skuffsworld

skuffsworld is under going a re-design and development.

skuffworlds blogspot

i use my mobile to blog, which you can view here »

about skuff : experience & employment

available for hire as an accessibility (dda) and usability consultant, web developer and designer.

develop:

• w3 and wai (web accessibility initiative)
• xhtml transitional 1.0
• css (tabless design)
• asp / vb (also .net)
• database development/design and cms (content management system)
• web statistics advisor

feel free to request my cv, send a text to: 077 8494 6202, specify where to send the cv to (i.e. email address)

work:

• current: vodafone : developer | 07-now
• current -1 : 2Cs Communications : web developer, technical, dda (web accessibility) and usability consultant | 00'-07
• current -2 : Suffolk County Council : First Line Support : Technical | 98-00
• current -3 : BT : Technical | 96-98

recent personal projects

• ChartU : music focused website, in beta.
• Sunday Cellar : using the cellar in our house to hold acoustic gigs for local artists, broadcasting each event live via a webcast.
• Bad A.N.D.Y : the band i play bass in.
• Groovy Beans girl friends website, illustration and photography specialist.
• Ipswich Gigs ipswich's only local gig index for original artists, conceptualised by andrew culture

some free website advice

• list your website objectives. research competitors. think of your brand/concept, what it stands for and where you want it to go.
• content drives a site, its the hardest part when putting together a website so get gathering early, the layout (navigation) of your site will naturally evolve from it and you will save yourself a lot of time and money if you are using an external company to develop your site.
• if you are a business using a web company to enhance your online presence — listen to their advice. They are the specialists.
• don't be fooled by search engine optimisation specialists. most clients i have worked with that have used search engine specialists have been taken for a ride, being charged over the odds for very simple methods. like most things in life you start with the basics. the key is content and website build. good content with good coding standards promotes good website friendlyness with search engines. think like a word document. headers, content, pictures and descriptions. a good developer will approach a page on the basis of clean, optimised code. ask your developer about xhtml and w3 standards, if they don't developer to priority 1 w3 xhtml transitional and use css and tabless design with alt and title tags then walk away.
• if you are unsure about anything you can ask me if you want, i don't know everything, but i almost definately know someone who does.

if you must use a company to develop your website (and don't want to use the expertise of my good self) then you could do worse than use 2Cs Communications.