Stellar Web Design
UK > South East > Oxford
Stellar Web Design specializes in creating eye-catching, accessible websites for professionals and small businesses.
Stellar Web Design specializes in creating eye-catching, accessible websites for professionals and small businesses.
We take pride in our high levels of personal service and attention to detail, so that your website will get results!
Clients and Projects
Industry Sectors:
Food & Drink, Building & Construction, Professional Services, Retail, Health & Beauty, Media & Communication, IT, Sports & Leisure, Financial & Legal, Consumer Services
Tends to work with:
Private Companies, SMEs, Entrepreneur, Startups
General location of clients: UK
Latest Project
Transform With Colour
Tory Tattersall is a colour consultant based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Tory's friendly professional service provides all aspects of personal style and image advice and can literally help people to 'Transform With Colour!'
What We Have Achieved
Latest Review
25 January 2012
Tory Tattersall at Transform With Colour
Working with Stellar Web Design was a fantastic experience, mostly because as someone who knows very little about IT, Paul took away any IT language barriers, was very patient and always proactive. My...
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Interview
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Stellar Web Design:
”I have a degree in physics and am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, so 'Stellar' Web Design reflects my interest in space and astronomy as well as conveying (I hope!) the star like quality of the work we do!”
Transform With Colour
- Design
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Tory Tattersall is a colour consultant based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Tory's friendly professional service provides all aspects of personal style and image advice and can literally help people to 'Transform With Colour!'
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Startup
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, XML
Completion date: December 2011
The Lion (PH) at Pennard, Somerset
- Development
The Lion at Pennard near Glastonbury, is a family-run inn, constructed around 1500 and still retaining many original features. Accommodation comprises 7 comfortable en-suite rooms. Traditional pub favourites and specials are on the menu, as are a fine selection of seasonally changing ales!
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Completion date: June 2011
The Crown and Garter PH, Inkpen, Berkshire
- Development
A delightful 17th century country inn, offering bed and breakfast accommodation near to Newbury and Hungerford in rural Berkshire. The Crown and Garter is a CAMRA endorsed Real Ale Pub, with a delicious menu to match!
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
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
A & C Glass and Glazing
- Design
- Development
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
A & C is a local, family-run glazing business operating throughout Oxfordshire. They are Oxford's longest established glaziers, providing windows, doors, glass and glazing products, services and installations, to commercial and private customers alike.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
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: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, XML
Completion date: June 2011 (on-going)
Design 2 Living
- Content and Copy
- Design
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Home improvement business based in Oxfordshire.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
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: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, XML
Completion date: April 2011
Kitchens 2 Living
- Hosting
- Development
Kitchen suppliers, installers and makers. Oxfordshire company that does everything from straightforward installation of standard kitchen units, right through to designing and building luxury bespoke kitchens using local, time-served craftsmen.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
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: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Completion date: March 2011
M. Goodey Plumbing & Heating
- Content and Copy
- Design
- Development
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Professional bathroom and kitchen installations, as well as general plumbing and heating services. Martin Goodey has been trading since 1988 and does work for both residential and commercial customers.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Consumer Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, XML
Completion date: March 2011
Osprey Group
- Design
- Development
- Hosting
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Osprey Group is an international publishing company, publishing across a broad range of specialist areas including military history, heritage and nostalgia, transport history, crafts, antiques, science fiction and fantasy. Osprey Group is the umbrella for three brands: Osprey Publishing, Shire Books and Angry Robot.
Languages: English
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Media & Communication
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML
Completion date: January 2011
The Blue Ball Inn, Sidford
- Development
The historic Blue Ball Inn at Sidford in East Devon has been in the same family since 1912 and has origins that can be traced back to 1385!
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, PHP, , XML
Completion date: October 2010
The New Inn, Kidmore End
- Development
The New Inn is an unmissable pub and restaurant offering contemporary luxurious bed and breakfast near to Reading. The website contains all the elements necessary to land it high in the search engine rankings and its straightforward design lacks for nothing in terms of features and functionality.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, PHP,
Completion date: October 2010
Cage Football UK
- Hosting
- Development
Cage Football UK is a new business leading the promotion and development of the game of cage football in Great Britain. Cage football originated in the Netherlands, with the craze quickly sweeping across Europe.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Startup
Industry: Sports & Leisure
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, JavaScript, PHP, , XML
Completion date: August 2010
Service People Plus
- Development
Service People Plus is a trading identity of The Bowden Group, which has been providing cost-effective profit turnaround solutions to the Hospitality Industry for more than 20 years.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
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: 1
Technologies used: CSS, PHP,
Completion date: August 2010
Osprey Publishing
- Development
Osprey Publishing has been providing books for military history enthusiasts since 1968. Since then it has grown and evolved to become one of the most successful examples of niche publishing around. Stellar Web Design was comissioned to build a brand new intranet site for Osprey, in a style akin to their existing internet website. **(Please note: the INTRANET site is only visible internally to Osprey staff; the link here takes you to Osprey's public website, which wasn't built by Stellar Web Design).
