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A great website isn't just about looking good. It's about understanding your business, connecting with your audience and creating an experience that helps your organisation grow.
At Watman Web, every website is designed around the people who use it. We take the time to understand your business, your goals and what makes you different before creating a solution that's built specifically for you.
Every website we create is built to:
- Understand your business, audience and goals through research, collaboration and careful planning.
- Represent your brand with a professional, engaging design that reflects who you are and builds trust.
- Perform across every device with a fast, accessible and search-friendly website that's built to grow.
- Support your business long after launch with ongoing advice, development and a trusted partnership.
Whether you're launching a brand new website, replacing an outdated one or planning the next stage of your online journey, we're here to help create a website that works for your business today and continues to support you into the future.
Brochure Websites
The base of any website is the brochure system. Perfect for business, service, venue and information showcases and online portfolios.
A brochure website requires;
- Strong branding and user-friendly design
- Intuitive menus and navigation.
- Service, information, and enquiry pages.
- Online forms, image and media galleries.
- News, blogs, and social media integration.
- Excellent SEO and content structure.
As the online portal to your business, your brochure website should be optimised for your audience in order to increase conversions, turning visitors into customers.
Brochure websites, although simple in functionality, should be well-structured and offer an effective representation of your business, brand, and services.
Ecommerce & Online Stores
An extension to the base brochure features, ecommerce websites allow you to sell your products and services direct to your customers.
Ecommerce websites require;
- User-friendly product, category, service and purchase pages.
- Effective browsing and on-site search facilities.
- Secure ordering, checkout and payment gateway.
- Efficient stock, and customer management
- Order processing, invoicing and reporting.
Ecommerce websites should be furnished with all of the features and tools you require to offer your customers the best possible user experience.
You should also have everything you need to manage your business effectively, complete with a comprehensive management suite, reporting and analytical insights.
Bespoke Developments
Completely customised website systems that require that extra functionality to make you stand out or improve your processes.
Examples of bespoke developments;
- Booking systems, for reservations, events, appointments, classes, and courses.
- Product Customisation - allowing users to design and personalise items with live previews
- Events and activity promotions (with optional booking systems)
- Directory listings for businesses, classifieds, property listings or recruitment
We build completely tailored systems to aid you in managing your online business processes.
Adapting and applying our developments across a whole host of industries, we are always excited to work with new sectors, unique creatives and growing businesses.
Branding & Design
Your business branding and website design should be clear, consistent and speak directly to your target audience.
When designing your business website, we work with you to;
- Ensure your brand effectively represents your company values and ethos.
- Create an online experience consistent with your brand.
- Design an engaging showcase of your products and services
We work to communicate your brand in a way that builds trust and resonates with your target audience as part of a stunning website design.
User Experience
A positive user experience on your website is crucial to ensuring your visitors are engaged in your content and can find what they are looking for, quickly and easily.
When building your website, in order to develop a successful user journey, we;
- Create easy to use, intuitive navigation, directing users efficiently around your website.
- Optimise pages with clear calls to action, leading visitors through your process.
- Structure your content, so it is engaging and easy to consume for users.
We ensure that your website is built and optimised for conversions, in order to turn visitors into customers.
Responsive Website Design
With the growing majority of people using mobile and tablets to browse online, your website must perform effectively across all devices.
As we develop your website, we factor the cross-device experiences with;
- Optimised content rendering to maintain efficient load speeds.
- Prioritised actions and navigation to guide your visitors clearly and effectively.
- Translate your layout and design to deliver a consistent experience across all devices.
All our websites are fully optimised for mobile & tablet devices, ensuring a seamless user experience.
Secure, high speed hosting
Quality, high-speed, reliable website hosting is essential to your business. Your website and data must be secure, regularly backed-up, and fully compliant.
We use UK Servers, providing;
- Fully secure PCI DSS Compliant Hosting.
- 99.99% website uptime, unrivalled security with SSL Certification.
- Multiple back up points, daily and weekly, on a rolling 3 month basis.
- Internal database back-ups’ for up to 18 months.
Quite simply, we take a best practice approach to ensuring that your website and your data are 100% safe.
Search Engine Optimisation
A great website is nothing, if it's not getting found. The optimisation of your website is essential to ensure that search engines can find, index and deliver your web pages in results.
We furnish your website with a powerful SEO core;
- Automated and manual SEO tools allowing for per-page optimisation
- Auto-generated, customisable XML & HTML Sitemaps
- Clean coding with automatic media compression and optimised content delivery.
Each of our websites are primed for outstanding search engine performance, empowering you to implement your keyword and SEO strategy effectively.
Powerful Content Management
You need a comprehensive Content Management System allowing you to manage and update your website content.
Your CMS - complete control of your website;
- Browser-based admin area, to update at any time with no need for downloads or installation.
- Unrivalled flexibility with unlimited webpages, layout management and design suite.
- Feature rich with interactive online forms, ecommerce management, reporting and analytics
- SEO & social media integration to streamline your marketing and promotional activities
Your Content Management System provides you with a power-house of editing tools to ensure your website is always up-to-date and presented professionally.
What our clients say
The best measure of any project is the experience of the people behind it. Here's what some of our clients have to say about working with Watman Web.
Kieran at Watman Web designed a website for our support partnership in Telford & Wrekin (Thrive), giving us one central place for our customers to engage with and access services.
Kieran delivered a professional website on time and was easy to work alongside.
Thank you for the great collaboration.
Lee Herbert - Telford & Wrekin
I thoroughly recommend Watman Web Design, they were incredibly professional creating my business website; listening attentively to my brief and implementing it so creatively, they captured the true essence of my Fitness and Wellbeing venture and since its launch it has attracted a new audience for my business and more new clients. Many thanks!
Leanne Anderson - Compass Fitness
We have been using Watman Web Design since conception of our website.
They are always available to assist with any issues, excellent at providing ideas to improve our website, they listen to us and advise us on best ways forward and importantly, are always professional yet fun to work with.
Highly recommended.
Scott Lamont - LS4 Teamwear
Hosting & Support
Reliable hosting and ongoing support give you peace of mind that your website is secure, maintained and looked after properly.
We can help with:
- Secure website hosting for performance, reliability and stability
- Routine updates to keep your website running smoothly
- Backups and monitoring to help protect your website and data
- Email and domain support to keep your online setup connected
- Training and support helping you to get the most from your website and CMS
Whether you need regular support, occasional guidance or just some friendly advice, we’ll be here when you need us.
Growth Management
Your website should keep working for you long after it goes live. We can help you improve, promote and develop your online presence over time.
We can support you with:
- Content updates to keep your website fresh, useful and relevant
- SEO improvements to help your audience find you online
- New pages and digital expansion as your business, services and opportunities grow
- Future developments shaped by your goals, feedback and evolving requirements
- Digital guidance to help you make confident decisions as your business evolves
We're here to help your online presence adapt, improve and grow alongside your business.
Professional Network
Sometimes your online presence needs skills beyond our core services. When that happens, we connect you with our extended team of trusted professionals.
This may include:
- Photography for team profiles, products, places and projects
- Videography for promotional content, stories and campaigns
- Social media support to help keep your message active and consistent
- Copywriting and content for clearer communication across your channels
- Print media services for wider marketing and promotional materials
We’ll put you in touch with the right people, so your wider digital presence is fully supported.
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Websites Launched211
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Whether you're planning a new website, refreshing your brand or exploring ways to strengthen your online presence, we'd love to hear about your organisation and your goals.
We'll take the time to understand what makes you unique and work with you to create the right solution for your audience.
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