Website/SEO

[Equus]

Can anyone recommend a good website developer, with particular emphasis on search engine optimisation?

I cobbled together a basic website myself, for my architectural practice - just to get something up and running and to clarify content in my own head - but we now need it re-writing to make it look a bit more professional.

Ideally, location in Bristol/Gloucester area, but I don't suppose location really matters with web development?

[Altrezia]

Write good content - that's 90% of SEO these days.

[montecristo]

If you use a platform like Squarespace, some of the SEO is built in. I've used www.luntdesign.co.uk as a designer; he is more into the design than the SEO.

[jonamv8]

We do, we also specialise in working in the architectural sector through our 3D modelling. Would be able to advise happy to have a chat by phone to run thru options for a fellow PH'r

[jammy_basturd]

It sounds like you need a copywriter more than a designer?

[Mr Kitten]

I can help - we do Wordpress based web development (so mobile-friendly and SEO-optimised) and our copywriter's main day-job is as a magazine editor.

Shout if you need a hand.

[Equus]

jammy_basturd said:

It sounds like you need a copywriter more than a designer?

No, quite the opposite. The written content is the bit that I'm happy with. It's the design that needs overhauling (it was never intended to be anything more than provisional), and I know nothing about SEO, so I've no idea what needs doing there.

It's written on 1&1's free website designer, at the moment, which even I (with no previous web design experience) found limiting.

Jonamv8 and Mr Kitten: thanks; I'll be in touch.

Anyone else?

[jonamv8]

Equus said:

jammy_basturd said:

It sounds like you need a copywriter more than a designer?

No, quite the opposite. The written content is the bit that I'm happy with. It's the design that needs overhauling (it was never intended to be anything more than provisional), and I know nothing about SEO, so I've no idea what needs doing there.

It's written on 1&1's free website designer, at the moment, which even I (with no previous web design experience) found limiting.

Jonamv8 and Mr Kitten: thanks; I'll be in touch.

Anyone else?

I responded via email earlier today, i felt easier to have a chat by phone than over message - let me know if you'd like to chat through

[Oceanic]

If you want it done properly, get an SEO to build the specifications/requirements for the developer before the developer starts putting their own idea of SEO in place.

[jonamv8]

Oceanic said:

If you want it done properly, get an SEO to build the specifications/requirements for the developer before the developer starts putting their own idea of SEO in place.

good advice

[tpalmer]

Hi OP,

We can help on the design and SEO with this.
We're based in south Worcestershire, and have several clients in the south west, and work with several architectural clients too.

I'll drop you an email now with a little more info.

Thanks,
Tristan.

[Efbe]

Altrezia said:

Write good content - that's 90% of SEO these days.

No it isn't

Good seo is having a site designed initially with seo as the main goal.
Good content will get you to page 10. The right headers, ratios, usability, mobile, speed, referrals etc are what get you to page 1

[juggers]

I have an in house content writer who does our tech blogs funny enough one of the areas he specialises in is Architecture. I can get him to write you two articles a month thats all you require.