Sidan Property Group, founded in 2015, are a privately-owned family property fund with a fantastic track record for evaluating, reviewing and finalising property transactions in a seamless and competent manner. Since they were established, they have quickly built a portfolio of corporate real estate across the UK including retail units, listed buildings, public houses and multi-storey properties that have been used for a variety of purposes.

What did we do?

Sidan required a website that both reflected their image and could be easily navigated by their potential property buyers. The company got in touch with Designer Websites and asked us to design and build an easy-to-use brochure website that represented the professionalism that they as a company wanted to showcase.

One of the key elements of the website that we created for Sidan was the ability to download relevant information such as a property’s location, brochure and floor plan. We created a fully functional content management system that allows company members to easily add, remove and change properties within their property portfolio. The website is also fully responsive, with potential buyers able to browse and navigate through the website on all desktops, tablets and mobile phones.

We are proud to announce that the brand new Sidan website is now live and can be visited here - https://www.sidangroup.co.uk/.

If you’re interested in for a bespoke, professional-looking website for your business, please get in touch with the team here at Designer Websites below for a free, no-obligation web design quote.

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Access Training Academies is a training course provider offering a wide variety of courses, across a number of disciplines and industry sectors. They have several specialist training centres in numerous locations across the UK, including Cardiff, Bristol and Kent. Using state-of-the-art facilities, they offer intense, fast-track training courses such as Plumbing, Carpentry and IT to beginners and experienced people alike, usually those looking for a change in career, or want to add further qualifications to an already established skill set.

We’ve worked with Access Training for almost a decade now, delivering a couple of redesigns to their website over the years. Historically they’ve always been a ‘trades’ training provider, offering a wide range of courses to the building and trade sectors, but more recently they have branched out in terms of the training courses they offer. So, the new challenge for us was to bring the site in line with the new broader offering from the company, allowing scope for further growth and changes.

As well as a fresh new design and a more scalable solution, we wanted to deliver a website with improved usability and search engine performance, so we started from scratch and re-wrote the entire site, including all of the latest coding structures and integrations to improve both usability and optimisation. We integrated the solution with their bespoke CRM (also developed by us) and their sales tool Infusionsoft. We also included a bespoke enquiry and customer tracking solution, a custom landing pages solution, management reports and much more.

What did we do?

All-in-all, this is a very comprehensive and highly functional website solution, which not only helps the company to promote their services online but also provides incredibly granular tracking in order to see precisely where enquiries come from and how well advertising campaigns are performing. Oh, and it’s also pretty great in terms of customer usability too, with much-improved responsive user experience and design – which you can view for yourself right here.

If your current website is looking a little dated and requires a fresh new look, why not get in touch with us here at Designer Websites? Click below to get started!

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With only a matter of weeks until Christmas - 'tis the season to start preparing for Christmas campaigns. 

You didn't read that wrong. With December being the most lucrative time of the year for most retail businesses, you really can't start planning your Christmas marketing campaign too early. With online shopping continuing to grow in popularity year after year, it's a great time to take advantage of the increase in sales during the holiday period. One way to do this is by utilising your brand's social media accounts.

Social media is a great way to communicate with your customers on a personal level, and there's no better time to do this than the Christmas period. With more people home from work and enjoying their downtime, inevitably, there is also an increase in social media traffic. So with that in mind, we have some tips on how to make your social media more festive this season.

Make it Festive

If you want to take advantage of the Christmas holiday period you have to be willing to get involved. This is where starting early can pay off as you can prepare your Christmas campaign and the content to go with it. You'll see most brands make their social media particularly festive, with many changing to Christmas profile and cover pictures which show off their offers and holiday spirit. Some will also use hashtags to get their customers ready for the season such as Coca Cola's iconic #HolidaysAreComing. This reminds customers that the holiday is approaching and to keep shopping in mind. 

It's not uncommon for non-retail brands to get into the spirit too and this is a good thing because in an online sea of holiday joy your business can look like a bit like a social Scrooge if you choose to ignore Christmas. Keep it fun and consistent so people can recognise your posts and engage with them. 

