Digital Evangelist
I specialise in providing people with top class, content managed websites.
My websites are built using the awesome ExpressionEngine content management system that allows you to update your website fast, efficiently and securely.
Clients and Projects
Industry Sectors:
Not for profit / Charity, IT, Recruitment, Entertainment, Educational, Professional Services
Tends to work with:
Non-profit Organisations, Corporations / Public Companies, SMEs, Entrepreneur
General location of clients: Scotland
Latest Project
Woodhill Evangelical Church
Woodhill is a church family that welcomes all people from all backgrounds to become part of God’s family. What visitors usually notice is that we enjoy meeting and worshipping together.
What We Have Achieved
Latest Review
2 July 2009
Andy Hunter at Greenview Evangelical Church
Steven has provided an excellent service to Greenview.
The initial project scoping process was very useful to us, allowing us to highlight our requirements in the new website.
From those initial...
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Interview
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Digital Evangelist:
”approachable, flexible, integrity, focused, compliant”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Digital Evangelist:
”Working on larger ExpressionEngine projects.”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Digital Evangelist:
”Well as a Christian, I evangelise to churches about using the web to promote their values. I also do the same for businesses. Evangelist has more connotations towards church. Digital Evangelist works for both.”
What We Do?
Technologies Used:
CSS, (X)HTML, mySQL, PHP, , Flash, JavaScript, XML, PostgreSQL
CMS Used:
Paid (Branded) Service
I develop websites primarily using Expression Engine. Expression Engine runs on the CodeIgniter PHP framework and is used by some of the world's leading design companies.
It's a highly customisable system and produces standards compliant code. Its simple interface makes it a dream for business owners to update their website on their own.
Company Overview
Languages Spoken:
English
No. of Employees:
Established: 2001
Twitter: @stevieg_83
Joined WWDC: 25 February 2009
Woodhill Evangelical Church
- Development
Woodhill is a church family that welcomes all people from all backgrounds to become part of God’s family. What visitors usually notice is that we enjoy meeting and worshipping together.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Not for profit / Charity
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: ExpressionEngine
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, PHP
Completion date: September 2011
One to One Institute
- Development
US based, One-to-One Institute is a national non-profit committed to igniting 21st century education through the implementation of one-to-one technology in K-12 settings.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Educational
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: ExpressionEngine
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP
Completion date: June 2011
Global Day of Prayer
- Development
website to support the Global Day of Prayer in London
Languages: N/A
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Not for profit / Charity
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: ExpressionEngine
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, PHP
Completion date: May 2011
Findlay Family Network
- Hosting
- Development
FFN are a charity based in the west end of Glasgow. Their vision is "To value parents and young people and empower them to dream dreams and to contribute towards their community in a healthy and positive way."
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Not for profit / Charity
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: ExpressionEngine - full control over all aspects of the site content
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, mySQL, PostgreSQL, , XML
Completion date: July 2010
Andi Watson Photography
- Hosting
- Development
Andi is a wedding and portrait photographer in Glasgow's south side. He has a passion for photography and an outstanding knack of capturing those special moments
Languages: N/A
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Entrepreneur
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: ExpressionEngine CMS
Can manage all content as well as being able to publish customers wedding albums for online selection.
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, mySQL, PHP, , XML
Completion date: May 2010
Duncan Street Baptist Church
- Hosting
- Development
Baptist Church based in Edinburgh. They wanted a website that could be easily content managed, keep an events calendar and audio archive with podcasting.
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Not for profit / Charity
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: As always, ExpressionEngine 1.6.x was used
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, mySQL, PHP, , XML
Completion date: May 2010
Berea Bible College
- Hosting
- Development
Berea Bible College is a bible teaching seminary based in Moshi, Tanzania.
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Educational
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: ExpressionEngine based, content management, user management, contact managament
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, (X)HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP,
Completion date: May 2009
Greenview Evangelical Church
- Branding
- Hosting
- Development
Greenview is a church in Shawlands, Glasgow. They have a variation of age ranges within the church and so their 'corporate' website must engage with all.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Community website
Organisation category: Non-profit Organisation
Industry: Not for profit / Charity
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: This site uses Expression Engine with a small handful of plugins and extensions for enhanced functionality.
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, mySQL, PHP,
Completion date: February 2009 (on-going)
Bullet Software
- Hosting
- Development
Bullet Software provides a service management program to service industry businesses, primarily in the automotive trade. They required a content managed site to promote their brand and also allow interaction with site visitors.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Community website
Organisation category: Corporation / Public Company
Industry: IT
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 2
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, mySQL, PHP,
Completion date: December 2008
SW Global Resourcing
- Hosting
- Development
SWGR provides temporary labour solutions, permanent recruitment and contracted services in the Rail, Engineering, Civil and Building industrial sectors. Having designed their previous site, I was invited to redesign following a business rebrand.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Recruitment
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, (X)HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP,
Completion date: August 2008
A Beautiful Day
- Hosting
- Development
A Beautiful Day are wedding consultants and event planners based in Canada.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Entertainment
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Expression Engine is the CMS.
Consists of a series of customised weblog which the client can update entries, add new entries etc.
Online Payment System: Paypal
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, (X)HTML, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, , XML
Completion date: June 2008
Reviews
Steven has provided an excellent service to Greenview.
The initial project scoping process was very useful to us, allowing us to highlight our requirements in the new website.
