Multidots

Overview

Multidots were approached by ABUV Media, the administrators of 50 online school websites, representing one for each US state, as they needed the ability to quickly create multiple versions of the same site from a single content management system. This would allow their users to browse by online learning opportunities either by US state or by an educational program. However, they did not have the technical capabilities in-house to fulfill this goal. They were looking for reliable and expert third-party partners in order to quickly and effectively deliver this aim.

Challenges

• Building multisite website solutions naturally comes with its challenges, as the websites must remain in a single-code database while their content stays site-specific.
• The client needed to be able to deploy a single change on all of their 50 websites simultaneously.
• These sites all needed to be optimized for performance and security using the latest technologies.

Solutions

• Multidots was able to develop a team for the client in order to deliver the multisite WordPress development they required.
• All of their websites were migrated into one WordPress solution, making content management effective and easy to manage.
• At Multidots, we were able to implement Agile methodology in order to ensure that the Multidots teams were able to work closely and efficiently with ABUV Media.

Results

• We developed a complete solution for ABUV Media, delivering their vision of a single database multisite where information could be quickly and deployed across 50 sites in one go.
• We significantly optimized their page load performance and Google ranking. With a 60% improvement in page-load speed (from 4.5 to 1.5 seconds), the websites saw lower bounce rates and substantial business growth.
• We gained ABUV Media’s trust as their preferred third-party technical solutions provider

Overview

Page load speed is a significant factor that search engines take into consideration before ranking any website on its search results. Search engines do not show websites in top results if the pages take a long time to load. If the website is not showing up in top results for the searched keywords, the traffic will be lower, which leads to fewer conversions and has a deep impact on Lead Generation. ABUV Media’s ‘Learn How To Become’ site had problems with page load speed.

Challenges

• The ‘Learn How to Become’ site had deep problems with page load speed, and it was negatively affecting keyword rankings in Google’s result pages.
• The user bounce rate was very high. 
• Security was a problem, with random users posting inappropriate language on the site’s forums.
• ABUV Media needed someone that has experience fixing these technical SEO issues, along with someone that understands the lead generation business.

Results

• The ‘Learn How To Become’ site has become a site that loads at lightning speed, resulting in improved keyword Rankings.
• ‘Learn How To Become’ was not as effectively monetized before this optimization by Multidots. This project facilitated ABUV Media to monetize the site which leads to new revenue.
• Their vision of a single database multisite where information could be quickly and deployed across 50 sites in one go.
• We significantly optimized their page load performance and Google ranking. With a 60% improvement in page-load speed from 4.5 to 1.5 seconds, the websites saw lower bounce rates and substantial business growth.

Overview

In February 2017, Impress LLC contacted Multidots to find a development partner that could optimize their plugin, GiveWP. They wanted to take GiveWP to the next level, to create new add-ons, and to provide added value to their vast user base. They needed to quickly expand their team in order to cope with their quickly growing business needs, which is where Multidots were able to help with an affordable solution from highly skilled developers.

Challenges

• Collaborating with not just the GiveWP team, but the global team of Impress LLC too, made strong communication is a key requirement for the client.
• Maintaining consistent, clear communication across different time zones and cultures.
• Understanding their complex development workflow and processes and ensuring that we fit seamlessly into their team.

Solutions

• We optimized the GiveWP plugin using the highest standards of web development, ensuring that it was built for exceptional performance and robust security at all times.
• We created a 2-3 developer team for them over a 3 year period that fitted directly into their existing development team.
• We implemented Agile methodology and ensured that the Multidots development team were responding to the project managers on a daily basis, whether via GitHub, Skype or other preferred communication channels.

Results

• We successfully delivered GiveWP’s project from research to launch, accelerating the deployment of their product’s new features and hitting their business goals.
• Impress LLC increased their growth rate, deploying more updates to their plugins at a 50% cost reduction due to the use of a remote Multidots team.
• Impress LLC maintained complete control over the team and their daily priorities at all times, resulting in Multidots becoming their trusted third-party development partner.

Overview

All Star’s ‘All Allied Health Schools’ site was in need of technical solutions in order to improve the page load performance. Because of constrained internal resources, the implementation of these solutions had been repeatedly postponed. In addition, All Star was hesitant to use a third party. Although there are a number of third-party companies that provide technical services to solve these problems, few understand the needs from a business perspective and are able to act as a true partner, all while providing the highest quality of technical services.

Challenges

• The website was in need of technical solutions to significantly improve page load performance while retaining the visual design, user experience and ease of authoring and editing of all pages.
• All Star needed a technical partner with top-tier WordPress expertise, specifically regarding site optimization and page load speed improvements.
• All Star needed this partner to provide the processes and communication to reliably deliver results on-time and within budget. Since they had not worked previously with a third-party technical solutions provider, they were skeptical about realizing positive results. 

Solutions

• At Multidots, we significantly improved page load speeds across the entire site by replacing the WordPress theme and implementing other optimization solutions.
• Implemented a Gutenberg-based page builder and provided an additional page builder that enabled All Star’s copywriters and site designers to add and update content efficiently.
• Followed Agile processes to deliver these technology solutions on time and within budget while ensuring effective communication with stakeholders. 

Results

• The site’s page load performance improved significantly which in turn resulted in higher conversion rates and increased revenue.
• The average Page load time was more than halved from 7.0 seconds to 3.1 seconds.
• Monthly traffic increased from 250,000 to 300,000 visitors.

