As a new business venture it is difficult to create a portfolio of work at this moment in time. If you were looking for an example of a site created by BCW well you have already found one - this site was created by Black Country Web including all logos and graphics.
A list of just some of the websites created by Black Country Web:
Rowley Home and Garden Services
Black Country Web was commissioned by Rowley Home and Garden Services to produce a layout for a new website.
The client had previously used a free web authoring service and found that the site that had been created lacked a certain appeal and functionality, the owner was seeking a more professional looking website with its own branding and identity.
BCW created website and also helped create a “brand identity” for the company which included designing a new logo, business cards, letterheads and coming up with marketing slogans and advice for the business. Assistance was also provided with regards to the actual content of the website - how the pages were laid out, the language, types of pages appropriate for a web audience etc.
Testimonial:
We approached a number of companies but as soon as we met Matthew we knew that Black Country Web were the right company for us. His friendly approach and the in depth understanding of just what we needed soon shone through. He translated all the computer jargon for us so we knew exactly what was happening every step of the way and took all the worry out of the venture.
Since our website went live our customers old and new have commented on how good the site looks and our enquiries have increased by at least 20%. This just has to be a good thing.
Peter Welsby, Rowley Home and Garden Services
www.rowleyhomeandgarden.co.uk
Diskin Drainage Solutions
Diskin Drainage Solutions Ltd contacted Black Country Web with regards to creating a website for this newly formed business.
The site is a "brochure style" website and contains pages listing the services offered by the company.
A main "services" page was created which provides brief information about each service on offer with links to additional pages providing further information, imagery and contact details.
DDS also wanted an Online Contact Form so that people viewing the website could easily get in touch to enquire about services and arrange site visits/call outs.
Testimonial:
Thanks Matthew, the website looks great!
Thank you for the work you have done creating the Diskin Drainage website, the site is really helping me at the moment getting my business off the ground. I really appreciate the hard work, commitment and advice you have given me over the past month.
John Diskin
www.diskindrainage.co.uk
The Family History Sleuth
When a new business venture began in Dorset the place they came for a website was Black Country Web.
You see we don't just cater for businesses in the Black Country we can do make websites for anyone all over the country - England, Scotland and Wales - in fact anywhere in the world - that's the beauty of Internet and Email!
The Family History Sleuth or "Sleuth" to his friends provides research to people tracing their family tree, the website gives people information and advice for starting research and provides ways of getting in touch with the Sleuth if they need a helping hand.
Wow, that is fantastic- I kind of suspected it would be and left work early this week as the suspense was too much being away!
Thank you so much, it is wonderful, and much sleeker than I could have dreamed up.
The Sleuth
www.thefamilyhistorysleuth.co.uk
The Black Country
The Black Country.Net is a new venture launching in June 2007 which hopes to create a "Virtual Black Country" by providing links to a variety of Black Country Websites.
The website is aimed at those who live in The Black Country which in modern times is said to be covered by the local council authorities of Dudley, Sandwell Walsall and Wolverhampton.
The new "Search The Black Country" feature has proved popular which searches a predefined selection of Black Country Websites to find useful web pages with a Black Country connection. The search results can be narrowed down to specific needs such as News, Local History, Council Websites and Places to Go. This is all achieved using the well known Google search engine.
The interactive clickable maps of "Places to Visit" has also gone down well so far.
Visitors Feedback:
I'm thrilled to have found this useful website, I've been studying the area of The Black Country for over two years, my maternal grandparents were from Dudley. I've found this site a great help and look forward to seeing it grow in the future. Thanks.
www.theblackcountry.net
Rowley Regis Online
Rowley Regis Online is the website created and maintained by the brains behind Black Country Web, Matthew Johnson.
Rowley Regis Online is seen as the community website of the Black Country town of Rowley Regis, one of the towns that make up the borough of Sandwell in the West Midlands.
The site has proved very popular with members of the Rowley Regis Community and has received over nine million hits to date.
With a high ranking in Google rowleyregis.com gains many members from all over the world who are seeking information about the town of Rowley Regis as well as those closer to home in Rowley, Blackheath, Old Hill and Cradley Heath.
Popular features of the website include:
- A lively discussion forum which allows members to post questions and take part in discussions on a very varied range of topics.
- A gallery of photographs of “Days Gone By” which have been submitted to the site by a local author and historian and allow members to add comments and reminiscences.
- An online bookstore in association with Amazon.co.uk which contains a number of books relating to Rowley Regis and other towns that make up the Black Country.
- A “Surnames Interest Registry” which provides facilities for members of the site who have genealogical interests to contact other members with regards to the family history.
Visitors Feedback:
"I think the site is truly wonderful. I have communicated with two distant cousins met through the site. I have acquainted a Rowley man here where I live in Canada to the site. Early on I was fascinated seeing my Great Grandpa's family listed in the 1881 census, and I love all the photos. I have become a lover of history."
"One of the best local community sites I have seen, long may you prosper."
"Thrilled to find such a site. All my mother's ancestors came from this area."
"Words cannot express my gratitude to you and people interested in the site. I have managed to track my maternal relatives and am in communication with a cousin. Thanks to you we have exchanged photos etc. It meant so much to both of us."
"Hi I am a former resident of the rowley regis area now living in spain and find your website extremely interesting."
Jack Judge, best remembered for the song and First World War anthem "It's a Long Way to Tipperary" was born in Oldbury in 1878.
It is thought that author J.R.R. Tolkien based the grim region of Mordor on the heavily industrialised Black Country area in his novel The Lord of the Rings.
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