Professional Websites and Apps Built to Perform
By Appetising Development
Bespoke Web Design, Apps, Themes and Plugins
Efficient and Reliable
Ongoing Support and Maintenance
What We Do
Appetising Development is an independent web page design company based in Swindon, North Wiltshire. We build professional websites, mobile apps, and can help you with all things web!
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Hosting your business and services on stylish layouts
UX / UI Web Design
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WordPress CMS including plugins, administration and maintenance
WordPress Developer
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Showcasing your products online on any eCommerce platform
eCommerce Developer
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Custom Themes, Apps and Point of Sale help on this popular eCommerce platform
Shopify Developer
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Improving your website search result rankings
SEO
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Connecting business email and running email marketing campaigns
Email Marketing
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Import and display data such as map pins, dashboards and reports
API Integration
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Experienced Wix platform developer
Wix Developer
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Hosting on fast, reliable, scalable and secure platforms
Web Hosting
Our Portfolio
Look Sharp Roofing
We worked closely with our client to transform their existing website into a modern, user-friendly and responsive design that not only reflects the quality of their services but also the heart of their brand.
Maya Electrical Solutions
An electrical contractor needed help with a new website and SEO for his local business in Swindon
NK Tutoring
A private tutor with a growing business, requiring a site to establishing her brand and bring her services to new and existing clients
Evolve Home Energy Solutions
We were pleased to be awarded this work after the company considered us along with a few competitors, and put their trust in us
258 Engineering Supplies
An engineering gearbox, motor, inverter and accessories supplier asked us for a modern, clean design for their new eCommerce website
Sitting Knitting
We were commissioned to provide a full eCommerce website design including a logo and then implement the custom site
Aptitude Health and Fitness
Our first big commercial project as a company was to build a new website from scratch, featuring their gym and services
ACBS UK and Ireland
The UK and ROI ACBS Chapter required a website to bring together professional listings using an interactive map feature as the centre of this networking website.
Vitta Advisory
An Accountancy Practice that serves clients globally required an updated website
LDR Inventories
A professional property inventory specialist, our client wanted a clean, easy to use interface to match competitor websites in the market
HeadStart Skillz
A start up was looking to create a space for young adults to learn essential life skills, we helped them create a booking website for these yearly events as well as a logo which they use for marketing
The Property Hunt
We combined an existing eCommerce website and a property renovation site to help promote both complimentary services under one, the site uses import and export of products from a wholesaler API
Dawn Johnson Psychology
Dr Johnson asked us to complete an unfinished website to promote her services
Bob Heath Music
We implemented Bob’s Music website in one week to meet his deadline in which to sell his newly released book
Experts In Our Field
Responsive User Interfaces
We take a Mobile First approach when designing and implementing websites. By using this mindset the content fits smoothly onto all popular devices, ensuring text chunking and clean visuals
Responsiveness is also about the speed at which content loads on each device, and how quickly it responds to users taking actions. We ensure our code is efficient using industry best practice (ensuring web vitals are healthy) and optimising it across all devices like mobile phones, tablets and desktop computers
Responsiveness is also about the speed at which content loads on each device, and how quickly it responds to users taking actions. We ensure our code is efficient using industry best practice (ensuring web vitals are healthy) and optimising it across all devices like mobile phones, tablets and desktop computers
Add Content Easily
We use the right Content Management System (CMS) for your project to enable you to fulfil your business goals, scale your site, fit your budget and add content with ease
We encourage the use of modular drag and drop editors that allow you or us to change the layout of your pages as needed, just like the WordPress Block Builder
We can also free your content from a tightly integrated CMS like WordPress by separating it completely from the front end website using a Headless CMS.
The content can then be displayed on a variety of website and app platforms, offering you maximum flexibility
We encourage the use of modular drag and drop editors that allow you or us to change the layout of your pages as needed, just like the WordPress Block Builder
We can also free your content from a tightly integrated CMS like WordPress by separating it completely from the front end website using a Headless CMS.
