A full range of Internet related services are offered by Blackdown Hosts.

Website Design

We can design a website for you and provide everything you need to have an on-line presence, including E-commerce, Internet telephony and multiple email addresses.

We will use plain English and walk you through the process from initial contact, through gathering requirements and producing an outline on paper, to a working prototype you can see in your browser and the final colour and layout tweaks as per your individual needs.

Our pricing is based on the complexity of your website. Page based informational websites are usually priced according to the number of pages to be produced and you can get an idea of the likely cost of this from the Prices page. A fully fledged Content Management System (CMS), giving you and your colleagues the ability to add new pages or small pieces of information such as special offers or upcoming events is more complex to set up and requires some ongoing maintenance to ensure the website is secure from hackers and remains efficient. Therefore, we will need to discuss your ideas with you before we can provide a quote for the design and hosting.

Various off-the-shelf CMS tools are available for website designers.  We have experience of the most popular tools and can also create custom code to meet a specific need.

Website Redesign

If you already have a website which no longer meets your needs or you have ideas for an existing website but don’t have the time to make your updates, bring us on board. We have a broad experience of the technology that underpins the Internet and websites and can analyse existing websites offering advice on the options to turn your website into the asset you envisage – whether this is a small tweak or a major rewrite.

Online Availability and Pricing Add On

We have developed an online availability and pricing system. It was produced with reuse in mind and can therefore be dropped in to an existing website. If you have a website to market anything that can be reserved for use (e.g. buildings, vehicles, equipment, facilities, etc.) and you are forever having to answer queries about availability or pricing then our system would make a good addition to your website. Check out the demo.

Personalised email

We can help you purchase, setup and maintain an email account that reflects your name, location or group. Email address could take the format of your-name@your-surname.me. Once ‘your-surname.me’ has been registered you can have any name before the @ so other people (e.g. members of your family) could use the same domain.For example:

• peter@piper.me and pied@piper.me
• peter@piper.me.uk
• peter@piper.info
• peter@piper.com
• peter@piper.co.uk
• peter@piper.net
• peter.piper@nurseryrhymes.info
• pied.piper@hamelin.co.uk

Or for an individual you could have email@peter.piper.name.

Email accounts include anti-virus and anti-spam software for your protection.

Internet Advertising

Pay per click advertising to increase your visitor numbers. We help you design advertising campaigns which will display adverts along with search results on Google, Yahoo and Bing (was MSN). We monitor and manage the campaigns ensuring they represent best value for your money. We produce a monthly invoice which includes details of the campaign’s performance across all search networks consolidated into single report.

Internet Telephony

Also known as VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol).

We can provide a range of Internet telephony solutions, enabling you to have multiple telephone numbers using your existing telephone equipment or by providing telephone equipment with Internet capabilities for more advanced uses.

Monitoring and reporting

Your existing website can have visitor tracking code inserted. This can then be used to monitor the effectiveness of your website and provides valuable insight into how your website is used, enabling you to make informed decisions about website updates.