Indus Net Academy has recently launched interactive training CDs to help people learn various web development concepts. The following titles have been launched in the month of May 2008:

• HTML & CSS Tutor
• Photoshop Tutor
• 101 Web Design Inspirations 

Our training CDs are unique and pathbreaking on many counts:

Researched Materials:

Contents are well researched and written in lucid language in a very interactive manner so that you get the true essence of a classroom.

Highly interactive video tutorial:

The entire subject is explained with theoretical overview and detailed video demonstration showing the practical application of the subject.

Practice while Learning:

With our Try Yourself feature you can practice while learning through our virtual web environment.

Glossary:

A complete glossary covering almost all the terms used in Web Designing is provided for instant reference.

Quiz:

After you complete the learning session, you can evaluate yourself by answering 100 questions on the subject. Correct Answer for each question is also available.

Online Exam:

You can apply for online exam for several courses and get certificate from Indus Net Academy.

The CDs can be bought online, via check / demand draft or cash (from any of our dealers). More details (demo, pricing and ordering information) about our training CDs can be found at http://www.indusnetacademy.com/e-learning-cdstore.html

Recently, Indus Net Technologies was contracted to develop a supporting website for the most popular technology magazine in India - Digit.

The website http://www.thinkdigit.com/ was delivered on time with several innovative features. The highlights of the project was:

• An exhaustive product review section, where you can read reviews about Laptops & PCs, Mobiles & PDAs, MP3 Players, Digital Cameras, Audio Devices, TVs, CPUs & Motherboards, etc.
   
• A very active forum where you can interact with tech savvy people and get answers to all your questions!
• Three interesting sections have been added in form of Bloggers Park (a list of interesting tech blogs), Videos (Interesting videos about technology) and Digital Marketplace (where you can sell / buy any digital product / service).

You can also place an order and subscribe to the magazine online. 

The site has a fresh new clutterfree Web2.0 design, which is fast to load and includes social media features like tags and social bookmarking links to make life eaier for you.

Our sincire thanks to Mr. Sundeep Tibrewal for his technical inputs and ideas!

Indus Net Technologies specialize in developing high quality websites which are powered by custom developed content management system. If you know of someone who needs a similar solution or consultancy, feel free to direct them to our corporate website - http://www.indusnet.co.in/.

Dear Friends,

TemplateKingdom 2.0 is right here.

Come, buy the ready-made web site template that best suit your next project.

All our templates are quality checked and are designed by top-quality creative professionals (including 100+ in-house designers). You can use every template for your projects as many times as you wish. We have given special attention to make the designs user-friendly so that they can be used for practical projects.

Salient features of Template Kingdom 2.0

• Lower prices
• You can discuss specific templates and design
• Members area to download free templates as we make them available
• 80% of our template collection can be downloaded instantly (remaining 20% within 24 hours)

Many more exciting features are coming up soon:

• Tagging for ease of search
• Reseller license (so that you can resell the templates and make money). Normal licenses can be upgraded later by paying the difference.
• Active Blog with tips / resources on using the templates
• Several new types & categories of templates

So keep tuned in and if you want to join hands with us, feel free to write back to me! I will love to work out JVs with enterprising entrepreneurs. We are open to ideas - so write to us.

Regards
Abhishek Rungta
Founder / CEO
Indus Net Technologies

P.S.: The site is in its BETA version, but it can take orders. If you encounter a problem, please feel free to write to us. We will be obliged.

Indus Net Technologies has recently completed an art auction website for Emami Chisel Art Private Limited (http://www.emamichisel.com/).

The website streamlines the process of online auction and allows registered users to bid on paintings along with the floor bidders, making it a powerful tool for traditional auction houses. Thus the charm of floor bidding remains along with the convenience of online bidding for people who cannot make it to the floor.

The site concluded its first auction on 23rd February 2008 with sales for the evening touching Rs 240 million (US$ 6233766.23). Tribute to Hashmi crossed the $ 1 million mark, creating a record for any Husain ever sold at an auction, with Internet bidding contributing to a sizable portion.

We wish them all the best and renew our commitment to deliver cutting edge solutions to companies around the world.

Few months back, one of our ventures Design2Please.com had been covered by ArtzMania.com, a popular e-magazine amongst designers and design lovers across the globe. We are honored that ArtzMania has featured our portfolio in their e-mag. Thank you! It can be downloaded here (Magz issue > Issue 6, 34MB, .exe)>>

Notes:
Design2Please.com is the affordable web design services venture of Indus Net Technologies. A team of 90+ full-time web designers are working for this venture and  serving more than 1500+ clients spread over 35+ countries. We are serving in 2 modes: fixed cost web design packages and full-time or part-time dedicated hiring.

