Our Design Philosophy

In many ways web design is a subjective preference. One may find a specific design more pleasing over another for a number of reasons. However, we believe that a successfully designed websites adheres to several common principles.

  • Uniqueness - Reflects the image and personality of the owner.
  • Simplicity - Simple from aesthetic point of view as well as an engineering one. This allows for faster load times, ease of use, and better indexing from search engines.
  • Compatibility - A site should be built to work with most modern browsers (Internet Explorer and Firefox).
  • Clear Navigation - A user can easily find desired information.
  • Search Optimization - Assists search engines in finding your site and its contents.
  • Scalability - Built in a manner for future growth and enhancements.

Open Source Solutions

Here at fayette web solutions we love implementing open source solutions for our customers. Why open source? Much of the open source software is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). The GNU GPL allows you to copy, use, modify, redistribute the software but prohibits companies or individuals from making modified versions proprietary. These aspects provide a cost effective way of building and maintaining high quality web sites and permits us to modify it to reach your specific design goals. We offer a variety of open source design implementations that range from a simple blog to a fully featured online store.

  • Content Management
    • Drupal
    • Geeklog
    • Joomla
    • Mambo Open Source
    • PHP-Nuke
    • phpWCMS
    • phpWebSite
    • Post-Nuke
    • Siteframe
    • TYPO3
    • Xoops
  • Blogs
    • Wordpress
    • b2evolution
    • Nucleus
  • Forums
    • phpBB2
    • SMF
  • E-Commerce
    • CubeCart
    • OS Commerce
    • Zen Cart
  • Image Galleries
    • 4Images Gallery
    • Coppermine Photo Gallery
    • Gallery
  • Wiki
    • Media Wiki
    • Doku Wiki
    • phpWiki
    • TikiWiki
  • Miscellaneous
    • Noahs Classifieds
    • Open-Realty
    • OpenGoo

If there is an open source solution not listed here you would like to utilize, let us know.

Site Maintenance

Already have a site that needs some work or updating? We will work with anyone's code to optimize and style it in a more effective way. We can also make regular updates to content to keep your site up to date.