What kind of web presence do you need?

On the Front Page - When you click on the image to the left of each of the large highlight bars below it will open either a small window to display the artwork, a gallery or an external website. On the top left hand side of the page you will find a style switcher to set the font size and width of the website to fit your particular needs and monitor width. We hope you enjoy the site!

Even if you do not use our services let your friends and work colleagues know that you found our site and that it is worth a visit. You all have a nice day now! Yehah!!!

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Okehampton Town Council

Joomla Driven Site (CMS)
Here is a quick outline of the Twisted Tree Brief:
Photography, Copy Writing and Content Harvesting
Staff Training and Establishment of Editorial Policy

Joomla Websites: We have recently added Joomla technology to our palette of services. It is an open source content management software (CMS) for creating websites that can be easily updated by our clients. We can build the website and guide you through the process of choosing the right configuration for your particular needs. The website you are looking at is made with Joomla and it enables us to keep our site fresh and up to date. We can source, construct and modify the templates you need for your business and create an easy to use navigation system and database driven structure that can cope with simple brochure websites or be used for more complex portals. If you would like to know more about the software why not check out the joomla website.
Word Press: Word Press is great software if you need a site that is based around blogging technology. If you want to run an internal or external corporate blog, enter the competitive world of new online journalism or showcase your particular areas of expertise to the rest of the world this is the solution for you. We can install it for you and work on the look and feel of the site to give you just what you want!
Why not check out the wordpress web site to see if this is the kind of solution you are looking for.
Bespoke Websites: We can also create bespoke websites from scratch using any number of technologies. Generally small businesses and individuals are better served by this kind of website - clients that need a static brochureware site that provides information to a local customer base will find this service most useful. We can then update the site as and when required and supply professional content (copy and images), advice on the kind of information that may be useful on the website and provide both support and advice when it comes to SEO (search engine optimisation) issues and promoting the site through link exchanges and portals. If this sounds like you then have a look around the website and then use the contact form to request more information. We look forward to hearing from you!
Adobe Flash: Do you need something a little bit special? An interface that fills the viewers whole screen? That bombards them with moving images and sounds? Do you want high levels of interactivity or games? Do you want to present your new product at a trade fair, on a large screen with hip sounds? And still be able to control the flow of information?
That is what Flash does and we are pretty keyed up on this software. Present your business through a more vibrant and sophisticated medium. Record labels, bands, surfers, clubs, revolutionists - in fact all you scruffy rebellious lot at the back there - line up here - there is fun to be had and money to be made.
E-Commerce Websites: If you are looking for an e-commerce solution we can support and advise you on the implementation of your corporate identity on the store front. Be aware that e-commerce solutions are no longer for the faint-hearted and we do not have the staff, insurance or technical know-how to create and maintain a fully functional, secure and well-marketed on line presence - a must in today's on line environment. E-commerce ventures are run by teams of professionals and we would not advise our smaller clients to undertake any serious e-commerce presence unless they understand exactly what they are getting into! If you intend selling on Ebay then get an Ebay specialist company that deals with your marketing issues and can customise your store front for you - DIY Ebay is for hobbyists not for serious business ventures!

What we can do for you is find the right company to create your secure storefront and then work with them closely to give you the interface and style of content that you need. We will only take on clients that have a proven record of marketing and sales expertise and are able to finance a serious and long term e-commerce venture.

What kind of web presence do you need?

is your website a rusty old nut? In this section you will find all the information you need about the types of services we can provide with regard to the construction and maintenance of a wide range of web site products - from simple bespoke brochureware websites to more complex content management systems.

Importantly we also tell you what we can and can't deal with - but you can be confident we will be able to organise and commission third parties to provide the services you need to create a complete package and a well designed, fully functional end product.

Before contacting us take enough time to look around the website and find out what you need and whether we can provide it - it will also give you a good idea of the kind company you will be using to design for you. We have included all sorts of different resources within our site and provided many links to external websites to help you come to the right decision.

We believe that one of the major tenets of good design and good customer relations is to provide the client with as much information as possible to enable them to get the best from our services. We look forward to hearing from you and hope that we will be working with each other in the near future!

Think Web 2.0

When considering using our web design services take a look at what is happening in the online world first. We have all entered the world of Web 2.0 - with sites such as facebook, twitter, youtube and flickr being prime examples of what your average web user likes to do online. It is about serving information that is fresh and updated on a regular basis - it is about making websites a little more like the software you run on your home computer. Now you may not want (or need) to go that far but keeping a fresh, interesting website that provides your user with a useful resource is what it is all about

Get the Right Advice!

Too many people still make the wrong decisions about what kind of website they need or, worse still, are advised by companies that simply do not give the right advice and are only willing to do what they know - which means more often than not you will end up with a tired and technologically backward website. We are not like that - we will give you the site you need - and we love to be faced with the challenge of doing something new and will make every effort to use the newest technologies to make your site work the way it should!

Content is King!

It may seem obvious but we are always suprised at the amount of people who ignore the most valuable asset of any website - the information it contains. No matter how beautiful a website looks if you have not given the content that it contains serious thought your site may be nothing more than a pretty face. We always make sure that the relevance and quality of information contained on your website meets certain requirements - and if needed we can also research and supply the information you require. If you provide us with badly written copy and poor quality images we will let you know - in the politest possible manner of course, because we see this as part of our job. We are not just a company that deals with pretty pictures and technical issues - we are a design company that thinks about delivering a complete package.