Our typical clients are small to mid sized businesses who build good basic Search Engine Friendly "information-type" websites, typically starting with 5-10 webpages, but often building them into larger websites in time. Some clients have websites with product databases, ecommerce, (i.e. shopping carts, and secure server facilities), some of them have blogging modules, response forms and so on. What we do, we do well. We are not "top-end" designers, nor "big-value" programmers, so we refer all enquiries for complex websites to QuoteMasters, a service of WDANZ.
Fixed Pricing
Most web development companies have traditionally charged their services on an hourly basis, because they wish to ensure a good return for every hour they work. Go Kiwi Internet is different and has always charged a flat rate. As the company's founder Dennis says, the first question most customers ask is "HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?" and the last thing they want to hear is "HOW LONG IS A PIECE OF STRING?"!Content Management System
A major factor in the success of Go Kiwi Internet is Kwik-Az Updating, a Content Management System that we introduced to the New Zealand market in February 2000. This technology (which allowed our clients to update their own website from a browser) was almost 5 years ahead of the market, and has been continually updated with the lastest technologies and systems ever since. The latest Version 5.0 was released in 2008 (K5) and is again years ahead of the market. Being true "Application Software", i.e. actually downloaded and installed onto the computer, it is super-fast and powerful; far more efficient than most current CMS systems that are web-based and downloaded every time a change is required to a website.
Nationwide Agency Model
Go Kiwi Internet has an increasing nationwide coverage working with independent Sales Agents, and GKI Approved Developers. Commencing January 2009, independent Web Developers now trade under the Go Kiwi Internet brand name, using the Go Kiwi technology to build and service their own customers websites. A nationwide brand, with advanced systems and centralised core support . . . but local people providing local contact.Ethics & Security
Over the years, problems have abounded within the Web Development industry. Newbies come and go from the industry a little too quickly for some, and it's nice to know that your website won't go offline and the web developer's phone number is not disconnected (Gone, No Forwarding Address)!Some developers may frighten non-technical people by talking "geek" to them, and at 100 miles an hour! Others may take a healthy deposit and take forever to deliver the goods. Others still may quote $1,000,000.00 for a monstrosity when only a simple brochure-website would have done the job.
We are Foundation Members of the Web Developers Association - professional people with strong ethics, top technology. We have been helping people with their websites and building them on time, on budget for almost 10 years!
