WEBSITES WANTED

Every day, half a million new websites are born.

How will yours stand out from the crowd?

Every day, half a million new websites are born.

How will yours stand out from the crowd?

Every day, half a million new websites are born.

How will yours stand out from the crowd?

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

Rob Cameron

Rob Cameron is a radio and TV journalist. Since 2004, he has been the BBC correspondent for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The site is partly intended to show the variety of Rob’s work, but also to act as what will eventually be a comprehensive archive of his sound and film recordings from all around the world.

Live Website

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.

Live Website

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

Live Website

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.

Live Website

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.

Live Website

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 or not you choose to engage our services.

Hosting and Domains

For a new site, we help you to set up a domain and hosting service.  If you already own these, that’s no problem. 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 content from any existing platform to WordPress. We can add services to an existing site, or integrate an e-shop using Woo Commerce.

Search engine OPTIMIZATION

We take great care to optimize your site so that it performs strongly in search engines. We show you how to use Google Search Console to discover the key search terms that bring visitors to your site, and monitor search ranking performance over time.

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.

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 assist in safeguarding your account against hacking and email spam.

Social media

We encourage you to promote your website via social media, especially LinkedIn, Threads, Instagram and Facebook. We recommend simple ways to spread the word about your service or product, and we offer focused social media content as an add-on service at competitive rates.

Testimonials

Alex built me a fabulous professional website, where I can put twenty years of my work for BBC Radio, TV and Online in one place. But more than a simple archive, he has created a thing of beauty.

He guided me every step of the way with the overall look and feel of the site, as well as optimising individual posts for maximum impact. The end result is stunning. I cannot recommend his services highly enough.

Rob Cameron BBC Correspondent, Prague

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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