I recently wrote a post on the Design Conscious website about Website Design for Telford Companies, but I realised today that while I have a great desire to work with as many local companies as possible, it’s a bit mean of me to restrict my talents to just Telford. Why should the rest of Shropshire miss out on all my awesome talent?

Do you think I’m blowing my own trumpet? Well yes and no, someone once told me ‘…if you don’t thing you are awesome, why should anyone else?’ I think that is a very good piece of advice, so I apply it where ever I can. However I do have cause to think this way because I’m getting feedback from my existing clients telling me so.

Example of awesome website design:

A recent review written on Linked In by Chris Morris at Shrewsbury company Simply Overseas

Ian has been looking after our several websites for around 3 years. We have used other companies in the past. We can honestly say that Design Conscious provides a service that is without equal; always efficient and speaking in a language that even I can understand. Indeed, I have gone from a complete technophobe to a bit of an enthusiast and can never wait to move on now to a new project with Ian. By the way, don’t tell him, but I feel he never charges enough for his service either!

Service Category: IT Consultant
Year first hired: 2008 (hired more than once)
Top Qualities: Great Results, Good Value, High Integrity

and this review from David Scurr at Telford based Arena Conservatories

Design Conscious were a pleasure to deal with from start to finish. Communication was excellent. Ideas and creativity were inspiring and presented in plain English. Interpretation of design brief, reactions to change requests and tweaks to the site were all carried out in a swift professional manner. Good advice all they way through and a finished site that I am very happy with. I would not hesitate to highly recommend Ian and Design Conscious.

or even this 5 Star review from Andrew Homer at Studio 72 Photography

Ian at Design Conscious has created a user-friendly, well-designed and creative website for our Photography business. He listened to our requirements throughout the entire process and made amendments according to our instruction. His friendly and personable manner made dealing with this company a pleasure. We will be recommending this business to all!

So as you can see, Design Conscious is a bit awesome after all!

So what’s stopping you from calling Ian on 01952 414 003 and claiming a little bit of awesome website design and development for your company? Probably the economic climate, who wants to be faced with a big bill for a website re-design in these difficult times? Well we have thought about that, with our All Inclusive Website Development deal. Basically let us take over the running of your site and for a fixed monthly fee have it updated as much as you like – and yes that can even include a fresh new look right from the outset!

The possibilities for being awesome are limitless and we don’t intend to stop striving for it. Please call for a no obligation chat and find out how we can spread some awesome your way!

At Design Conscious we are going through a bit of a rebrand, our logo is changing slightly and our website is going to become easier to use with less waffle and more to the point information.

All Telford websites should work this way

We think all websites should work this way, quick to load, easy to use and it should direct the person browsing to pick up the phone and call the company in question. That’s why we are launching the ‘Website design for Telford Companies’ idea. We are crafting this page to rank highly for the keywords of ‘Telford’ and ‘Website design’ with the idea that YOU, upon reading this page will call us and tell us your requirements. We then will give you an on-the-spot deal based on what you tell us.

We are not offering a blanket money off deal with this idea (if you want that see our website scrappage page) but we wont to find out what you need and offer you the best deal we can for your needs.

Sounds like a good website deal? We hope so!

The only way you will find out is to call us on 01952 414 003 and talk us through your website needs

p.s. – don’t forget to tell Ian that you found this page in google!

Client:

When the phone rings and the number on the display isn’t one you recognise the thought always flashes through my mind “Is this going to be a time waster wanting to sell me something?”  I always answer regardless and this time I was pleasantly surprised to find it was Andrew Homer from Studio 72 Photography in Telford. After a long chat about his current website, what he wanted to achieve and the timescale it needed to be done in, I was able to give a Andrew a ball-park figure for a new logo and new website development. I followed up as I always do with a proposal and a firm quote, the price fitted into his budgeted figure and so he instructed me to start designing.

Logo Design

The first thing on the agenda was the logo. Andrew had said he was thinking of a re-brand and so I presented him with 4 new logos each a development on from his existing logo. As you can see there is a developmental theme running through the logos, starting with the 7 and 2 in a typeface close to his existing logo and similarly fused together, the fused numbers continuing till they break apart in logo 4 which emulates a stylised lense and the focusing split that you see through the viewfinder.

I was able to give a Andrew a ball-park figure for a new logo and new website development. I followed up as I always do with a proposal and a firm quote, the price fitted into his budgeted figure and so he instructed me to start designing

Re-brand Corporate ID

Re-branding a company can have strange effects on your existing client base, sometimes it can even be perceived as a negative thing. Sometimes your existing clients can loose faith in you because they mistakenly believe your attempts at furthering your business with new graphics is sign of a take over – or worse. All changes to a business need to be taken step by step and only executed when you are 100% happy. Andrew liked the new logo designs but with all things considered he decided that sticking with his existing logo would be safer.

You might not think it but when a client turns down a design it’s still a positive thing, because even though the design has been rejected, a decision has been made and a starting point has been agreed which means you can move forward knowing that you are heading in the right direction.

