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Passionate about web design and development

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British Gear Association website

The British Gear Association (BGA) is a trade association that promotes the technical and commercial interests of manufacturers, distributors, academics and others involved in the power transmission industry.

The client came to us asking for a website that would match their existing branding and enable them to effectively market their organisation.

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The new site offers a vast range of functionality including an event booking facility, document sharing area, forum and search facility. However, the most important aspect of the website is the member’s area which acts as the organisation’s ‘central hub’. The custom content management system simplifi es the process of updating the website and also allows staff to manage communication between members.

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CarParts Digital Office demo website

Seven Hills Business provide managed business software solutions that can be tailored to the needs of each individual client. Their core product is the Digital Offi ce system which allows customers to sell stock through their website, update its content, maintain customer information, create dispatches and generate invoices.

The client requested an ecommerce website design that would be used to demonstrate the Digital Offi ce system. The design needed to be fl exible enough to allow them to add features as they extend the system’s functionality over time.

The resulting design showcases the ecommerce capabilities of the Digital Offi ce while providing an eye-catching and interesting composition.

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Danielle Barbereau website

Danielle is an experienced professional coach and mediator.

She came to us asking for a new website with a clean and uncluttered appearance. Danielle required business cards that matched the new site; ensuring brand consistency. A partial logo redesign was also needed to compliment the current nature of her business.

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The fi nished website has a clean, yet personal feel that refl ects the holistic nature of the client’s business. The simple, contemporary look immediately conveys the site’s purpose; a critical attribute of effective design. Google Analytics has been installed to give the client access to information about how the website is being used.

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RER Heatcare website

Based in Chapeltown near Sheffi eld, RER Heatcare specialise in gas central heating boiler and system diagnostics, repairs and servicing.

The client asked us for a website that would act as a marketing tool for their business, but also provide a source of help and information for their clients. They already had a logo, so it was important that the site complimented their existing branding.

The simple, uncluttered format demonstrates the client’s services, and showcases their guarantees and qualifi cations. Our basic content management system was installed as part of the website package. The client was delighted that they could make an unlimited number of changes to their site’s text without any additional cost.

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About Perceptive Designs

WEBSITE PACKAGE FEATURES

Free domain name and hosting for a year

Essential features to ensure that your site is search engine friendly

Submission to popular search engines

Set-up and confi guration of Google visitor tracking tools

Free basic content management system for updating brochure websites

Accessibility features to increase your potential customer base

Privacy policy, website terms and cookie law compliance

W3C standards compliance

Tailored to you - a bespoke web presence is a powerful way of attracting more customers. Your new website will be carefully designed to suit your specifi c needs.

Peace of mind - we like to work on an ongoing basis with our clients. This ensures that you continue to get the best from your website as your needs change.

Scalability - our systems are designed to adapt to changes in your business.

WHY CHOOSE PERCEPTIVE DESIGNS?

It takes less than seven seconds for a potential customer to decide if your website offers them what they are looking for. That’s why you need a high quality website that specifi cally targets your intended audience.

Perceptive Designs can deliver all types of websites from brochure and ecommerce sites to large complex websites. We like to offer a fresh and enthusiastic attitude to customer service, so you can just relax and enjoy the creation process.

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Website content management

CONTENT MANAGEMENT EXPLAINED

A content management system (CMS) allows you to update your website’s content. Our basic CMS is provided as part of our website package and is ideal for carrying out simple text editing on a brochure website.

However, we can also quote for a full CMS. This system allows you to carry out more advanced alterations such as adding pages and changing the structure of the website.

For total fl exibility, we can offer a custom system called the Digital Offi ce. As standard, this system offers the following functionality at very competitive prices:

update your website

manage and sell stock

store customer information

create dispatches and invoices

track orders

The Digital Offi ce can also be adapted to suit your individual needs. It is capable of managing various aspects of your business and can be seamlessly integrated with other software systems. Call us today to fi nd out how we could help your business.

