Exmouth Town Council - Their story
Exmouth Town Council started constructing its website on the Vision Websites V2 system in 2005 and did not make much use of the system for a while. Really there were always other things to do. But in May 2006 the Town Clerk John Wokersien buckled down and decided that it was time to stop burying his head in the sand. Within no time pages started to develop and the flow of creativity turned into a torrent. The potential dawned very rapidly and very soon it was realized that the way to go was the V2 interactive system. Since then the site has developed into a huge bank of information about the Town Council and the Town.
It is now an encyclopaedic source of information from train times to historic information. It not only contains its own information base, it links to the many other sites available within the town.
John says ‘The benefit of using Vision websites is that it provides a stable template which is both easy to use and flexible’. It introduced John to website creation for the first time and not only took the fear away that this was a hugely technical thing to do, but also enabled this to be done within a sensible budget. When quotes were obtained for website design companies to do the job for us the prices were formidable and we would not have had direct control over our own website.
We think that we have taken the Vision Website design tools further than any other Vision customers at this stage and feel confident in the system. John says ‘I would definitely recommend Vision Websites to any other Town or Parish Councils or other small organisations who want a system which is manageable at reasonable cost and which they can control. In fact I don’t see why larger businesses shouldn’t find the system useful to use’. John has already made recommendations to others he is so pleased with the service.
Finally if you have a question or problem Maggie, Daniel and Nigel will always give advice and help. Their enthusiasm and friendliness is infectious. Anyone taking on the system will soon find that they have a creditable website to promote themselves and provide safe storage, off site, for a lot of their important information.
John’s final comment is ‘If you are hesitating, then don’t, just go for it, as you are wasting time when you could be creating a great asset for your Council and Community. You will learn a great deal and gain a lot of satisfaction in doing it yourself instead of passing it on to an ‘Expert’ who will charge you dearly for the privilege’.
http://www.SureStartExeter.org.uk
"In a job like mine you have to hit the ground running...there realistically is NO time for training and so when I was asked about developing our website and had I heard of Vision Websites, all I was asked was can I cut and paste in word...to which I replied yes.. that was all I needed to know in order to use this system!!!
I am very pleased with the website that I have created and the on going support from Vision! Thank you.
In fact everyone seemed to be very impressed with what I have achieved...don't tell anyone it was soooo easy.. shhhh!"
Biquis Melmon,
Exeter SureStart
"I would like to express my appreciation for all the work Nigel and his family team have put into the creation of our neighbourhood website. With excellent support and advice from Vision we have the tools to create an easy to maintain and flexible website suited to the needs of our organisation at a very reasonable cost.
We have received excellent feedback for the features included in our website that are comparable to websites requiring a dedicated worker yet maintainable with a simple knowledge of Microsoft Word.
I would recommend anyone looking to design a website which is elastic and will not require hours of officer time to maintain whilst giving impressive results to look at what Vision Websites can deliver for you."
Tony Guyon, Interlock Neighbourhood Management Pathfinder
Northlands Park, Basildon, Essex
"Vision ICT Ltd is not only a good website company but the folk who do the work are good company. The support is friendly and nothing is too much trouble.
Vision Websites are easy to manage. As a busy person I want my website to accept word and other files without hassle. Other websites have failed me on this test. Vision Websites are built so that even people like me can update them. Making links and adding files is a cinch! You can choose colours from a pallet. You can play with a a screen to your hearts content and so long as you don't press "submit" nothing changes - but do remember to press submit when you have achieved what you want!"
Bryan Metcalf
Yorkshire and the Humberside Regional Training Partnership Training Manager
"We have been working with Vision ICT Lt for many years on various internet based ICT developments and found them extremely helpful and supportive. Our new website is developing as a valuable tool in driving our charity forward and we are surprised at how easy it is for staff to use and the facilities that it has to offer. If you are thinking of developing a website or have a website that is not working for you for any reason I recommend you do not hesitate in giving Vision Websites a call and they will work with you to ensure you are able to develop the website with all the facilities you require."
Pat Colling
Trustee and Company Secretary FEDT
http://www.stevehomeopath.co.uk
Vision Websites was recommended to me by a colleague homeopath. At the time, I was looking at various other companies who were offering to write, and host a web site for me. The advantage of Vision Websites for me was that I could create and write the site myself through the very simple and straightforward 'demo' site - and take my time doing so. An then, when I went on-line, I could change the content regularly, and as much as I needed, without the additional costs that other companies wanted to charge.
So for someone who is not computer-literate, it gave me control of the site, from beginning to end. When I came up with difficulties, the help was there - clear and concise - and all for a comparatively modest cost.
It was a good recommendation - and I would not hesitate to recommend Vision Websites to you.
Steve Scrutton
Homeopath
Registrar, Alliance of Registered Homeopaths
www.GloucestershireAPTC.org.uk -Website Training Sessions
"Councillors and clerks attending a website development session organised by the Gloucestershire Training Partnership had their reluctance to be involved overcome thanks to the on-hand advice and support of Vision ICT Ltd. Their staff took them gently and carefully through the process thereby overcoming their fear of website design and development. They found they didn't need any programming knowledge but with hands-on involvement were able in a couple of hours to take away the skeleton of a website tailored to their particular council's needs and suitable for their council's consideration."
Richard Bellis
Secretary to the Association
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