The content can then be displayed on a variety of website and app platforms, offering you maximum flexibility
Sell Your Products Online
We advise on suitable eCommerce platforms to use for selling products, based on your business requirements
We can provide an attractive theme from which to showcase your Product Categories, Featured Products, most popular and highest rated
You can have us integrate well known review widgets such as Trustpilot into your site to automate product reviews, display star ratings and improve SEO
We can also provide tutorials online on how to add products using these platforms, and create variations of those products to cut down on duplication of content, which will ensure each product has a better chance of being discovered in the search results
We can provide an attractive theme from which to showcase your Product Categories, Featured Products, most popular and highest rated
You can have us integrate well known review widgets such as Trustpilot into your site to automate product reviews, display star ratings and improve SEO
We can also provide tutorials online on how to add products using these platforms, and create variations of those products to cut down on duplication of content, which will ensure each product has a better chance of being discovered in the search results
Improve Your Online Presence
Using several different tools and services to help with Search Page Optimisation (SEO) we can improve your contents online coverage and aid in ranking your site on search engines such as Google and Bing
We can provide one to one video calls to help with listing your business and services on maps as well as Google and Bing business panel information in search results
We can also aid in how to structure relevant content on your website and optimise it to help improve your page coverage in search engines
We can integrate Analytics to highlight any coverage issues, fix mobile usability, add or improve structured data and give advice on core web vitals
We can provide one to one video calls to help with listing your business and services on maps as well as Google and Bing business panel information in search results
We can also aid in how to structure relevant content on your website and optimise it to help improve your page coverage in search engines
We can integrate Analytics to highlight any coverage issues, fix mobile usability, add or improve structured data and give advice on core web vitals
Integrated Marketing
We can help you engage with your customers through your website by offering support with getting you set up on well known marketing platforms such as Mailer Lite, Mailchimp and Hubspot, then integrating their useful features into your website
We can also help you with automation of these platform features so you can focus on selling services and products
We can also help you with automation of these platform features so you can focus on selling services and products
What Our Customers Say
“Superb Work”Superb work from Alastair and Steph on a new website for Evolve Home Energy Solutions. nothing was too much trouble and the end result surpassed our expectations. Great to work with – highly recommended!Laura HannantMarketing Director – Evolve HES
“Delivery of objectives was first class”Alastair and Steph oversaw the creation of our organisations website. It had some pretty tricky stuff on there (a map for members to place themselves on) and yet the communication and delivery of objectives was first class, as was their willingness to help when we became stuck, and their ongoing commitment to supporting us. Highly recommended!Nic HooperPresident – ACBS UK And Ireland
“Fantastic website for my new business”Ali & Steph are fantastic at what they do. They took my idea and developed it into a fantastic website for my new business. Both incredibly experienced in web development they offered continuous support and inspiring suggestions to get the best out of the project. Highly recommend.Gareth PrestonDirector – Aptitude Health And Fitness
“Better than I could of ever imagined”I couldn’t recommend Alastair highly enough! From start to finish he’s been outstanding and has created my business a website that’s better than I could of ever imagined! 5 stars does not do him justice for all the work he’s put in to this!!!!Joseph BanksDirector – 258 Engineering Supplies
“I felt they really cared about my work”Steph and Alastair have been amazing with getting my website off the ground. They met me where I was at (with a half built website, and a lack of IT knowledge) and made every step of the journey understandable and easy to take. I am very grateful for their efficient, and dedicated work. I felt they really cared about my work, my website, and my aim of communicating with an audience. I would highly recommend them to anyone wanting some IT support. Brilliant.Dawn JohnsonDr – Dawn Johnson Psychology
“Website Developer Hits The Right Note!”This company did an amazing job in putting together our website during lockdown. We felt involved at every stage of its development and they fully understood what needed to be achieved in terms of creating an easy to navigate online presentation of our music teaching business. The site was quickly accepted by our primary schools and is already delivering new enquiries for us.Jim BatemanMusician – Bateman Tuition
“I would recommend their services to anyone”I am sure that whenever I approach Ali and Steph they must experience a degree of trepidation! I quite often have ideas that I know are going to be difficult to pull-off or encapsulate in a user-friendly website. Needless to say, Ali and Steph approach these challenges with enthusiasm and energy. They are fantastic communicators, always willing to make time to share ideas and talk things through. Pulling this altogether in a coherent way is a challenge which Ali and Steph have realised superbly. I am so pleased with this site and I would recommend their services to anyone.Henry BatemanMusician – Henry Bateman