Basic CMS for updating text on brochure websites (free of charge)

Standard CMS that allows you to manage your entire website

Digital Offi ce to give you total fl exibility and control

SYSTEMS TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS

Levels of content management:

DIGITAL OFFICE BENEFITS

Scalable - the system can adapt and change as your business grows

Flexible - update your website from anywhere. Simply upload your changes when an internet connection is available

Go mobile - sell stock and access sales data on you iPad

Simple - powerful, yet easy to use

The Digital Office - control, flexibility and scalability

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Other services

A crucial aspect of search engine optimisation (SEO) involves confi guring your website’s content to guarantee it is search engine friendly. Therefore as part of our package we incorporate various SEO features into your site, ensuring that your clients can easily locate you.

Before your website is launched, we will create a specialist visitor tracking account for you. Provided by Google Analytics, this will allow you to view data about your website.

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HARNESSING THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA

Tools such as Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter can be a powerful and convenient way to keep your customers updated in the evolution of your business or website. If you wish, we can incorporate these facilities into your site’s design. You can also reach out to your customers using email subscriptions and RSS feeds.

This information focuses on visitor behaviour. In addition, a Webmaster Tools account will offer you the opportunity to monitor how Google views your website.

All of our website packages include free hosting for a year. After this initial period, we can continue to offer you excellent value with hosting packages that start at just £5.95 per month. In addition to this, we also include the registration and confi guration of a .co.uk or .com domain name in the price of your website. However, if you already own the domain that you wish to use, we can seamlessly integrate this into our hosting service.

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The website development process

graphical design and functionality, suffi cient to tailor the website to you.

However, we understand that each individual project is different. Therefore the next stage is to conduct a more thorough review of your needs. This process is carried out free of charge and will result in an accurate and offi cial quotation.

As part of this assessment, we will consider the design of the website and any content to be included. For instance, if you wish we can source the desired photographs and images. You may also like us to match your new website to your existing branding, or quote for a totally new look for your business if preferred.

When you accept our offer, your assessed requirements will form the basis of the design and functional specifi cations and our contractual agreement. If at any point your requirements change, we can discuss the most suitable way forward in terms of functionality and cost.

ASSESSMENT

graphical design and functionality,

ASSESSMENT

Our initial quotation is based on an estimate of your requirements. It includes an element of bespoke

We begin the design process by crafting the look and feel of the website. The necessary

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graphics and text are incorporated into one or more ‘test’ website page designs. Where necessary, these screenshots will be accompanied by a functional specifi cation describing how the website will operate.

We then work with you to ensure that our proposed design meets your expectations.

The code for your website is produced based on the design and functional

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specifi cations created during the previous stage.

Our work is carefully tested to ensure stability, browser compatibility and standards compliance. At this point we will show you how to use our CMS.

Once this phase of work has been completed, your new website is ready to be launched.

After looking into having a website created and seeing the options available, I’m so pleased I chose Perceptive Designs. They were very helpful and informative every step of the way. The effort and dedication they put in to creating the perfect website for my business was both impressive and inspiring. I highly recommend Perceptive Designs to anyone who wishes to have a website created to the highest standard in every way possible.

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How to proceed

PAYMENT

We ask for a deposit of 25% upon the exchange of contracts. This charge is non-refundable. If the project takes longer than one month, we bill for the work completed in that timeframe and then every month thereafter. The remaining fee is invoiced upon project completion.

The forms of payment that we accept are cash and BACS. All payments must be made in GBP within 30 days of the invoice date as

If you choose to accept our initial quotation, we will conduct a full assessment of your needs. This can be carried-out in a manner that suits you. We would be happy to conduct this review either over email, via telephone or in person.

It is important that you supply all the relevant information to enable us to offer an accurate quotation. Please note that the timelines stated in our offer are dependent on you supplying material as it is needed.

WHAT NEXT?

If you approve our full quotation, we will use the information gathered in the assessment to draw-up a contract. Once this has been signed, work on your project can begin.

set out in our terms and conditions. Late payment may result in interest being applied to the sum invoiced. Our full terms and conditions can be found on our website at www.perceptivedesigns.co.uk/serv_ter.pdf.

GET IN TOUCH

We would love to hear from you. Call us today to fi nd out how we can help.

0114 2544460

4 The Parade, Sheffi eld S12 2GA

www.perceptivedesigns.co.ukinfo@perceptivedesigns.co.uk

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