Web design, strategy and maintenance. User-focused and goal led. Since 2005.

Support for every step of a successful WordPress web design project. From discovery, design & build to optimising and safeguarding your investment.

Guiding you through your next web design project.

Documenting your goals, developing strategy, understanding your customers and focusing your content. I  deliver measurable success, let’s discuss your project today.

Getting your website found by new customers.

I construct standards-compliant, accessible websites that get found and make conversions. Your website is a significant investment, it should make a significant return.

Protecting your website and your reputation.

Avoid unnecessary downtime, lost revenue or enquiries. Shield your brand from the negative impact and cost of being hacked, software bugs and failed automated updates.

Successful web design: a simple process.

As much as I would love to let you think I have a magic wand, the reality is that a successful web design project comes from proven processes honed over more than 15 years and many many projects.

I’ve been using logical, simple processes with clients to help them understand, document and reach their goals since 2005.

Stage 1 – Preparation

Gain a more detailed understanding of where you are, where you want to get to and how to get there. Save time, money and achieve quantifiable goals.

  • Research and discovery
  • Digital asset auditing
  • Review of existing website
  • Establishing and documenting goals
  • Agree and document strategy
  • Create a draft site/content map

Stage 2 – Design & Build

Construct or redesign your WordPress website for a specific purpose and audience. We will both know what success looks like. No surprises.

  • All work carried out on private staging area
  • Live working and feedback sessions
  • Custom WordPress theming
  • Custom content type creation
  • Ecommerce (WooCommerce)
  • Accessible and standards-compliant

Stage 3 – Maintenance

Shielding your investment, monitoring its performance and extending its lifespan. Maintenance is cheaper than disaster recovery.

  • Site uptime monitoring
  • Maintenance of backup library
  • Changelog analysis
  • Risk assessed software updating
  • GDPR data purge and form testing
  • Technical optimisation

What time is good for you?

Letter of reference from Parham House & Gardens
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Consummate professionalism, patience and good humour…

Paul is meticulous and incisive, but also extremely friendly and approachable. Over the course of the last four years he has assisted us with consummate professionalism, patience, and good humour. I have no hesitation in recommending him.

David Wise
Parham Park Limited
www.parhaminsussex.co.uk

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When the time is right, I will be here to answer your questions.

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