New website for Shrewsbury charity
A Shrewsbury-based charity has seen an increase in web traffic following the launch of their new website designed by a local company.
Build IT International build schools, health facilities and housing; employing local materials and sustainable technologies throughout sub Saharan Africa and are based in Shrewsbury Shropshire.
After a period of fantastic success, completing their latest projects, Director, Andrew Jowett knew they needed to raise their profile to take the charity to the next phase. "I've always known how the Internet could be used as a powerful social tool, but I've been too focused on the work at hand to spend the time on it required" explained Andrew. For this reason he employed local web designers, The Web Orchard to create a complete online personality for the charity. "We're very pleased with our new website but it's been the extra attention to detail, promoting our activities on Facebook and Twitter that really gets our message out there. We can easily communicate with massive audience." said Andrew, adding "Please follow us on Twitter @build_it_int
Their previous website had lasted for a number of years however the short comings were becoming increasingly clear in an era defined by social interaction and interactive media. The Web Orchard's Chief Web Architect Pete White said “Build It International have some outstanding past and present projects and with their archive of content, imagery and videos we wanted to showcase as much as possible whilst maintaining an easy to use, informative website. Build It have a lot to say and we didn't want to overwhelm a visitor, so there's some neat design gone into their website to allow the reader to view the information at their pace.”
Since its launch in October the website has seen a 50% increase in traffic and has helped generate a greater awareness of the charity and the work it does. Charity Director Andrew Jowett added “We’ve been thrilled by the work The Web Orchard have completed for us, their attention to detail and service has been excellent”.
Find out more about Build It International at www.builditinternational.org or The Web Orchard at www.theweborchard.com.
