As you can imagine, we have grown substantially over the years and now boast over 2500 business accounts across the nation - supported by our wide reaching network of local consultants. Amazingly, we still provide our service to many of the clients we spoke to ten years ago and our client base is growing on a daily basis.
Our longevity is no fluke, we have worked hard and gone to great measures to make sure we stay ahead of the game, this has included the development of our industry leading CMS software, search engine optimisation techniques, e-commerce websites and customer service ethos.
Over the years we have managed to constantly enhance our reputation and experience as well as building on our business partnerships with Paypal, Google Analytics, StatCounter and Check Rate, amongst others. These partnerships have strengthened the service we offer and keep us at the forefront of website provision for the SME market.
Here's to another 10 years of success!
MEDIA INFORMATION
Here are some media cut-outs from previous publications:
Britnett Web Services specialises in Internet-based solutions for SMEs. The company offers two web solutions packages which include Britnett-Carver “ a highly flexible Content Management System and Britnett BizSub “ a service that registers websites with all the major search engines to maximise traffic to the site.
Britnett is fronted by a team of Britnett Consultants who operate across the UK and are licensed to sell Carver & BizSub, enabling every client to have a dedicated consultant in their local area.
Thusday 12th November 2009
Britnett Web Services install Form Builder to Carver website platform. This new feature allows Britnett Carver2 and Britnett CarverADV clients the option to add contact forms with editable fields to any page on the business website. The Form Builder allows set up of auto responders and success notes on the website page.
Form Builder Britnett Carver CMS Website Clients will now be able make as many different forms as needed and place the forms on any main web page or product page with a single, custom, one-line short tag with the ability to add multiple forms to a page.
A business website is a marketing tool. Its simple; a business should set up the website to reflect what the business provides with a call to action. This call to action is usually a form to fill in or a number to call. Our new Britnett Carver Form Builder allows our clients to easily set up forms that visitors can complete 24/7 and the site owner can deal with as any other enquiry.
Thusday 30th July 2009
Britnett Web Services www.britnett.co.ukfinalist in the Innovation Award. Wear Valley & Teesdale Enterprise Agency.
Barnard Castle based Britnett Web Services was founded in 1999, specialising in internet-based solutions for SMEs and website design for business. It now has eight full time staff. Since its establishment the company has constantly innovated to stay ahead of a rapidly developing and evolving market sector. Britnetts commercial advantage over competitors is its own Britnett-Carver website platform which is a highly flexible Content Management System which enables the website owner to edit their own website at the click of a mouse. Websites include a full e-commerce capability as standard and are set up on a dedicated server. Britnett has also developed Britnett-BizSub, Search Engine Optimisation and Service - a service that registers websites with all of the major search engines so potential customers are only ever a click away for their clients. All of this is fronted by a team of Britnett Consultants who operate across the UK - these website consultants are licensed to sell Carver & BizSub locally - so Britnetts clients have the benefit of local support. These consultants provide first line support and assist clients in the process of building their site and developing their online presence. The company now consists of a head office in Barnard Castle where it operates a seven person support team with 21 franchisees working across the UK. Each franchisee pays a one-off investment cost and then for each website they develop for their clients they charge an initial set-up fee, followed by a monthly retainer for the support package. The set-up fee and a percentage of the monthly charge go to Britnett and the remainder is retained by the franchisee. This is part of a growth strategy which sees Britnett gain national coverage without the cost of expanding its small team in Barnard Castle. The recession has seen Britnett continue with its ambitious expansion plans through this franchising model. Britnett Web Services has established its sixth franchise this year as it pushes on with plans to take on 80 consultants by the end of the year. The company has expanded into areas including Essex and Bedfordshire, taking its total number of UK franchises to 21. The company says: Our growth is due to more and more small and medium sized enterprises are realising the need to have an online presence, especially in the current climate. Our business model allows us to recruit franchisees across the country who are already specialists in their field and who can offer the best level of service on a local level while taking full advantage of the unique web products Britnett supplies.
RADIO ADVERTISING
Thusday 16th July 2009
Britnett have released a radio advert that will be played on Radio Teesdale over the next few weeks, click the link below to play.
Barnard Castle-based Britnett Web Services is celebrating the success of another clients increased online sales as Kingdomsports.co.uk sees sales (triple) following the launch of its new look website.
