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Foxtrot 1 are specialists in delivering a professional security consultancy on a worldwide basis.

Full Website Design and Content Management System (CMS).

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Foxtrot 1 are specialists in delivering a professional security consultancy on a worldwide basis.

Full Website Design and Content Management System (CMS).

Visit Site: centralgasmaintenance.com

This client required a new website designing which uses multiple contact forms and a CMS.

Visit Site: centralmoves.co.uk

This client required a new website with a drop down menu  and CMS so they could add new pages.  The site needed to be geared for SEO with customisable meta tags for each page.

Visit Site: compassmovingservices.com

This client required a new website designing with a ‘slider’ Portfolio to showcase their work.

Visit Site: ospreyfinish.co.uk

This client required a new website designing with a forum, photo gallery, blog and CMS. They also required auto feeds to Twitter and Facebook.

Visit Site: blackcountrytriathletes.co.uk

This client required a new blog theme, photo gallery and  logo design.

Visit Site: callthecaterers.co.uk

At Web Design Wolverhampton I offer a wide range of hosting services to suit any need. Whether you want to house the website for your business or simply host a small personal blog, I can provide you with the necessary hosting package from just £40 per year. I can also provide you with custom e-mail addresses to give your business that extra touch of professionalism.

All of the hosting I offer is fast, reliable and secure. You’ll be given unlimited bandwidth and unlimited storage space allowing you to build the website you want with no restrictions. To get more information about how my hosting could benefit you, and for detailed quotations, visit the Contact page and leave me a message.

Give your site extra spark.

Using high end and professional video editing software I can  give your site extra flare by creating an intro movie out of footage collected by you. Having an eye catching intro will let you tell potential customers exactly what your business offers in a clear and to the point message directly to them.

It’s not only intro videos I can create. Maybe your business would like to start posting to YouTube or perhaps you would like a montage of various clips put together to music. From cutting down excess footage to adding exciting transitions between scenes, I will be able to handle all of your video editing needs at a very reasonable price.

I also have the ability to render your media in all of the major video formats (MPEG, AVI, WMV, MP4 etc) and in full HD, making it perfect for uploading to your website or YouTube with the best possible results.

WordPress is the software I use to build websites. It allows the use of many plug-ins that allow you to integrate your site with the many Social Networking platforms, allowing you to build a following and let people know what your business is doing with ease. For example, a plug-in called “WP to Twitter” will automatically post a Tweet when you publish a new blog post. Another plug-in called “Share and Follow” allows for you to place share and Facebook ‘like’ buttons on your WordPress posts, meaning that should somebody find a post interesting, they can easily share it on a platform of their choice.

By utilizing just some of the many tools that WordPress has at your disposal, you can bring your site up to date with all of the latest Social Networking trends. Allowing people to share your website easily is a great way of generating web traffic and in turn, customers. If used to its full potential, Social Networking can be a great marketing device that will give you the edge over your competition.

Client Profile: RemovalsTo.uk.com, have over 20 years experience in European removals. Our management team and co-ordinators have been acquired from the top European relocation companies in the U.K and have been employed for their extensive knowledge and contacts in both the U.K and Europe.

Development Details: Website redesign with Blog, RSS feed and Content Management System (CMS) all powered by WordPress.

Client Profile: Midlands Investment Agency, is a financial planning business dedicated to providing independent advice and retirement life planning services to individuals based in the West Midlands.

Development Details: Full Website Design with Blog, RSS feed, and Content Management System (CMS).

Client Profile: RemovalsToAustralia.com is a part of group of domain names owned by a London based home removal company.

Development Details: Full Website Design with Blog, RSS feed and Content Management System (CMS).

Client Profile: Karen Mills is a successful investor development professional and
property manager.

Development Details: This client required a website with a professional design, Content Management System (CMS) and a Flash Video Interface.

Deliverables: Full Website Design, Blog, Flash video and Content Management System.

These websites are best suited for businesses or individuals who require a professional website to display information about their business and rank well in Google (and other search engines).

Updating the content of the website is simple. It can be done from any device with an internet browser (PC, IPhone etc)

This is not suitable for customers who require bespoke web design or an E-commerce website selling more than 5 items. If you require either of these, please click here.

