Web services I can be proud of!
I provide solutions based on almost a decade of working in web communications for small enterprises and projects. This means I know how to apply valuable low-cost solutions for small buinesses.I have road tested a number of content management tools, in a effort to provide websites that are professional, extendable, and updateable by clients themselves. Recently I completely re-developed arcline.ie, the website of Ireland's leading archive consultants. I have used Joomla, a fairly mature open source cms, yet one that is none the less challenging. It has allowed me to provide an events publishing system which can be administered directly by the client. It has also allowed for the addition of a multi-lingual layer to the site. The graphics retain the logo and coporate style of the previous site, but in a flexible and search engine friendly template which is quick loading and accessible to a wider range of user agents, such as mobile phones.
For another client, absolutehealth.ie, (specialists in colonic irrigation!) I provided a booking availability tool, based on my adaptation of an opensource script. I aslo converted their site from a tables within tables mishmash, to tableless code which weighs in at about a tenth of the original size, and complies with web standards. Along the way we moved hosting to a more competitive platform with better features.
For Galway School of Homeopathy, I redesigned from scratch providing a cms based system (cms made simple) which allows the client to update from a front end login. Once again a move to more competitive and flexible hosting was a cost saving no brainer for the client. So this is what I have been up to, but I should really learn more about design and upgrade www.holisto.com and also this site. However, at leastmy sites are always easy for google to find, unlike some beautiful flash based- sites which google is blind to. Desparate people have approached me for help after seeing the success of my work on holisto, but I wish they would approach me earlier in the process. That's a small bit of free googlification advice for you - ask someone like me *before* you start building the site, not as an afterthought.
