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Pixelwave Web Design is just about to start work on a new content management system for a local charity group, the Mid and West Wales ME Group.

While I was a student (many years ago) I helped pay my way by doing various jobs (cleaning, gardening, decorating etc.) for quite a few local M.E. sufferers. I have kept in contact with many of them and often help them out with advice on their website which has been built and maintained by the husband of one of the sufferers. The work involved had all been getting a little too much for him so I am going to set them up with a new, easy to maintain website based on a Content Management System.

As this project is for a charity group Pixelwave Web Design will be doing it at a bare minimum cost making little or no profit from it. To keep the development time down I shall be using an off-the-shelf blogging engine, and a web design template that will then have various customisations and plug-ins added to it to provide the Mid and West Wales ME Group with an easy to use website from the point of view of the visitors to the site and for Tony who will be maintaining the site and adding new content to it.

This one is a bit of a personal site aimed at developing a geocaching community in the local area. The ’sport’ of geocaching is a relatively new one to me but I’ve been enjoying it and it seems to be going through something of a surge around here at the moment. I therefore though it was time that the local geocaching community had a website of its own.

Pixelwave Web Design is just starting to build it with the core components being a forum that will help people keep in touch with each other, ask and get answers to questions about geocaching and arrange trips into the hills etc. Along with this will be an integrated photo gallery allowing members to submit photos from their geocaching expeditions.

I’m hoping it will go live soon, at which stage it will be up to me to encourage a few of the local geocachers to get involved and spread the word. It will be nice to keep in touch with like-minded people around here and no doubt a few ‘drinks-nights’ will be organised too.

I don’t expect the site to become huge, there are after-all only a few of us in this area at the moment, but it will be open to walkers, ramblers and anyone who enjoys the ‘Great Outdoors’ in this part of the UK. This area does have huge potential for geocaching and other similar activities and it is hoped that the site will promote geocaching and encourage people to do it in a responsible manner. Aber-Cachers will be the place to visit to find out about geocaching in Wales.

The weekend is over (they never last long enough) and for once I didn’t do any work over the weekend, but I am back to it now. I have quite a few update and maintenance tasks on the go at the moment. These include a few updates to the Brecon Beacons Tourism website that I built last year. All seems to be going well with that site, the owners are pleased with the take up on membership and the current updates are to add a new main category to the site and a few little SEO tweaks.

I’m also doing various updates to Fairies World and I’m continuing some SEO for a Shropshire based Adult Lingerie Shop. I’ve also just finished a few little updates to Storm-Riders, an online Surf/Skate shop built for a local business by Pixelwave Web Design.

In addition I’m continuing work on a few other projects, including an eCommerce solution for a running shop, a website for a local ME charity group and have a personal website project in the pipeline, which I shall be posting about here soon.

Most of the updates and maintenance jobs are quick and easy to do and it is always good to get repeat work from existing clients. Most websites could really do with at least some regular updating and I’m always happy to help existing clients by offering a free website review service where we get together to discuss the performance of their website, analyse traffic stats and formulate new plans to take their website and business forward. As always, if you need any helpful, jargon-free advice please feel free to contact me.

Note: I’ve just had an e-mail from the University of Wales, Estates Office too, so I have a few updates to make to their website as well. It’s nice to be busy.

Pixelwave Design has recently been working on various aspects of the design and production of a new headphone and speaker shop and is delighted to announce that the online shop goes live today.

HeadCandi is an online store and Weblog specializing in headphones, mp3 speakers and other digital audio devices for your home and mp3 players. Their product launch range includes Sennheiser, JBL and Shure and they will be adding more products to their catalogue every month.

Their product range include speakers, headphones and earphones to suit every application and every budget, from the beginner to the professional. The perfect place to buy your idea digital audio device or gifts for friends and family.

Pixelwave Web Design would like to take this opportunity to wish HeadCandi much success.

A new website for High Leas Farm designed by Pixelwave Design has just gone live.

The website presents the history of the farm, the people who have lived and worked there and the farming techniques used. It charts its transformation over recent generations to its current status. The website also poses questions considering its feature development and sustainability and raises awareness of the many issues related to the running and success of a UK farmstead.

As the farm undergoes a major rethink considering its future sustainability the website will be updated regularly with new ideas, latest news and information regarding new projects. The website has therefore been built in such a way as to allow maximum flexibility for the owners and allow them to update the content, organisation and images within the site via an easy to use administration panel. It is hoped that this will provide the owners with a cost effective way to maintain a lively, up to date website that will be an asset to the Farm and the people who live and work there.

Pixelwave Web Design wish them all the best in their continued efforts to improve and build on the past successes of High Leas Farm.

Pixelwave Web Design are pleased to release the latest addition to Kite Surf Wales - An online, eCommerce solution selling kites, kite-boards, buggies, videos, gift vouchers and more.

Shem who runs Kite Surf Wales is a friend of mine and has been running his business for several years. He teaches kitesurfing and land-based kiting activities in West Wales from the beaches of Aberdovey and Borth. The business and his reputation has been growing and increasing nubers of people have been asking his expert advice about equipment. This inevitably led to people wanting to kites, boards and accessories from him, so he made the decision to set up an online shop.

It is of course early days for this new venture and as things grow I’m sure the product range will increase. Pixelwave Web Design will of course be here in the background to help with any support that Shem needs, but the system should allow him to keep the catalogue of products up to date and process orders quickly and efficiently.

We wish him all the best with his new online kite surf shop.