Built with you in mind
First impressions
Design is critical to the success of your enterprise or business. Many developers rely on ready-made templates, but we create a bespoke look that uniquely represents your brand. And we work with you to keep things looking fresh.
What's on the menu?
Websites are more than just collections of information; they are interactive experiences that can sometimes end up confusing visitors. We cut out the clutter to help your visitors navigate a simple and logical route through your website.
Attract more visitors!
Attracting first-timers is only half the story. You want to keep visitors coming back and – critically – recommending you to other users. We ensure your website is optimally visible to search engines whether on mobile, desktop or tablet.
Why WordPress?
WordPress is the world leader in website platforms. We recommend it over other systems for four main reasons: 1 – it’s highly flexible and integrates with numerous tools, including, for example, booking calendars, maps, and e-shops. 2 – it’s always kept updated and rarely breaks down. 3 – if you need to hire someone to maintain your site, they probably have previous experience with WordPress. 4 – the basic software is free. You only pay for hosting, a domain name, and our services.
Recent Projects
Web & Domain Development
Dr Sarah Goulding
Based in Warwickshire, Sarah Goulding has used her personal experiences as a locum and General Practitioner to inform her present role as a coach and educator. She specializes in areas such as doctor wellbeing, career transition, portfolio careers, and burnout. Her new website includes examples of her valuable advice from the British Medical Journal, and podcasts such as The Joyful Doctor and You are NOT a Frog.
Website Development
Philippa Smethurst
Philippa is a psychotherapist and counsellor with practices in London and Oxfordshire. Her new book, 20 Ways to Break Free from Trauma, is coming out later in 2024. The website has been designed to showcase her writing as well as to offer a way in for those who need help with difficulties of various kinds.
Live Website
Website Development
Pravčice Gate
The Czech Republic is world-famous for its spectacular natural scenery, especially the natural sandstone arch known as Pravčice Gate. A new website provides a ticket portal to the neighbouring Falcon’s Nest estate – one of the country’s earliest paid tourist attractions – as well as visitor information in six languages
Website Development
Galerie Krenke
The privately-owned Krenke Gallery in Prague specializes in works by artists associated with the Czech Republic and the former Czechoslovakia, as well as a number of key designers, illustrators and painters originally from Russia. As well as its featured artists, the website accepts requests from potential buyers for artworks from the sale room.
Live website
Website Development
Refugee Resource
Refugee Resource is a UK charity that aims to relieve distress, improve well-being and facilitate the integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Oxfordshire. We were delighted to assist in the development of their new website based on the Squarespace platform.
Website COMING SOON
Website Development
Oxford Chamber
Music Society
Oxford Chamber Music Society (OCMS) is a 125-year-old charitable association which promotes classical music concerts at the historic Holywell Music Room in Oxford, UK. The brief was to update the website to advertise the annual programme of concerts in an attractive way, and to stimulate the growth of the society’s membership.
Website Development
Sophie Roberts Audio
Sophie Roberts is the award-winning narrator of more than 100 audiobooks, as well as voiceovers for a wide range of businesses. The brief was to construct a brand website which would act as a showreel of her extensive audiobook work, as well as an introduction to her processes and studio.
Services
Free Audit
Do you already have a website? We can send you a report on its structure, content and design, loading speed and search engine visibility. The report is free of charge whether you choose to engage our services or not.
Hosting and Domains
For a new site, we can assist in setting up a domain and/or hosting service. Your domain usually comes with at least one free email address, which we can help you to integrate with your current email inbox.
Optional Migration
We can advise on moving your present website to a new hosting service or domain. We can also migrate your site from any existing platform to WordPress. We can add services to your existing site, or integrate an e-shop using Woo Commerce.
Maintenance
All websites require regular tuning to keep them up-to-date and working smoothly. This is equally true whether your website has been built by us or someone else. We offer competitive monthly, quarterly or yearly rates to keep your site running without problems.
