Manage My Website
UK > South West > Corsham
We provide a web design and maintenance consultancy and project management service.
From basic website content updates and copywriting, to full website design and build, Manage My Website can do as little or as much as you require for a very reasonable fee. If you need some help with branding, logos, graphic design, promotional material, email campaigns, or events we can help you with that too.
We would have called ourselves manage my website, marketing material, email campaigns and events, but we thought that would be a bit of a mouthful!
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Clients and Projects
Industry Sectors:
Building & Construction, Entertainment, Consumer Services, Retail, Food & Drink
Tends to work with:
Private Companies, Entrepreneur, SMEs
General location of clients: United Kingdom
Latest Project
Swirleeze sweet shop
A retro sweet shop based in Odiham, Hampshire. Our client bought the business and decided to give their website a complete overhaul and turn it into a potential award winner!
What We Have Achieved
Manage My Website has not been reviewed yet.
Interview
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Manage My Website:
”Proactive, professional, creative, attentive, fun”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Manage My Website:
”We have plans to grow the business and are already offering an event management service too. Whatever happens though, we will only grow organically and to a certain size. We never want to lose that personal touch when it comes to customer service.”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Manage My Website:
”We wanted a name that would mean we did "exactly what it says on the tin", so to speak. Hence "Manage My Website"!”
What We Do?
- Branding
- Content and Copy
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Development
- Design
Technologies Used:
(X)HTML, PERL/CGI, mySQL, CSS, PHP, Flash, msSQL
CMS Used:
Open Source, Own Brand, Paid (Branded) Service
We can provide a range of CMS services, as we outsource our projects to the appropriate agency or freelancer for your project. Our CMS services include Duo Design CMS, Wordpress and Squarespace.
Company Overview
Languages Spoken:
English
No. of Employees: 1-5
Established: 2009
Joined WWDC: 10 May 2009
Swirleeze sweet shop
- Branding
- Design
A retro sweet shop based in Odiham, Hampshire. Our client bought the business and decided to give their website a complete overhaul and turn it into a potential award winner!
Languages: English
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Zen Cart platform for orders, product information, status updates, etc.
Online Payment System: SagePay was implemented.
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, (X)HTML, msSQL, PHP
Completion date: September 2010
Guitar-stool.com
- Branding
- Content and Copy
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Guitar-Stool.com create guitar-shaped wooden stools. All of their products are made by hand, to the highest standard, using modern and traditional chairmaking practices. No two items are the same and therefore they are unique.
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Entrepreneur
Industry: Retail
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Squarespace
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, PHP
Completion date: June 2010 (on-going)
Abbey Furniture
- Content and Copy
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
You'll find just about everything at this Bath vintage furniture shop. From aged stone gargoyles and buddhas, to beautiful painted bird cages and garden seats. From antique coffee grinders and stunning stained glass pieces to shabby chic wardrobes.
Languages: English
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Retail
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Squarespace
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, PHP
Completion date: June 2010 (on-going)
Deadly is the Female
- Branding
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Development
If you are passionate about vintage style glamour; if you’ve always wanted to unleash your inner Femme Fatale; if you find old fashioned style and class alluring, you'll love the Deadly is the Female website.
Languages: English
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: Entrepreneur
Industry: Retail
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Zen Cart
Online Payment System: SagePay
Number of people who worked on this project: 4
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, mySQL, PHP
Completion date: June 2010 (on-going)
Couch UK
- Branding
- Design
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Development
Couch UK provides an extensive range of unique fluro clothing and accessory products hand-finished in the UK. Their products are created using an array of materials from paints and inks to rubbers, plastics and fabrics. (They even mix their own UV inks and rubbers).
Languages: English
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: Entrepreneur
Industry: Retail
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Zen Cart
Online Payment System: SagePay
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, (X)HTML, mySQL, PHP
Completion date: December 2009
The Cherry Closet
- Branding
- Development
The Cherry Closet offers a hand selected array of vintage and retro clothing, bags, shoes, hats and accessories.
Languages: English
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: Entrepreneur
Industry: Consumer Services
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Zen Cart - this allows the customer to manage the customer database, content manage all copy across the website, stock control, order management, invoices and packing lists.
Online Payment System: Zen Cart in conjunction with Sage Pay
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: CSS, (X)HTML, PHP
Completion date: August 2009 (on-going)
Squeaky Dog
- Branding
- Content and Copy
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Development
Online party shop
Languages: English
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Entertainment
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: Zen Cart - this can be used for a customer database, content management of products/categories and all copy across the website, stock control, order management, invoicing and packing slips.
