Hi, I’m Sii Cockerill — I design and develop business websites that are clean, simple and easy-to-use
Do you want to work with someone you can trust; someone who knows what they’re doing and who can take the pain out of the whole process for you? Great — I’ve been doing exactly that for over 25 years.
What do I do?
Websites
Website Designer
Here’s what my clients say
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Never in my life did I think I’d utter the words, “I really enjoyed working on my website,” but that’s exactly what I’ve said after working with Sii. I’ve ended up with a site that is streets ahead of my old one in terms of navigation, design and speed. Plus he’s taught me some basic coding and IT knowledge, which mean I can manage the site myself and make any future changes. As they say…teach a man to fish!
Jennifer Holloway Personal Branding Specialist -
Sii has incredible talent of taking a small idea we have and creating something really wonderful, better than we could have imagined. It is always a pleasure to work with Sii, I have learnt so much from him, and he continues to raise the bar with our website.
Naoise Morrin Games Studio Recruiter -
As a digital agency it can be hard to find quality website designers and developers. Sii has looked after our own website for more than a decade and I’ve worked with him personally for over 6 years. I trust him to take my ‘briefs’ such as they are and translate that into improvements that are not only functional but are also well-designed and simple for me to use. As part of the wider team, he’s invaluable in supporting both our own and our clients’ websites.
Sophie Roberts Managing Director -
Sii’s technical and creative input has been invaluable. He offered his expertise without jargon, his guidance without arrogance and patience in abundance. We would recommend him to anyone!
James Gouldsmith Business Solutions Architect -
Sii has approached all of the projects that I have worked with him on in an intelligent and forward thinking way. He takes the time to understand what the business is trying to achieve.
Rachael Charmbury Managing Director -
Sii played an integral part in building multiple websites and landing pages allowing us to remain competitive across all areas of marketing. I worked very closely with him on systems and trackings so we could monitor performance in greater detail than ever before. He will always add fresh ideas during any build resulting in a better than expected end result.
James Birchall Senior Digital Advisor -
We have been working with Sii for the past 10 years in developing our website. He has been professional, comprehensive and competent throughout the process of our working together.
Ziona Jones Managing Director -
Since 2012, Sii has supported the evolution of our website to keep it awesome. He adds real value to our business and acts like an extended part of our team which is really important.
Ben Norman CEO & Founder -
Sii has the perfect balance of creativity and commercial awareness. It is rare to find but Sii is able to offer both. He is professional and brings an element of fun that is essential in making even the most demanding project an enjoyable & successful experience. Sii is pivotal to the success of any project and I highly recommend him.
Claire Lewis CEO -
Sii is the first person I turn to for any web related work. He is fast, skilled and a pleasure to work with. I wouldn’t recommend anyone else.
Jem Finer Artist, Composer & Musician -
Sii invests time in understanding a business, helping him create a product that addresses core business needs. It’s his willingness to challenge ideas that makes working with him invaluable.
Luke Monaghan SEO Manager -
It has been a pleasure working with Sii on our website project. I found that his expert and in depth knowledge, enthusiasm for the project, and ability to clarify and explain technical aspects to be very encouraging. I would definitely recommend his services to any company that wish to communicate their product or service in a way that will be seen by all and accessed via all devices.
Emily Hussain Marketing Consultant -
I love working with Sii. He always takes the time to listen, to understand what I’m trying to achieve and why. He’s never afraid to challenge ideas, great at explaining things and always delivers the very best outcome.
Georgina Dinnage Marketing Manager -
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with Sii on countless projects over the last 15 years. His critical thought process when it comes to analysing, planning and developing solutions is invaluable.
Jon Wigham Head of Development -
Sii has been a delight to work with and made understanding the requirements of new technology very simple, he has a vast amount of knowledge.
Carole Clarke Managing Director
Let’s create something amazing!
Let’s discuss your next project — whether it’s a new website or a redesign, a web application, or a branding / design project — I’m sure I can help.
Any questions?
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Do you do Paid Search?
No — whilst a lot of my early work revolved around creating high-converting landing pages for paid search campaigns, I’ve never setup a Google Ads account (or any other paid search account). I can recommend an agency to help with your paid search and I’d happily work on the landing page with you.
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What do I need to give you so you can build my website?
Content is a good start. Words and pictures if you have them. If you don’t, we can out how to put them together. At the very least, we’ll need to have a discovery call to work out what your website needs.
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Do you offer website hosting?
No — but I’d be happy to recommend a good website host to suit your budget (and even set it up for you). As a rule of thumb, don’t scrimp on hosting. No amount of code improvements can make a slow, over-worked server any faster. If your website is business-critical, I think you should choose a hosting partner who can serve you 24/7 and who have a dedicated team working to keep your site online.
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What’s the difference between a website and a web application?
A website communicates a message to its users. A web application is a special kind of website that provides a service to its users, sometimes for a fee.
Websites and web applications have a lot in common. They are built with much of the same technologies, but their purposes are often different.
Web applications generally provides a Customer with a digital service of some kind, and more often than not, Customers must register for an account in order to use the web application. Sometimes, they pay a fee/subscription for the service — you might recognise the acronym SaaS which stands for Software as a Service.
Mailchimp is an example of a web application. You need to register for an account in order to use it and you can use an extended set of features if you pay a fee.
Of course, much of the Mailchimp.com is accessible to everyone — those are the bits that market the services provided in its web application.
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Do you build Shopify websites?
No — not at the moment. I think Shopify is a great platform and I’ve seen clients achieve some great results using it. But I have extensive experience with WordPress, so it’s far more sensible for me to offer custom themes that work with WooCommerce — a free, open-source WordPress plugin that adds extendable ecommerce functionality and can be equally as effective as Shopify (with the added benefit that there are no on-going costs for the WordPress platform).
Let’s create something amazing!
Let’s discuss your next project — whether it’s a new website or a redesign, a web application, or a branding / design project — I’m sure I can help.
