RETIARIUS INTERNET DESIGN AND COMPUTER CONSULTANCY

Retiarius Internet Design offer their consultancy services to small businesses to assist you with the selection, maintenance and development of your computer systems and software. Many years of working with PC-based systems has given us invaluable expertise in the diagnosis of problems and the means to repair them.

Our rates vary according the size of the task and start from as little as £40 per hour. Please contact us for a more detailed appraisal of your requirements and for an estimate of our of costs.

Retiarius complete a new Riviera Holiday information blog.

Azur Villa services Ltd. commisioned Retiarius to design and set up their new blog which lists events of interest and Cannes festival expositions in the French Cote d'Azur coastal region. This blog will be updated by the site owners with the intention of becoming a leading source of information for exhibiters and holidaymakers wanting to visit the French Riviera.

Retiarius complete a new search engine optimised site for Buxton Press Ltd

Retiarius have employed the latest developments in SEO techniques and Web 2.0 to produce a site for this prestigious, environmental award winning printing company.
The site includes it own Search Engine Optimised (SEO) weblog system which enables Buxton Press to manage its job vacancies and important news articles itself.

Quantum Micromet Ltd
Scanning electron and visible light microscopy services

Following a recommendation from Intellect Computers in Buxton, I contacted Andrew Jeffcock to ask how our website could be improved. After checking it, he explained that the way it had been constructed meant that it was virtually invisible to the search engines and discussed the essential changes that would be necessary. He has since implemented these changes and considerably improved the overall appearance and functionality of the website, all at a very reasonable cost. His rapid response also meant that the website was up and running the day after he received the necessary information from me. I can highly recommend Retiarius, and I'm looking forward to contacting Andrew again in the near future to discuss further expansion of the website.

Jim Scott, Director,

Quantum MicroMet Ltd. 9th August 2007

DitchNitch.com Help to give up smoking

I have been extremely impressed with Retiarius. The world of web sites was totally alien to me. Andrew talked me through everything I needed to know from maximising the chances of search engines finding me, to page layout for ease of customer use, to finding creative solutions to all the things I wanted to do but had no idea how. Retiarius was prompt, efficient and a pleasure to work with.

Highly recommended.

Dr Kristina Ivings

www.DitchNitch.com

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