One of our ventures, Hire-a-Designer.com, recently got covered by CSSMania.com. CSS Mania is a very popular website which lists great website designs. We are thankful to CSS Mania guys for considering our website and featuring it on their site. You can see it listed here >>

Notes:
Hire-a-Designer.com allows you to hire designers on full-time, part-time or hourly basis. This model is can save you atleast 22.5% of cost against any fixed price quotes calculated even at $12/hr.

Unlike the freelancing project portals, we are accountable for the results and ensure that only qualified designers work for you. The designers that you hire will be our full-time employees and they will work exclusively on your assignments for the duration of the contract.

We have recently completed a website http://www.chivaroli.com

This is what Scott has to say about the project and his relationship with Indus Net Technologies -

Thank you.
 
Quote: “I have used Indus Net Technologies for several projects. They are always professional, courteous and understanding of my needs. On our last project, a complete redesign of a website, it took us months to get the content to them. With patience they waited for us until we were ready. Then we had several changes that were completed by Indus Net without hesitation. I work with several outsourcing companies in India and Indusnet Technologies is always on the top of my list.”

Scott E. Palmquist

What can I say?

A BIG Thank you to Scott for having faith in us. We existance is due to well-wishers and partners like you.

Abhishek 

Date: 24th May 2007

Dear Sir

I would just like to say how pleased we are with your company.  The courteous and prompt service we have received is very refreshing and your ability to quickly adapt to our needs has proven invaluable.

The staff you have provided for us are highly skilled, excellent communicators and highly professional, over the last few months they have undertaken numerous Website builds and updates and have proven there worth time and time again.

We would be happy to act as a reference for your company and freely write this open recommendation

Simon Martin
Technical Director
Fearsome Engine Ltd

Abhishek - Thank you Simon for your open recommendation. I assure you of the same quality of service in days to come if not better. We are fortunate to have you as our customer, as a part of our family.

While talking about design of websites, style of layout, presentation, colour theme, imageries/illustrations play vital roles as content, usability, accessibility etc. And we have always noticed a “trend” goes on in the industry and most of us follow the same, some or the other way. For example web 2.0 is in these days and we can see hundreds of sites going for that style.

Korean designers are somehow kept themselves away from this “let’s-follow-the-trend” syndrome and have created their own style. The examples of such web designs can be found at http://www.dbcut.com.

They are fresh, bright, free-flowing, rich (at the same time there are lots of eye space) and colourful. Illustrations are beautiful and informative. The interactivity of the sites are also something to watch for. People can debate about usability and user friendliness, but I think beautiful looking sites with out-of-the-box design style can win the heart of users and get sales as well. You will love to be at those sites and feel naturally interested.

Thanks a lot Korean friends, you have shown that web design can be like interactive presentation as well!

Have a look at http://www.dbcut.com.

As promised in my last post, we have given some love to web design services page of Design2Please.com in last 2 days. Here is a small slice of the page to give you a feel of it:

We thought the page was too busy and less focussed - things were everywhere on the page and people could get distracted. The portfolio screenshots were too small and was not going with the flow.

So, we did the following changes in the new page:

• Came out of 2 column structure and created a single flow.

• Removed some bulleted points from the features list as they are quite obvious ones for any custom website created by a company like us. (And we also thought if people have questions they can ask us anytime.)
• Inserted Dedicated Hiring ™ pricing model option just after the web design packages for the convenience of the visitors. This will help visitors to compare the prices and select what’s best suited for them.
• Portfolio screenshots are much bigger and so more visible.
• Inserted the link to web design process we follow. So visitors can also read about our work process before they select to work with us. This will make the communication much clearer. (We are currently redesigning the process page to make it more crisp, graphical and easy-to-understand).
• “Get Started Now” (Request Free Quote) form is available at the bottom of the page. Previously it was hidden and was only available on clicking the “contact sales” button. Now it’s available to everyone, so anyone can get in touch with us with any question he has.
• We have made “Get Started Now” form in reverse (white on dark) to make it stand out from the rest of the page. It will also help to indicate that this section is interactive, which is different from the rest of the page area (that’s only for reading).

We will be making many changes to the website soon. I’ll update you. Be there!