We help business, charities and individuals get online.
Web Design & Redesign
For many visitors, your website will be their first point of contact with your business and hence, it needs to demonstrate the professionalism of your enterprise and capture their attention immediately.
We work closely with our clients towards creating a design that is simple to use, allowing the visitor to access the information they require quickly, and attractive, so the user is compelled to spend more time on the site.
We're keen advocates of "accessibility", ensuring all our designs are intuitive to use and easy to navigate - all done in a framework of compliance with the latest standards published by the W3C. (You'll be pleased to know that this also makes them very search engine friendly).
If you already have a website and would like it freshened up, we're able to rework layouts or add graphics, logos and stock photography, to give it a smart and attractive new look. We can even host it on our own servers, so you can upgrade at a later date or let us manage the site for you.
Search Engine Optimisation
If your website isn't performing as you would have hoped in Search Engines, why not speak to us to see how the situation can be improved.
We undertake most types of SEO work from natural and organic results-driven work to paid advertising and techniques that exploit social media. Everything we do to optimise your website uses approved, white hat optimisation techniques. We do not use cloaking, keyword stuffing or any of the other questionable methods that are likely to get your website removed from search engine indexes. We'll work closely with you to understand your goals, the results you want to achieve and the kind of visitors you wish to attract.
Content Management Systems
A content management system, or CMS, is a system that allows a non-technical person to update, amend and sort information on their website without the intervention of a technical specialist. This is useful for a small business who wish to keep their content up to date. It is a known fact that search engines, and humans, look favourably on websites that produce information that is kept current and up to date.
Perhaps the greatest advantage of having a CMS is the ability to update it any time you like, all you need is access to the Internet, and the address of your private administration area. Once you have logged in, you can add, update or remove information from your website with as you require. For example, you might want to add a new article to promote a special offer or product, or update your contact details.
An additional benefit to your business is the cost reduction in managing your website; you won't have to pay for content to be manually updated as you would with a "static" website, so your overheads will be greatly reduced in the long-term.
Website Audit & Review
Does your current website get many visitors? How many? What does Google think of your site, and how is it indexed? Does your site comply with W3C guidelines, or are there parts of your site which are not accessible? How long does it take your site to load, and can it be made more efficient?
All these questions and more can be answered in an audit of your current site. We're experts in accessibility and usability, and how they can effect websites. If you suspect your site isn't working hard on your behalf, we can tell you why. Quite often there may be a series of simple tweaks or amendments that can be made to improve the performance of your site.
We can either review your site and provide an objective report, or undertake remedial corrective action also, depending upon your requirement.
Online Stores, Shopping Carts
We can offer fully customised eCommerce systems, designed in close consultation with you and tailor-made to your specifications, or we can configure existing services such as Shopify or Big Cartel to suit your business. We can advise you on the most cost-effective and secure options for taking payments, and methods of marketing your products and services on the Internet.
Recent statistics show that the volume of purchases made online is increasing at an exponential rate - why not speak to us to find out how you can take advantage of the online shopping revolution.
Analytics, Traffic Analysis
Website Analytics involves collection and analysis of information about how people use your website.
Statistics that are collected can include where your visitors come from, how they found you, which keywords they used in their search, how long they stay on your website, which pages they visit, and your visitor to customer conversion rates. Web analytics information allows you to improve your website's effectiveness as a sales tool, because it helps you optimise your website to attract more visitors, identify those advertising channels which are paying off, and keep visitors on your site for longer.
Managed Services, Support
We'll run your website, so you can run your business.
We find this service is becoming more popular with our clients, because it removes any need for them to look after their website. Our end to end managed service means we do everything necessary to get you online, and keep you there. With guidance from you on colour schemes, branding and content we can design your website, build it, hosted on the Internet and working for you. For a monthly fee we'll look after:
» domain registration
» web design and development
» hosting your site on the Internet
» optimising your site for search engines (SEO)
» installing analytics on your site
» frequently reviewing your site performance
» ongoing hosting and technical support
The benefit of this method is to take away any worry or concern you might have about owning, running and maintaining a website. We keep a careful eye on all our client sites and ensure they're performing optimally. If they're not, we'll tell you why, and what we propose to do about it - and its not as expensive as you might think. Our managed services start from as little as £20 per month.
Social Media Integration
Social media is a vital part of online communication - Any individual or organization that sells products or offers services should value open communication as a goal. If your client or company does not have an existing communications plan, or even a mission statement that includes nods to openness or transparency, a social media strategy might be a good starting point for developing one. (If open communication is not a value of the organization, social media could still be an important part of monitoring the online world, but that is a topic for a separate article.)
Copy Writing, Keyword Research
We're able to offer a comprehensive copy writing service, not just targeted at websites. We can generate the content for your whole website, or create compelling copy for specific pages or products. Whatever communication you're considering, we can help. We have experience in brochures, whitepapers, blogs, email marketing, surveys and taglines. Our copy writing will grab the attention of your audience, addressing their specific need(s) so that they see at once what's in it for them.