A bespoke web designer, freelance developer & WordPress theme developer in Sussex, UK

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  Lead Your Pack

  Shaun Day is the man behind Lead Your Pack, a UK dog behaviourist who uses the popular technique of dog listening, whereby through understanding the mindset of your dog, you can learn how to effectively communicate with them.

  Shaun required a website that he could update himself, managing pages, uploading photos, and running a blog.

  With the trusty WordPress, a bespoke WordPress theme was developed, and behold, leadyourpack.co.uk was launched!

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  Sussex Lettings

  Sussex Lettings are a team of two experienced UK letting agents who specialise in property management for both landlords and tenants.

  They needed a fresh and punchy looking website to match their branding, complete with a property management system for them to easily update their website frequently.

  The new website is powered by a bespoke property lettings system, the same app that also powers Ashdown House Lets.

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  N R Taylor

  N R Taylor are a team of friendly, knowledgeable people, based in Sussex, who excel in providing construction materials to projects of all scales across the UK.

  Their website was the gradual result of several meetings, continuing to change and adapt throughout the project time-line.

  Still continuing to change, N R Taylor's website is a place where they can highlight their dedication to their work, and showcase the vast range of construction products they have to offer.

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  Recall Theatre

  Run by Adam Brackenborough, Recall Theatre is a school for children and teenagers to excel in drama, singing, street dance and musical theatre.

  Adam's requirements were simple; a website where he could showcase productions and classes, whilst keeping members of the theatre updated through news bulletins. And it had to look good too.

  Once again, WordPress came to the rescue. With a bespoke theme developed, including a custom slideshow plugin, his demands were met.

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  Computer Blues

  ComputerBlues.co.uk are a top-notch team of IT experts that provide all forms of IT Support to businesses across the UK.

  Their website needed to pack a punch, allowing visitors to quickly filter all the services they provided and easily get in touch.

  The site was built on a lightweight, custom-built framework, optimised for speed, and included a 'call me back' form that notified them via email.

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  VTR / Suite 16

  VTR and Suite 16 are an experienced video & audio post-production team based in Auckland, New Zealand, having worked with many popular NZ shows, including the long-running Shortland Street.

  They were in need of a website they could maintain control of, and conveyed the quality of service they had to offer.

  The site is powered by WordPress, and a bespoke theme to boot, with the design a joint effort of creative minds.

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  Ashdown House Lets

  Ashdown House Lets are a specialist letting service for landlords and tenants, situated in Forest Row, Sussex.

  They required a purpose-built house letting administration system, that was easy to use, so they could frequently update their website with new properties.

  The final product gives their customers the ability to view their latest available properties, searching by common features such as price, area and housing type, presented in an elegant, professional fashion.

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  RDT Design Associates

  Riad Thomas at RDT Design Associates required an online presence, a place to showcase their portfolio, tell everyone a bit about themselves, and provide people with point-of-contact.

  Thus was born rdthomasdesign.com, a UK WordPress powered website with complete content management for Riad, be it uploading photos, creating a blog or editing and adding new pages.

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  Woodland Adventures

  "Woodland Adventures" couldn't be closer to the truth; action-packed outdoor laser combat and military vehicle rides among the beautiful grounds of the Bentley Wildfowl and Motor Museum, Sussex.

  However, they needed a website to match the action on the field, which they could also maintain for themselves in the future.

  The result; a bespoke WordPress theme was developed, including an animated flash logo, where they could add and edit pages, upload photos, and update their regular news bulletins.

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  Network Interiors

  Network Interiors are a team of highly skilled designers and carpenters, based in West Sussex, specialising in bespoke kitchen design, catering for all budgets and requirements.

  However, the one thing they were lacking, was a website that reflected their craftsmanship and hard work.

  Today, Network Interiors have a bespoke WordPress theme to match their eye for design, where they can showcase their talent, add and edit pages, and upload new photos.

