About Me

About Me

I am a dynamic digital specialist who started my career as a freelancer in 2009.

When I first started my business I used to only build websites. After gaining more experience I decided to learn above development, marketing and search engine optimisation. I put my knowledge to good use and completing my degree in computing science. My hosting company Hostworld now looks after over 2000 websites and 1400 servers.

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My Goal

My goal is to provide a great service and to essentially make your business more money.

I think because I run my own business separately from my freelance business I have an extra level of experience when providing consultancy. I know that you need a return for your investment and I understand how a business works. That's why I love getting to know your business and helping it grow.

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My Process

A smooth project
needs a process

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01 Business Research

I like to learn about your business and your current process. I also like to meet the team.

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02 Create Brief

We will work together to finalise designs, content and create targets.

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03 Launch Project

After a final review, we start the campaign or launch the website and this would be the starting point for further marketing

Services

About
What I Do

I provide unrivalled web design, development & seo consultancy to businesses across Scotland and the U.K

Step into the world of Darren Summers, a young and energetic web design & developer living around 30 minutes from Edinburgh & Glasgow. It is a strange world full of words like Backlinks, Keyword Density and HTML.

It all comes down to knowing how search engines read and manipulate websites. Because I know this, combining my knowledge with your money, I can improve your businesses rankings.

Website Services

Some of my services.
Do you need any?

Website Design

Web design is something I have provided for over 9 years. I have a process that I know works. I know what looks good and what will make websites work better.

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eCommerce Web Development

I get a real buzz when I help other businesses to sell more products online. I have a great eye for sale funnels and how to improve sales.

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Web Development

If you are looking for non-standard functionality you need a website developer like me. I have completed complex projects that required complex technologies.

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Website Design

About
What I Do

I provide a modern and up-to date website design experience to businesses across Scotland.

Step into the world of Darren Summers, a young and energetic web designer living around 30 minutes from Edinburgh & Glasgow. It is a strange world full of words like HTML, CMS, PHP and CSS stylesheets.

Web design all comes down to knowing what people think looks good and most importantly what people find easy to use. A website that makes a user work hard won't cut it.

Web Design

Web design is something I have provided for over 9 years. I have a process and I know that when I build a website it will perform well for your business.

Web Design Requirements

The first step is to tell me exactly what you want and if you are not sure then I can tell you exactly what you need. Once we have established this I can let you know the cost and how long it will take.

Business Identity

In order to build a website, your business needs an identity. I am not that keen on designing logos because it takes time and I do not include branding in my services. I know the best brand designers on the planet and can put you in touch with them.

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Web Design Process

The web design process
made simple.

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01 Your Business

Tell me about your business so that I can create an overall objective and requirements list.

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02 Designing Begins

Leave me for 2 or 3 weeks and I will go away and come back with what i think will work for you.

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03 Launch Website

When we are all happy your website will be launched on my servers. We can then discuss marketing.

eCommerce Development

Selling Online

Over £1,000,000 worth of sales through websites I have built.

eCommerce Website

Selling online comes at a totally different cost to a simple information website. You need special hosting, SSL certificates and payment gateways.

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About
I love building online stores

If you are looking to start or move to an online business then look no further.

When looking to build an eCommerce website there is an extra level of planning required. You need to make sure you have a merchant setup which I can help with. You need to make sure that photos of your products are top quality. You need to market your site going forward or you will not see any sales. These are just some of the main things to think of but the list is endless. Websites I have built have had over £1,000,000 worth of sales so you are in good hands.

Building an eCommerce Website

Building an online store requires
much more planning.

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01 Initial Requirements

We first make sure that we have all the elements required to build an eCommerce enabled website.

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02 Products & Design

Gather all products and talk about the initial functionality and design of the website.

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03 Launch Shop

Launching an eCommerce site requires a bit more planning and testing so this stage can take longer than normal.

Web Development

About
Web Development Service

I can build almost any type of functionality for your website

If you require some custom development or non-standard features such as special shopping carts, forms and interactions it is extremely important to know exactly what you want.

Custom Development

I can provide custom web development and give advice on how to achieve it.

Custom Development

If you require some custom development or non-standard features such as special shopping carts, forms and interactions it is extremely important to know exactly what you want.

API's & Apps

If you are looking to use a third party product that has an API then I am sure I can help. I have used API's for sending SMS messages, communicating with accountancy software such as XERO. As long as the documentation is good then we will be fine.

Server & Security

When you need custom development using speciality coding you may need to think about non-standard web hosting such as a virtual server or even a dedicated server setup. I can keep you on the right track.

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Web Developer Process

A little more complex
than a regular website

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01 End Goal

With any development, it is important to work out what you need to happen as an end result of whatever feature you require.

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02 Website Environment

Advanced functionalities will most likely use a more complex language or server-side scripting. It is important we are hosting in the correct place.

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03 Testing

Custom development requires a lot of testing. It is amazing the amount of time this can take to get correct.

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Marketing Service

You may
need ongoing
support to make an impact

Once I have completed the initial work mentioned above, the real work begins. I start to do in-depth research of what it is your providing customers. This then allows me to identify the keywords that are going to convert the best for you.

  • Social Media Marketing

    Having regular social media posts for your business is an importing way to show potentials customers that you are an active business.

  • Email Marketing

    A big part of marketing is making use of existing data and existing customers. Email marketing campaigns are a great way to drive consistent traffic and awareness to your brand.

  • SEO Research

    It is no good trying to attract customers to your business when you have no idea what they are looking for. SEO research is how you find out.

Existing Clients

What my clients
are saying

Darren has been a valuable part of our business. We approached Darren when we decided to put real effort into our online store. We have grown year on year and we are always improving the website and our marketing efforts.

Refill Station
Marketing Services, Website Development

Darren has been involved with our online presence for the last 2 years. He helped us with our branding, developed a new website and advised us on the best platform to use for our short term rental business.

Silver Lining Apartments
Marketing Service, Website Development

We had asked Daren to evaluate our existing website and his feedback was essential in the decisions we made. We decided to develop a new website that Darren built and he is now managing all of our Marketing efforts going forward.

Rock Machinery
Marketing Service, Website Development

Stuart @ Roofers Edinburgh After paying out £1000s to an SEO agency and looking back at the results we decided we needed to go with someone who we could call up or send a what’s app message to get small updates. Darren has only been looking after our site for a few ...

Midlothian Roofing
Roofers Edinburgh
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