Website Design Aberystwyth, Wales

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Pixelwave Web Design is currently working on a new website for geocachers in the Aberystwyth area and the rest of Wales.

In fact this is a bit of a personal site of mine as I recently came across the ‘sport’ of geocaching and have been enjoying the places it has taken me and the people I have met. It is quite a niche activity, especially in this area but it seems to be growing and the participants I’ve come across have all been friendly and helpful and keen to meet other geocachers. It was this that prompted me to build a website for Geocachers in Wales. The aim is to allow them to keep in contact with each other, plan trips to the hills, discuss all aspects of geocaching and plan meetings for a few drinks in the pub.

I don’t expect the site to become huge, there are after-all only a few of us in this area at the moment, but it will be open to walkers, ramblers and anyone who enjoys the ‘Great Outdoors’ in this part of the UK. This area does have huge potential for geocaching and other similar activities and it is hoped that the site will promote geocaching and encourage people to do it in a responsible manner.

Pixelwave Web Design has recently started work on a web development and website design project for OGI-TM (Oil & Gas Industry – Terrorism Monitor).

This is the second website Pixelwave Design has built for this client. It will provide a new service for the oil & gas industry by monitoring militant and terrorist activity that affects O&G activities. OGI-TM started in 2003 it was launched offline this year and has already has a number of significant clients. The core of the product are monthly and annual reports that describe incidents and also the general activities of some selected terror groups.

The website will contain information about the service and allow new members to subscribe to its offerings. The bulk of the site will be available to subscribers only and will contain various reports and updates that will be added on a daily basis by the website administrators. To facilitate this Pixelwave Design is providing them with a bespoke, easy to use Content Management System allowing OGI-TM to provide up to date information to their subscribers. The system will also incorporate a subscriber management facility and various other administrator only features.

Pixelwave Web Design and OGI-TM hope to release the site at the beginning of July.

Pixelwave Web Design is pleased to have started work for a new local client.

Kumar Saraff, an artist based in Mid Wales has just commissioned Pixelwave Web Design to design and build a website that will allow him to showcase some of his work. I have just started the process and will soon be presenting him with some design concepts for him to comment on.

Following this Pixelwave Web Design will build the website and then instruct him on its use as well as advise on Search Engine Optimisation and website promotion.

In addition to containing some static pages about Kumar and the background to his at, the bulk of the website will be based around an image gallery where his artwork will be displayed. Kumar will have complete control over this gallery using an online content management system, allowing him to organise and add new artwork as and when needed so keeping the cost of website maintenance to a minimum.

It wasn’t long ago that I added a post here with some client testimonials, but not long after doing so I received a present in the post from HeadCandi. HeadCandi is an online Headphone shop that I have been working on various web development projects for and they have decided that they were pleased with my work so sent me a top quality pair of headphones as a thank-you.

Here are the comments they sent along with the headphones:

The gift to you is indeed a reflection of the work that you put in for us and the quality and timescale in which you do it. As I said, I have worked with many web designers, developers and coders in my time but I would have to say that you execute and manage your work the best. Headcandi has come a long way from the original template that we first purchased and I couldn’t be happier with the job you’ve been doing for us so far. So well done.

Now, I’m no audiophile, but the headphones are top of the range Sennheiser HD595’s and are supremely comfortable and an excellent sound quality. However, for me, it really is th thought that counts. The fact that my clients are so pleased with my work that they took the time and thought to send these means more to me than the monetary value of the headphones themselves.

It is always good to know that I’m doing a good job and better still to know that my clients appreciate it.

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I should really have a customer testimonials page on this site, but I don’t so instead I post them here in the latest news section. I’ve had a few ‘colourful’ comments and testimonials from various clients recently so though I would share them with you.

The first is from Gareth Powell after seeing the work I had done in setting up his health and longevity website (it isn’t quite live yet so I won’t link to it from here).

Alan
It is 2.47 am in the morning and I had to have a look… It is the Mona Lisa, the Sistine Chapel, the gardens at Giverney and The Marmitton Museum in Paris. I love it to little pieces. More in detail tomorrow when I am awake and sane. What I would like, later, when you have the time, is to do exactly the same to another two sites. More on that when I awake from an opiated sleep.
Regards to you family,
Gareth
PS I think you some sort of a genius.

The next is from the owner of the website I have built for the South African and Rhodesian Military Engineers.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the patience you have shown to date. You have been more than outstanding in every way. I’m sure there will be more to come as I have great ideas for the site and I hope you will be there to help me along with this fine venture we have undertaken together.

As you can also see there is much interest in the site and this is due in no small way to your effort and input. All the mails I get are complimentary to the excellent product we have today. Never in my wildest expectations did I expect what I have today. The four corners of the world are responding.

And finally a quick one from David Riche of Fairies World, who I deal with on a daily basis and have loads of e-mails that I could choose a testimonial from, but this one that I received yesterday jumped out at me and prompted me to write this post…

Alan
That is AMAZING! You are a fri**ing genius!

Getting good feedback makes it all the more worthwhile for me, even if I do have to censor some of it!

Pixelwave Web Design is pleased to announce the release of an online shop aimed at serious runners. The shop based in the South West sells running shoes and training equipment and is marketed as a ‘local online running shop‘.

The website contains a range of quality running equipment and an easy to use shopping cart system that allows site visitors to purchase and securely pay for goods online. The catalogue and products listings are managed in house by the running shop staff.

Pixelwave Design would like to take this opportunity to wish them all the best with their new online venture.

Things are nicely busy here at Pixelwave Web Design at the moment. Work continues on Fairies World and the rest of the sites in the Fairies World collection. As well as adding new content and encouraging people to create inbound links to these sites, we have also been creating more effective interlinking between these websites and increasing the income generated by them. Pixelwave Design is always in close contact with the owner of these sites and we are working together to achieve some impressive goals with respect to visitor numbers and income. We have already made some of these targets and are working towards bigger and better things. Sometimes the results come from unexpected areas which is always a nice surprise.

Pixelwave Web Design has also been working on several improvements to the HeadCandi online store as well as updates to the Mannerborne website.

Work on the 100body, health and longevity website is coming along well as is work on the Mid and West Wales ME Group website. Both are ready to go as soon as their owners add some more content to them. The same is true for a personal weblog that Pixelwave Web Design has set up for the daughter of one of our clients. Pixelwave Web Design is also working on a website for the South African and Rhodesian Engineers. This site has already been launched but the written-copy for several of the pages are still being researched.

A problem with the speed at which the Swap4Cars website was running has been fixed by Pixelwave Web Design. The problem was caused by a database query bottleneck and things are now back up to speed.

I have also just started work on an exciting new project for an Oil and Gas Industry Intelligence Monitor website. I’ll post more details on this project soon.

Pixelwave Web Design is just starting work on a website for an expat journalist now living in Australia. I’ve worked on various sites for Gareth Powell in the past and his latest venture is a website that will provide news and information to help your body last 100 years or more.

100body.com will be an active website updated regularly with all the latest news from the health sector. New developments, new ideas and the views of experts from the world of health and wellbeing will all be showcased on this exciting new website.

I for one could do with a few tips as although I do try to eat healthily and exercise regularly anything that will make me last a little longer will be welcome indeed!