LightSpeed’s most recent addition, Jacques, writes about joining the LightSpeed team, and how he’s enjoying the remote working experience.
Garth Glaum
Project Manager
Garth is LightSpeed’s Project Manager. Garth was a project manager in KwaZulu-Natal for several years, before relocating to Cape Town. Project management at LightSpeed requires quick thinking and acting due to the fast paced Web Development environment, and Garth has greatly enjoyed this aspect of the work.
In his spare time Garth enjoys playing sport – trail-running, mountain biking and squash to name a few. You could also find him on his motorbike in far flung parts of the country.
LightSpeed Team Retreat 2018
LightSpeed have spent the first part of 2018 working hard on securing new business, and also cementing the excellent relationships that we have with our existing clients. We feel extremely positive about how 2018 has progressed thus far, and have taken on new staff to supplement our excellent team….
LightSpeed’s Furry Friends
The LightSpeed team are a remote team, which means we all get to enjoy working in an environment with our pets. We’ve compiled a get-to-know the pets of LightSpeed article.
South African Payment Gateways for WooCommerce: A Summary
A series by LightSpeed about South African Payment Gateways that have extensions available for your WooCommerce powered eCommerce store.
PayU: WooCommerce Payment Gateway for Small, Medium and Large Companies
PayU’s Woocommerce payment gateway supports recurring billing and supports major banks. They offer payment solutions in the form of 3 separate bundles.
PayFast – A WooCommerce Payment Gateway
PayFast offers some useful features that other payment gateways lack, as well as great customer service, simple interface and elaborate documentation.
SnapScan – Simple QR code scanning for WooCommerce
Offering SnapScan as a payment option is almost as easy as using the app to pay in stores and is a great way to increase sales for your eCommerce business.
Top Bookings website pitfalls and how LightSpeed can help you to avoid them
If you are running an online booking website, or would like to, we’ve compiled this list of pitfalls which we help our clients to avoid when building bookings websites for them.
LightSpeed’s Services Packages
We’ve forged ahead and set up a range of packages, which we are now marketing directly from our own site. We wanted to find ways to streamline our process and a big part of this was to clearly define what our clients are getting within the various packages.
Top subscription and membership pitfalls and how Lightspeed can help you avoid them
Subscription and membership websites are definitely not the same thing, however they do share many similar pitfalls and mistakes that can be avoided.
Top eCommerce pitfalls and how LightSpeed can help you avoid them
Launching your eCommerce website can be a daunting project to take on, there is so much to consider before you even start selling your product or service online.
2017 In Review
The LightSpeed team enjoyed a relaxing afternoon on the slopes of Table Mountain, taking in the amazing view over the Atlantic Ocean, chilling in hammocks, and reflecting on what has been a very busy and challenging year at LightSpeed.
Simoni Crause
Online Manager | HOMEMAKERS SAThe post-launch feedback from everyone at HOMEMAKERS and our clients is phenomenal, we’re extremely proud of the outcome of this…
Jo Duxbury
Owner | FreelancentralThe LightSpeed team never fails to impress me with their passion, geeky interest in their industry, creativity and most importantly,…