Overview

The Mind of The Leader (MOL) is a mindfulness training program for corporates and big brands. It stems from the belief that organizations and leaders are failing to meet employees’ basic human needs of finding meaning, purpose, connection and genuine happiness in their work. In light of this, MOL App offers a radical, yet practical solution. To solve the leadership crisis, organizations need to put people at the center of their strategy, developing managers and executives who lead with three core mental qualities: Mindfulness, Selflessness, and Compassion.

Challenges

They wanted to build a complete solution – Mobile App to practice mindfulness, web-based backend for their clients to manage and personalize the content and other attributes of the app, master backend panel to manage all the white-label configurations so they were finding an agency who can provide full-service support. They wanted to make sure that the app the solution is tuned for the best performance and following the best coding practices to highly secure.

Solutions: Headless WordPress as backend (Decoupled WordPress)

We decided to use WordPress as the backend to manage CMS and Learndash as a learning management solution. The Decoupled WordPress provides easy to use the backend to manage CMS, users subscriptions and role and many other features and options. It saved a lot of time leveraging the open-source CMS like WordPress.

Results

• We delivered an optimized, effective mobile app in both iOS and Android, which quickly grew to over 10,000 users.
• The solution is being utilized by the leadership teams at Accenture, CISCO, Lego and other large corporates.
• Multidots team is successfully managing and maintain their entire solution for its customers.

Overview

Sneaker News is the global authority in sneakers, showcasing the latest goings-on in footwear from popular brands like Adidas, Nike, Puma and more, attracting a huge millennial follower base. With burgeoning business and substantial reach across their social media channels, Sneaker News approached Multidots to find an easier way of managing their content. However, they needed more than just management tools, as this content needed to be coupled with the necessary marketing strategies and business logic to engage their readers effectively.

Challenges

• Heavy traffic meant managing the site speed was becoming a huge challenge. The high traffic levels posed a serious challenge as system performance risked being slowed with reduced site speed and an increased number of crashes, in addition to constant security threats from hackers.
• The non-uniform code structure throughout the platform had created an unstable database system, a serious concern to all of the Sneaker News team.
• They needed to integrate advanced features such as Twitter integration to display tweets from two different profiles, to connect to eBay’s API, to develop stable backend architecture and to create trending user interfaces with easy customization.

Results

• We provided a complete solution for Sneaker News, from assessing the problem at its root, to managing the project, and ultimately delivering the solution itself.
• It serves 34 million monthly page views and 5.6 million unique visitors.
• After the redevelopment of the website in WordPress VIP, Sneaker News experienced a 30% efficiency increase in reaching a wider subscriber base.
• Their global Alexa rank increased by 1418 positions in just 3 months after the deployment of their new site.
• Multidots has experienced over 5 years of successful partnership with Sneaker News, with a series of success stories that are sure to continue.

Overview

After several years of competing with the biggest names in data solutions, Pillar Data Systems was soon taken over by one of the most reputable data solutions giants in the world, Oracle. This storage hardware company is an expert in the management of tiered storage on one platform, storage area networks, SAN, and network-attached storage, NAS. However, Pillar Data Systems’ website was not reflective of its global standing and business growth. It needed a website that would showcase the diverse portfolio of products that it had cultivated over the past three years, along with other solutions that would drive its digital transformation.

Challenges

It was not easy for Pillar Data Systems to do effective targeting through their website. With all content required to be region-specific, coupled with the huge number of products on offer; it was inevitable that they needed a smart, multisite solution to their web presence. This solution needed to include multinational website architecture, in addition to delivering effective marketing by sharing product information and details of their various solutions on an already extensive website.

Results

We were able to deliver a state-of-the-art, Enterprise WordPress CMS to Pillar Data Systems. With this, they were able to easily cater to their large number of clients in an efficient manner and manage their content publication with ease. With site speeds and performance monitored and optimized, Pillar Data Systems was able to benefit from increased business growth and significant improvements in SEO. However, that’s not all. With efficient workflows using Agile methodologies in place thanks to the Multidots team, Pillar Data Systems is able to benefit from a well-designed editorial flow way beyond the lifetime of the project. With this, they are able to work more effectively across all levels of their business, streamlining and optimizing their operations to generate far-reaching business growth.

Overview

It’s not every day that we hear how a two-person agency can grow into a team of over 100 in just 4 years. But that’s exactly what happened to ABUV Media, the online media publisher that specializes in building consumer-focused websites that connect the right audience to the right products and services. The sophisticated web pages they build are able to identify the unique needs and preferences of each user, thanks to their meticulous study of user behavior, search trends and user surveys. With this explosive success, ABUV Media needed to step up their WordPress management right away.  

Challenges

When ABUV Media reached over 50 subdomains (microsites), the team found it difficult to manage such a high number of information portals. Curating and publishing content became a time-consuming and headache, distracting from the company’s key focus and reducing the productivity of ABUV Media’s core teams. The lack of a systematic approach to the coding of each project, combined with the multiple features required for each individual website, made managing their new business cumbersome and inefficient. What’s more, SEO optimization was becoming more and more complex, as new experiments and approaches needed to be rolled out across multiple sites, simultaneously. This, added to the need to keep up with the constantly changing technology landscape and to provide a seamless user experience to the customer, only made the challenge harder. This innovative startup had lost its agility, and they needed the support of an external technical team, fast.

Results

Their ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue) grew from $100K a year to $15,00,000 a year. We built more than 10 web properties for them and all of their web properties are loading under 3 seconds. Remote team of 25 engineers from Multidots was working around-the-clock and provided 24×7 technical support for 6+ years of the contract.