Ever wonder how those really sexy looking tag cloud animations are made?
If you are running a WordPress site, the easy answer is WP-Cumulus, a plugin that automatically generates a flash based, interactive animation using the tags you have assigned to your blog posts.
You can set all of the dimensions, colours and rotation speed through the back-end administration page, and can even utilise it as a widget for sidebars and footers.

Another of my WordPress sites featuring a front page slider, client gallery and Google Map contact page.
It uses a cool grey and graphite colour scheme to give it a professional, corporate feel and has the sites blog entries located in the footer of each page for easy access to the latest company news.
The site is unfortunately now offline due to the voluntary liquidation of the LDS Group in December 2011.

It is difficult to express how important it is today to backup your work and your website is no exception.
Security threats are constant and accidents can happen.
A tedious task to be sure and something everyone would prefer was automated and invisible.
Fortunately for WordPress users, an extremely simple to use plugin is available that I recommend to everyone, and that is BackWPup.
Install it, activate it, select a backup location option and Robert’s your mothers brother!

G&J Electrical are a Dorset based electrical installation company who I launched this website for.
It is WordPress based and has a modular layout which shows an image slider, quotation request button, static welcome text and blog section all on the front page.
I used the NextGEN Gallery plugin to create a full page works portfolio for the site and the Cumulus plugin to create a sexy looking, 3 dimensional tag cloud on the blog page.

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Sonos is some of the best wireless audio products on the market today.
The system essentially consist of a ZoneBridge which connects to your home broadband connection and S5 players which connect to the ZoneBridge.
ZonePlayers are boxes of tricks which allow you to connect 3rd party loudspeakers and audio sources.
This system allows you to stream thousands of high-quality online radio stations, music from locally networked PC’s and online music sources such as Spotify and Last.fm.
This is WordPress site that incorporates a front page slider and an intelligent filter function on the product page.
There is also an embedded video gallery which plays through a pop-up lightbox.

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GHK are Southampton based refrigeration and air-conditioning specialists, covering all aspects of work from commercial/domestic fridges and freezers, to private and retail air conditioning.
With over 15 years experience, GHK is one of the key players in the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Industries in Southern England.
They operate within the southern counties of Great Britain within a 70 mile radius of Southampton including Hampshire and Portsmouth, and concentrate on the design, installation, maintenance and service of all types of air conditioning and Refrigeration equipment.
The site was launched with a fairly basic setup including front page slider and contact form including Google Map.

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Focal-JMlab are a French manufacturer of loudspeakers for home, automotive and recording studios with headquarters located in St. Etienne.
Focal have been manufacturing drive-units and acoustic loudspeakers for 30 years and in that time have become internationally renowned for their quality.
They produce high-end audio speakers for home and professional applications that can be found in professional sound studios and theatres around the world.
Focal’s products are consistently marked as one of the best quality speakers in the world; ranging from their XS Satellite Speakers & Subwoofer system designed for computer use, to their flagship, handmade Grande Utopia EM Speakers that retail at over £120,000 a pair.
These speakers alone have created worldwide acclaim that has inscribed Focal into the history books as the the most innovative loudspeaker brand on the planet.
Focal Direct are authorised national distributors for Focal JM-lab.
This is a WordPress based site with a front page slider which includes an embedded YouTube video.
It also features a drop down slide on the very top of the page which includes a contact form.

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CBus is an addressable, CAT5 networked home automation system.
It can be used to control any aspects of a home or office, such as lighting and air conditioning, from a number of mediums like colour touchscreens to Apple iPhones and iPads.
It is also been used in many large-scale applications such as the McLaren Headquarters in Woking and Manchester City Football Stadium.
This is another WordPress site which features the usual goodies such as a modular front page slider along with an embedded flash animation.

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Blue Rock Systems are a software house based in Southampton, UK.
They are a Microsoft Gold Partner who specialise in the programming, supply, installation and support of several accounting and data intelligence software packages including Intact, Datafile, Qlikview and the Microsoft Dynamics range.
This is a WordPress website with a really cool, front page 3D slider powered by Cu3er.
The site also features separate Google maps for the companies two branches, a blog with RSS feed to keep all interested parties up-to-date with the latest news and a business directory that can be registered for through the website.

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Cymbal Doctor is run by a friend of mine.
They offer a professional and specialised repair method for drum cymbals which is a non-stressful, precision engineering method using no heat or abrasive tooling.
An alternative to the usual drilling, grinding and brazing options ordinarily employed by repair services.
The site features a front page 3D slider and photo gallery to show off the good work.

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