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In July 2018 Web Prophets completed the purchase of RedyHost; a web hosting platform that specialises in hosting for Drupal and WordPress websites. RedyHost has been hosted within Web Prophets Data Centre infrastructure for the past 7 years; as such the migration of business services and customer accounts has been a seamless process.
Every year, Web Prophets has a Staff Appreciation activity which includes partners and kids. This year we had a day trip to Fowles Wine in Avenel in the Strathbogie Ranges. The day started off in the mini bus taking us 1.5 hours out of Melbourne. We arrived at Fowles Wine to a delicious morning tea and coffee and then jumped back on the bus for a tour of Fowles vineyard's and production factory.
The Web Prophet's team had a great day celebrating 15 years with family, friends, colleagues and clients.
There was lawn bowls, amazing food, live music, a magician and Mr. Whippy for the kids (which the adults enjoyed too!).
If you have not heard yet websites in Australia should now be developed with Accessibility in mind. Accessibility for a website means providing access to information for all users, including those with a disability.
The standards for this is outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2 (WCAG 2.0), developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Since the very start in 1999, Web Prophets has been committed to supporting its local community.
In the 2013/14 year we formalised this support by offering a 25% discount to all of our NFP customers on any of our services. The support we have offered has included services in website design & development, hosting, technical support / systems administration and Etools emarketing services.
Melbourne and most of the South East of Australia is now experiencing what the west has been feeling over the last week. Our sympathies go out to all of those unlucky people sweltering with no air con in their lives - here are our most favourite tips for keeping cool...
Arts Project Australia required a new fresh website that would help it promote its key activities. As a studio space and gallery for practicing artists with disabilities, the site also promotes online sales for artworks, upcoming exhibitions and events. Arts Project Australia also utilises Web Prophets Enews Manager for broadcast enews to its membership, patrons and supporters.
Director Julia Topliss spoke at the 2012 Mainstreet Australia Conference on Tuesday 25th September to over 150 delegates. Her paper provided some really interesting information about the impact of Smartphone technology on the web and how to prepare a solid web foundation to build for future technologies.
Web Prophets is thrilled to announce that its official 2011 sponsored organisation St Kilda Gatehouse is already bearing fruits from its partnership arrangement. Designing the concept of a High Tea as an annual fundraiser, Web Prophets will be supporting St Kilda Gatehouse with a website and event management assistance.
Web Prophets' work with local community groups and not-for-profit organisations is recognised by becoming the winner of the Partnerships & Social Inclusion award in the 2010 CitiPower Port Phillip Business Excellence Awards.
Web Prophets and Polyglot Theatre became a winning team on Monday 13 September 2010, when they won the Victorian AbaF SME (small to medium enterprise) Award for their collaborative partnership. The Australian Business Arts Foundation (AbaF) Awards recognise outstanding practice in partnerships between businesses and arts companies across Australia.
Relish 2010 is full of recipes donated by local restaurants and cafes operating in St Kilda, Prahran, South Melbourne, Malvern & Elwood areas. The proceeds from the sale of this book are to be donated locally to the Sacred Heart Mission, Polio Plus, Reclink, Water Wells Project Cambodia, Prahran Mission, Inclusion Melbourne, Very Special Kids and FareShare.
Relish 2009 is a collection of recipes generously donated by local restaurants and cafes in the City of Port Phillip area, highlighting its culinary diversity. It is a project designed by the Rotary Club of St Kilda to celebrate great food for a good cause.
Web Prophets won a Citipower Port Phillip Business Excellence Award last week for its work in partnerships with local community groups. Web Prophets currently partners with the following not-for-profit organisations: Gasworks Arts Park, Fifteen Foundation, Polyglot Puppet Theatre, Relish 2009.
On the 5th of September we were lucky enough to be part of Polyglot Puppet's 30th Birthday celebrations which included the launch of a new website that we have created for them.
In September, Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Restaurant in Melbourne was launched. Web Prophets are the proud sponsors of both the Fifteen Melbourne Restaurant and Fifteen Foundation Australia websites. The sponsorship for Fifteen includes design, development, and ongoing support of the websites for the next 2 years.
