, it can also pose some challenges.
Apis is changing, and how our clients will benefit
We're very excited these days at Apis. Our team is growing, and we're shifting some roles around. We've recently hired someone to dedicate themselves to sales and marketing, as well as account management. We've also just hired a new web developer to take on our increased workload. Our existing lead developer will now be shifting his focus to project management.
The net result of these changes for our clients is the following:
More free money from Google
We all like the free money that Google gives away for it's AdWords pay-per-click service. Here's a couple of codes that will net you $100:
- 5BSK-DC3U-7DMY-A8AF-JFN2 - good until February 15, 2011
- CLGQ-ZWSX-WZX7-SFCN-V72 - good until February 15, 2011
If you end up using one of these codes, please post a comment here so that others will know they've been used.
Happy advertising!
For a good cause... complete!
OK, it's done. Our good cause for Christmas 2010 is now complete, and the beneficiary is the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank.