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Learn from our in-house experts on how to better manage your brand from a digital perspective. In our blogs, we hope to share information that not only empowers our readers, but encourages them to grow their business in new and innovative ways, while offering opportunities to engage with our services along the way.
NAVIGATING THE “NEW NORMAL” IN ECOMMERCE
Navigating the new normal in eCommerce is not something to push to the wayside any longer. Let’s get right into using digital marketing and eCommerce practices to your advantage.
SAP AMPLIFIED: FINE TUNES WITH R3 SERVICES
We love opportunities to break away from typical client projects and create something special, especially for our old clients looking for new beginnings. Read on as we share one of our newest Squarespace website projects for an old-turned-new client of ours, R3 Services.
ARE YOU SECURE? TIPS TO MAINTAIN OPTIMUM CYBERSECURITY
Cybersecurity should be in one of your top 5 most important concerns when operating any business. When left unaddressed, your business’ connection to the outside world through the internet can be tarnished if not wholly maxed out in an instance. Read on as we discuss a few tips and tricks to keep your online information, your business, and customers safe.
DRIVING THE FUTURE: CAREER PLAN DASHBOARDS DONE RIGHT
Modern compensation plans for direct selling companies can make or break a company. In this industry, there are few things more critical to the success of a company beyond having quality products. However, a compensation plan that incentivizes the correct behavior is by far a clear differentiator for companies. Because of the importance of proper compensation, a rabid field of brand advocates sometimes spread across the globe, companies invest tens — and sometimes hundreds — of thousands of dollars to come up with a compensation plan that not only fits the need of their culture but also incentivizes the correct behavior.
WE MOVED! TO SQUARESPACE, THAT IS.
We at GSATi are proud to support our clients with custom build websites, designed with consistency in code, intricacy in design and ergonomic functionality. We also pride ourselves in supporting those who provide the same quality to users on a more accessible scale, such as our small business clients. That's why we chose Squarespace to host our new and improved website.
GAME OF HOSTS: PHP VS. .NET
If you’re a software developer, there simply isn’t enough time in the world to learn every single technology, language and platform you might need for work, or to land a better job; at some point, you’re going to have to decide in what direction you want to expand your knowledge base.
3 SIMPLE STEPS TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL LANDING PAGE
At GSATi, we are all for helping our clients achieve the highest amount of market reach possible with what tools and knowledge we can provide. Today, we'd like to walk you through a few easy steps that will pivot your brand in the right direction. Let's talk about landing pages!
HOW VIRTUAL REALITY CAN IMPROVE LEARNING
Technology is leaving its finger prints on so many industries and has become a very influential part of our society. With the advent of musical apps like Pandora, Spotify and YouTube, you don't have to go home and turn on your vinyl player to jam to Sweet Caroline or Staying Alive.
CODING ETHICS: DESIGNING TRUST AMONG STRANGERS
As a society reveling in the growths, innovations and successes of the Technology Age, we're greeted on a near - daily basis with conflicts previous generations only barely missed. We've redefined social ethics and communication capabilities that mold how we interact with one another, both face to face and screen to screen.
NEW & IMPROVED: WBCS - SW GETS A FRESH LOOK
We’re excited to launch the Women’s Business Council — Southwest’s new website; a project hand-crafted by GSATi staff to meet the needs of our clients' goals, both long and short-term. To give you a better peek at our development process, Senior Drupal Designer/ Developer Andrew 'Deg' Chernauskas sat down with us and shared his experience making WBCS - SW a better place [ to visit online, that is ;) ]
MOBILE OPTIMIZATION AND YOU!
Take a moment and think about your daily routines. You wake up, start a pot of coffee and reach for what first? The newspaper, or your smart device? More than likely, the answer is the latter. And, much like the ad section of the weekly journal, you avoid poorly designed websites with unattractive design and information. Why? Because there aren’t enough minutes in the day to sift through poor websites, when you KNOW which are the best and fastest at delivering desired information. Welcome to the daily routine of your customers.
TOP 8 IN DRUPAL 8: NEW FEATURES AND FIXES
With the addition of Drupal 8 to Drupal's already impressive repertoire of back-end content management, we felt it necessary to highlight a few features and changes provided in its newest version. Read on and discover how to really optimize your Drupal 8 experience.
SIX WAYS TO TIGHTEN UP YOUR CODE
A colleague, Andrew Chernauskas, recently sent me a link to a blog post on InVision’s site, titled “6 Ways to Tighten Up Your Designs.” As a developer who leans heavily on GSATi’s very talented designers for anything design-related, I found this an extremely useful 5 minutes of my time. If you haven’t tried InVision, give it a go. It is an awesome prototyping/collaboration/workflow tool that GSATi’s designers are putting to great use. But Andrew didn’t stop with sharing the post. He challenged me to do the same for development.
ESTABLISHING A DIGITAL PRESENCE IS SO FETCH
Believe it or not, there is more to the Internet than watching funny cat videos. We live in an era where a lot of people go online in search a lovely date, decent restaurants, new roommates or a new toupee. More than a decade ago, having a virtual presence was more of a luxury than a necessity. But today, every business owner must establish their company on the Internet in order be relevant in the commercial world. Yes, having an online presence is so fetch!
WEBSITE WEIGHT LOSS FOR THE NEW YEAR
As we enter the new year, it’s a great time to reflect on the achievements of 2015 and set goals for 2016. While many are pledging to lose weight and get in shape, why not take a look to see if your website needs to trim down as well? Just as healthy eating and exercise can help you feel great and get more done, keeping your website lean can keep it running fast and doing more.
CUSTOM CODE CREATES CONTENTED COMMERCE CLIENTS
Today’s GSATi blog post takes a technical turn, as we describe a solution we recently put into place for one of our clients, usinga custom Drupal module.
ALTERNATIVES TO WINDOWS 8
When a person purchases a new computer today, it’s going to come with Windows 8.1. It is widely known that Windows 8 has had a cool reception from the public to say the least. However, you do not have to be stuck with this operating system. Here is how you can get a new PC or upgrade your existing machine to an alternative of Windows 8.
THE IMPORTANCE OF REPLICATED WEBSITES
Most people in the direct sales channel understand how important a company’s website is. It is a company’s hub on the Internet, which also serves as someone's first impression of the company. In direct selling, however, there is a whole other dimension of a company’s website: distributors’ replicated websites. These are essential tools in allowing your distributors to formulate and personalize their business goals, as well as a venue for the company to provide the tools to allow them to achieve those goals.
ENGAGING MORE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE
I have lived in Denton County since 2002 when I first moved to Lewisville. After a brief stay there I moved to Denton and began to raise my family here for the next 10 years. Denton is a fabulous city and the company I work at, GSATi, has been a blessing in many ways. In my time in Denton, I have made it a point to get involved with City/County service by acquainting myself with local leaders, and offering to help in any way that I can. I decided to be a part of working for solutions, versus being a part of the problem by not getting involved. That service started first with the DCTA Citizen Advisory Team.
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