WordPress Website Design

Andrew produced excellent quality graphics which I combined with the page code to produce a website that I can say is now one of the best photographic studio websites in the Shropshire region

Once we had the direction and some idea of the kind of style that Andrew wanted, I was able to present a first draft website. Andrew, being a creative professional, knows exactly what he wants and between us we were able to craft the layout, colour ways and navigation of the site until it was just right. Having superb photoshop skills which he has perfected in his photography day job, Andrew was able to supply me with a header graphic which was exactly to his liking. Once I told him the size, shape and pixel resolution Andrew produced excellent quality graphics which I combined with the page code to produce a website that I can say is now one of the best photographic studio websites in the Shropshire region. I was able to give the website the tools needed to create the features that Andrew wanted, such as photo galleries that can be grouped as Albums, and a paypal shopping cart, but it is Andrews talent as a photographer and his stunning images that really bring the site to life.

It was a joy to work with Andrew on this project because he wasn’t afraid to push the development that little bit further, he knew what he wanted and pushed until he got it. Andrew understands the importance of grabbing attention with an image and then holding the attention with good copy. Studio 72 was built on a web platform that gives Andrew full control over the content, and while many of my clients say they want to be able to update or admin their site, very few of them actually do, Andrew on the other hand has seen the relevancy of keeping the content fresh and up-to-date. All of the content on Studio 72 is now produced by Andrew, that means he writes his own copy, uploads his own photos and makes his own pages to suit his needs.

SEO – WordPress and Google

Andrew and I talk regularly on the phone and he has taken on board many of the website marketing principles I recommend. This has resulted in over 40 pages of his site being absorbed into the Google index and rising search engine positions all the time. For instance a UK search in Google for ‘model photography telford’ sees the Studio 72 site positioned 5th and 6th on the first page. This proves that being prepared to focus on your website will bring home the results.

Before I started the website development on Studio 72 Andrew had never had much success with his website or had been involved in making it grow. My solution for him which is a custom designed theme powered by WordPress and a carefully selected set of plugins allows Andrew all the control over his site that he could possibly want. Andrew has expressed his delight with his website to me many times, to the point where he was more than happy to write a review at WWDC. As you can see this isn’t a one off and many of my clients who I have converted to this method of website creation are very happy with the results.

There is no reason why you can’t benefit from this successful website development too, just email or call Ian Blackford on 0845 370 3459 and discuss your requirements. You will be surprised at how cost effective it can be and very pleased with the results.

Not every website project can fit into a ‘package’ and if your website project is like that we are more than happy to discuss it with you.

We don’t make a fuss because we like to keep it simple, we take the brief from you, ask you a few questions, suggest some things you might not have thought of, then we send you a email with a firm no obligation price. Once you approve the price, we take a deposit and start work. When the job is approved we make it live and stand by to support you when you need it.

It really is that simple.

Why not let us show you how?

Simply fill in the form below and request a quote, you will be glad you did because we think we are the most cost effective website design and development company in Telford Shropshire.

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Well, now it can.

If your website needs regular updates but you don’t have the time to do it yourself, then for a fixed monthly all inclusive fee we can take over running your site for you.

All inclusive really means ‘All Inclusive’

To be able to offer you the very best service this offer includes everything, we will administer your domain name and handle your renewals so you don’t get conned or forget to renew, we will supply hosting and email forwarding so your site runs smoothly and your emails get delivered and we will update your site as often as you need it.

Can any more be included?

Yup! It’s difficult to take on a website that is written in a different format, so as part of the this deal you get a brand new website design at no extra cost. You benefit from an up to date website overhaul and a fresh new design along with a sitemap which is registered direct with Google. Existing pages that are in the Google index can easily be mapped to the new pages on your site so nothing is lost in the transition.

Kitchen Sink NOT included when it comes to costs

You might think that an ‘all inclusive’ option is expensive, after all we are including: domain handling, web hosting, email forwarding, site update and a new design, but it’s not expensive at all. At prices starting at just £77 per month it’s amazingly affordable. Spread over a year you can actively use your website to market your company, keep it bang up to date and have it re-designed from the ground up and you have an exact figure of what it will all cost payable in easy monthly installments.

Give Ian Blackford a call on 0845 370 3459 and discuss your requirements with him and get a written website proposal. Please Note: website proposal not included (It’s FREE!)

1. Your site is developed with SEO built in

At Design Conscious we don’t believe you should design a website – THEN – think about SEO, so we build it in from the very beginning.

2. You will have full access and control over your website content

Upon completion you will be given access to update your site yourself. Please note: We don’t supply support as an optional extra… it’s inclusive as standard.

3. Your website is future proofed and scaleable to include the latest social media

The platform your site will be built from is under constant update and is therefore almost 100% future proof. All current social media can be accessed and driven from your new website.

The list above could have been much longer but we didn’t want to labour the point.

You need a return on your website investment, and we have crafted ways of achieving that for you. All you have to do is ask us how you can benefit from this right now, just call Ian Blackford on 0845 370 3459 for a quick no obligation chat.