Languages: N/A
Project type: Content Managed
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Media & Communication
Content managed (CMS): Yes
CMS Description: WordPress - content management
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP,
Completion date: June 2010
Hotel Profit Systems
- Development
Hotel Profit Systems is a marketing business that helps hoteliers maximize their revenue through a combination of consultancy and mentoring. The proprietor, Michael Cockman, is a renowned marketing guru in the hospitality sector and a published author on the subject.
Languages: N/A
Project type:
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Professional Services
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, PHP, , XML
Completion date: May 2010 (on-going)
The Six Bells, Warborough
- Development
The Six Bells is a traditional country pub in the charming Oxfordshire village of Warborough. As well as keeping a good selection of real ales, the Six Bells also prides itself in offering great food too! The Six Bells' website met their requirements for a simple, unfussy space on the Web.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS,
Completion date: April 2010
Erimitis Bar & Restaurant
- Development
The Erimitis Bar & Restaurant occupies a stunning location on the west coast of Paxos, Greece.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, PHP,
Completion date: April 2010
Parklands Hotel & Bentley's Brasserie
- Development
Just one of several websites I have built for hotel marketing expert Michael Cockman. The Parklands site is typical of the kind of streamlined, optimized site that achieves maximum impact with the search engines whilst ticking all the boxes for attractiveness and usability for visitors too.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, PHP, , XML
Completion date: March 2010
Bob Woodmansee - IFA
- Development
Bob Woodmansee runs an Independent Financial Consultancy business in Berkshire. Like all finacial advisers, the business is monitored and regulated by the Finacial Services Authority (FSA). Bob's website was carefully built to comply with FSA rules and was vetted by them before going live.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Entrepreneur
Industry: Financial & Legal
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, PHP, , XML
Completion date: February 2010
Garage 2 Living
- Development
A local Oxford business concentrating on garage conversions.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Startup
Industry: Building & Construction
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: JavaScript, PHP,
Completion date: February 2010
Lamb Catering
- Development
Lamb Catering is a highly-regarded and long-established catering company based in Oxford. They offer everything from catering fully serviced functions to providing buffets and canapes.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, PHP, , XML
Completion date: January 2010
Bits for Bathrooms
- Design
- Development
- Hosting
- Online Marketing
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Bits for Bathrooms is an online bathroom accessory retailer based in the north west of England. Having grown from a highly successful ebay business, Bits for Bathrooms is now rapidly becoming one of the fastest growing online traders in their sector in the UK!
Languages: N/A
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: Private Company
Industry: Retail
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: PayPal
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: (X)HTML, CSS, Flash, JavaScript, mySQL, PHP, XML
Completion date: June 2009 (on-going)
Array Construction Consulting Ltd
- Content and Copy
- Development
Array Construction Consulting is a multi-disciplinary practice offering a wide range of services to clients and contractors of all levels. Array can act as a commercial main contractor/sub-contractor, carry out small works for private clients, or indeed provide a complete solution as a single point of contact for any building project.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
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: 1
Technologies used: CSS, Flash, JavaScript,
Completion date: February 2009
Best Breastfeeding
- Development
Best Breastfeeding was established by a former midwife, who felt there was a worrying lack of products to provide support and advice to new mums in this important aspect of childcare.
Languages: N/A
Project type: E-commerce
Organisation category: Entrepreneur
Industry: Health & Beauty
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: PayPal
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS, JavaScript, PHP,
Completion date: November 2008
Yummy Food
- Development
Yummy Food is a small catering business serving customers throughout Somerset. Yummy Food takes pride in producing food of the highest quality and caters for business lunches, dinner parties, weddings and indeed any event you can think of!
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: SME
Industry: Food & Drink
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS,
Completion date: January 2008
Solidity Systems Ltd
- Content and Copy
- Development
Solidity Systems is a software consultancy business based in Bath, offering a bespoke service to organizations of various types and sizes. Solidity has extensive experience of the principal industry standards and has worked on many safety-critical projects including air traffic control and railway signalling.
Languages: N/A
Project type: Basic (Static)
Organisation category: SME
Industry: IT
Content managed (CMS): No
CMS Description: N/A
Online Payment System: N/A
Number of people who worked on this project: 1
Technologies used: CSS,
Completion date: January 2008
Reviews
Working with Stellar Web Design was a fantastic experience, mostly because as someone who knows very little about IT, Paul took away any IT language barriers, was very patient and always proactive. My ideas were taken on board, immediately understood and with helpful advice and clever design ideas, were turned into a perfect website - exactly what I wanted! Nothing was too much trouble for Paul and he frequently exceeded expectations with the detailed information he provided and the research that was undertaken to make sure he knew what I wanted to convey in my website.
