Netcentrics.co.uk
NP19, Newport
(25)
NP19, Newport
(25)
Netcentrics.co.uk (est. 2005) offers growth-focused website design, SEO and digital marketing for UK SMEs at cost-effective price points: https://netcentrics.co.uk/pricing .
Success requires more than a pretty website. Get decades of experience, professional website design/development *and* the support services you'll need to grow.
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25 customer reviews
Dr Prashant Murugkar
Pete is an amazing human and the ultimate expert. He does not sell for selling sake and gives honest advice all through. He has taken my website from strength to strength till it comes up high on the organic listings. I whole heartedly recommend Netcentrics for anyone wanting website related advice, thanks Pete :-) best wishes Dr Prashant Murugkar More...
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Alison Rider-Hill
Pete has been patience personified, helping me to navigate a website I inherited for an event I am responsible for. But for him I would probably have broken the back end repeatedly ;)
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Ivan Caric
Pete has been incredibly helpful and supportive, above and beyond what was required. We're a tiny business, and from helping with the initial web design to SEO advice and inevitable tweaks and changes as the business develops, Pete has been patient and full of sage advice. We cannot recommend him more highly! More...
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Ivan Caric
Pete has been incredibly helpful and supportive, above and beyond what was required. We're a tiny business, and from helping with the initial web design to SEO advice and inevitable tweaks and changes as the business develops, Pete has been patient and full of sage advice. We cannot recommend him more highly! More...
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Mark Ryan
I use Netcentrics for all my business needs. Always a professional, super-prompt and to date flawless service. Excellent.
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Ceri Edwards
A fantastic service! We are a small business just starting out with a new venture. Pete at Netcentrics has gone above and beyond to provide us with not only a fantastic website, but also invaluable business and marketing advice. The whole process has been incredibly positive and beyond what we expected compared to previous experiences. He is incredibly knowledgeable and supportive. His support did not stop at the end of the website build, he has continued to make himself available ensuring that we know how to maximise use of the website for our start up. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Pete to anyone. More...
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Abid HUSSAIN
Amazing service. Professional and outstanding company to deal with. Pete has great understanding with online requirements and core issue's. Spent hours on the telephone explaining and working on the website to bring it up-to-date. Noting but gratitude and respect to Netcentric. Highly recommend to any one through my experience they have gone above and beyond. More...
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Susan Baynham-Evans
Peter expertise is exactly what I needed . When I have ideas Pete makes them work. I could not run my website without him
Emma Cunliffe
Can't recommend him highly enough. He was extremely professional, laid out exactly what we needed to do and his role within that, setting expectations all round very clearly, and working within our budgetary constraints to set clear boundaries.
He was extremely prompt and punctual in his responses and work. He was also extremely patient with his recommendations and explanations, which were clear and simple to follow. Excellent value for us as a charity.
We're very grateful to him - he was a real pleasure to work with.
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Alison van Dam
I can’t say enough good things about Netcentrics.co.uk - thorough, knowledgeable, dedicated and innovative. Highly recommended.
Barbara Harris
Amazing, professional service and speedy communications. Very impressed and highly recommended.
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Helen Rich
Very pleased with my new e-commerce site from Netcentrics. Very professional, knowledgeable, and highly recommended.
Ali van Dam
First rate! Knowledgeable, professional and creative. I would absolutely use Netcentrics again for future projects.
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Keary Birch
Very helpful staff who really understood the problem and dealt with it.
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JWComp Sol
Netcentrics designed, implemented and have maintained our company website for many years.If you want a secure and reliable website I strongly recommend Netcentrics.
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Mark Davies
I have been using Netcentrics' SEO service and they have impressively managed to get over 250 of my keywords onto the first page of the search results. A very friendly and thoroughly professional service. Highly recommended. More...
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Helen Frost Rich
I'm really pleased with my website by netcentrics. It looks professional and is exactly what I wanted.
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andrew cocchiara
Many thank's Pete for all your advice and expertise over the years. A first class professional service and excellent value for money.
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andrew cocchiara
Many thank's Pete for all your advice and expertise over the years. A first class professional service and excellent value for money.
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Lisa
Web Design
Excellent and professional work from beginning to end. Pete was open to ideas and able to make suggestions on how to develop my site. Please see first review for more detail. More...
Ian A
Fast, friendly, efficient service that exceeded the spec and made a complicated job hassle free for me. Five stars, would highly recommend and would happily employ again for all things web and internet based.
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Mo Rich
A flourishing web designer, who is thorough and meticulous in everything he does. Will create a great looking unique and professional website particular to your needs.
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Mo Rich
A flourishing web designer, who is thorough and meticulous in everything he does. Will create a great looking unique and professional website particular to your needs.
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Ian Andrews
Fast, friendly, efficient service that exceeded the spec and made a complicated job hassle free for me. Five stars, would highly recommend and would happily employ again for all things web and internet based.