The company, which has supplied the armed forces with work and casual wear for over 20-years, has been inundated with orders for their Helmand Hornets rugby T-shirts. A Sky news story featured soldiers in Afghanistan wearing the kit to raise money for the Help for Heroes campaign by taking part in an International tag rugby tournament. Kingdom Sports approached Britnett in December 2007 to help them create an attractive website that is easy to use, and more importantly thanks to their search engine optimisation software, is easy to find. Since the story appeared the website has received over 100 orders from Afghanistan for Helmand Hornet leisurewear.
Comments of Kingdom Sports... : We really wanted to make our website more sophisticated and attractive to our customers and wanted to get our brand picked up in Internet searches. I had heard of Britnett so got in touch and since working with them, we have been inundated with demand. The website has definitely helped boost our sales internationally as well as nationally, and of course it is helping raise money for the heroes out in Afghanistan. I just hope that we can keep up with the demand!
Britnett Web Services, which was launched in 1999 by Paul Harper, offers SMEs access to a range of cost effective web design and search engine optimisation solutions to help drive sales. The company has developed a range of web products, including Britnett BizSub, one of the best search engine optimisation services available on the market and Britnett-Carver, content management software which allows clients to manage and update their own websites. Concludes Paul Harper, Managing Director of Britnett Web Solutions: We have a proven track record in helping SMEs like Kingdom Sports drive sales and gather further interest from online sites. We know that in these tough times, businesses are looking for cost effective websites that can really aid the growth of the company, and that is exactly what Britnett provides.
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The Northern Echo
Wednesday 3rd June 2009
INTERNET company Britnett Web Services has established its sixth franchise this year as it pushes on with plans to take on 80 consultants by the end of the year.
The company, based in Barnard Castle, has expanded into areas including Essex and Bedfordshire, taking its total number of UK franchises to 21.
Managing director Paul Harper said: Our growth is down to the fact that more and more small and medium sized enterprises are realising the need to have an online presence, especially in the current climate.
Our business model allows us to recruit franchisees across the country who are already specialists in their field and who can offer the best level of service on a local level while taking full advantage of the unique web products Britnett supplies.
Darlington & Stockton Times
Wednesday 3rd June 2009
INTERNET company Britnett Web Services has established its sixth franchise this year as it pushes on with plans to take on 80 consultants by the end of the year.
The company, based in Barnard Castle, has expanded into areas including Essex and Bedfordshire, taking its total number of UK franchises to 21.
Managing director Paul Harper said: Our growth is down to the fact that more and more small and medium sized enterprises are realising the need to have an online presence, especially in the current climate.
Thursday‚ May 2009
North East-Based Britnett Continues Expansion Across the UK
North-East-based Britnett Web Services is celebrating the expansion of its operation with the addition of six new franchises across the UK since the start of 2009. The six franchises are part of Britnetts ambitious growth plans to sign-up an additional 80 new consultants before the end of the year.
The new franchisees will operate across Durham, Telford, Essex, Scarborough and Bedfordshire and as a result businesses in the area will be able to benefit from access to a range of cost effective web design and search engine optimisation solutions designed to help SMEs drive sales online.
Comments Paul Harper, Managing Director of Britnett Web Services: Our growth is down to the fact that more and more SMEs are realising the need to have an online presence, especially in the current climate. There is a significant rise in online consumers and even smaller businesses need to have a website from which they can sell their products or services if they want to maximise their profit and tap into this growing market.
Britnett Web Services was launched in 1999 by Paul Harper, who has over 15 years experience in the digital industry. The company quickly grew from offering web site design to developing a range of web products, including Britnett BizSub, one of the best search engine optimisation services available on the market and Britnett-Carver, a content management software which allows clients to manage and update their own websites.
The company now consists of a head office in Barnard Castle where it operates a seven person support team with 21 franchisees working across the UK. Each franchisee pays a one-off investment cost and then for each website they develop for their clients they charge an initial set-up fee, followed by a monthly retainer for the support package. Only the set-up fee and a small percentage of the monthly charge go to Britnett and the remainder is retained by the franchisee.
Comments Jorge Ferreira, who joined as a franchisee in February (2009) of this year: The web design products which Britnett offer are without a doubt the best I used. Britnett Carver is a fantastic piece of software which allows clients to easily maintain and update their own sites and Britnett BizSub is an exceptional search engine optimisation service which is vital for clients to ensure they reach as wide an online customer-base as possible. The team at head office are some of the best designers and IT professionals Ive worked with in the industry and are constantly updating the software to ensure that our clients receive the very latest web technology and that we stay ahead of our competitors.
Concludes Paul Harper: Our business model allows us to recruit franchisees across the country who are already specialists in their field and who can offer the best level of service on a local level while taking full advantage of the unique web products Britnett supplies as well as it 24-hour support service.
