I am a freelance web developer / programmer based in Brighton. My main services are:
- Web development in ColdFusion and PHP (articles)
- Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) As part of Web Positioning Centre
- Google Search Appliance and Mini integration (blog)
- XHTML/CSS builds of sites or conversions of existing sites
Availability:
I have several development and SEO projects on at the moment, which will keep me busy until the end of July.
If you need a freelancer more quickly, I suggest you check the designers and developers at
the Farm, they're very good. If you particularly want a PHP freelancer, try Nick Taylor
Latest Client Work:
E-commerce store for publishing house Allison and Busby. I worked with Brighton web agency i-Zimbra
to produce this online bookshop in PHP & MySQL. I programmed the bespoke online shop coupled to Protx as the payment gateway, while i-Zimbra integrated in a large
WordPress-driven area to handle blogging and various content sections.
Recruitment website for ARC Aesthetic Professionals, I supplied the build in to HTML/CSS and database-driven job board section of the site, using PHP & MySQL. Designs were provided by Debbie Orme, with the project organised by Gerry Roberts.
New micro-site for artist Jasper Goodall to mark his new show Poster Girl.
New site for accessory design and construction trainers Prescott & Mackay. I provided back-end coding for the e-commerce store selling their training courses, integration in to Protx for the payments, and a Content Management System (CMS) allowing them to update all of the pages of the site without outside coding help. Work was carried out in PHP & MySQL.
Updates to sections of Universal Platforms, a cherry picker, scissor lift and boom hire firm. I used ColdFusion and MS SQL Server to make their news and sales sections dynamic so staff can easily update them.
New web application for Kingswood Law IFA. I built the web version of their StopWork Calculator, which shows when you will be able to retire. It was a PHP/MySQL project using YUI components for easy interactivity. The main site design is by Nigel Gordijk, the original calculator was by Rudy Poonwasie.
Latest Personal Projects:
Aircooled Search, a search engine for aircooled Volkswagens, based on Google Co-op. Launched April 2007.
GSA Developer, a blog for people administering and writing code for Google Search Appliance and Google Mini servers. Launched January 2006.
SpiderTest, a utility which tells you what is technically wrong with a web page from the perspective of a search engine spider. Version 2 launched on 22nd July 2005.
Latest Code & Articles:
Why CSS is good for your website (with David Rosam, Dec 2005)
PHP code for checking against contact form spam (Sept 2005)
Do search engines like your website? (with David Rosam, Apr 2005)
Checking Google Page Rank on a Mac (Sept 2004)