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Codyspetdeli
Cody's Pet Deli is an online business that sells pet food & accessories. Approaching Pete to set up a new website was the best move I have made. We wanted a system that was easy to navigate and look good when customers shop online.Pete made the whole process simple and dealing with him was a great pleasure. He can't do enough to help and solve any problem that may arise. I would highly recommend Pete for his experience and knowledge and total dedication to see the project through to final conclusion.Steve H. More...
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What makes a great website?
Great websites put their audience first. Whilst looks matter, pretty doesn't equal profitable. 90% of what makes a website successful is the invisible stuff professionals do in the background. A truly great website helps visitors find what they are looking for as easily as possible - whether that's products, services, answers to questions or just high-quality content. To achieve that, professional web designers study stuff like interface design, user psychology, marketing and so on as well as coding and graphic design.
What questions might you ask a client when starting a new project?
When others ask what you want it to look like, I ask what you want it to achieve - because that's more important. There's no one-size-fits-all, so I need to learn about your goals and discuss which features might be mission-critical and which just nice-to-have. Then I'll need an overview of your target market. If you have personal design preferences, that's fine - it's best to design for your audience first, but I want you to be happy with the design too.
Naturally, investment crops up, too. A website is *not* a cheap one-off purchase. It's an ongoing, business-critical investment. Built well, with marketing in mind, it should pay for itself many times over, but that quality often takes weeks or even months of work to achieve. Still, under-investing generally costs *more* - as missed opportunities, low sales, broken systems and slow growth gradually spiral into total project failure, wasting every penny spent on your project. So I focus on being cost-effective rather than merely cheap, to help you reduce risk and maximise ROI.
What do you love most about your job?
Done well, websites offer solutions to many problems. Whether you want to grow an existing business, provide a second income, create a community or develop innovative services, the web makes such goals far more cost-effective and achievable than they would be offline. In the past, niche market ideas always struggled to survive - unless you could sell them to big distributors, local markets were rarely enough. Now, anyone can tap into a global market of billions - so niche ideas can thrive and spark off even more ideas. That gives everyone's dreams a lot more potential, and I love helping people to realise their potential.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I've been into computers since 1974, started my first (retail) business in 1989, built my first website in 1996 and helped to set up NTL, Virgin and Which? Online the following year. I'm a natural problem-solver who's always keen to help folks follow their dreams. As online business became an increasingly common dream, starting a business to help with that was an obvious move. That's why, unlike many designers and developers, I provide the services needed to grow an online business as well as helping them to get started.
Why should our clients choose you?
Decades of relevant experience and a full range of build-and-grow services means I build online businesses, not just websites.
Also, my experience spans design, development (bespoke programming) and marketing - *very* few people can claim that. Developing each skill-set takes years, and looking at problems from more than one perspective at a time is a rare skill in itself. Why should that matter? Well, the perspectives of designers, developers and marketers are often so much at odds that you need a project manager to keep them all on the same page. Working with a team adds complexity and cost, but choosing a single specialist limits many projects. It's like building a house - if you can't afford a full team of builders, would you ask a bricklayer to do the electrics, carpentry and plumbing? Or would you look for someone who had experience in all the relevant skills? Sure, such people are rare - but that's me.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
All my services are provided remotely, usually via email and phone. Video meetings are also an option.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
As I have always worked remotely, Covid-19 hasn't needed any changes to my business to keep customers safe.
Professional Web Design & Development
Every business needs a website – but just being pretty won’t make a site profitable. They need to be mobile- and search-engine friendly, legally-compliant, secure, well-written, regularly updated and more.
Having been building sites since 1996 and selling them since 2005, I know what works and what doesn’t. Amateur, fire-and-forget websites don’t work – cutting costs too much undermines profits. So, I focus on helping you reach your business goals, reducing risk and increasing your Return On Investment.
Unlike many designers, I’m a programmer too. I’ve built everything from simple websites, blogs and e-commerce to complex bespoke communities. So, whatever you need, get in touch!
Got a specific web project in mind? Get started here:
https://netcentrics.co.uk/get-started/
Digital Marketing: SEO & Social Media
The age of “build it and they will come” ended long ago. Today, a successful website is a vital digital hub in a network of advertising channels. Whilst I build search-engine friendly sites as standard, the web changes fast, and competition is ongoing. So, I offer ongoing help with search-engine optimisation (SEO) and social media – including done-for-you social media management, guest posting and syndicated digital press releases.
Learn more at:
https://netcentrics.co.uk/seo
https://netcentrics.co.uk/smm
Digital Marketing: Content & Video
“Content is king.” Your site needs engaging, on-brand content. If you can create it yourself, that’s great. Still, writing for the web isn’t like writing for other media – and like your images and videos, it all needs to meet professional standards. My content writing and video branding services can help!
NEW - Easy Video Testimonials: Whilst far more persuasive than text, video testimonials are normally far harder to collect. This service fixes that!
Learn more at:
https://netcentrics.co.uk/content-marketing
https://netcentrics.co.uk/video-marketing-services
https://netcentrics.co.uk/video-testimonials/
Affordable Startup Web Design
I solve problems to help small firms grow online. So I meet a lot of self-funded startups seeking affordable web design. If that's you, please see the simple website packages I offer at https://netcentrics.co.uk/affordable-web-design/
