Many of our clients are small business owners and sole traders - like us - so at Initial Impressions, we realise the importance of keeping costs low.

We also believe first impressions are extremely important, especially in business. In fact, more than ever, in today's society it is crucial to have instant 'wow' factor that grabs attention and has a positive influence on your customers. And that's where we come in!

Our aim is simple: provide an effective solution at a price that won't break the bank.

We are 100% committed to client satisfaction and dedicated to ensuring that all deadlines are met. Our philosophy is to treat your business like it is our own and we always strive to exceed expectations.

the initial impressions experience

Although our specialty is website makeovers, we are a one-stop shop for marketing solutions, offering a range of services:

• Website design (Joomla CMS sites)
• Print marketing design (including flyers/leaflets, brochures, letterheads, business cards etc)
• Photography
• Copywriting
• Editing

We create simple yet aesthetically-appealing and functional websites using Joomla, a user-friendly content management system which allows you to log-in and update your site's content if you wish to do so. This is extremely beneficial in terms of saving you the expense of continually having to pay for website updates to be made on your behalf.

Joomla sites can also easily be expanded, enabling you to start off with a small site and add pages as your business grows - at low or no cost. The design of the site can also easily be given an overhaul at a later date, without requiring the site to be completely reconstructed from scratch at great expense.

We currently use Adobe Photoshop CS5.1 and Adobe InDesign CS5.5 for our print design work, liaising with our preferred commercial printers to ensure you always end up with top-notch business stationery and marketing materials for the lowest possible price.

We also provide basic photography services, for example to provide images for websites or print marketing.

Last, but not least, we offer copywriting and editing services, drawing on more than 15 years' experience in the print media (journalism and newspaper/magazine production, such as editorial page layout and sub-editing roles) including work on the following publications: