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		<title>Dar Al Laimuna</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The client had an existing website for their holiday home rental property, but as they had made this themselves using a drag-and-drop theme editor on WordPress.com, they weren&#8217;t very happy with the results. I have made a bespoke WordPress theme installed onto new hosting which I helped the client source and set up. The theme [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/dar-al-laimuna-website/">Dar Al Laimuna</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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<p>The client had an existing website for their holiday home rental property, but as they had made this themselves using a <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/insights/why-you-should-avoid-diy-website-builders/">drag-and-drop theme editor</a> on WordPress.com, they weren&#8217;t very happy with the results.</p>



<p>I have made a bespoke WordPress theme installed onto new hosting which I helped the client source and set up.  The theme is modular which makes setting up new and varied pages easy for the client, whilst always remaining neat and tidy and matching the overall style of the new site.</p>



<p>The site features a Google Calendar integration which helps the viewer see when the holiday home is available before getting in touch to make a booking via the contact form. The form is protected from spam submissions via Google ReCaptcha which is quietly efficient without any user action being necessary.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/dar-al-laimuna-website/">Dar Al Laimuna</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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		<title>FutureFabs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2024 09:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Sam, the owner of FutureFabs wanted a website that would better reflect the expertise of his fast-growing company. He is working on some major projects, now, and his website was underselling the quality of his work. Nonetheless, he wanted a relatively simple site, that presented the range of services offered clearly and concisely. Alongside this, [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/futurefabs-website/">FutureFabs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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<p>Sam, the owner of FutureFabs wanted a website that would better reflect the expertise of his fast-growing company.  He is working on some major projects, now, and his website was underselling the quality of his work.</p>



<p>Nonetheless, he wanted a relatively simple site, that presented the range of services offered clearly and concisely.  Alongside this, we created a range of case studies illustrating past work.</p>



<p>The site is WordPress-based, built on a bespoke theme.  The site is optimised to be fast-loading, efficient, and easy for search engines to understand and index.  The site is simple for Sam to edit if he needs to add more case studies, or amend any other content.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/futurefabs-website/">FutureFabs</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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		<title>The Concrete Consultancy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Hickman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2024 09:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Concrete Consultancy had an old website that didn&#8217;t effectively communicate their wealth of experience in a specialist sector. The client had a range of case studies with accompanying photography to illustrate their past work, and we wanted to make use of this to help demonstrate their expertise. Following discussions we arranged the homepage into [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/the-concrete-consultancy-website/">The Concrete Consultancy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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<p>The Concrete Consultancy had an old website that didn&#8217;t effectively communicate their wealth of experience in a specialist sector.  The client had a range of case studies with accompanying photography to illustrate their past work, and we wanted to make use of this to help demonstrate their expertise.</p>



<p>Following discussions we arranged the homepage into sections setting out the problems that can be solved, the sectors the company usually works in, the services available, and a range of case studies.  This logical storytelling approach, where a message unfolds as the reader scrolls down the page is proven to be effective with user-engagement.  We also use testimonials and accreditation logos to provide authority and social proof to back up the client&#8217;s claims.</p>



<p>The site runs on WordPress using a bespoke theme.  The theme provides pre-formatted content modules that will enable to client to easily amend the website content or create new pages, ensuring that everything remains tidy and on-brand with minimal effort or technical knowledge being required.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/the-concrete-consultancy-website/">The Concrete Consultancy</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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		<title>TEC-Elec</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Hickman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This project features a new website which was made by consolidating two previously separate sites: Sussex Eco Power and Sussex Charge Points. The former installing and maintaining solar power equipment, and the latter installing and maintaining EV car chargepoints. The rationale for the merger was to streamline the marketing process with a single site to [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/tec-elec-website/">TEC-Elec</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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<p>This project features a new website which was made by consolidating two previously separate sites: Sussex Eco Power and Sussex Charge Points.  The former installing and maintaining solar power equipment, and the latter installing and maintaining EV car chargepoints.</p>



<p>The rationale for the merger was to streamline the marketing process with a single site to promote, and to more easily represent the wide range of products and services that the companies offer.</p>



<p>The project required the careful supervision of a <a href="https://alkane.marketing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Search Marketing Consultant</a> to ensure that there would be as minimal interruption as possible to new customer enquiries after bringing two separate sites together under a new domain name.</p>



<p>The new site runs on a bespoke WordPress theme, with modular components allowing flexibility for the client, and an easy editing experience.</p>



<p>Featuring a wealth of useful information for both domestic and commercial customers, the service pages are fully search optimised in their content.  The homepage is already ranking in position 2 on the first page of Google for the term &#8216;Solar and EV Solutions Sussex&#8217; just four months after launch, with other more specific terms improving in performance as Google understands the new site.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/tec-elec-website/">TEC-Elec</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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		<title>Scott&#8217;s Landscapes</title>
		<link>https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/scotts-landscapes-website/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Hickman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>When Scott first started his business he needed a really simple one-page website just to give him an online presence. As his business has scaled and more budget became available he later wanted to expand the site to better showcase the various services he offers. Whilst this was partly driven by the need to show [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/scotts-landscapes-website/">Scott&#8217;s Landscapes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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<p>When Scott first started his business he needed a really simple one-page website just to give him an online presence.  As his business has scaled and more budget became available he later wanted to expand the site to better showcase the various services he offers. Whilst this was partly driven by the need to show potential customers the quality of his work, it was also important to help increase organic search performance, allowing more content and keywords to be covered on separate pages.</p>



<p>As part of the website enlargement, we carried out a small rebrand which involved with a small change to the company name and an altered colour palette.</p>



<p>This approach shows the potential of a professionally designed modular site, even if initially the client only needs a one-page site &#8211; as the ability to easily scale to a larger site when needed gives better value over the lifetime of the site.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/scotts-landscapes-website/">Scott&#8217;s Landscapes</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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		<title>Victus Search</title>
		<link>https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/victus-search-website/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Hickman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2023 08:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Starting his own recruitment business, Christopher Costi wanted a new website to professionally present his proposition to employers and candidates, and also list current vacancies. This is a WordPress-based site featuring a bespoke theme. Pages are constructed using a range of bespoke modular content blocks making page editing easy for the client, and ensuring that [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/victus-search-website/">Victus Search</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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<p>Starting his own recruitment business, Christopher Costi wanted a new website to professionally present his proposition to employers and candidates, and also list current vacancies.</p>



<p>This is a WordPress-based site featuring a bespoke theme.  Pages are constructed using a range of bespoke modular content blocks making page editing easy for the client, and ensuring that everything remains on-brand without needing any specific technical knowledge.</p>



<p>The vacancies are pulled in dynamically from Bullhorn &#8211; an industry-standard jobs board that feeds into the major recruitment sites.  Once Chris sets up a job in Bullhorn, the site connects and pulls the data into the website to create a page automatically.  This makes keeping everything up-to-date really easy, and efficient.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/victus-search-website/">Victus Search</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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		<title>Complete Solar</title>
		<link>https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/complete-solar-website/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Hickman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 08:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Complete Solar are the renewable energy specialists in East Sussex and surrounding areas. Having grown the business substantially since it started, the business owners wanted a website that would reflect their expertise across all areas of renewable energy, including solar, EV charging, and Heat Pumps. Working with an SEO specialist to ensure that search engine [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/complete-solar-website/">Complete Solar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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<p>Complete Solar are the renewable energy specialists in East Sussex and surrounding areas.  Having grown the business substantially since it started, the business owners wanted a website that would reflect their expertise across all areas of renewable energy, including solar, EV charging, and Heat Pumps.</p>



<p>Working with an <a href="https://alkane.marketing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SEO specialist</a> to ensure that search engine performance was considered from the foundation of the project, a site map was created alongside a content strategy to include a blog (Insights) section, to cover the major keywords which had been identified.</p>



<p>I created a design that used colours and key elements of the client&#8217;s existing brand to ensure a consistent and professional look.  The client had some great images and a video that were incorporated into the design.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/complete-solar-website/">Complete Solar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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		<title>DataHub Consulting</title>
		<link>https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/datahub-consulting-website/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Hickman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 08:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>This project involved replacing an old website with a new one with a fresh, modern design that will help the company attract new leads and win more business. The branding previously existed and a website design to complement this using the corporate colours of navy and orange was needed. Using proven techniques of SEO and [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/datahub-consulting-website/">DataHub Consulting</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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<p>This project involved replacing an old website with a new one with a fresh, modern design that will help the company attract new leads and win more business.</p>



<p>The branding previously existed and a website design to complement this using the corporate colours of navy and orange was needed.</p>



<p>Using proven techniques of SEO and UX, page designs were prepared using best practices from content supplied by the client and <a href="https://alkane.marketing/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">SEO  consultant</a>.</p>



<p>Interesting features on this project include an interactive World Map, and a scrolling timeline showing the company history and key events.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/datahub-consulting-website/">DataHub Consulting</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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		<title>LDS Detailing</title>
		<link>https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/lds-detailing-website/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeremy Hickman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 08:00:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>LDS Detailing&#8217;s Levi Sanderson wanted a website for his new car detailing business in West Sussex. Levi was comfortable in front of a camera and had been making video content for social media for a while, so it was a great opportunity to use some of this content for the website, to make it a [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/lds-detailing-website/">LDS Detailing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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<p>LDS Detailing&#8217;s Levi Sanderson wanted a website for his new car detailing business in West Sussex.  Levi was comfortable in front of a camera and had been making video content for social media for a while, so it was a great opportunity to use some of this content for the website, to make it a very video-rich experience.  Levi had a promotional video for the homepage as well as some &#8216;explainer&#8217; videos for each of his key service offerings.  In these videos, Levi was able to explain the benefit of his services and provide a demonstration of how these are carried out.</p>



<p>The website also features an &#8216;Insights&#8217; section that will eventually hold a wealth of useful information for new and returning customers.  The site also shows some case studies and customer testimonials.</p>



<h4 class="wp-block-heading">The new website ranks on page 1 of Google</h4>



<p>Keyword research and SEO was considered as a foundation for the project.  The results of this is that six months after launch, the website now ranks on the first page in Google when searching for each of the three main service offerings: Paint Protection Film, Ceramic Coating, and Paint Correction in the West Sussex area.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk/portfolio/lds-detailing-website/">LDS Detailing</a> appeared first on <a href="https://jeremyhickman.co.uk">Jeremy Hickman</a>.</p>
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