Showing posts with label web development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label web development. Show all posts

Monday, August 22, 2011

Celebrating 13 years of high-end Web Design and Web Development in San Diego

In 1998 we started as a one man operation which provided very simple web design services throughout San Diego, CA. Our first clients where a surf board company which developed a cool surf board insert to allow surfers to keep their car keys with them! Then a local tax attorney, a metal forming shop, an ad agency which focused in the automotive and realty industry - and the ball kept rolling from there.

In 2000 the real team and partnership was formed between me (Chris Fialkowski) and my business partner Jorge Sauer. We had worked on a few projects together and had the opportunity to understand where the strengths and weaknesses were. We built NFY Interactive, Inc. and www.netfinity.net over the next 13 years, but a new San Diego web development firm was born. Our initial core industry was home building and land development. We had the opportunity to develop websites for more than 40 master planned communities throughout the country. Our clients included: Newland Communities, Lennar, Centex, Shea Homes, Trimark Pacific, Innovative Communities, Oakwood Development, Kane Development and many other home builders... Many of which are no longer here today due to the severe turn in the housing industry.

The home building industry provided more than enough work from 2000 through 2007. Our staff and technology offerings grew exponentially and we provided so many different web design and web development services, I often find old projects and remember - "Oh yeah, I forgot about that one". In 2007 we made a massive shift to continue to diversify the services and more importantly, our primary service markets.

There were a lot of steps and some awesome memories and the opportunity to work with some amazing clients, employees and vendors. Today, we have a few Fortune 100 clients and one in the top 5! We have expanded our services to and then narrowed them to focus on web design, web development, email marketing, online marketing and mobile application development. We are always looking for new opportunities to push our own ability and ultimately the threshold of technology. Otherwise - things would get boring, right!?

We are excited about 13 years of business and seeing where things are headed... Who knows - perhaps the sneak peak will include, an SMS system , QR Codes, Email system and more... For those of us who know us - we will always push to create something that ultimately provides a real genuine value to our clients.

we are just one San Diego web development company - but I consider us one of the best.

Friday, August 19, 2011

Friday Wrap up... August 19th, 2011

It has been a pretty amazing week here in San Diego - the weather has been providing an amazing back drop to a relatively mild Summer.  We have been very busy working on a few different web development projects as well as a very cool mobile application for the iPhone.  Our team has really pushed the threshold of technology and consistently amaze me with their ability to create new and really functional ideas!

The rest of the month should prove to be very interesting... The iPhone mobile application is scheduled to go live in the app store on Wednesday of next week, we are finishing up the analytical charts for another project and are midway through a wellness assessment model.  There are a few other projects - large and small that we should have launching in the next 6 weeks.  I think we will see more go live in the coming 6 weeks vs. the previous 9 weeks.

Our focus has really begun to shift into web development.  Our team has really shifted focus and the design oriented factor has not been a big role for our company.  Much of this has to do with different ad agencies handling the design aspect of the web design project, then funneling design concepts through to our team for development.  A good agency with a solid level of web-experience can really provide an awesome partner for this process - however, there are still print agencies out there who have taken on this new level of service and ultimately created more problems for the project overall due to the lack of understanding when it comes to the internet and web development.

We are really looking forward to the balance of August - we are bringing a few new jobs in this month from new clients and existing clients alike!  Some are web design, some are web development and a few custom applications and email marketing campaigns.  Looking forward to staying busy into the Fall and ultimately through the balance of the year.

Here is to 2011 - ripping by at a break neck pace.. In terms of technology - better keep up or you are likely to get run over!

Till next Time.
- Chris Fialkowski

Friday, March 25, 2011

Web Design, PHP Development, Budgets & India?

"We are on our 3rd developer, we have spent half of our initial budget, and our time frame has been so overshot that we just want to get the site launched". This is said countless times by customers that find NFY Interactive, Inc. online and have finally had enough dealing with freelance, elance, guru.com, outsourcing, etc.


The reality is very simple - US based Web Design and Development firms may charge more, but speaking specifically about NFY Interactive, Inc. we are more efficient and deliver on-time. So anyone seeking to build out a new website, should consider those facts. I am sure that guru.com and elance.com have some great developers and designers. However, most websites require more than a single person - often more than two people. On top of that - understanding the clients business needs are critical to achieving success! Having a point of contact that understands your goals, and can help shape them to drive greater results - that is what hiring NFY Interactive, Inc. is about!

I have said this countless times - there is a massive talent pool out in the market - even the foreign markets. However, from my experience and my clients' experiences - most freelance - foreign developers, just don't get it. They are specification driven, driven by function - often ignoring form - scalability and business strategy.

Since 1998 we have been design and developing websites for a wide range of industries. Our team provides decades of knowledge in business development, marketing, brand development, design, web design, web development, post launch support and more. We receive multiple phone calls each week with clients who have tried the freelance and foreign development route - only to be out of cash, time and nerve! If you have a project which you are ready to push on, and are looking for a SOLID and EXPERIENCED web development team - then give us a call, I am positive our team core will be able to integrate directly with your company to provide a solid business relationship which flourish on growth and success.

NFY Interactive, Inc. is a San Diego Web Development firm, however our client projects have been successfully developed in more than 22 states, and counting.