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web design for deal based castles removals

Website re-design for Castles Removals and Shippers

Last of 3 re-designs that will see Castles Removals web presence in good order well into the 2020s. Already featuring on page one (Google search) for ALL local search terms, Castles new re-designed website will enhance the on-going SEO success. Keeping your web pages refreshed and interesting is good for both human browser and search engines. Top search platform Google.co.uk is a hard task master when it comes to the correct content and coding. Using WordPress, the new Castles design will also enjoy a continued top position but with a re-design that will keep potential new customers on-page and clicking on the contact links. see website: castlesremovals.co.uk Also see: Castles...

castle security shredding new website re-design

Deal based shredding services new web design

This is the second of three re-designs for Deal based security shredding company Castles. Since GDPR security shredding has become a very important part of our office procedures, Castles offer certified level 3 shredding for commercial documents but also extend this service to domestic use but their old site was looking a bit tired. Oast House Media have used Castles Security Shredding in the past – pickup, shred, disposal. For owner Peter Varrall it was important to convey all aspect of their shredding process on the re-designed website, especially the home page. OHM re-design the new web page adding images and links to the relevant pages. This will also enhance...

PayPal scam caller – Woo Commerce upgrade

An e-commerce shop client contacted OHM this week asking us to discuss a Woo-Commerce (WordPress shop plug-in) upgrade with a PayPal representative. We took the call from an Irish sounding male who calmly explained PayPal were upgrading security which required a plug-in installation for Woo-Commerce. But we wasn’t going to fall for that! During the call we Googled the phone number “who is calling me” [phone number] which uncovered a scam caller impersonating PayPal. During the call we confronted the gentleman with this information but he said this is not uncommon, in fact he said it was good to check and offered to send an email authenticating his credentials. Said...

new website for deal based self storage company

New WordPress website for old client

Castles Self Storage based in Deal (Kent) took full advantage of out latest special offer for WordPress theme upgrades. This is the 3rd generation re-design completed for long term client Castles Removals. The re-design is basically a new WordPress theme, but we also enhanced some home page content and completed a general health check to make sure this design is good for another 6 years (or more!) Google SEO Castles Self Storage are also Google SEO campaign clients through our sister company www.GoTopSEO.co.uk so we were careful not to break any of the important SEO work within the website. kent-storage.co.uk are top of page one on Google for all of their...

New web design for Canterbury Electrical business AAPH

Canterbury based AAPH Electrical originally contacted OHM for advice about marketing within the local communities. The conversation quickly turned to 2 key media components for any business Logo? Website? With neither boxes ticked, OHM advised that both needed to be in place before any other promotion campaign could be looked at as both would feature on any future advert, stationery, workwear etc. Logo design A quick and simple design compatible with all future media use (vector format), the new logo can be used by the client for every purpose the business is going to require in the future and forms the most important part of the corporate look and feel...

wordpress upgrade special offer

WordPress upgrade special offer

We’ve been designing WordPress websites for nearly 10 years now and in that time the WordPress platform, themes and plug-ins have developed, improved and re-generated many times. Here at Oast House Media we continually monitor all elements of the web design package, looking to improve our services. As part of our most recent web design audit, we noticed a few very early designs are using out of date, unsupported themes (the look and feel of a web design). To help our loyal clients, we now offer a discounted re-theme (or re-skin) option and have already contacted the handful of clients that may have an issue in the future. [Updating a...

rapide dry cleaners horsham sussex new web design

New website for returning ex-client

Not all our web clients are based in Kent, some come from afar like Rapide Dry Cleaners in Horsham, Sussex. The original owners sold 3 dry cleaning retail outlets in the East Sussex area to DB Cleaners and Launderers Ltd who immediately shut down the Rapide Dry Cleaners website. This was possibly an error so 2 years later DB Cleaners requested the web pages be reinstated. Oast House Media completed using archived files and a new WordPress theme that added more design elements and improved Google SEO Added value: Mobile responsive WordPress web pages Enhanced Google SEO package FREE images added to old content FREE WordPress training option available see...

google seo campaign management in kent

New Years resolution? – go top of Google

Here at Oast House Media we’ve already completed our first web design in 2022. We normally find January a busy month as business owners reflect on the previous year and consider their marketing options. A well designed website, optimised correctly for Google (the UKs top search engine), will generate sales and more importantly you are not losing enquiries to your competitors if you keep your web pages fresh and manage your SEO campaign correctly. Oast House Media working with our Google SEO partners GoTopSEO have a proven track record of achieving this and continue to work with and support local businesses in Kent. Taking all the stress away from the...

New web design for local seamstress

The wedding trades have taken a battering since Covid19 virtually closed the industry down 2 years ago. With restricted numbers at any gathering the legions of wedding businesses have disappeared. One survivor is returning client Sandra Barlow, a seamstress based in East Kent. Sandra closed her original website down just before Covid19 struck because she was too busy with mainly wedding dress design. Word of mouth referrals and some social media was enough to keep here busy. But with a change in personal circumstances and Covid restrictions lifted, she realised a website was a must have business marketing tool for the future. The new design (our first in 2022) fell...

byford construction website re-design in kent

Website re-design for Canterbury building company

This is the 3rd reincarnation of the Byford Construction web design as long term client Grant Byford took advantage of our recent web discount special offer. Replacing an old html design in 2015, the client wanted to address some issues highlighted by his customers who noticed that some of the images and galleries were not accessible enough on the 6 year old WordPress design. Not unhappy with the overall performance or design, the discounted prices we offer all existing client were just enough to encourage phase 3. The new WordPress website design fully enhances the home page image slider plus much better gallery rendering. OHM also updated the Google SEO...