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How much does a website cost?

There are many solutions available today for getting a website for your business or organisation. These can range from free sites that you create yourself, to complicated multi-page database powered sites that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to get up & running. Unfortunately there is no 'standard' across the web development industry that dictates how much a website should cost, or what you will receive for your money.

Avoid the cheap & nasty

With so many free options out there, you may ask 'what's the point of using a professional?' Ultimately, if you want a quality website that looks great, is original, consistent with your organisation's branding, AND works well, then you will have to pay for it. There are so many factors that work together to make a website successful - some of which you may not even be aware of, or more importantly, have control over if you use a free website tool. You will save yourself time, money and stress in the long run if you leave the details up to a reputable company such as Design Sense Graphics & Web.

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2017 … It’s a Wrap!

If you're anything like us, you will be wondering how 2017 flew by so quickly! Reflecting on the past year, we feel so blessed to be in business in Kalgoorlie-Boulder and to have such amazing clients and supporters around us. Some of the highlights of our year have included:

  • Welcoming Levi Simon Kenny into the world on 17th March
  • Celebrating 5 years in Burt Street in April
  • Working on 2 of our biggest events - Goldfields Cyclassic & Leonora Golden Gift in May
  • Completing the Eastern Goldfields Historical Society’s website in May
  • Receiving the Customer Service award at KBCCI's 2017 Goldfields Business Awards
  • Celebrating 11 years in Business 
  • Designing the JPC 2017 Yearbook
  • Contributing to events and NFP organisations
  • Creating brands, stationery, websites and lots of other promotional designs for clients throughout the year

We love being part of the business community here and we are excited about some new plans we have for 2018. Watch this space ...

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A guide to using your Logo correctly

Using your logo correctly on all media not only helps trigger an immediate visual association with you, but it also reinforces credibility of the items on which it appears. Consistency of usage is therefore important. Your logo should be used consistently and correctly in advertising and promotional materials, publications, web sites and software interfaces, presentations, stationery, etc. whether in print or electronic media.

Logo Quality

Your logo should never look 'pixelated' or blurry. Don't use scanned versions or photocopies of the logo. Never use a logo from a website in print media because they are low resolution and will print poorly. For printed material, supplying your logo in EPS* format is important as this ensures superior reproduction of your logo.

Logo is pixelated

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Logo access, copyright & registration

Can I have access to my logo?

Graphic design companies have different policies about giving clients access to their logo. At Design Sense Graphics & Web, we believe it is important for you to have your logo to use. We will supply the logo in a range of formats, either via email or on a disk. You will be able to place this into stationery and documents as required. HOWEVER, we do ask that you follow the guidelines provided on this website (or in your company style guide where applicable) for the use of your logo, in order that the integrity of your logo and its design is not compromised. It is recommended that you engage us to design important promotional items for you, to ensure consistent application at all times.

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Is AWS worth it or not? Future of AWS - Scope in 2023

Why has the cloud gained so much hype? 
Have you heard that every enterprise is shifting to the cloud now? I’m sure you have, do you ever wonder why? Well, enterprises big or small are shifting to the cloud as cloud technology is making it simple and hassle-free to access workplace systems, files, and data from anywhere making the security and safety of the data a priority. The cloud amongst many other benefits offers the ability to slim down the big IT budgets. This comes as a cost-efficient option that almost every enterprise, organization or even user is looking out for. 
AWS 
Amazon Web Service is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies and governments.
AWS in simplest words is a comprehensive cloud computing platform that is constantly evolving provided by amazon it encompasses a mixture of infrastructure as a service, platform as a service and packaged software as a service. 
It enables the user to choose the operating system, language that they wish to program in, database and all the other services they might need. AWS makes a virtual environment for the user where he/she is free to load software and services that their application requires. 
History of AWS 
To understand better, have a glimpse at the evolution of AWS over the years. 
Various services provided by AWS: 
Migration :
Migration services are used to move data physically between the data centre and AWS.
1. DMS( Database Migration Service) 
DMS is a service that can be used to migrate an on-site database to AWS. It has been proven to be helpful to migrate from one type of database to another, for instance, Oracle to MySQL.
2. SMS ( Server Migration Service)
SMS migration services allow you to migrate on-site servers to AWS efficiently and quickly. 
3. Snowball
It is a small application which allows the user to transfer terabytes of data inside and outside of the AWS environment. 
 
Storage :
1. Amazon Glacier- It is an extremely low-cost storage service. It offers security and very fast storage for data archiving and backup.
 2. Amazon Storage Gateway- This AWS service is establishing connections between on-premises software applications with cloud storage. It is utilized in a way to employ secure integration between the company’s on-premises and AWS’s storage infrastructure.
 
1. IAM (Identity and access management) 
IAM is a secure cloud security service which aids you to manage users and assigning policies from groups to manage multiple users.
2. Certificate Manager –
The service offers free SSL certificates for domains of your choice that are managed by Route53.
3. WAF (Web Application Firewall)WAF security service offers application-level protection and allows you to block SQL injection and helps you to block cross-site scripting attacks.
4. Cloud DirectoryThis service allows a user to create flexible, cloud-native directories for managing hierarchies 
5. KMS-
It is a managed service, that is a security service. This service aids in controlling and creating. This allows us to encrypt data. 
6. Organizations- One can create a group of AWS accounts with the help of this service to manage security and automation settings.
7. Shield-It is managed DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) It offers safeguards against web applications running on AWS.
8. Macie-It offers a data visible security service that enables the classification and protection of the users’ critical content.
9. GuardDuty-
It offers threat detection so as to protect the user’s AWS accounts and workloads. 

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