Youds Media of Clitheroe

Development ceased: gosnews.info

2009-06-27T16:01:00.000+01:00

Unable to pay interim payment

New Web site: ptt-group.co.uk

2008-11-27T15:54:00.000Z

New Web site: panaz.com

2008-11-01T14:58:00.000Z

New Web site: craigmeadows.co.uk

2008-10-27T14:51:00.000Z

Merry Christmas '07

2007-12-01T20:01:00.000Z

YOUDS Web and Design Studio
Fern Court off Moor Lane
Castlegate, Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 1BE

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from YOUDS Media of Clitheroe

YOUDS is a multi-talented web development and media company that maximises the internets potential by directly targeting search engines for maximum web site exposure.

Operating from a web and design studio in the centre of the picturesque town of Clitheroe, YOUDS is no part-time company. If you’re local, you may visit the studio between the hours of 9 till 6 on weekdays and arranged visits can be made on Saturdays between 12 and 4. You’ll be pleased to know coffee and tea is free of charge and if you’re lucky biscuits may be available upon request!!

YOUDS believes that by creating a working relationship between the customer and the client everyone will benefit. Possible external means of communication include conference calling, Skype and email.

All of the design, coding et al is created entirely in-house and contain no 3rd party products with the exception of stock images. As such, YOUDS offers a full package of web design, graphic design, front-end development, back-end development, on-site search engine optimisation, direct mailing and documentation design. These services are all completed by one man, Craig Fairhurst.

So if you need anything web or documentation related, call in any time – get directions from your door off of http://www.youds.com !

It’s been a busy year – here’s to more of the same!!

Yours faithfully

Craig Fairhurst
(there’s a card!!)

New Web site: photopanorama.co.uk

2007-10-02T15:01:00.000+01:00

PhotoPanorama is a Virtual Tour Company and Panoramic Photographer based in Clitheroe, Lancashire. Photo Panoramas professionally tailored service will deliver a specially made Interactive Virtual Tour to suit all your media needs, available in both web friendly and hi definition formats.

The Photo Panorama web site has been in operation for a number of years and over time the content has grown and grown. As such, the main purpose of the specification was to implement a content management system which would make life easier for PhotoPanorama, without changing the site design or theme as well as implementing some neat features that make the site more appealing to users.

Give me a call
The "Give me a call" feature allows the user to easily submit a form without having to refresh the page - and it even automatically slides down after a given number of seconds to attract the users attention! This has been done very candidly, to ensure that it isn't at all obtrusive. Travel cost expenses The web site offers the ability to calculate "Travel Cost Expenses" for Photo Panorama to visit their premises. User types in their email address and Post Code and the web site goes and fetches the travel directions from Google Maps in order to determine the driving time and distance between Photo Panorama and the customer. A price is then delivered to the email provided.

Link management system
A Link Management System has been implemented in the form of a Company Portfolio. Links to external sites are offered with a small thumbnail image shown beside the title and description. By simply typing in the URL Photo Panorama wish to add, the web site goes and gathers the internal description and associated keywords then takes a screen shot of the site and resizes the image into various sizes of thumbnails. All images are downloaded once the page has loaded so that slower connections need not wait to see the links.

Content management system
The entire structure of the site is controlled through the administration system with 2 template pages and a Site Map System. The two templates are used for the Virtual Tour and Still Photography pages. Both templates are designed to contain up to 9 items on each and each item has their own popup window. The technology behind this is very complex and extremely powerful - but most importantly, unbelievably flexible. This version of the system can even stitch together an image from the QuickTime virtual tours (.mov), which can then be cropped and used as a thumbnail for the Virtual Tour, all from inside the browser!

"It’s rare to find a company that do what they promise – but UDS did… My website looks superb & to me Image is VERY important. Managing my website was very time-consuming – so part of my brief was that it must be easy to manage – here UDS have EXCEEDED my expectation. I can now present MORE content, with LESS effort. A lot of people promise many, often unrealistic things about SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) – but UDS was realistic & did what was said. My ‘SEO’ performance has quickly reached it’s target & through UDS' work (both ‘site design’ PLUS ongoing work) it continues to improve. All things considered, an excellent job - I would have no hesitation in recommending UDS"
Dean Weaver - Photo Panorama
Mobile: 07734 115 813

Company has since ceased trading

Fern Court Press Release

2007-09-04T10:46:00.000+01:00

FERN COURT
Press Release
4 September 2007

Business Profiles
YOUDS Media
Craig Fairhurst
Contact: 01200 422 533

With his aptly branded company, web designer Craig Fairhurst provides user defined solutions to clients in the Ribble Valley.

Offering a complete in-house software and graphic design solution, Craig has worked in web design for seven years, setting up UDS in December 2005. Web sites the company produces are entirely custom coded without the use of any 3rd party products, which means any changes to currently implemented systems can be easily accommodated.

As well as designing and developing websites and email stationary, YOUDS!UDS provides a marketing service to small companies looking to improve their business identity with letterheads and on-paper catalogues.

It was the location and standard of development that attracted Craig to the development at Fern Court, as well as its accessibility and the ideal working environment it provides as a design studio.

New Web site: cgsurveying.co.uk

2006-10-27T20:08:00.000+01:00

CG Surveying offer a formidable solution for all your survey supply needs, supplying Instruments & Lasers to buy, hire or service with excellent technical support and guaranteed next day delivery.

