Lookout Basecamp here is a simple intuitive and clean project & task management tool that is going to give basecamp a run for their money.

BIZPAD, the Super-Easy Team Workflow Collaboration. is the new kid on the block and originally created by Internet Marketer and entrepreneur Rick Raddatz (founder of Instant Tele Seminar, Audio Generator) and this code is solid and simple.

Having used project management software for over 15 years what I have found is most people...

By Paul Barrs.

Marketing and Maintenance.

No matter how much the investment to have the website built, the *real* money comes in the marketing and maintenance; not that it’s all that much in one go, but here you and the client have an opportunity to build a relationship that can last for years if done well. It means ongoing income for you and ongoing profit for your client.

It’s a win-win situation.

First things first you need to figure...

By Paul Barrs.

This is the final step of the ‘creation’ steps, and while most people who build websites for themselves are too easily apt to take the easier, shorter road, such should not happen here.

Even though the planning of your website project is by far the most important stage, this area should not be neglected simply because the ‘hard yakka’ is over. Further more, due diligence should be paid here just as much as in previous steps to avoid costly errors and...

By Paul Barrs

Although this area of your checklist is shorter than the others, it’s by no means any less important. In fact, if you make any errors in this stage of your ‘planning and structure’ they could hurt you down the track and probably cause you more ‘catch-up’ time than any of the others.

Here is where your outline begins to take shape… it’s the old “look before you leap” thing and “plan before you perform”.

With exception to the actual work of...

By Paul Barrs

So now that you’ve got all the basics down pat – it’s time to begin the actual “work”. In reality, you probably don’t need a checklist like this, but when it comes to dealing with customers and paying clients, using a checklist like this and presenting it to them along the way (with various goals check-marked and achieved) helps to boost their confidence and reduces the risk of charge-backs and conflicts.

Worst case scenario would be that even though you...