Toolkit Websites’ Jack Manley skydives for charity

Jack Manley, Toolkit Websites’ Sales Executive is skydiving on the 5th June to raise money for The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Ltd in Hampshire. (Charity Registration No. 1096603)

Jack has previously thrown himself from a plane in the name of charity, raising money for children's cancer charity CLIC Sargent in 2007, Jack was only 16 – the youngest skydiver in the group.

He is now repeating this terrifying feat for a really fantastic cause:

"At The Rainbow Centre we help children with Cerebral Palsy and adults with Parkinson's, MS and those recovering from a stroke learn to overcome their motor impairments through a system of learning called conductive education. It costs £45,000 a month to run The Centre where we currently help over 60 amazing children and 25 inspirational adults from all over the south of the UK."

The Rainbow Centre was established in 1990, and offers Conductive Education services to aid children with disabilities which cause delays in development such as Cerebral Palsy.
The centre also helps motor-impaired adults to gain mobility and independence. The charity relies solely on donations and receives no other financial support, raising money is the only way The Rainbow Centre can continue its amazing work. However, they require £400,000 a year to operate, so fund raisers like Jack are essential to the continuity of the charity.

Jacks target is £250.00 help him meet this by donating here at justgiving.com.

Facebook launches new Deals application

We all like to get a good deal, and finding one may just have got easier. Facebook has announced a new application called ‘Deals’, allowing brands to offer promotions directly to customers through the Facebook site.

Users who ‘check in’ to locations using the mobile version of the social network can see all the local businesses nearby offering a deal. This can range from discounts to free merchandise, loyalty schemes to meal deals.

Imagine that while looking for a place to eat lunch, you could see offers from restaurants nearby on your phone. Or you’re after a new wardrobe; the application could tell you all the shops offering discounts! It’s the ideal tool to get customers in through your doors.

Big names such as Starbucks, O2 and YO! Sushi have already signed up meaning Facebook Deals is an application worth embracing for any business owner. Perhaps your customers could be missing out on your latest deal because it’s not on Facebook Deals? Maybe your clients are just waiting for your merchandise to appear on their phone!

It all sounds very promising, and with Foursquare and Google offering similar services this is a competitive market already. So potentially this could be great for companies and customers alike!

We can help you get your business on Facebook. Get in Touch!

Thousands of Business Websites Go Down - Get Premium Hosting Now

Thousands of business websites have gone down today due to an administrative error, making it more important than ever to use a premium, business class domain name service for your company website.

Tech news blog, the Register are reporting that Talk Talk have apparently let a domain name used by thousands of people lapse. The ukgateway.net domain name was acquired by Talk Talk when they bought up UK Gateway, a company that provided websites for both businesses and personal use on the ukgateway.net domain name.

As the Register says:
“Those sites probably haven't gone altogether, but without the Domain Name Server entries which turn written addresses into IP numbers they are inaccessible.”

Here at Toolkit Websites, we host our websites on our top notch website hosting service that has seen 99.99% uptime over the last 10 years. We also have an automated domain name administration process to ensure that domain names within our administrative control do not expire.

Make sure your company website doesn't go down. Talk to us today about getting a premium online business presence on 02380 633644.

A Toolkit Websites Bear

We create websites for a range of businesses. Plumbers, lawyers, travel companies, there's very few sectors we've not worked in over the years.

Every now and again, we get to make a website for a slightly more unusual business. This month, we're wrapping up the new website for Family Tree Bears, run by Chris Elliot. Family Tree Bears are individually crafted characters for the collector, coming with unique clothing and a family history.

Chris is really pleased with our service, and sent us a miniature one of her bears as a thank you. So without further ado, we'd like to introduce our Toolkit Websites bear, Rosie, named by one of our project managers, Cat.

Here's Chris' take on her Toolkit Websites experience:
"I don`t see how you could improve! have been impressed by how friendly and helpful everyone I`ve spoken to has been (Jack, Alex, Barnaby) Great, personal support and interest in my site from all staff."

Find out more about Toolkit Websites, Web Design in Southampton, Hampshire, UK and how they can help your business grow.

Local Spotlight : Jamies Computers

As a proud Southampton based business, Toolkit Websites is always looking to work with other local businesses.

Not surprisingly, as a website design company, we get through a fair bit of computer hardware over time. At the moment we're trying out a range of keyboards in the office to find out the best one for our needs, and of course things wear out over time as well.

So what do we do with the out of date computer hardware? Well, in-line with our company policy on trying to be as green as possible, we were pleased to hear about the IT disposal service offered by Jamie's Computers.

Part of the Society of St James, a charity that provides housing, care and support to homeless and vulnerable people in Southampton, Jamie's Computers offers IT disposals, training and refurbishments.

For us, the disposal service is perfect. Our older equipment goes off to help enable Jamie's computers to create work based training and voluntary opportunities for vulnerable people. They'll even come and collect your hardware for you, saving you a trip out the office.

So if you're a business looking to recycle your old IT equipment, why not get in touch with Jamie's Computers?

Find out more about Toolkit Websites, Web Design in Southampton, Hampshire, UK and how they can help your business grow.