Portfolio
Web design, basic search engine optimisation, advice
A new website designed to be unmistakably about books - children's books - for The Golden Treasury, the largest independent children's bookshop in London. The website also carries book reviews, a listing of events at the bookshop, and shows the book character toys stocked at the bookshop.
Languages: valid XHTML & CSS; PHP scripting
Web design
Currently just a single page, this website for local watercolourist, David Jones, will soon have a gallery added in which he can present his many paintings. A small content management system will allow him to change paintings on the website, and amend their details.
Languages: valid XHTML & CSS; PHP scripting
Web design and development, basic search engine optimisation, advice, copy writing
A completely new website design for Omarno, a leading brand developing sustainable and unique materials for the architectural and design industries. Besides showing examples of luxury applications, the website carries product specifications, downloadable brochures, distributor contact information worldwide, and terms and conditions of sale.
Languages: valid XHTML & CSS; PHP scripting
Two websites: re-branding, website creation & website makeover, with copy writing & search optimisation
The purpose of IvySoft's Pipemill website is to market and facilitate selling of its software for piping design and analysis programs. The new website has completely re-structured and re-written content, with quick, easy-to-use navigation through the website (cf old version). Special features:
- hover gallery for rapid review of programs
- software download facility
- easy-to-use order form (with error trapping and error messages).
- Many top 10 rankings
Both websites: WCAG AAA (auto. tests); Languages: valid XHTML & CSS; PHP scripting
Accessible Web design, copy writing, search optimisation, website maintenance
Replacing an unintuitive and difficult-to-read website based on Flash, this fast and easy-to-use website for Landmark Arts Centre is designed:
- for high visibility in the search engines
- to serve a wide audience
- to make it very easy to find out what is on at the centre.
Part of a campaign to increase participation. Regularly updated.
Ranks 2 (out of 123 million possibles) for the Google search: arts west london (PDF). Different now? Read why
WCAG AA (auto. tests). Languages: valid XHTML & CSS
Website makeover, copy writing & search optimisation
The website for frenchinthecountry.com (old version) was re-structured for clarity and ease-of-use, partially re-written, and re-designed to:
- present the business more effectively for a Web audience
- serve a wider range of visitors
- make the most of the website's potential in the search engines.
Ranks 8 (out of 30 million possibles) for the Google search: french language holiday (PDF). Different now? Read why. Before optimisation: ranked 100+
WCAG AAA (auto. tests). Languages: valid XHTML & CSS; PHP scripting valid XHTML & CSS
Search engine optimisation
Substantially improved the visibility of the website in the search engines. Also ran a Google Adwords campaign.
- Ranks 1 & 2 (out of 2.6 million possibles) for the Google search: luxury retirement apartments (PDF). Different now? Read why
- Before optimisation: ranked 100+ PDF
Accessible Web design, copy writing & partial search optimisation
Recently expanded to cover 12 holiday cottages, each with their own descriptions, pricing and availability listings, Weybourne Holiday Cottages sought better search engine prescence and a more effective business website.
Search engine ranking is considerably improved in a very competitive market. A prospective guest now gets a very good idea of what's on offer. Many photos.
WCAG AA or better (auto. tests). Languages: valid XHTML & CSS
Accessible Web design, copy writing, search engine optimisation, website maintenance
Tukilik’s third website (now in version 3) originally replaced a Flash website. The website was:
- restructured for ease-of-use, whilst initially keeping the database backend (now replaced by a simpler system).
- re-written, and re-presented
The fluid-width 1, 2 and 3 column website is now the sole brochure, and also acts as an information resource for journalists. Regularly updated. Rolling news. Press room news feed. In English and French.
WCAG level A (min.). Languages: valid XHTML & CSS (fluid-width)
Web design, copy writing & search engine optimisation
With this website, the owner of these villas gained an additional online presence direct to a Europe-wide public, as well as a more comprehensive, easily accessed and up-to-date brochure to refer to in press and magazine ads. Maps, many photos.
- Visitor traffic increased substantially following search optimisation of the website (case study).
- Ranks 1 (out of 575,000 possibles) for the Google search: patmos house (PDF). Different now? Read why .
WCAG level A (min.). Languages: valid XHTML & CSS
Web design, some copy writing, & basic search engine optimisation
The new owners of this hi-spec. holiday house (heated swimming pool…) near Cahors in south west France sought an online prescence to market their property in the Lot. Includes pricing and availability listing. Many photos.
WCAG level A (min.). Languages: valid XHTML & CSS
Website makeover
The company website was showing its age and the client wanted a more up-to-date and polished online presence to refer potential clients to with confidence. The content was reworked “intelligently” (P. Agai) to bring out the key points, and re-presented. In French.
Languages: valid XHTML & CSS (fluid-width)
Web design, research, photography
To counter the out-of-the-way location of the Château de Nacqueville, the beautiful setting, the history and the possibilities of the local area are highlighted. Comprehensive travel and transport details are given.
Key photos change through the year to reflect the current season.
Research, photography. In English and French.
Languages: valid XHTML & CSS (fluid-width)
Consultancy: search engine optimisation, Web directory
Reported on improvements to the database-driven Glaven Valley Web directory to optimise it for the search engines (SEO consultancy). Numerous changes and more content have helped to increase traffic significantly.
Retained as search engine consultant.
Ranks 3 & 4 (out of 1,790,000) for the Google search: north norfolk cottage, PDF; Different now? Read why
Website building
We took the client’s design, which avoids the tabular layout of so many websites though it requires a more advanced construction technique, and translated it onto the Web. The website has a unique, but efficient, navigation system which we hand coded.
Languages: valid XHTML & CSS, JavaScript