How it works, the 3 simple steps

1. Please download and print my website planner using the download link below or for a copy to mailed out to you, please click here.
2. Once you are ready please return the form and we can arrange a meeting or conference call to go through your specific design process.
3. Once your site is ready, you will be able to view it online via a password protected login. I will make any final tweaks you require and once you have confirmed you’re happy with the finished product, your new website will be launched!

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The costs broken down

These are broken down into 3 sections;

• Main -  the menu, borders, title text etc
• Content – the colour behind the main text and pictures.
• Background -  the colour behind the main layout.

For your reference; Example Site with a Colour Key

Choose your colours

• Copy and paste (or drag & drop) your selected colours code below;

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Client Profile: Website for Terry Hall, Freelance Writer/Copywriter.

Development Details: This client required a sharp looking website with a photo gallery to showcase his work. The client needed the ablility to update the gallery, blog and pages himself.

Deliverables: Full Website Design with Blog, Content Management System, Flash Video Intro and Photo Gallery.

1. A Sitemap is a web page that provides an organised list of all the pages on a given site. The reason for doing this is making user navigation as easy as possible. Sites with many pages can sometimes be almost maze like in nature, with different routes available to get to any given page. A Sitemap counters this by providing a simple and hierarchical index of an entire website that can be used to find pages “deeper” within a site.

2.The second type of Sitemap is an XML Sitemap. This is a very important part of having your website rank high in the search engines, as it creates a concise index of all your pages in a format that is easily understandable by the search engine spiders(software robots that discover and index web pages). The more efficiently your site is crawled, the more benefit you will get each time it happens.

The WordPress software I use has the ability to create both types of Sitemap at a high level. This means that neither the spiders or potential customers will have any trouble discovering all of the pages on your site. Both of Web Design Wolverhampton’s own Sitemaps can be found by clicking the orange button in the bottom right corner of the homepage, view these for an example of how they will look on your own site.

RSS Logo

What is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is a method of delivering updates from a particular website, notifying users about any changes that have taken place, i.e blog posts, news updates etc. RSS feeds are viewable in all of the major web browsers and can be subscribed to at the click of a button without having to divulge personal information such as an email address. By subscribing to many RSS feeds, a user can have all of their favorite websites summarised into one easily viewable stream of updates, changes and new additions. This allows them to keep track of all their favorite sites effortlessly.

Advantages of RSS

Aside from the user side advantages mentioned above, there are also advantages for the website publishing the feed. The main one being that the google spiders(the software robots that index web pages) value sites with RSS feeds higher than ones without, meaning new pages and posts appear much quicker in Google searches.

WordPress and RSS

Websites built using WordPress include an RSS feed as standard. This will notify subscribers of any new services, news, products etc that are on offer. Web Design Wolverhampton even has it’s own RSS feed that shows all new blog posts as well as any new websites and posts added to my portfolio, have a look by clicking the orange RSS logo in the bottom right corner of the homepage.

A Mobile Compatible Website using WP Touch.

Handheld devices such as the IPhone, IPod, Blackberry and other smartphones are becoming one of the primary ways many people access the internet, either on the move or simply out of convenience. The use of these devices has risen dramatically over the past few years due to the increased speed of mobile internet networks, coupled with the increased capabilities of the devices themselves. The steep incline shows no sign of levelling any time soon with experts predicting that the number of smartphones shipped worldwide will increase from 3.5 million to 90 million by 2012.

Why is it important to optimise for smartphones?

Smartphones are feature rich phones that allow for smooth and easy internet access from any location. The two most widely seen examples are the iPhone and the Blackberry, although the google nexus, HTC’s and the palm pre are other popular smartphones. Whilst these phones may be smart, they still lack some of the performance capabilities of a regular desktop PC or laptop and so certain areas need to be optimised accordingly.

Most entrepreneurs and business owners will use their phone as a way of making purchases and decisions whilst in between appointments on a busy schedule. For this reason having a site that runs perfectly on mobile devices stops being a luxury and becomes a necessity for successful e-commerce (buying and selling online).

This is where I come in. WordPress (the software with which I build most of my websites) has a handy add on called wp-touch which allows for a site to be perfectly optimised and simplified to run on mobile devices. This process takes nothing away from how a site will look on a PC and instead creates an entirely new mobile version of a website that will be loaded automatically on smartphones. Not only this, but at the touch of a button the user can swap between the mobile and regular version of a site at any time, allowing for a browsing experience that suits them.

