I spent half my life in the suburbs of Tulsa, OK and most of my college days discussing real-estate investing with my college buddy. Ultimately, he came to me and said he would never buy a house in Tulsa that is less than 10 years old. The statistics he showed me were staggering: 50% of the houses in the Tulsa suburbs had foundation problems. Some more and some less extreme, but still unacceptable numbers. Tulsa's terrain is just far too rich in clay to build a house without a structure engineer and a few piers.
A good foundation gives a website and reduces the cost over time. We begin every Drupal site with a tried and true foundation. The foundation accounts for 80% of web development, so it's important that the server settings, core configuration, and various other options are handled correctly for your website. Once that framework is in place, every feature and content addition develops faster and with higher quality.
Start at Square One
- Up-to-date Framework and Custom Components. Ensure every profile is updated and running current modules that don't have security holes. You want the latest modules and configurations on your website so you can add and edit without fear of harming the site.
- Usability. Design for the end user by understanding how they think and designing your website for their needs, which will, in turn, solve your needs, as well.
- Security and Backups. Installing and configuring all the appropriate security and backup settings at the beginning will protect your website throughout development and well into production. Periodic updates to these settings are recommended for long-term protection.
- SEO. Your website should be optimized to get you traffic from all the right people. We configure the proper modules and settings so you can optimize it with the appropriate keywords, meta descriptions and other details.
Not sure how your foundation is looking? Get an expert engineer to take a look at it. The sooner you repair the framework the less damage it will do to the rest of your site in terms of downtime.
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