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  East Grinstead Bathrooms & Kitchens

  East Grinstead Bathrooms and Kitchens, based in Sussex, were in need of a website that reflected their professionalism and dedication to their work, that would give people a taste of the vast range of bathroom and kitchen options they have to offer.

  With a custom built application, they can now add and edit information, not to mention manage hundreds of product photos, quickly and easily, presented in a sophisticated, attractive website that complements their business branding.

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  Havoc To Harmony

  Havoc To Harmony is the joint effort of husband and wife, David and Carmen Cole. As dog listeners, they strive to help people that own dogs with behaviour problems.

  The site is powered by WordPress and a bespoke theme, giving Carmen and David the freedom to write to their blog and upload new photos.

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  Officevision

  Officevision offer a wide range of computer technologies and services to other businesses across the UK, and are partners with many of the leading brands in the industry, including Microsoft, Hewlett Packard (HP), Computer Associates (CA) and Lenovo.

  The team at Officevision needed an on-line presentation of their complete range of services and products, with information about the company and how to get in touch.

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  Neil Raymond

  Neil Raymond is an experienced builder, carpenter and project manager for the East Sussex area, having worked in the industry for over 20 years.

  Neil was in need of an on-line presence, a place where he could illustrate his recent projects, share advice on home improvement and allow others to get in contact with him.

What Can I Do?

• WordPress theme development

  WordPress is a powerful blogging platform and content management system, used by millions of people all over the world.

  If you already have a website, but want to power it with WordPress, I'll integrate your current design into a WordPress theme, so that you can get on with blogging and managing your website.

  Otherwise I can design and develop your own bespoke WordPress theme, to make WordPress look, and perform, exactly as you require.

• Design and code easy-to-use websites

• Website performance optimization

  Reduce bandwidth bills. Improve site performance. Don't let your users wait.

  Together we can analyse your existing website, and determine which areas are bottlenecking the overall performance.

  With the help of caching (client and server side), compression, image scaling and optimization, resource minification, efficient CSS and on-demand loading (to name a few), you can enjoy lower bandwidth fees, lighter server loads, and a faster website for your users.

• Bespoke web development

  Technologies include PHP 5, MySQL 5, JavaScript, HTML, CSS

  Experience with the JavaScript framework jQuery

  Advanced user and developer of the popular CMS WordPress

  Essential knowledge in the understanding of the nature of the web, including HTTP, client and server-side caching, performance optimization, and protocols and architectures such as SOAP and REST

• Set up hosting and domains

  If you haven't already purchased your web hosting or domain, then I can happily sort this out for you.

  My personal choice, and recommendation, for web hosting and domains is WESH UK. Their hosting is fast and rock-solid, with a friendly, knowledgable, quick-to-respond support team.

  What Is Web Hosting

  In order for your website to be accessible to people across the globe, 24 hours a day, it must be held on a high-performance computer, that is always on, and connected to a fast internet connection. These computers are known as a servers.

  Web hosting is the fee of 'renting' a server, and in return the web hosting company will maintain and run it for you.

  What Are Domains?

  A domain is the 'address' you use in your web browser to visit a website. For example: google.com, wikipedia.org or tiptapdesign.co.uk.

  To use a domain for your website, you must first register it. If a domain has already been registered, then it has been 'taken'. If you wish to acquire a 'taken' domain, you can wait in hope that the owner will not renew its registration, or you can make an offer to the owner in exchange for it.

• Install content management systems

  Content management systems give you the flexibility to update and maintain your own website, without having to know much about web design or development.

  There are many popular content management systems available for you to use, but they are not always the easiest to install and set up.

  I can help you choose the one to suit you, and then make sure it's up-and-running smoothly.

Where Do We Start?

Give me a call on 01825 890 291.

Not sure what questions to ask? Don't worry, that's what I'm here for! Together we can talk things over, and I'll explain what steps we need to take to get your website up and running!