GGA PARTNERS

Complete overhaul with ground-up design and development for Global Golf Advisors (a KPMG subsidiary)

GGA came to us with a simple (yet complicated to implement) challenge : to completely overhaul and modernize their web presence. Unlike many of our clients that approach us for design projects, GGA's previous website was using Wordpress. Through a process of constant collaboration, brainstorming and revising, we were able to produce a clean & modern corporate friendly layout. GGA regularly publishes content through their newsletter as well as through the blog section of their website. The large amount of content to work with was a challenge and required us to re-categorize much of their archived content to accommodate new design and filtration capabilities that were developed. The client was very very happy with the end result and have fully embraced the flexibility of Wordpress, choosing to engage us further to custom develop client dashboard solutions and other new features.

Private User Dashboard System

A significant amount of custom functionality was developed for this site including client databases, post filtration systems to name a few. One of the features that we developed that we are particularly proud of is a secure user dashboard system for GGA clients to interact with. The client wanted a system for their own clients to login as a private portal to share information and centralize the large amount of analytic data that each client would have. What we developed was a multi-tier privacy focused dashboard system 100% custom. The end-users have all their files, media and content segmented and protected while leveraging the Wordpress user authentication and permission system. As with most of our custom development, if we see an opportunity to give back to the community and share what we've learned for others to benefit, we take that opportunity. With this project, we discovered exciting and useful methodologies for protecting Wordpress media between users using a custom built cookie authentication and media organization system.

Custom Web Design

We design bespoke, responsive user interfaces from scratch in Figma—never relying on off-the-shelf templates or generic themes.

Our team develops scalable design systems, typography hierarchies, and mobile-first layouts tested across modern devices to deliver seamless user experiences for Toronto consumers and B2B buyers.

Responsive

Developing a website that is responsive is no longer a new requirement, its mandatory. We use industry standard tools and best practices to incorporate framework and scaffolding to ensure your website responds on the many different screen widths across many different mobile and tablet devices.

Gone are the days of a “mobile only” website. We will design your site for desktop, mobile, tablet, portrait and landscape viewing. And it will be beautiful!

Strategy & UX Planning

Every high-performing project starts with structured discovery. We run stakeholder workshops, competitor audits, user persona mapping, and conversion architecture before designing.

We build low-fidelity Figma wireframes and conversion pathways tailored to Toronto buyer journeys, ensuring your sitemap and content structure align with organic search and lead generation goals.

Custom WordPress Development

Shift8 specializes in lightweight, enterprise WordPress engineering. We build handcrafted themes and custom Gutenberg blocks with zero bloated page builders (no Elementor or Divi).

Our code follows modern PHP standards, strict security hardening, and clean API integrations with platforms like Salesforce, HubSpot, and custom REST endpoints.

Enterprise Web Development & Technology

When organizations require complex web applications, client portals, or custom software, we develop scalable architectures using Laravel, React, Next.js, and Python.

Backed by SOC 2 Type II controls and secure CI/CD deployment pipelines, we collaborate seamlessly with in-house IT and enterprise procurement teams.