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Ugly Toad specialises in web design, web hosting, domain name registration, search engine optimisation. We are based in Canterbury, Kent but have clients from all over Europe.
Here are a small selection of some of the websites that we've recently completed.
Pilates in Kent - Jaclyn Gordon Pilates
Pilates in Kent in a brochure site for a fantastic pilates teacher who provides lessons and classes in pilates for the Kent area.
The site is a static site with rotating images of Jaclyn going through her stuff with various pilates exercises.
The site also uses a text replacement technique so that you can still use "fancy fonts" and let the search engine spiders read through your text.
The site is constructed with fully valid code
Performance Coaching UK
Performance Coaching UK is a website for a life and career coach specialising in personal performance coaching based in Kent.
It's a dynamic website that uses a content management system to control all the information on the site.
This means that the site owner - Gillian McDonnagh - can make any amendments or additions to the site whenever she feels like it (which is great as we really do need to sleep and can get grouchy if we get woken up in the middle of the night to make changes!)
Hawley Garden Centre
Hawley Garden Centre is a brochure style catalogue, with a small CMS system added to enable updates of the news and events section of the site.
Each page has randomly rotating head images to keep the site looking fresh for people who make a return visit to the site. The site is constructed of PHP, with CSS and uses fully valid code.
Robin Anderson
Robin Anderson is an incredible author, as well as being an internationally renown interior designer. The website is used to promote his 17 (yes, seventeen!) books.
The site features a CMS system that allows the author to update his news and diary section.
Whites Discos Of Kent
Whites Discos of Kent is a brochure style website for a great mobile disco and karaoke service that covers the whole of the South East of England.
The site has a gallery section that is managed by the site owner, which allows them to upload their own pictures to keep the site up to date.
The site went live in November 2007
Silver Pear Bead Jewellery
Silver Pear Bead Jewellery is an ecommerce / information website for a bead jewellery, and beading supplies company
The site has full ecommerce functions and user registration system. Everything on the site can be changed by the site owner, whether it's adding a new product or updating the postage costs.
The site went live in July 2007.
Drag Queen Miss Dot Com
Drag Queen - Miss Dot Com is a website for the fabulous drag queen / female impersonator Miss Dot Com.
The site has some great images of Miss Dot Com's fantastic shows, and includes downloadable publicity photos.
The site is fully managed by Miss Dot Com using our content management system.
The site went live in July 2007
Children of the 23rd Century
Children of the 23rd Century is a website for author Mel Hogan about his new science fiction book series.
The site features some great graphic work by the artist responsible for the book artwork, and aims to keep readers up to date with everything going on around the book and it's launch, and even features a £10,000 competition!
The site went live in April 2007
Southern Cesspool Services
Southern Cesspool Services are a family run business specialising in the emptying of cesspools and septic tanks. They have really reasonable rates too.
Their site keeps to their brand colour, and features information on cesspools and septic tanks. The site features a news system that lets them update their own site.
The site went live in March 2007.
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain - Epsom Branch
R.P.S of G.B. - Epsom Branch is a specialist website that is designed for keeping the Epsom Branch members up to date with anything that is happening in the area.
There is a news and information system that allows them to update the site themselves and to make documents available for download.
The site went live in February 2007.
CRS - Cartridge Recycling & Supplies
CRS - Cartridge Recycling & Supplies is a not for profit company based in Canterbury, Kent.
They organise the collection of ALL types of inkjet cartridges and laser toners, and when they say ALL they mean ALL - not like some other companies! Their service is so simple to use - whether you're a business customer or a residential customer.
The site went live in October 2006.
Purple Pear
Purple Pear is a new dynamic wedding, party, and event planning company based in Canterbury ,Kent.
Their website is based around strong colour themes with easy navigation using the "one click and you're there" theory!
The website is aimed at giving a professional, but fun feel, which is the way that Purple Pear like to work.
The site went live in June 2006.
Gemini Restaurant
The Gemini Restaurant, Tadworth, Surrey is an outstanding French/Modern European restaurant.
Their chefs do a fantastic job all year round which is why they have such great entries in The Good Food Guide.
Their site has been designed and maintained by us since going live in 2001, but had a makeover in July 2006
Portugal Apartment
The Portugal Apartment website is for a fantastic luxury 1 bed apartment in Portimao, Portugal.
The website has a gallery section to show off the apartment, and a booking calendar that the apartment owner can update themselves to show when the apartment is booked.
The site went live in May 2006.
Airfraid
The Airfraid site is an amazing source of information on everything to do with overcoming your fear of flying.
The site was put together by us, but is totally maintained by the site owner.
There is so much information here that there is no way that you'll be afraid of flying after visiting!
The site went live in Jan 2006.
Home Inspired Kitchens
Home Inspired Kitchens is a kitchen installation company with a difference - they take incredible pride in their work and really can deliver the kitchen of your dreams, at a price that is afordable.
They're based in Surrey, but work all over the country.
Their site went live in August 2005
Cosmopolitan Womans Network
The Cosmopolitan Womans Network are a group of highly motivated business women who meet each month to help support each other and to try and expand their business networks.
Also each year they have a chosen charity which they support and raise funds for. This years chosen charity is Jigsaw4u.
The site went live in May 2005.