Client Profile: BURKE BROS is the UK and International Removal Group for Home, Commercial and Overseas moves

Development Details: This client required a complete rebuild of their existing website. The new site features improved graphics, CMS, RSS feeds and is WordPress driven.

Deliverables: Full Website Design with Blog, CMS, RSS, XML sitemap.

Visit Site: BurkeBros.co.uk

I’ve been creating websites for over 5 years. During this time I’ve built a great reputation for producing sites that both look and perform exceptionally.

I work from home, therefore my overheads are minimal and I don’t have staff to pay. This saving is passed on to my customers and makes my services affordable and accessible.

• Dedication: I’ll go that extra mile to ensure client satisfaction
• Consistency: You can expect the same 100% dedication regardless of project scope or investment size
• Value: I’ll ensure you get the best possible service for your budget
• Honesty: I’ll advise on what options are best for you, not me
• Integrity: I never cut corners to save time or sell you something you don’t need

Welcome to my website. My name is Lee Timotheou, I’m a freelance Web Designer based in Wolverhampton.

Please note: I’m currently away until the 01/05/12

What you get:

• Custom Design
• Web Hosting/Email
• Domain Name
• Content Management System powered by WordPress.
• On Page Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)*

*Other SEO factors are that are Off Page are usually only necessary in competitive markets and will occur an extra cost which can be ongoing depending on your target keywords.

Visit Site: pastcontinuous.co.uk

Client Profile: Past Continuous by Tony Bayliss

Development Details: This client required a website to promote the upcoming launch of his new book, Past Continuous. The site features a Forum Page where users can interact with the author. It has added spam protection and a comment moderation system.

Deliverables: Full Website Design. Forum Page. Content Management System. Enhanced Comment Spam Protection.

Why is this important? Google values your site on how many links it has incoming as positive votes, and outgoing links as negative votes. So the more sites that link in to you, the better. The less sites that you link out to, the better.  Easier than it sounds because you must get people to link to you without a link back in return.  (Methods of obtaining links is a subject for another post)

Most small sites I see have at least 3-5 external links. Most of these links are to associations they are members of, link directories, or sometimes external links just to be helpful to their visitors. (However, this has a negative effect on the site’s position in Google).

By adding a ‘no follow’ tag to these links, Google will not cast these outgoing links as negative votes, therefore making an improvement to your positioning with them.  The ‘no follow’ tag is very easy to implement and can make huge difference on your placement in Google.

The ‘no follow’ link  strategy is employed by most of the major websites including Ebay, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Wikipedia etc. There’s no reason why small businesses shouldn’t employ the same inexpensive, yet highly effective tactics.

The majority of my sites I build are powered by WordPress. This allows the use of plug-ins (sorts of upgrades). I always include the SEO Smart Links plugin, this automatically adds the ‘no follow’ tag to any external links on my customers’ sites.

If you are not yet one of my customers and have any external links on your website. I can add the ‘no follow’ tags at a very reasonable price. Please use this contact form to get in touch.

Example:

<a href="http://www.example.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Link Text</a>

• For more information, click here: nofollow wiki

When looking for the frequency of the use of popular keywords and phrases, I use  ‘Google Trends’.  It’s free to use and it provides data that’s invaluable to online marketing.

Here are all the links you’ll need to use Google Trends;

• Google Trends – Click to use
• Google Trends Wiki – Click for more in-depth information

I highly recommend the following video guide; (By coachlasse)

The ultimate tool for choosing keywords is the Google Adwords: Keywords Tool. It’s free to use and it gives you advertiser competition, search volume and many more vital statistics about the keywords your potential customers are using.

I can highly recommend the following video as great guide for using the tool: (Video by coachlasse)

Client Profile:Minority Perspective is an internet based news service for black and minority ethnic communities in the Midlands. This is a unique self publishing news service that allows any member of the community to write an article and have it published on the website.

Development Details:The goal of this website was to provide a website for a local news service. The client needed the ability to regularly update the content themselves through a Content Management System (CMS).

Deliverables: Full Website Design in PHP, XHTML, CSS with a Content Management System (CMS).

Visit Site: sallylawson.co.uk

Client Profile: Sally Lawson is both a Lettings Business Owner and a UK Letting Business Professional, gained over two decades of owning and running Lawsons.

Development Details: This client required a website with a professional design, Content Management System (CMS) and a Flash Video Interface.

Deliverables: Full Website Design with Blog, Flash video, MP3 Player and Content Management System (CMS).

