Emtwo, LLC - Website Development, Website Design, Specializing in ExpressionEngine Design and Websites

One of the tools that has changed the way we do business here at Emtwo, is Basecamp.

We have started to use it for all our larger projects as well as maintenance contracts.  We love being able to easily communicate with our clients, share information, brainstorm, and meet milestones.  It’s inspired us in so many ways.  We feel more productive and in control of our business. 

In addition, it has made our billing hassle free because it now integrates with Freshbooks, which we have been using for billing for almost a year.  Since we started using Freshbooks we get paid faster and we spend less time billing and more time running our business.

There are so many different applications out there now that offer these types of services.  I’ve not found any that really match-up with Basecamp and Freshbooks.  That’s not to say one of them won’t in the future but for now, both Basecamp and Freshbooks work for our specific needs and we are more organized and productive because of them.

We shout from the rooftops about how much we love EE all the time.  But not only do we love EE, we also really love some of the great folks who create awesome modules for EE and than share them with the rest of us.

My absolute favorite module right this very second is Favorites!!  We’ll be launching a site shortly which is using this module.  It was the first time we incorporated it into a live site and it was really very straightforward to install and wonderful to work with.  The documentation was quite thorough and well, we just love it!  I want to figure out someway to use it on a site or two of our own. 

Thanks for this one, solspace!

I am sure that I have mentioned this somewhere along the line, but in case I haven’t, or for the newcomers, we are Mozilla users here at emtwo.  We use the Firefox browser and the Thunderbird mail application.  And we love both of them for too many reasons to list. 

One of my favorite things about about both of these applications is the ability to personally customize each one.  There are tons of extensions and plugins you can add-on.  Also, there are a ton of custom themes for both.  I like to change the themes every few months.  It makes me feel like my handy-dandy application is brand spanking new.  So, today I changed Thunderbird’s theme to Cross Over and Firefox to Baby Blue.

It’s the little things. 

When I originally put together this new redesign, realigned site, I told myself that I would definitely invest in some business cards.  And they arrived today.  Just in time to coincide with the launch of the site design.  I used vistaprint.com for printing and I think they came out quite snazzy!

I went with the matte finish, because I am ALL OVER matte.  While the shiny polished look is cool, I just wasn’t feeling it this time around (I had some bad experiences with glossy wedding photo thank you cards and I’m still a little hesitant about going that route again and repeating that horror). 

I think they are really bold and fresh.  Different than most business cards and that’s probably why I love them.  I wanted to make a statement and so far, they have gone over quite well.  I’m glad I chose to round off the corners because I feel it really brings the card together.  Now, I just need to get out there and hand more out.  More and more people have been asking me for a card and now I am prepared!

I just got an email that freeCSScart launched a new website. And it looks quite slick.  I really love it.

And even more importantly, the features look outstanding compared to the alternatives out there.  I am really looking forward to how this all comes together.  And, hi!  It’s FREE!!  Keep your eye out on this one.  It’s sure to be a goodie.