Web Design In Wells

Being located near Wells, we can visit you and your staff at your place of work - be it an office, home, farm, warehouse, or any other location - and see first-hand what you do.

In this way we can most effectively understand how you'd like to supplement your services with a web presence, and how we can best present your company and services.

This also means that you can drop by our offices and meet the team in a friendly and informal environment, discuss your project with our designers and developers in-person, and receive personal training in the use of our commerce and content management systems.

We can also assist with configuring your laptops, desktops and mobile devices to use your new mail services and web management facilities.

About Wells

Wells is a small cathedral city and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. It is approximately 22 miles south of Bristol and 5 miles west of Shepton Mallet.

The name Wells derives from the three wells dedicated to Saint Andrew, one in the market place and two within the grounds of the Bishop's Palace and cathedral. During the Middle Ages these wells were thought to have curative powers. The Wells city arms show an ash tree surrounded by three wells, with the Latin motto Hoc fonte derivata copia (the fullness that springs from this well).

Although the population, recorded in the 2001 census, is only 10,406, it has had city status since 1205. This was confirmed and formalised by Queen Elizabeth II by letters patent issued under the Great Seal dated April 1, 1974. It is the second smallest city in England, following the City of London, though St Davids in Wales is the smallest city in the UK.

During the English Civil War, Parliamentarian troops used the Cathedral to stable their horses and damaged much of the ornate sculpture by using it for firing practice. William Penn stayed in Wells shortly before leaving for America, spending a night at The Crown Inn. Here he was briefly arrested for addressing a large crowd in the market place, but released on the intervention of the Bishop of Bath & Wells.

Wells is a popular tourist destination, due to its historical sites, its proximity to Bath, Glastonbury, Cheddar and its closeness to the Somerset coast. Also nearby are Wookey Hole Caves, the Mendip Hills and the Somerset Levels.

Information & text gathered from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved September 1st, 2021, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells

Our Services

Thanks to a team of multi-skilled web developers, designers and multimedia editors, Webglu is able to offer a wide range of web and multimedia services in the Wells area.

Web Site Design & Production

Our primary focus is the design, construction and maintenance of web sites and web applications.

All of our designs are bespoke to you and your company - we do not use templates or off-the-shelf designs. This allows us to tailor your site to your exact needs.

We can work with any size of project, from small 2-3 page promotional micro-sitesMicro SiteUsually consisting of a small number of pages, these sites are often used for promotional purposes, either to raise awareness of a new product or service, or as an ancillary to a much larger site, targeting a specific group of customers., to large database-driven corporate systems.

The majority of our web sites are integrated with our web-based content management system, which allows you to easily update your site without our intervention.

Outsourcing To Us

We have long-standing relationships with a number of design and marketing studios whom do not have their own in-house web expertise. We often build and implement designs produced by these studios, and offer technical consultation where required.

Graphic Design & Branding

Often as part of our web site design & development package, we will create a new brand for our clients, incorporating a full corporate identity (logo, colour scheme, livery & stationary).

Close ties with local print experts allow us to take care of all aspects of the printing process.

We can also offer branding and print marketing services independent of a web project.

Audio & Video Editing

As multimedia has become more prevalent in modern web sites, we have found the need to work with both video and audio material on a regular basis. We now have a great deal of experience in preparing such material for web use, and can offer video editing and post-production services to our clients.

Flash video integration has become very popular in particular, as it offers high-quality video streamingStreamingA method of delivering multimedia content, such as audio or video. Rather than downloading an entire video or audio file before beginning playback, a file may be streamed to the user, playing as it downloads. This can allow videos on sites like YouTube to begin playing almost instantly. video with no requirement for further browser plug ins or software downloads other than the Flash player.

Commerce & Sales Systems

Many companies are looking to online sales for a cheaper and lower-risk avenue for product and service sales.

In many instances we can utilise open-sourceOpen-SourceA classification of software. If an application or system is 'open-source', it means that the code and resources behind it is freely available to anyone whom wishes to use or modify it, for no fee. technology as the basis for your commerce project, keeping the cost to you low and the flexibility of your store high.

However, we are not bound to the use of off-the-shelf commerce solutions. We have created many bespoke sales systems for our clients, and can implement a number of payment gatewaysPayment GatewayOnline transaction services operated by banks and other third parties. Whenever a customer places an online order for a product or service, their card details and payment information are sent to and processed by a payment gateway. to suit your business.

Interactive Games Production

Using our experience with FlashFlashA popular method for adding animation and interactivity to web pages - Flash is commonly used to create animation, advertisements, various interactive components, integrate video, and to create web-based applications. technology, we have created many bespoke games and interactive entertainment products.

Online games are a great way to encourage new and repeat visitors to your site, and may be used for promotional or viral marketing purposes.

Games may also be used as a learning tool for younger audiences.

E-Mail & Digital Marketing

Digital direct marketing is a cost-effective and environmentally friendlier way of introducing new and existing clients to your latest products and services.

We have created a bespoke contact and mailer management system which allows you to control your e-mail content and recipient data.