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Rhysko

The Challenge

Rhysko.com is a family run website providing online community services aimed at bringing parents, grandparents, extended families and professionals together to socialise.

Rhysko required a website to promote the online community forum made accessible to the general public. This community forum would need to provide simple contact between registered members without ever revealing member contact details (i.e. name, email address, etc.). The website also needed to include an eShop offering unique gifts and toys to any website visitor.

Rhysko needed to be able to update the textual content of the website and stock shown in the eShop themselves at any time without relying upon an external provider.

The Solution

Following competitive tender, we were selected to design the public facing website, community forum and 'behind-the-scenes' Content Management System required to power the Rhysko website.

We developed the required website focussing on cross-browser functionality ensuring the widest audience possible. The website layout was designed with Search Engine Optimisation and ease of use in mind as the success of this type of website relies heavily on its membership.

The community forum included functionality enabling the automatic censorship of 'bad words' ensuring that the content shown on screen is appropriate for all members. The community forum also enables registered members to contact one another via the website ensuring that messages are sent directly to the member's registered email address without disclosing important and private information. By providing online 'reply' functionality the Rhysko website is able to guarantee the security of these personal details.

The online Content Management System has provided Rhysko with a powerful online tool enabling quick updates to be made to the textual content of the website without needing to involve Sixth Sense. This Content Management System also provides all the functionality required to process orders, payments and returns made through the Rhysko eShop as well as showing in-depth 'real-time' statistical information.

The Result

Since its launch Rhysko has grown into a sophisticated web based online community. The website has hundreds of registered members from around the world each contributing content to the community forum.

The Content Management System built into the website has provided Rhysko with a one-stop solution for updating the textual content of the website, the stock shown in the eShop as well as providing essential 'real-time' information about how the website is being used.

Assessment

“We are extremely pleased with the outcome of the website which is professional, simple and easy to use, just as we had intended and conveyed to Sixth Sense in our initial instruction. We are also pleased with the business relationship between Rhysko and Sixth Sense and that they kept to the timescale agreed. We are optimistic that Rhysko will achieve its business potential based on the website developed and the ongoing services from Sixth Sense.
Thank you.”

Mary Woodhouse, Partner - Rhysko

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