LONDON • NORTHAMPTONSHIRE • NEWBURY • WEST SUSSEX • KENT

This E-Commerce based web site was custom coded on behalf of CGS and uses fully integrated payment processing technology from Protx. CGS obtained a Merchant Bank Account from Streamline, which enabled them to take credit and debit card payments online without the need to pass the user onto companies like Paypal et cetera.

Their web site conforms to the W3C's internet standards and incorporates innovative features inside those standards while maintaining an easy to use structure.

The front of the web site uses 2 navigation systems. One is JavaScript menu, which allows users to flick through the large range of categories without having to reload the page. Where JavaScript is not available, the web site displays a HTML menu instead in the same style and theme. The option to choose between the two is available from the user account areas.

Every user that places an order on the site has an account created automatically. Users have the option to register before purchasing a product too. Once they either sign up or buy a product, they are automatically logged in unless they specify that they don't want to stay logged in. They will remain logged in until they click the log out link or trigger a security mechanism.

Registering to the web site can save users a lot of time if they intend to use it more than once. For example, whenever they are logged in they will never have to type the same thing twice, all the contact forms and feedback forms will be filled in with the information they provided on signup unless they change it in "My Account".

The web site contains many features and services that are available to users and administrators. These include a Newsletter, Image Cropping feature, User Discount Levels, RSS Feed and a self updating Froogle store.

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New Web site: pttinstallations.co.uk

2006-10-10T20:03:00.000+01:00

PTT Installations was formed in 1997 by Phil Regan to carry out construction and cable installation in the utilities industry.

Specification was to redesign the web site with the intention of updating the images. This involved removing the Flash content from the web site and converting the content into a browser compatible format.

A professional photographer was used to take the pictures & he was more than happy to go out on site to get the right images for the job.

"UDS first helped us get the company logo off of our business cards and onto the computer which is now being used on our letterheads, compliment slips and staff clothing. The web site produced is nothing short of outstanding and feedback has always been very positive. It does exactly what it is supposed to, is easy to use and also since it went online the services UDS has to offer have been very useful.The IT support is great as well, they helped us get set up with a few things since the company expanded and any problems with setting up new email accounts have been resolved in a helpful manor and in no time at all. I would certainly recommend UDS to anybody looking for Web Design or Marketing services."
Phil Regan - Director of PTT Installations Limited

New Web site: gcncltd.co.uk

2006-09-18T14:30:00.000+01:00

GCNC Ltd predominantly manufactures using CNC machinery in conjunction with CAD CAM software. The services offered are specifically tailored to act as the link between design and manufacture.

Specification was to move the GCNC Ltd web site away from a site builder package & redesign the web site theme. The web site is being used as a marketing tool to generate leads for the company through online advertising.

"UDS have supplied my company with the crucial ingredient of a first class web site to help, and give our company the edge in a competitive market.
Many thanks for the hard work, knowledge researched and interest shown to generate quality leads and help my business grow. I would certainly recommend YOUDS Media for all marketing solutions."
Graham Chapelhow - Director of GCNC Limited

New Web site: peaksurveys.co.uk

2006-08-04T20:02:00.000+01:00

Peak Surveys Limited has been established since January 2003, providing topographical surveys, elevations, floor plans and site engineering services to architectural and construction companies.

Peak Surveys wanted to maintain the theme created for their Email Stationary on the company's web page. This was achieved by extracting the main focal points of the email stationary and integrating them into a unique design specifically for Peak Surveys.

The contact form found at the bottom left hand corner of the web site uses the Peak Surveys email stationary to send one email to the Peak Surveys staff and another email directly to the user.

Grant awarded

2006-07-01T20:01:00.000+01:00

Grant awarded for Marketing and IT from
Ribble Valley Enterprise Agency

The government funded agency offer Business Advisor services. In order to qualify, you must submit a successful business plan and attend courses at the local College on setting up and running a business, handling the day to day accounts and so on. The grant was for £1000 on receipt of invoices relating to Marketing and IT. The majority was spent on advertising for Yell.com, in the Yellow Pages and corporate gifts.

New Web site: rvfiresystems.co.uk

2006-04-03T12:45:00.000+01:00

RV Fire Systems provide expert knowledge of the fire systems industry to give the best possible solution for all your fire system needs. Our customers can feel safe in the knowledge that our many years of experience can be brought to bear on any project.

Company wanted a web site that could be used to give potential customers an insight into what RV Fire Systems can offer. Web site displays an overview of their product range & offers a latest news section where the latest in fire system technology is displayed. News system links dynamically to the site map giving a complete overview of all sections of the web site.

"UDS have enabled ourselves to take our first steps into promoting ourselves on the internet. They provided a great end product and service to enable us to obtain the internet presence we require. The process was smooth and problem free aided greatly by the practical advice and guidance we received from UDS. I would recommend YOUDS Media to anyone looking to promote their business on the internet."
Nick Potter - Office Manager of RV Fire Systems Limited

First eMailshot

2005-12-17T20:01:00.000Z

UDS Web Design & Internet Advertising offer tailor made web sites that get results.

Services include web design, optimisation, adwords management, search engine submission & identity branding.

Once your web site is online we will endeavour to ensure that it succeeds and maintain your company image with products such as Email Stationary and Business Card Design.

Success stories with past clients include reaching the first page of Google for a 2 word key phrase.

Prices start from only £339 excluding VAT. Call 0845 686 5569 to initiate your innovation today.