puffbox

the company

When did being a ‘jack of all trades’ become a bad thing? At Puffbox, we’re proud of the fact we know quite a lot about all aspects of the web and online communication. We can help you conceive an online strategy which actually works, because we know how it will work. And likewise, when we build sites, we put long-term strategic thought into it.

We define, design and refine

We work with people - be they journalists, civil servants, editors, press officers, knowledge managers, or any combination thereof - who know they want to communicate better, but don’t quite know how. They don’t know what works best, or even what’s possible - either technically, or within their own organisation and structure. Often it’s not about finding the right answer, but rather asking the right question in the first place. So don’t worry if you aren’t 100% clear on what you want. That’s where we come in.

We speak geek; so if you want, we’ll work with your chosen web development agency, bridging the tricky gap between technical and business requirements.

We build things (sometimes)

Alternatively, clients often ask us to do some technical work ourselves, as a prototype, a ‘proof of concept’, or as a fully operational tool. It can be the best, and sometimes the only way to articulate what you want a system to do.

Having said that, we don’t often take on huge enterprise-level projects; but if you’re looking for a rapid solution which makes use of established open source tools, you’re talking our language.

We love WordPress

Our weapon of choice is usually WordPress, a content management tool best known as a blog platform, but able to do so much more. We’ve used this to develop mini-social networks, mass-audience consultation websites, and even a few straight-down-the-line corporate websites.

There’s very little WordPress can’t do, once you know your way around it. It’s easy to develop with, easy to enhance, and easy to live with post-launch. We’ve built countless feature-rich WordPress custom themes, for some very high-profile clients; and we know where to find the best plugins to add the extra functions you can’t live without.

We know people

We can’t do everything, and we wouldn’t want to. But if you need something we can’t deliver ourselves, we almost certainly know someone who can. We’re a small operation in ourselves, but we’ve established good relations with numerous similar teams and individuals. We find it’s the ideal way to stay agile, focussed and hungry. In a good way.