Visit Site: foxtrot1.co.uk

Client Profile: Foxtrot 1 are specialists in delivering a professional security consultancy on a worldwide basis.

Development Details: This client required an online presence to highlight their services, and keep a blog that they could easily update themselves. I developed this website which allows them to update their site anywhere in world!

Deliverables: Full Website Design with Blog, RSS feed and Content Management System (CMS).

Visit Site: belvedereclinic.co.uk

Client Profile: The Belvedere Private Hospital, established in 1985, is set in its own extensive grounds with delightful landscaped gardens. Once inside you cannot fail to be impressed with the warmth of your welcome and the quiet efficiency of the highly professional staff, who are committed to the concept of individual patient care.

Development Details: I recoded the Website with PHP (a more stable and advanced coding language). I’ve added more features (RSS feed, Sitemap, News Page) and a Content Management System.

Deliverables: Recode the existing site in PHP inc RSS feed. XML Site-map.

Client Profile: Founded in 1990 and run by our Managing Director, Sally Lawson.

If you’re looking for letting agents in the Midlands- for properties to let or rent through a residential lettings agency where your needs come first, then you have come to the right place! We are a long-established and trusted letting agents in the Midlands founded on the right expertise to give you genuine peace of mind.

Development Details: I recoded the Website with PHP (a more stable and advanced coding language). I added an RSS feed, new pages, and a Video Interface using Flash.

Deliverables: Recode the existing site in PHP inc RSS feed. XML Site-map. Content Management System. Flash Video Interface.

Visit Site: surgerylondon.com

Client Profile: The Belvedere Private Hospital established in 1985, is set in its own extensive grounds with delightful landscaped gardens. Once inside you cannot fail to be impressed with the warmth of your welcome and the quiet efficiency of the highly professional staff, who are committed to the concept of individual patient care.

Development Details: Once again I teamed up with KatsGraphics.co.uk to produce this Website. It’s purpose will be to eventually rank in the top ten in Google for the highly competitive and searched keypharse; ‘Surgery London‘.

Deliverables: Create site from existing Artwork in PHP inc RSS feed. Purpose of site to increase SEO.

If you have a deadline in mind I will endeavour to meet it for you.  My most common delay is waiting for content, so generally the speed of completion will  be dictated by yourself.

Yes, I do! If you haven’t purchased a domain name or web hosting then leave that to me. I will supply everything that’s required to set up and run your website and emails (if required).

Visit Site: deedeemoving.co.uk

Client Profile: Dee & Dee Removals were first established in 1980 by Mr D. L. Martin and his father, Mr. P. Martin. He, as the founder, started with a single Luton Transit. Over the years through sheer dedication and effort he made the company into a successful business with over 7 vehicles amongst his fleet today.

Development Details: The client had existing Artwork provided by KatsGraphics.co.uk that needed to be created into a fully functioning website.

Deliverables: Create site from existing Artwork in PHP inc RSS feed. XML Site-map. Content Management System (CMS).

Visit Site: removalstoitaly.org

Client Profile: RemovalsTo have over 20 years experience in European removals. Our management team and coordinators have been acquired from the top European relocation companies in the U.K, andhave been employed for their extensive knowledge and contacts in both the U.K and Europe.

Development Details: The client had existing Artwork provided by KatsGraphics.co.uk that needed to be created into a fully functioning website.

Deliverables: Create site from existing Artwork in PHP inc RSS feed. XML Site-map. Content Management System.

Visit Site: removalstospain.com

Client Profile: RemovalsTo have over 20 years experience in European removals. Our management team and coordinators have been acquired from the top European relocation companies in the U.K, and have been employed for their extensive knowledge and contacts in both the U.K and Europe.

Development Details: The client had existing Artwork provided by KatsGraphics.co.uk that needed to be created into a fully functioning website.

Deliverables: Create site from existing Artwork in PHP inc RSS feed. XML Site-map. Content Management System.

Visit Site: removalstodubai.com

Client Profile: RemovalsTo have over 20 years experience in European removals. Our management team and coordinators have been acquired from the top European relocation companies in the U.K, and have been employed for their extensive knowledge and contacts in both the U.K and Europe.

Development Details: The client had existing Artwork provided by KatsGraphics.co.uk that needed to be created into a fully functioning website.

Deliverables: Create site from existing Artwork in PHP inc RSS feed. XML Site-map. Content Management System.