From those initial requirements, Steven took us through a series of potential designs which evolved in 3 phases. With the addition of our excellent Expression Engine Content Management System, we have a website that engages with the public in a friendly way whilst also allowing church members to get involved with the site as contributors by way of blog posts, podcasts, online sermons et al.
We are more than happy with the outcome of the website and it has been received well by both church members and visitors alike.
G1Media have provided an excellent and professional service to us at Berea Bible College. After a detailed survey of our needs and aspirations for the website in terms accessible to the layman we were offered some template options for review and correction. They have dealt with our request and kept us informed of progress while taking necessary steps under their own initiative to keep the process moving towards completion. The end result is a pleasing website which in not over-complicated, is easily accessible and informationally rich. We were please with the heading banner which provides a slideshow of seveal aspects of our work at BBC Moshi; this was a special bonus for us as we had not anticipated such a 'cool' frontpage. We are pleased to offer this review and expect to continue working with G1 Media. We wish them all the best.
Digital Evangelist comments:
It's been great to work with BBC on this project and great to have a client who has a clear understanding of how they wish their website to look, function and how they'll measure the success of the site.
I've got some training to do taking BBC through the Expression Engine control panel that will allow them to add, edit and remove core information on the site.
It also goes to show that with a strong client/supplier relationship, distance need not be an issue, whether it's Glasgow to Tanzania or Glasgow to Canada.
When we contacted Steven with a list of our needs and desires he was able to provide us with a number of different options available, clearly explaining the pros and cons of each option. He has responded quickly and efficiently to all of our questions or concerns. We would highly recommend G1Media's services and find their work and customer service exemplary.
The designer was very thorough. He communicate very well throughout all the stages of the project and gave us some very interesting and relevant input from a web point of view.
He very much took our requests into consideration, but advised what he thought would work well and what wouldn't.
We were kept informed the whole way, even though we were a bit slow in replying sometimes, and our conversations were not heavily "jargonised". We were very happy with the final site and we even have the capability of change our site content without involving the designer at all :o). There weren't any great complications to speak of, but if what happened in the project was anything to go by, I am sure Steven would have dealt with it admirably.
Digital Evangelist comments:
The Bullet project was very enjoyable to work on. Both George and Lincoln had a clear idea of what they wanted to achieve with their website.
The most satisfying part of the project for me was the bug tracker. It really allowed me to see just what Expression Engine was capable of with some small alterations.
Steven Grant
Owner
I'm a web designer and developer and married to a wonderful woman with 2 of the cutest daughters that ever walked the earth.
Outside of work I enjoy my friends and family, music, church life, movies and a bit of Xbox too.
WWDC:
What's your name and position in the company?
Digital Evangelist:
”Steven Grant and I'm the owner”
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Digital Evangelist:
”approachable, flexible, integrity, focused, compliant”
WWDC:
What's your business philosophy?
Digital Evangelist:
”treat customers the way I'd like to be treated.”
WWDC:
Describe your office environment.
Digital Evangelist:
”Spacious loft office with sky light. I have a large Ikea desk that houses the PC and my Macbook Pro workhorse with additional monitor, wireless keyboard and mouse.”
WWDC:
Describe how your team interact and work together.
Digital Evangelist:
”For the most part I work alone, for larger projects I'm very honoured to be part of the awesome ExpressionEngine community where I have a number of contacts to plugin to when required.”
WWDC:
What makes you different from other web design companies?
Digital Evangelist:
”I'm the only company in Scotland that is a member of the ExpressionEngine Professionals Network, alongside some of the world's leading agencies like Happy Cog and Erskine Design.”
WWDC:
How do you get the majority of your business?
Digital Evangelist:
”Networking, Twitter is great as well as the Professional Network from ExpressionEngine.com”
WWDC:
Describe how you manage projects from the initial client contact to completion and handover.
Digital Evangelist:
”I've recently moved from Basecamp to a PM called Apollo. Clients are always in the loop at every stage of the project.”
WWDC:
What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
Digital Evangelist:
”Telling your client the truth. We all appreciate honesty - if something isn't working, speak up - it's better in the long run.”
WWDC:
How do you manage demanding clients?
Digital Evangelist:
”Educate, I've found when you take the time to explain the process involved with web projects, clients are more understanding of what's involved.”
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?
Digital Evangelist:
”Go for word of mouth - speak to someone you know who has a great website and ask them who did it for them. Alternatively, look at websites you like and see who's behind them. Do they have capacity? Do they have experience in your area? Will they deliver on time/budget?”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Digital Evangelist:
”Working on larger ExpressionEngine projects.”
WWDC:
Where do you see the web design industry in the future?
Digital Evangelist:
”Hopefully open, with standards. No more will we have need for browser plugins etc. These should be native within the web language. All websites will be fast because we'll all be on these super fast Internet connections.”
WWDC:
What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
Digital Evangelist:
”Both PC and Mac”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Digital Evangelist:
”Well as a Christian, I evangelise to churches about using the web to promote their values. I also do the same for businesses. Evangelist has more connotations towards church. Digital Evangelist works for both.”
WWDC:
If you were to give your clients one tip on how to get the most from their website what would it be?
Digital Evangelist:
”Keep your website updated, regularly. Why will people return if there's nothing new on there for them? People want to be engaged. Concentrate on writing content, manage that content with a great CMS like ExpressionEngine.”
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