Web design - freelance and business
I make websites and web applications. I create layouts, visuals and walkthroughs in Photoshop, and build websites using xHTML and CSS.All of my sites are w3c compliant, so they work on all recent web browsers and are accessible by all.
I code in PHP these days. I have several years experience in Classic ASP (VBScript) prior to this. I'm also a big fan of jQuery too.
Hosting, domains, and search engine optimisation
I operate a dedicated server and provide hosting, domain registration and mail services for all my clients, with fast reliable web hosting and IMAP mail accounts available. My server is backed up off-site weekly.
How I work
I work with my clients to create a brief for the project and present a visual portfolio which provides a proposed solution for the brief: here's an example.
I build the project and integrate services and systems as required.
Once the client is happy with our work, we launch the project.
Recent websites
June 25th: Jamieson Brothers Wholesale
I've been working with JBA Seed Potatoes a lot this month, building new systems and functionality into their front-end website and stock control systems. This is one of the sites we've recently launched: Seed Potato Merchants, a new channel to market for the company.
We had to do some tricky Javascript and jQuery work to make the user interface a bit more friendly - there's a lot of data being pushed at the user here - and quite a lot of preparation to make the existing (ASP) back end systems work with the new (PHP) front end.
We're now going to work on taking all the new features we've built - including customer accounts and order tracking - and work this back into some more projects for the company, which should continue to keep us busy...
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February 18th: ecoInsulate
Launched this month is the new site for ecoInsulate Ltd, an environmentally friendly insulation company. The company has a pretty cool insulation system which is water-based and chemical-free: apparently one of the most efficient insulation systems on the market today.
We wanted to develop something that stood out a bit, so built a visual around the 'Morning, Noon and Night' slogan: some PHP/Javascript wizardry built a system which changes the look of the site depending on the time a user visits (you can bypass this by clicking on the little icons at the top of the page).
A nice little project, and one which we're hoping should bring in lots of new business for this up-and-coming company.
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December 21st: JBA Seed Potatoes
After a long development cycle, we finally launched JBA Seed Potatoes today. I've been working with JBA for a good three years now, building the original website and doing loads of design work for them over the years.
The new site matches the branding we worked on back in August and is complimented with a new Guide which I worked on with Hoggett Creative over the autumn. We kept a few styling tweaks from the original JBA website but built a whole new organisational system in the back end to make updates easier, and streamlined the ordering process using a new user flow and liberal use of Javascript for client interaction.
We'll be working together in the new year to roll out updates as an ongoing project, so keep an eye out for more exciting developments in the tuber world...
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my clients, past and present!
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December 4th: client databases
I've been working on a client database for a long-term customer for the past few weeks. I can't give out too many details on the project for data sensitivity issues, but the database is built to let the company access client data fast and securely online.
It's been built on a MySQL database with two layers of password protection for security, and uses jQuery effects to speed up user interaction time. An interesting project, all in.
