web design and web development specialists based in Cardiff, South Wales

Making your website work for you with inspirational design and creative solutions...

With VSI-thinking web designers you can rest assured that we will deliver the web solution you require. Whether you want a fully managed service, prefer to take control of your content with our content management solution or are after something in between, VSI-thinking can provide a creative web solution.

We have developed our own web technologies - thinkingMODULES - which offer the best web services for your customers. The unique design of our modules means each unit is self contained and can be bolted on to your website to provide additional functionality as your site grows, be it ecommerce, stock control, marketing databases or simply a content management system so you can keep your site up to date.

Our expertise means we can also provide a bespoke service to develop Web software so you get a tailored solution. We provide creative web design, application development and reliable web hosting to ensure your online business is always available to customers. Our high level of service has attracted a diverse range of clients which include Thomas Cook, the Celtic Manor Resort (hosts of the Ryder cup 2010), AVIS, Neilson and the Appeals Service Judicary of the UK government.

thinkingBlog

If you have something to say or a robust opinion then the Web 2.0 community BLOG application is for you. Useful for communicating your business services, ideas and news with the blogosphere, our BLOG module is fully featured. Blogs can be added with as category and are automatically archived into months, we even include a ‘tag’ cloud, where you can add meta tags which automatically increase with size the more they are used.

Become part of the Blogosphere now!

South-West-Hotels.co.uk

South West hotels is an exciting new website designed and developed by VSI-Thinking. The site is designed to help visitors to the South West easily find hotels based on the specific area which they would like to stay, with an emphasis of ease of use and search engine optimisation.

The website functionality enables the user to search for their hotel by location, distance from that location as well as the rating of the hotel. Individual CMS pages have been created for over 100 locations in the south wales area offering tailored content for each individual location.

Visit South West Hotels to find your ideal stay.

Peterstone Court

Peterstone Court – enjoy food, enjoy mountains, enjoy space. Stay Natural. Just 3 miles from Brecon, with the highest mountain in the South of the country (the Pen-y-Fan) looming over us, the location makes Peterstone a Mecca for outdoor activities – equally for the adventurous and the not so adventurous.

VSI-thinking have provided Peterstone Court with an easy to maintain Content Management System (CMS). The CMS allows Peterstone Court administrators to create unlimited pages of content on the site without having to rely on any external expertise. Peterstone court now have the functionality to upload Wedding photos straight after the event, as well as update pages ready for events such as Christmas and Easter. All CMS pages implement the best Search Engine Optimisation practices.

The team at Peterstone Court are impressed with their website and feel that it is easy
to administer whilst maintaining their professional standards.

South-West-Hotels.co.uk
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Testimonial

"One of the reasons I was reluctant in having a CMS system for our websites was the feeling that some of our individuality would be lost within the parameters set by the program. VSI – Thinking are different, they offer a bespoke service tailored to what you require. It did not require hours of training or massive knowledge of whatever language they speak as it’s very intuitive and user friendly"

Sean Gerrard, Taste Inn Wales

Web site redesign

Many companies approach VSI-thinking to bring new and creative ideas to their old and tired web site. A redesign often helps to boost traffic because of renewed customer interest, improved search engine ranking and adapting your message to suite the current aims of the business. It is also an opportunity to implement new customer focused services such as a Blog which helps increase traffic and improve search engine ranking. To find out how much a redesign would cost simply send us your URL.

Web site markup and style optimisation

VSI-thinking has a wealth of expertise in making design ideas work on the web. Where a business has engaged with a graphic design or marketing company to visualise a web site, VSI-thinking bring a creative technical solution. Many designers use web authoring tools which rarely provide properly optimised and standards compliant code. We are able to reduce your page download times and increase the speed at which the site is displayed on a client browser.

Web Consultation

Just where do you start these days with your web project? Choice of technology, standards compliance, search engine optimisation, accessibility guidelines, content management solution, eMarketing, business systems integration, the list is endless. With over 11 years experience in the web industry, VSI-thinking is one of the longest established web design companies in Wales. You can trust us to help you through the process as we have for many businesses throughout the UK.

VSI News

Mini-myths

With so many different pieces of advice being offered within the web developer and design community, it is quite difficult to design websites which not only look good, but also has the functionality you need. With some of these pieces of advice being myths, VSI can create a web site which does exactly what you require.
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Neilson offers the ‘best experience online for package holiday customers

Independent research from customer experience benchmarking company, Global Reviews, has found that Neilson offers the ‘best experience’ online for package holiday customers. VSI-thinking is proud to produce and develop the Neilson Active Holidays web site for more than 10 years. This award is added to the numerous others the site has won over the years.
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New module: thinking-wiki

Do the users on your website have valuable information that they need to share between each other? A wiki is a good resource of knowledge on your website which adds a social aspect to your website.
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Floating to the top with Canoe Show Wales

We would like to congratulate Up and Under for achieving a very high ranking in the search engines with their Welsh Canoe Show 2009 website.
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Tickets for the O2 Arena

VSI-thinking as part of their Find Hotels group, have decided to create a new website showcasing the events at the O2 Arena.
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PhUSE Call For Papers

PhUSE have decided to take a bespoke Call For Papers system with VSI-thinking to help them organise the paper submissions for their conferences.
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