All timescales were adhered to. I know I can rely on Stellar Web Design to provide positive and efficient solutions to any further tweaks/ideas/updates I may have.
I would thoroughly recommend Stellar Web Design.
I first used Stellar Web Design in 2009 and due to the excellent job they did have gone back to them many times for other projects. Not only are they able to provide helpful guidance to ensure your website is exactly how you want, but they also offer a whole host of creative ideas themselves that really help to separate your website from others and give it a professional feel.
The aftercare is also first class and no last minute request is too much trouble. Stellar Web Design have frequently gone above expectations and I would have no hesitation in recommending them.
Stellar Web Design provided a professional service with a personal touch. As a retired midwife, this was a new venture for me that needed the right expertise and sensitivity to 'get it right'. Stellar Web Design produced creative ideas, helpful suggestions, and abundant patience! They are excellent at project management, keeping you updated, and delivering within the agreed time frame.The finished website was amazing at an excellent price.
I cannot recommend Stellar Web Design highly enough!
Over the the last year I have established a good working relationship with Stellar Web Design. Paul always delivers what he promises and is very flexible over changes and modifications. I am probably quite annoying to work with since I know what I want but Paul has often been able to come up with better ideas and solutions!
Having ideas is great but when you don't know how to execute them you have a problem! We found Stellar Design and this problem was resolved immediately - for a very reasonable price Paul turned our ideas into reality and really transformed our website, getting it to work exactly as required. His communication was excellent and his answer was always yes!
Excellent personal service - highly recommended.
Working with Stellar Web Design was very straightforward because they delivered exactly what they promised. We had a clear brief and Stellar followed it, adding their own suggestions which were very helpful. The end product is a clean, crisp intranet site which is very easy to update - just what we wanted. I have no hesitation at all in recommending Stellar.
Being a fairly new company to this field, and having been very disappointed with the numerous web design companies we spoke to over many months.We approached Stellar web design who, from the outset, could not have been more friendly and helpful.
Convinced we were finally in the right hands we asked Stellar web design to build our website for us. Given our almost non-existent knowledge of such things we, understandably, very much relied upon their expertise.
When the website was launched just last year (2009) we were then,and remain, absolutely delighted with it!
From conception to launch Stellar web design handled everything for us - all we had to do was provide a general idea of the type of site we wanted together with pictures of our products and text for them! We were kept informed of progress and given opportunity to review at any stage during the design.
We all know it is a minefield for the unwary out there and finding a truly excellent,reliable service at very affordable and sensible rates is as rare as hens teeth these days!
Please do visit our website to see for yourself how clear and easy to navigate it is. Stellar web design do all our updates and maintenance for us and we could not be happier!
We are absolutely delighted to recommend Stellar web design who - as their name suggests - are STARS!!!
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WWDC:
What's your name and position in the company?
Stellar Web Design:
”Paul Cartwright - Proprietor”
WWDC:
What's your business philosophy?
Stellar Web Design:
”"Treat other people the way you'd want to be treated yourself". It's so elementary really, I marvel that so many businesses just seem to miss the point!”
WWDC:
What makes you different from other web design companies?
Stellar Web Design:
”Bringing a touch of humanity to what can sometimes be an off-puttingly technical field!”
WWDC:
How do you get the majority of your business?
Stellar Web Design:
”A combination of word-of-mouth recommendations and direct contact, but we also get quite a lot of repeat business from existing clients.”
WWDC:
What do you think is the most crucial element of creating a good client relationship?
Stellar Web Design:
”Direct contact, whether it be face to face or over the phone; it's about developing a rapport and keeping in touch with clients at every step.”
WWDC:
How do you manage demanding clients?
Stellar Web Design:
”There's nothing wrong with being 'demanding' - we all want the best, don't we? I believe in delivering a quality product and making sure that the customer is happy with the end result. I've never had any problems with that - communication is the key; explain things as clearly as possible at every stage and make sure the client knows what to expect.”
WWDC:
What computers do you have use in your offices, PCs or Macs?
Stellar Web Design:
”PC”
WWDC:
How was your company name chosen?
Stellar Web Design:
”I have a degree in physics and am a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, so 'Stellar' Web Design reflects my interest in space and astronomy as well as conveying (I hope!) the star like quality of the work we do!”
WWDC:
If you were to give your clients one tip on how to get the most from their website what would it be?
Stellar Web Design:
”Don't build it and then forget about it! The web is such a dynamic medium that nothing stands still. Your website reflects you and your business so if it's neglected and not kept up-to-date then people will draw inferences from that. A website has such potential to draw people in and communicate the benefits of doing business with you, it really can be a 'magic bullet' if it's done right!”
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