E. Curtis Designs actively seeks to develop partnerships with local Califronia businesses that provide professional development services that are of benefit to our clients and other design professionals. Following is a short listing of businesses we have worked with, and/or trust. If you are a locally based business and believe you have services that will be of benefit to E. Curtis Designs, or our clients, please feel free to contact us.
Designers We Trust
- ContiCreative
http://www.conticreative.com
Conticreative.com is a Sacramento Web Agency specializing in the Joomla CMS and E-commerce. Conticreative provides professional Web Design services, and corporate training. We've worked with Conti-Creative actively for over 5 years.
Website Design Resources
- MagicEdit
http://www.magicedit.com
MagicEdit is a Sacramento based company that provides the ability for static pages to be made dynamic. The designer/site-owner can update content, change/add images, create new editable regions, add custom forms and store the data. In short MagicEdit provides the functionality of a CMS within your own custom layout. To learn more visit their website or contact Robert Watts at rob@magicedit.com. - Sacramento Web Professionals
http://www.meetup.com/sacwebdev/
A Meetup group of local design professionals, both front-end designers and back-end scripters.
Recommended Professional Services
- HostGator
http://www.hostgator.com
Since its establishment in 2002, HostGator has been a world-leading provider of web hosting service. They provide top-notch service to clients from over 200 countries internationally with our staff of over 600 employees. They offer Shared, Reseller, VPS, and Dedicated server packages for both beginners and professionals alike. Each of our shared Web Hosting plans includes 24/7/365 support, a 99.9% uptime guarantee, and a 45-day money-back guarantee. - Google
http://www.google.com
Google is not only the most widely used search engine, they also offer a myriad of tools for web developers including XML Sitemaps, AdWords, AdSense, Analytics, and great maps for embedding in websites, and image previews. - GoDaddy
http://www.godaddy.com
I have to admit that I have somewhat of a love/hate relationship with GoDaddy. They are one of the largest (if not the largest) domain name providers, and as such you will pay far less for your domain name with them than most anywhere else. GoDaddy also has excellent customer support, and they provide low-cost SSL certificates. The downside is that GoDaddy prompts you at every turn to buy this, or that (their checkout process is like Navigating a maze)...and in most cases what they are offering is not needed. And be careful with the cart quantity since they like to change the registration period from 1 year to 2 years. Of course they also offer hosting, and provide the templated system WebsiteTonight, webmail, and more. My suggestion, use them for the domain names and SSL certificates, and that is it. - PayPal
http://www.paypal.com
People seem to either love or hate PayPal, and the reality is that they have been around long enough that most people have accounts with them, and trust them for a secure checkout. If you are seeking to sell a limited number of items, accept donaations, or a subscription, and you don't expect high volume, then PayPal really is the way to go. PayPal doesn't charge a setup or monthly fee on their standard personal and business accounts, and in comparison to the other "All in One" merchant account options their pricing is comparable.