Search engine OPTIMIZATION
We take great care to optimize your site so that it performs strongly in search engines. We show all clients how to use Google Search Console to discover the key search terms their visitors use, and to monitor search ranking performance over time.
Web and Brand Design
Ease of navigation and an attractive interface are essential for winning and retaining visitors. We recommend themes, color-schemes and fonts appropriate to your brand. Our sites are responsive to varying screen-sizes, including mobile. We can also provide logos and other elements that match your brand identity
Web Development
Once we have an idea of your website’s purpose and content, we can start building functional and organizational elements such as menus, forms and calls-to-action. If you want to update the site yourself, we offer full training in WordPress. If you prefer a different CMS, just let us know.
Integrated Tools
We can integrate a wide range of useful tools. Examples include embedded media files, document archives, ticketing systems, members’ pages, context-based questionnaires, e-commerce shopfronts, live chat, maps, newsletter services like Mailchimp or Mailerlite, filtered directories, and more.
Security and Privacy
We make sure that your website is properly compliant with privacy laws such as GDPR. We also ensure that it’s properly protected with SSL secure certification (HTTPS). Finally we are happy to recommend a number of ways to guard against hacking and email spam.
Social media
We encourage you to promote your website via social media, especially LinkedIn, Threads, Instagram and Facebook. We can talk you through simple ways to spread the word about your service or product, and we also offer focused social media content as an add-on service at competitive rates.
Testimonials
My website was old, many features were broken, it looked tired. Alex updated the back end to a current platform, added the features that I had attempted several times but not achieved, and updated the look-and-feel.
He asked the right questions, was patient with my delayed replies, and provided an overall terrific experience with great results.
Jeff Herzbach, Singapore
We worked with Websites Wanted to refresh our site. Alex was quick to respond, full of ideas, and produced bespoke code to make it do exactly what we wanted. Every step was documented and clear, and the final product was perfect. Alex fitted in with our schedule and timescales and really went the extra mile to deliver for us what we wanted and when we needed it.
Philip Thorpe, Head of Client Services, Refugee Resource
I engaged Websites Wanted to create a more professional online presence for my growing audiobook and voiceover business. Alex helped with branding, design and copy, and was always very clear to explain the process to me. I’ve had an amazing response from respected colleagues in my industry, and some genuine leads already from the website. Highly recommended!
Sophie Roberts, Audiobooks and Voiceover
Excellent in every way: creative, imaginative, quick to understand our expectations and respond to questions, wonderfully clear in explanations and technically expert. Among his many considerable strengths are the ability to explain complex ideas with precision, creative flair, and a quiet modesty that inspires confidence and delivers on promises. We recommend Websites Wanted unreservedly.
John Dunston, Chairman, Oxford Chamber Music Society
What I look for when upgrading a site or opening a new one is pretty simple: appearance, navigation and clarity. Alex nails all three and that makes him trustworthy. It’s dark and greasy in the engine-room, but Alex knows his way around, so the site looks shiny and bright topside. I could not recommend his services more sincerely. You’ll like working with him and he’ll keep you out of trouble.
Jim Freeman, Author, Prague
Websites Wanted did a great job. Besides building the site for me, Alex also gave me very valuable input on content and came up with a neat logo. The feedback from colleagues on the design and content has been overwhelmingly positive. Alex was also a pleasure to work with, always replying to emails almost instantly and he repeatedly went the extra mile to answer any questions I had or sort out any issues that arose.
Linda Jayne Turner, Academic Editor, Prague
Websites Wanted was responsible for redesigning our website, adding new content and fixing the SEO. All deadlines were met perfectly, and Alex went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure everything was working well for us. We have seen enquiries increase significantly, and we now have a much clearer and better presence on Google. We would highly recommend him to anyone seeking similar services.
Michael Johnson, Director, Store-It Stamford Ltd
“I highly recommend Alex as a website designer. He was an exceptional communicator, creative, and had much needed problem-solving skills. His patience ensured a smooth and stunning website development experience. A true professional!”
Ben Johnson, Director, Peak Residential
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