Tinkerbox Solutions Feed

Tinkerbox website relaunched (finally)

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:55:00 GMT

Yes, we’ve finally gotten down to creating our own website. As you can see, we’ve undergone a major design overhaul. We’re still using Radiant CMS but the design and layout is now entirely our own. You’ll also probably notice a few empty pages here and there; the portfolio isn’t up yet and we don’t have a lot of content and activity. All that will be changing very soon.

Web standards (or lack thereof) in Singapore

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:20:00 GMT

Update: Cuefusion’s website passes validation.

I’ve yet to see a Singaporean website conform to web standards. I know they must exist, lurking somewhere in the shadows of the internet. So today, I did a quick search on web standards in Singapore. It seems like there was marked interest in web standards some time in 2006, continuing all the way to 2007. Right now, the last vestiges of the local web standards movement can be seen at WebSG with its last post dating back to August.

What gives?

We're in the Dropbox Beta

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:22:00 GMT

For those of you who don’t know, Dropbox is going to be the best tool to sync your files over multiple computers. I’ve been trying it out today and it’s working like it’s not even there. Which is a good thing, of course. I browsed through the forums and there were so many people suggesting improvements and it reminds me of how I really want to have my own web 2.0 startup one day. I already have the idea in my head, so some time soon perhaps? Dropbox was a Y Combinator startup.

Anyway, if anyone wants an invite, feel free to let me know. I still have 3 invites remaining. Plus, as a beta tester you will have 2GB of space instead of the 1GB that free users will have at launch. Hurray for me, and you if you want the invite.

SEO, Web design and Copywriting

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:24:04 GMT

I was prompted to write about this topic after reading this article.

Thus, I believe that both SEO and Web design are extremely important to make a website successful. However, since I have to choose one, I will pick SEO. But I am not saying that you should only focus on SEO and ignore web design. Take your time to build the website carefully. Spend sufficient amount of time on both but spend a little more time on SEO. This way you will get traffic and still have a reasonably attractive website.

This makes perfect sense, since nobody can appreciate your design if they can’t find it through the search engines. But what if you throw copywriting in the mix? Given that the SEO and design are important elements of a web page, why does copywriting take a backseat? What if you had your web page set up to be both aesthetically pleasing, functional and search engine friendly but your copy couldn’t sell a dollar for 50 cents?