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County Durham's Website Designer

Hello, my name is Alex Young and I am a website designer based in Durham.
Recent projects have included:


website design, content management systems, newsletters, forums, hosting, e-commerce, payment gateways, Wordpress, search engine optimisation, search engine submission, dynamic sites, web site maintenance, Joomla!,  brochure sites, website redesign, email accounts, blogs, open source software, royalty free image search, Google, adwords, Paypal, communities and social networking, twitter integration, video and image uploads, online booking systems, Facebook, dating sites, and more...

 

The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.

In his book "From Good to Great", Jim Collins recounts a tale originally told by Archilochus the 7th Century BC poet.
Each day the fox aims to catch the hedgehog but is defeated. Whilst the fox is adept and possesses many skills it cannot win. Why? because the hedgehog rolls up to protect itself and the fox is jabbed by the spines.

In his famous essay “The Hedgehog and the Fox,” the philosopher Isaiah Berlin divided the world into hedgehogs and foxes, based upon the ancient Greek parable.
Hedgehogs' lives are the embodiment of a single, central vision of reality according to which they "feel", breathe, experience and think - in short, "system addicts".
Foxes live centrifugal lives, pursuing many divergent ends and, generally, possess a sense of reality that prevents them from formulating a definite grand system of "everything".

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Designer For Hire

I'll be available to start new projects within the next month or so.

Please feel free to have a chat with me now, so that I can book your project in.

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My Promise

I have striven hard over the years to create a business which centres its philosophy on the end user - your customers, clients or members.  The success of any web site design is not just how compatible it is with Google and other search engines but how usable it is by the very people who will dictate its success on a day in day out basis.

1. I can create the site you need.
2. I will not aim to confuse you with professional jargon and "geek speak" and I will discuss your needs in a language that you can understand.
3. I will not try to make you have something that you do not require.
4. I will help and guide you through the process of defining your needs and make the best possible web site.
5. I can create large or small web sites but all will have a unique style and professional look.