Online Payment System: Zen Cart is used in conjunction with Sage Pay
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: (X)HTML, mySQL
Completion date: July 2009
Executive Hire News
- Branding
- Content and Copy
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
- Development
Executive Hire News is a plant and tool hire industry leading magazine, which enjoys an unrivalled reputation for its integrity, independence, credibility, relevance, reach and impact. Their circulation currently stands at 6,099 individually named tools, small plant and equipment hire executives. With Executive Hire News, Executive Hire Show, Executive Hire Jobs and, their latest addition, Executive Hire Club, the Executive Hire Team is at the heart of the hire industry. We worked with Weblinks Advertising on this project.
Languages: English
Project type:
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Building & Construction
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 3
Technologies used: (X)HTML, PERL/CGI
Completion date: October 2008 (on-going)
Reviews
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Alex Astell
Web and branding consultant
The company is managed by Alex Astell, who has been focusing on the web design and advertising industries for many years. Having previously worked for various advertising agencies and publications, Alex is an extremely capable project manager and her interests include watching Quincy ME, who is her idol!
WWDC:
What's your name and position in the company?
Manage My Website:
”Alex Astell - I own the business”
WWDC:
Describe your company in 5 words.
Manage My Website:
”Proactive, professional, creative, attentive, fun”
WWDC:
What's your business philosophy?
Manage My Website:
”Treat each and every client as an individual, and don't palm them off with second rate work. Take their budget into account, whether it's £400 or £20,000 and give them the absolute best you can for that money. ”
WWDC:
Describe how your team interact and work together.
Manage My Website:
”As most of our projects are outsourced, the team are spread around the country, but we speak or email almost every day. You've got to keep in close contact to remain on top of each project, so that's what we aim to do.”
WWDC:
What makes you different from other web design companies?
Manage My Website:
”The answer is that manage my website isn't a web design company. We're a consultancy. That means that whether you're a carpenter needing a small website with examples of your work, or a large business looking for a e-commerce solution, manage my website will find you the right person to do the job to your requirements and your budget. It's as simple as that.
The beauty of this is that we don't just reproduce similar looking websites with pretty much the same templates and programming languages. Each and every one of the websites we design for our clients is created by an appropriate freelancer or agency after a full brief has been taken. Whether your budget is £400 or £12,000, manage my website will find a way to produce the best possible website for you.”
WWDC:
How do you get the majority of your business?
Manage My Website:
”It's pretty much always through word of mouth. We also keep in touch with our clients after their website has been completed and offer whatever help we can with maintenance, copywriting, etc.”
WWDC:
Describe how you manage projects from the initial client contact to completion and handover.
Manage My Website:
”We take a detailed brief, then you have one point of contact for the duration and long afterwards.”
WWDC:
What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
Manage My Website:
”Listening to their requirements, advising them on their options, keeping in close contact with the progress of their project, and making them feel as though they are your only customer.”
WWDC:
How do you manage demanding clients?
Manage My Website:
”We listen to them and manage their expectations. We never over-promise and are always honest as to timescales. We will always go out of our way for a customer if they have an urgent project.”
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?
Manage My Website:
”Look at their previous work, try and meet the team who would be working on your website, speak to their clients, ask if they outsource any of their work abroad, and ask them in depth about their charges. Your personalities must fit too!”
WWDC:
Where do you see your company in 10 years time?
Manage My Website:
”We have plans to grow the business and are already offering an event management service too. Whatever happens though, we will only grow organically and to a certain size. We never want to lose that personal touch when it comes to customer service.”
WWDC:
Where do you see the web design industry in the future?
Manage My Website:
”Technology is moving so quickly that it's difficult to predict. One thing's for sure - the web can only increase in both necessity and popularity, so the web design industry will become increasingly competitive. It could become a buyer's market.”
WWDC:
What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
Manage My Website:
”Both PC and Mac”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Manage My Website:
”We wanted a name that would mean we did "exactly what it says on the tin", so to speak. Hence "Manage My Website"!”
WWDC:
If you were to give your clients one tip on how to get the most from their website what would it be?
Manage My Website:
”Keep it fresh and update it as often as you can. Google loves new content. Make sure it's interesting for your visitors and keep up with your SEO. Your website, as beautiful as it is, must never be lost in the ether.”