WE WON! Britnett Carver wins Award | Best not-for-profit website in the North East.
Radio Teesdale won the best not-for-profit web site award within the Digital Users section. www.radioteesdale.co.uk.
The awards were established in 2007 and celebrate the excellence of the growing digital industry in the North East of England showcasing the best of the regions digital talent. This years competition attracted over 250 entries and just 105 were short-listed by public vote. The competition process was all done online at‚ Digital Awards North East and attracted over 16,000 visits in three months.
Alistair McCall, the Chief Executive of Business Link North East spoke at the awards, It fills me with confidence that we have got some many great businesses doing great things using technology to open up new markets, develop new products and to challenge, you know, maybe some of the perception that there are at the moment that things aren particularly positive. Business is creating opportunities and capitalizing those.
Radio Teesdales website is based on a CMS system provided by Britnett Website Services a Business website design specialist who have consultants available nationally. Chris Ord from The Enterprise Agency for Wear Valley and Teesdale manages the presentation of the main website and content is provided by station manager Peter Dixon and all the many volunteers contribute through listen again audio, a photo gallery of visitors to the station, presenter profiles and the latest news about the station.
Gill Hunter from Muckle Solicitors was one of the judges who reviewed the Radio Teesdale website and commented One of the things that impressed me was the variety of content on there and also the thing that really came across in the application was the passion and the enthusiasm from people involved and the fact that the whole team had bought into the project and everybody was really passionate about it.
RED NOSE DAY |Do Something Funny For Money!
On the Friday 13Th March 2009.ÀšÃ‚ Britnett Website Services support Red Nose Day. The Support Team are in fancy dress - See Photographs and Video's.
Britnett Website Services | Press and Media | Corporate Films and Press Contacts.
A Film that Explains the Britnett Web Services Business Model
Control Over The Right Sidebar | Feature Added - 29-7-08 Design and fashion is becoming an important part of any on-line marketing campaign. Britnett recognise their clients need to achieve a more flexible design layout on their website. This new feature allows more control of the right side bar, in the Category sections - allowing full design flexibility through the site, yet still keeping the Admin easy and simple.
Cart Checkout | Customer Comments | Feature Added - 7-8-08 Britnett have experienced a dramatic increase in Shopping Cart Website demand over the last three quarters. Our Shopping Cart option can be added to any Britnett-Carver website. The Shopping Cart format is based on international standards and is designed to be as simple as possible. Our Consultants and clients requested an option for their shoppers to add a note to the order process. This feature has been installed across all Britnett-Carver platforms.
News |Tests Completed and New Features added to Britnett-Carver CMS | 08-08-08
1) Added Flexibility over the Right Nav Bar in Products Section | Better Design In the past, by default - whenever you to navigate to the Product Categories or Products - the Right Nav Bar was automatically turn off. We have added a new option to allow more design flexibility. We now have the ability to choose if we want the right nav on or off.
2) Option to allow Comments in the Order Form | Better Customer Service We have added the ability for a Customer to add comments to an order within the Shopping Cart - so if an order requires certain instructions or a messages... they can be added in the Checkout procedure.This information will be on the Customers receipt - and also in the Site Owners 'Orders' section within Carver StoreManager.
3) More Powerful Communication with the Search Engines | Better SEO Results In terms of SEO Britnett-Carver is by far the best CMS in the world. We have added the ability to add your own meta-tag keywords, meta-tag description & title tages for each individual Product Page, making it excellent for SEO.
4) Tips Upgraded [?] | Better Usability Inside Britnett-Carver you will see a series of Question Marks [?]. These are called Tool Tips. We have upgraded the way they appear. As browsers evolve we have followed their requirements and you will see the the Tool Tip pop-ups now work in all major browsers on all platforms and up to Microsoft Internet Explorer IE7.
Britnett Web Services offer business website design for business websites that the customer can edit and update themselves, using our Content Management System for business website design – Britnett-Carver.
If you are looking for a new professional business web site or would like to have your current website updated we can offer great advice and fresh ideas. Contact us with any specifications you have for your business website and let us know your business needs and we will get back to you within 24 hrs to discuss all aspects of your business website requirements.
We also offer a Search Engine Optimisation service called Britnett BizSub.
We will work with your website to make sure the Search Engines can read the most important information on it. Then, we will submit your website to the Search Engines every month to ensure they are updated with any new information on your website.
We will work with you to find out what your most important keywords & phrases are. This is essential to make sure your website finds its target audience. We will use them to make sure the Search Engines recognise your website under those words, which will; improve your search engine placement, increase qualified traffice & generate more enquiries.
