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Artisan Project Management is a joinery, construction and project management company. They take on various projects in the domestic sector from total refurbishments, extensions, kitchens and bathrooms right down to small joinery projects. They’ll even put up shelves for you!

Artisan have a fantastic reputation and their work and client testimonials speak volumes for their quality and workmanship. Artisan wanted an online presence for their company, nothing too complicated but simply a place to find out more about the team, see past projects and read testimonials from past happy clients.

They have so many projects that it was easy for us to find some great images to use on the site. To show the range of Artisan’s work we needed to show people that whether they had a whole house that needed refurbishing, or simply a few hours of DIY, Artisan can provide a fully-managed solution.

We set up an image gallery for potential customers to be able to see some ‘before and after’ shots. Using a lightbox (a screen that overlays the current window to display a new image) we could take people through the whole process of each project, with fantastic results. The quality on display for each of the projects really shows the level of workmanship, and even the shots of projects at their half way stage shows Artisan’s professionalism and care they take on each site.

Another area that is especially important for businesses of this type is recommendations. Nothing speaks more clearly to potential customers than a previous satisfied customer. To maximise the impact of the testimonials, we used scans of several recommendation letters (with their permission, of course!) as well as printed versions. This allows visitors to see the personal recommendations from each satisfied customer.

As an additional benefit, Artisan had made a video testimonial from one of their biggest customers – an entire house renovated in York. This video testimonial is featured on the home page, and gives an extremely strong recommendation for the work they carried out.

The site was launched in December 2008, and has been a useful tool for Sean and Jonny at Artisan Project Management to show clients what they can do.

Bang Hair, based on Gillygate in York, is a new hairdressers that offers more than just a haircut

With its retro feel and awesome jukebox pumping out the best tunes in York, Bang Hair wanted a website that reflected their look and allowed customers to get a feel for the salon before they even came in to get their hair cut. As well as offering customers information such as a price list and opening hours, Bang Hair wanted people to understand the ethos behind the shop.

With this in mind, we created a site using their existing logo and branding and adding a unique flavour. We built the site on a Content Management System (CMS Made Simple) so Bang Hair would have full control over their price list, photo galleries and could keep all their content fresh and up-to-date.

La Constance is a luxury villa in Cape Town, South Africa. They needed a simple but classy website so potential guests could see what facilities were available. In addition, we created a bespoke bookings system, which allows users to check availability and enquire about existing bookings.

The brief from the client was to create a site that people would find easy to navigate, and would also give them full control over the content. By using our simple Content Management System (CMS), they no longer have to call their website company when they want to update the details on the site, they simply log in and make the change it themselves!

The ability to monitor bookings was equally important, as the owners were based in South Africa and the UK. Having an online bookings system allowed the client to update the bookings as they came in and to check what bookings have been made, and also allows website users to check whether a certain week is still available.

John White builds and repairs traditional Australian windmills across New South Wales. He needed a site to promote his business and allow people to see what he could offer.

Built from scratch in a very short timescale, this site was designed to be functional, appealing to the usual client base of the Windmill Engineering Co – namely, farmers and landowners in rural Australia.

Without being too complicated to navigate or fussy about design, I built a simple but effective site, that allowed John to point potential clients to his site so they could see the services he offers.