Ape Web
UK > North East > Middlesbrough
Ape brings together design excellence and technical insight to create unique digital experiences.
Ape brings together design excellence and technical insight to create unique digital experiences suitable for every business.
Well established with a portfolio that is testament to our ability, we deliver digital technology that truly earns its keep. From web design, to specialist software, this is where marketing and management work for you.
Clients and Projects
Industry Sectors:
Media & Communication, IT, Professional Services, Consumer Services
Tends to work with:
Corporations / Public Companies, Private Companies
General location of clients: Hartlepool, Teeside and Cleveland
Latest Project
The Letting Site
The Letting Site are a massive UK property lettings portal. They have the second largest database of UK properties to let, the first being Rightmove.
What We Have Achieved
Latest Review
6 July 2009
Dominic Swinfield at The Letting Site
Ape Web helped us move our website which had over 1.3 million files and we now save over
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Interview
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Ape Web:
”Professional website design and SEO”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Ape Web:
”We expect to expand from our current 3 offices to over 50 covering the whole of the UK.”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Ape Web:
”We wanted Human Web but Ape Web was shorter and sounded more catchy. The idea was that the Human Web is a representation of the Internet, bringing people together.”
What We Do?
Technologies Used:
.NET, ASP, CSS, (X)HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, , XML, ,
CMS Used:
Own Brand
We provide a wide range of services, all of which are completely bespoke to your needs and requirements. Our staff work closely with you to ensure you get the result you want and then we go that bit further and discuss any other possible ways in which you can make money from your website.
Company Overview
Languages Spoken:
English
No. of Employees:
Established: 2007
Joined WWDC: 24 March 2009
The Letting Site
- Branding
- Content and Copy
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Development
The Letting Site are a massive UK property lettings portal. They have the second largest database of UK properties to let, the first being Rightmove.
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: Consumer Services
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: The CMS hosts a wide variety of features, the most complicated being a system that automatically provides agents with FTP accounts.
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 12
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, , XML
Completion date: July 2009 (on-going)
Training and Development Solutions
- Development
Training and Development Solutions are a UK training and development solutions provider delivering open, in-house and bespoke training, training courses and training solutions.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, , XML, AJAX
Completion date: June 2009
Property Webmasters
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Development
Property Webmasters is another web design company based in Hartlepool and they outsource their development work to us. This relationship is part of our corporate trade scheme, where we provide other web design companies with work which they are unable to deliver themselves.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: IT
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 4
Technologies used: .NET, ASP, CSS, (X)HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, , XML
Completion date: April 2009 (on-going)
Property Abroad
- Branding
- Content and Copy
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Development
Property-Abroad.com was founded in January 2000 by Les Calvert the founder and CEO of the company. The company was originally intended to bring information on the overseas property hype to the publics attention and answer a number of questions related to the process. The website soon gained respect within the community and is flagged as one of the most important independent overseas property portals on the internet today.
Languages: N/A
Project type:
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: Media & Communication
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: The website has a bespoke CMS which includes a customer relationship manager (CRM), a content management system (CMS), a complete invoice system and lots of other features helping make managing the website very quick and simple.
Online Payment System: The payment system includes an integration with Barclaycard.
Number of people who worked on this project: 5
Technologies used: .NET, ASP, CSS, (X)HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, , XML, MS SQL
Completion date: April 2009 (on-going)
Reviews
Ape Web helped us move our website which had over 1.3 million files and we now save over
Ape Web have developed our website along with another 2 companies on a long term project to redesign our website from the ground up. The project has ran from October 2008 and in that time we have launched a number of websites using a white label system where properties are advertised on a number of websites from one central location.
Ape Web have a dedicated team of developers who work in the Property Abroad office and they help manage our websites and sit in meetings with Property Abroad and the other web design agencies involved.
They have enabled us to see through the recession affecting the world, despite being at the forefront of the property market. Since the launch of our main website, Property Abroad, we have seen the number of visitors rise rapidly and we have seen a similar pattern in revenue.
