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services
Apart from our content management system, we offer a variety of services to customers. To discuss any service, please contact us or call us on 07816 531666 during office hours
advanced CMS
Utilising the Drupal open source CMS we are able to offer customers development of a more complex site featuring blogs, news, google maps, RSS feeds etc. Please contact us to discuss your requirements and for a competitive quote.
enhanced email accounts
All our CMS packages come included with our standard email account, accessible from either the desktop or webmail. These accounts do not include virus and spam protection, however for an upgrade of £20 per mailbox provided we can offer spam and virus protection. For an additional £70 per annum we can offer MS Exchange accounts with Outlook and Outlook Web Access
outsourced template creation
If you have already designed a site in Photoshop and have the PSD, why not contact us for a quote to convert this into an XHTML (1.0 Transitional) and CSS valid template for your own CMS or website.
google mail account setup
It is possible (and free to non-profit organisations) to use Google Mail in order to send and receive email from your domain. We can advise you on how to configure your domain correctly in order to make use of this service.
search engine marketing
All our packages include 3 months search engine marketing free. During this 3 month period we will identify your online competitors, analyse their traffic, keywords and sites linking to them. We will then make suggestions to help you start to build your website traffic and get your business real return on your online investment. After this initial 3 month free period we offer competitive plans to help your site succeed.
website hosting
If you already have your site designed and built, but want to change hosting companies we can help. If your site uses Joomla, Wordpress or Drupal we are more than happy to help you transfer to us. Prices for hosting start at £60 per annum. Please contact us for further details and to obtain a quotation.
domain registration
Our basic, standard and advanced packages come free with the registration of a free UK (co.uk / org.uk / me.uk / ltd.uk / plc.uk) domain name for a period of 2 years. We are able to offer other domain extensions for registration including com, eu, org, net, info, biz and name for £15 per year (minimum 2 years) with mobi domains for £20 per year (minimum 2 years) and tv domains for £40 per year (minimum 2 years)
print design & branding
For all your print design and branding needs please contact our design partner Andrew Convery at www.andyswork.co.uk. Andy has many years of design and print experience and will be more than happy to help with your branding, business cards, letterheads and brochures.