Cross Promote

With the high saturation of Christmas posts over social media, it can be easy to get lost amongst them. Whatever your marketing strategy is this Christmas, it's important to share it across your social platforms. This isn't exclusive to online offers either, whether it's a TV advert or an in-store exclusive social media is a fantastic way to get noticed.

John Lewis is an expert for this: their highly anticipated advert doesn't just end on the TV screen. They know exactly how to use their other platforms to get extra exposure. Their 2016 campaign #BusterTheBoxer was seen all over their social media, with the playful pooch even getting his own Snapchat filter. Even if you didn't see the advert on TV or Youtube (although we find that hard to believe), you undoubtedly saw it across social media.

Promoting your Christmas campaign across social media platforms is a great way to extend your reach to as many people as possible. 

Get Personal 

For most, Christmas is a time to think about others and businesses should keep this in mind throughout their marketing campaigns. Social media is a great way to communicate with consumers on a more personal level, and it's a great way to remind them how much you appreciate their custom. A good way to do this on social media is to promote special offers to customers, such as free shipping days or discount codes. Using social media to do this allows people to recognise how following your online activity is a great way to gain benefits and hear about your offers first.

It's also the perfect time to put the face behind the brand on show. If you want to connect with people via social media it is a good idea to show that you are people too. This personal touch doesn't have to be too invasive - sharing a "Christmas Jumper Day" or a picture of festive decorations is a nice way to remind customers that you aren't all serious business all of the time. 

Try to schedule posts on your social media wishing your customers a Merry Christmas too - many use social media as a way to wish their friends and family love over the holidays, so it's always nice to add that personal message from your brand too.

If you want any help with your online Christmas campaign this year our expert team is here to help. Visit our contact us page below to see how we can help you make your brand more festive this year.  

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Jobs in the IT sector have grown at almost twice the rate of jobs in other industries in the UK. Access Training Academies, a long-time client of ours, is passionate about helping people to retrain and pursue exciting new careers, and they recently asked us to create a website dedicated to promoting a new selection of IT training courses.

Access IT Careers aims to give each student a comprehensive introduction to their chosen profession and set them up for a long, successful career. They offer courses in the following disciplines:

• Network Engineering
• Cyber Security Engineering
• Infrastructure Engineering

Why did Access Training Academies come to us?

We have worked with Access Training Academies before – their main website, which was also created by Designer Websites, offers training courses in trades such as plumbing and plastering. We were thrilled when they asked us to work with them again on their latest exciting venture.

We made Access Training Academies’ IT site mobile friendly so that users can check out these exciting IT courses with ease even when they’re on the go. In addition to the design and development of the site, we also optimised the website to rank well on search engines like Google and Bing.

If you need a professional website for your business, please get in touch with the Designer Websites Team. Request a free, no-obligation quote for your project here.

Amsvest Ltd (owned by Lord Alan Sugar) are looking to invest in promising start-ups and other businesses who sell/manufacture a product or offer a specific service. The experts at Amsvest provide funding and support while also taking care of finances, HR and IT for their partner businesses, allowing successful applicants to focus on what really matters: taking their business to the next level

Several companies have already benefited greatly from Amsvest’s investment, including:

• Ridiculously Rich by Alana
• Hyper Recruitment Solutions
• Dr Leah Cosmetic Skin Clinics
• Sweets in the City

How Did We Help?

Amsvest needed a website that not only looked the part but was also easy for all visitors to use. The company contacted Designer Websites and asked us to create a brochure website befitting Lord Sugar's high standards - it would need to be both professional-looking and extremely simple for potential business partners to navigate.

One of the key parts of this brief was ensuring that all users would be able to access and experience the same professional design and complete the investment application form on any device, including smartphones and tablets. As a result, the new Amsvest website possesses a fully responsive design that looks great on screens of all sizes.

We’re pleased to announce that the new Amsvest website is now live - visit www.amsvest.co.uk to take a look!

If you’re looking for a bespoke, professional-looking website for your business, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the team here at Designer Websites for a free, no-obligation web design quote.