I used Ape Web for the development work required on the website while our company provided the design and worked with the client. We communicated by e-mail most of the time and sometimes by phone. I found that the e-mails were picked up pretty quickly and the response was as to be expected.
We were advised on the best way to implement our requests and all of our ideas were taken into consideration for what we required.
The whole process was so easy and simple and we were notified of what was happening at every stage which we asked to happen so that we could keep in touch with our client. Our client was happy with us as Ape Web worked closely with us allowing our client to feel involved in the whole process.
We found there were no problems and now started another project with the company.
Adam Mclone
Business Development Manager
Adam was appointed Business Development Manager of Ape Web in July 2009 and has executive responsibility of delivering quality customer services.
Brian Briddick
Business Development Manager
Before joining Ape Web, Brian founded 1derweb, a web services-based company. During his tenure, he acted as Vice President, where he was responsible for all customer, industry professional, web, and support services.
Clare Tunstall
Business Development Manager
Clare previously worked for Visualsofts, a leading web design company in the North East of England. Clare ensures a smooth transition between previous websites and newly developed websites.
Sally Campbell
Business Development Manager
Sally owns and runs Chatter Panties,a leading shop selling play clothes for preschoolers. Her role at Ape Web is to ensure all clients get the best possible service and quality without any compromise.
WWDC:
What's your name and position in the company?
Ape Web:
”Matthew Bonner”
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Ape Web:
”Professional website design and SEO”
WWDC:
What's your business philosophy?
Ape Web:
”To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart.”
WWDC:
Describe your office environment.
Ape Web:
”We have a contemporary office which is divided into 3 sections: a board room, meeting room and website development studio.”
WWDC:
Describe how your team interact and work together.
Ape Web:
”We have a team of over 30 people, split into 7 sections:
Business Development
Web Design
Website Integration
Web Development
Sales
Marketing
Web Marketing
The process starts off either by the sales team contacting you, or you contacting someone on our business development team. Our business development team work with you in order to fully understand your needs and expectations.
Once our business development team have a clear understanding of what we need to deliver, we then get our designers to produce a choice of designs for you to choose from.
Once you have chosen the design you like and finalised any changes you want our integration team then turn the design into a working web page.
The integration team then pass the work onto our developers who make everything work how you would expect.
Once this has been done both our marketing and web marketing departments ensure your website is seen and heard by visitors from all over the world.”
WWDC:
What makes you different from other web design companies?
Ape Web:
”We are a lot more cost effective than any other web design company due to our unique energy saving plans in force.”
WWDC:
How do you get the majority of your business?
Ape Web:
”Word of mouth.”
WWDC:
Describe how you manage projects from the initial client contact to completion and handover.
Ape Web:
”We work closely with our clients to ensure their needs and requirements are both fully understand and delivered. Each client is assigned a business development manager who will work with the client throughout the full process, ensuring a smooth delivery without any delays.”
WWDC:
What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
Ape Web:
”Quality services.”
WWDC:
How do you manage demanding clients?
Ape Web:
”We give them what they demand.”
WWDC:
If a client was trying to decide between a shortlist of web design companies, how would you recommend they go about selecting the right one for them?
Ape Web:
”We would let them decide for themselves.”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Ape Web:
”We expect to expand from our current 3 offices to over 50 covering the whole of the UK.”
WWDC:
Where do you see the web design industry in the future?
Ape Web:
”The web changes all of the time, trying to predict the future is like trying to guess how long a piece of string is.”
WWDC:
What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
Ape Web:
”Both PC and Mac”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Ape Web:
”We wanted Human Web but Ape Web was shorter and sounded more catchy. The idea was that the Human Web is a representation of the Internet, bringing people together.”
WWDC:
If you were to give your clients one tip on how to get the most from their website what would it be?
Ape Web:
”Once a website is live, don't forget about it, the more you put in the more your website will be a success.”
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