Line49 provides management services for your entire Web project and beyond. We use industry-standard, open-source Content Management Systems (CMS) to create your Web presence. Our philosophical approach is that a Web design firm should place no restrictions on your Web property. When your project is complete,

  • You own it
  • You have our ongoing support if you choose to retain it
  • You are not locked into a proprietary solution that precludes you from engaging other web professionals
  • You have the option to manage your Web site’s content if you so choose
  • The amount of content you add can be unlimited

Open Source Philosophy

Line49 believes that:

  • The Client owns their website. Unlike some agencies, we never claim copyright over paid work.
  • The website should be portable. Line49 employs industry-standard approaches and will not trap its clients by using a proprietary system. Any future web agency should be able to inherit the website and work with it readily.
  • The website should empower the Client. The learning curve barrier to entry should be as low as possible for any new users.
  • The website should be extensible. What we build today is not necessarily all the Client will need three or five years from now. The technical platform underpinning the website should provide options to build upon with no fear of deprecation.
  • For these reasons and others, Line49 wholeheartedly recommends WordPress, the most popular open-source content management system (CMS), to all of its clients. We have used many platforms to build websites on, including no platform at all. WordPress has proven to be the most consistently easy for website owners to use and build upon. Most importantly, the popularity of the platform will outlive your website. We can’t say that for some other systems we’ve tried.