What is the Website Wizard?

The Website Wizard is a series of six simple forms which empowers you, the customer, to do the easy part of the your website’s construction. You get to choose from a combination of layouts and colours to form your own unique design.

What you get

• A design consultation with myself
• A Website which you can easily update yourself
• A Domain Name –  co.uk, .com etc
• Upto 5 email addresses
• 1 years web hosting (then just £20 per year thereafter)
• Unlimited bandwidth and storage
• Free Customer support via phone and email

How it works

1. Pick a Domain name
2. Choose your own colours & design OR choose from one of my pre-rendered designs
3. Add your pages (upto 5 initially, more can be added later), pictures and logo (If you have one)
4. Submit your details, choose a preferred method of contact and I will be intouch.
5. Once your site is ready and you have confirmed you’re happy with the finished product, simply pay the fee and the site will be launched onto the web!

Just some of the features included

• Contact Form
• Photo Galleries
• SEO ‘Meta Tag’ options for every page
• Site Search Function
• News Page/Blog
• Social networking tools – Facebook, Twitter integration
• Add 3rd party content – Youtube videos, Google maps
• Add your own stuff – Images, video, MP3s

Optional Extras

These can be added at anytime. The cost although minimal, will depend on the needs of each individual order.

• Additional forms
• Advanced banner design
• E-commerce/sell online
• Smartphone version of your website

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Client Profile: Kings Way Cars Ltd sells quality used cars in Sedgley, Wolverhampton.

Development Details: This client required a new website to sell their stock of used vehicles. They needed the ability to easliy add new cars and also a search function.

Deliverables: Full Website Design and Content Management System.

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.

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

For a free quotation, please contact me on 01902 830028 or use the quotation form.

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

I offer Web Design and Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) services. I’m experienced in building all types of web sites- from a simple single page to an online community. I can build the site that you require.

All my websites are built rank high in Google. Automated RSS feeds, Self Constructing Sitemaps and the abiltiy to update/add fresh content (CMS) are all tools you’ll get as standard. DIY SEO has never been easier!

For a free quotation, please contact me on 01902 830028 or use the quote form.

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).

I design and build Websites from just £400. The exact cost of the website will vary depending upon your needs.

Please use the form below to provide me with more details of your project and I will provide a quote within 24hrs:

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.

Visit Site: removalstofrance.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 needed to get higher in the search rankings, and have the ability to update the site with company news. I fitted there existing design to a be driven WordPress back-end – the equivalent of fitting a more powerful engine into a car. The site now enjoys a top 5 position in Google on the targeted key phrases.

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

Client Profile: Carl Jarvis is an innovative and successful Strategic Marketing Professional, Internet Specialist, Business Developer and Sales Manager. Carl works with clients to significantly improve their marketing results, whilst reducing their marketing costs, by creating strong tangible results-orientated action plans.

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

Deliverables: Full Website Design in PHP, XHTML, Flash and CSS. A Content Management System (CMS) with RSS feed. Video Editing.

Visit Site: centrallifestyle.co.uk

Client Profile: Central Lifestyle Ltd was established in 2004. It started as small, local central heating installation company. As a company we have aimed to build its client list by providing a professional service. Over the years the company has built a respectable reputation allowing independent national coverage of central heating installations, breakdowns, landlord certificates and servicing.

Development Details: This client required an attractive, easy to navigate website. I developed this website which includes dual menus (top and left). It also presents their services in a clear, visually appealing form.

Deliverables:Full Website Design in PHP, XHTML, and CSS. RSS feed. Site Search.

Company Profile: Our mission is to enable people to keep in their homes all across the UK. We have over 15 years experience in buying, and maintaining properties. Our main offices are based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands.

Develpment Details: The client required a site that is attractive, easy to navigate with multiple data capture forms. I developed this website which includes dual menus (top and bottom). It  presents their services in a clear, visually appealing form.

Deliverables: Full Website Design in PHP, XHTML, and CSS. RSS feed. Site Search.

Visit Site: coreycampbell.co.uk

Client Profile: Corey Campbell Contractors was established in Sept 1989 (Ltd Co. in 2005), and has provided top quality home improvements throughout Wolverhampton and the Midlands area for 20 years.  In that time Corey Cambpbell Contractors relied solely on recommendations from previous customers to obtain work.

Development Details: This client required a website to highlight his services, and a portfolio to showcase his building work. I developed this website which includes a six section full integrated image gallery with both Flash slide-show, and PicLens options – click here to view

Deliverables: Full Website Design in PHP, XHTML, Flash and CSS.

Company Profile: 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: The client required a re-design of existing 1 page basic website, and a YouTube video embedding . I re-designed the site to be more visually attractive and embedded the video into the page.

Deliverables: Re-designed website in XHTML & CSS. Embedded YouTube Video.

Visit Site: countybusinesssaleswestmidlands.co.uk

Company Profile: County Business Sales was established in 1992 and operates nationally through a network of regional offices. We are business transfer specialists with a first class reputation for offering a friendly, personal, professional and highly confidential service to both vendors and purchasers.

Development Details: This client required a website that would look similar to the main company site.  However, it would used for the West Midlands only. I created this site which focuses on the clients selected areas.

Deliverables: Full Website Design in PHP, XHTML, and CSS.

Client Profile: Call the Caterers offer Catering Services such as Wedding Catering and Party Catering. We’re amongst the best Catering Companies out there, ensuring you have the perfect time!

Development Details: This client required a Blog adding to his existing web domain. This would enable him to regularly publish updates about his company. I added a Blog to his domain using WordPress which is a state-of-the-art publishing platform.

Deliverables: Blog Installation using WordPress (PHP driven by a MySQL database)

Visit Site: alanparkesdesigns.co.uk

Client Profile: Manufacturer of bespoke radiator cabinets. Based in Aldridge near Walsall in the West Midlands. Established in 1999,  50% of the business is  repeat orders from satisfied customers and recommendations. Over 2500 radiator cabinets now manufactured and supplied to local customers.

Development Details: This client required a attractive website with a portfoilo for his photographs of his work. I developed a  ‘Cabinet Showcase’ which displays his work in a beautiful Flash Gallery – click here to view

Deliverables:

Client Profile:Furniture Discount Warehouse syndicates the best furniture deals from around the web into one place.

Development Details: I developed this to generate revenue from ‘Pay Per Click’ advertising. The site runs using automatically using RSS Syndication Software.

Visit Site: gunslipstand.co.uk

Client Profile: The Gunslip Stand – Here is an alternative to laying your gunslip on the ground.

Development Details: I developed this site for a local business that required a simple website to sell its bespoke product. The site is intergated with a PayPal Checkout Cart and onsite Order F,orm so the client can take both payments, and postal orders online.

Visit Site: birminghaminformationcentre.co.uk

Client Profile: Birmingham Information Centre is focused on bringing the latest news, views and developments from within and around Birmingham.

Development Details: The goal of this website was to build a website which could syndicate content from various other websites and consolidate them into a single blog. The author also needed the ability to create and add thier own content through a Content Management System (CMS).

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Client Profile: This site was developed for LUTON LOGISTICS LIMITED, they are a family owned business which has over 15 years experience within the Logistics Industry.

Development Details: The aim was to produce a basic website on a budget that outlined the key company information.