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Sites that Sizzle & Blogs that Boggle!

  • Websites and blogs, standards and service

    Want an eye-catching, user-friendly, future-proofed, fully functional and SEO-driven website or blog?

    Without paying a fortune?

    That's what I do...

  • Planning

    The most important bit lot.

    • creating a wish list
    • researching online audience
    • researching competitor sites
    • determining levels of importance
    • setting out a site plan
    • designing mockups
    • domain name research and setup

  • Eye-catching

    Without letting the frame get in the way of the picture.

    • simple yet effective
    • emphasising corporate identity
    • making content stand out

  • User-friendly

    Easy to browse, easy to update.

    • clear navigation
    • fast-loading pages
    • working across all modern browsers
    • ...and handheld devices, as required
    • easily updated with new content

  • Future-proofed

    Many new websites use archaic code. Not good enough.

    • coded to latest web standards
    • with future specifications to mind
    • benefitting online marketing (SEO)

  • Fully-functional

    As appropriate, not for the sake of it.

    • database-driven
      • syncronising with other business tools
      • automating tasks
      • intelligent forms
    • content
      • management systems
      • chat, forums and blogs
      • feeds
      • syndication
      • multimedia
      • image galleries
    • revenue functions
      • shopping carts
      • merchant accounts
      • Google Adsense
      • ...and similar affiliate setup

  • SEO-driven

    SEO is marketing, the online way.

    Targetting your online market, the goal is to have your business as widely available as possible.

    • websites written with SEO in mind, always
    • complete advice on strategy
      • search engine ranking
      • keyword and competition analysis
      • site-to-site linking do's and don'ts
      • social media marketing (MySpace et al)
    • ongoing SEO campaigns

  • Website management and upgrades

    Some sites need ongoing maintenance and new features.

    • content updates, of all media types
    • ad revenue administration
    • website upgrades
    • seamless website-to-blog and forum integration

  • Written by hand

    Sites coded to the lightest possible weight, using the following languages.

    • XHTML
    • PHP
    • CSS
    • MySQL
    • javascript
    • jQuery (javascript library)

  • Hosting advice

    Let me know your hosting needs and I'll advise you. For free!

    Otherwise, I build and administer unmanaged Virtual Private Servers for hosting websites, mail or both, using a variety of ingredients.

    You can also check out my guide, Set Up an Unmanaged VPS (4 Newbies) .. The V-P-S Bible.

    .. With that copy-paste how-to, you or your webmaster can build an economical state-of-the-art multi-site web server.

  • Without paying a fortune?

    We must establish, how long is this particular string?

    1. Tell me your approximate budget
    2. We discuss your requirements in detail
    3. I break down how long that will take, and why
    4. We negotiate a precise budget
    5. I stick to your budget, deliver the product, and train your webmaster as required.

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