About Us // Our History
The No Fuss WordPress Agency
“It is not about doing ‘digital marketing’,
it is about marketing effectively in a digital world.”
Learn more about the Connected way of working, and how we have naturally evolved with one of the largest web platforms in the world, while in the process supporting 100s of organisations with their digital challenges.
Who Are We?
I have worked with many digital agencies over the years, Connected sit head-and-shoulders above them all.
—Tony Veverka, Group CEO at BioEden Group
Born from an idea formed in a pub one evening in London’s West End, Connected has grown to become the UK’s first specialist WordPress development company.
Maybe there was something in the beer, but we think it is more likely down to our founders, Martin & Jerry, who had already accrued over 30 years’ experience in Information Technology.
Since that pivotal night in 1996, we have worked with companies ranging from those with a 100k, to 100m turnover in the UK, Europe, and beyond, providing them with a full-service WordPress solution:
- Custom WordPress Development
- Website Migration
- Responsive Design
- Digital Strategy
- Content Marketing
- WordPress Support
We are proud to be pioneers in the marketplace of specialist WordPress companies, and to this day we continue to build on our reputation of industry firsts.
Our Team
Everyone has their own place where they like to sit and conjure up ideas, much like our pub in the West End; that’s why our team is a little bit different from that of your average office-based digital agency.
From Bexleyheath to Bradford, Bristol to Birmingham, Bali to Barcelona you’ll find our team across the globe. 24×7.
There are two reasons for this.
Firstly: We value our relationships, and love working with good people. Freedom of choice about where, and what hours you work, is a uniquely powerful force in the digital space—not to mention the access it gives us to a much wider pool of talent. All this means our team is on hand 24-7 to provide unrivalled digital services and WordPress support, and always with a smile.
Secondly: We live in the Cloud. We switched off our last physical server in 2012, and fully embraced agile delivery, responsive digital frameworks, and fast deployment. Cloud-based technology offers unlimited flexibility for us, and our clients. In a survey by InformationWeek, sixty-five percent of respondents claimed the ability to quickly meet business demands as one of the most important drivers of cloud computing.
From the burst of the internet bubble to the rise of the cloud; we’ve been through it all and came out fighting.
2016 We turn 20, and offer our most complete and efficient WordPress service to date, working with a select group of clients and clearing nearly 5,000 support tickets.
It’s the year of Brexit, Trump and the birth of the post-truth world.
2012 Our move to the Cloud and fully responsive design is complete. We secure our place as one of the top 10 WordPress development companies in the UK.
Kickstarter makes big news after a record $3.3 million was raised on its platform to create an old-school adventure game, setting into motion the crowdfunding revolution.
2008 We jump on board the WordPress train and become known as the UK’s first 100% WordPress development company.
The world is plunged into recession – Northern Rock, MFI, Woolworths and Zavvi, all go pop. The iPhone 3G is launched.
2004 We focus on conversion rates (and tracking) and create one of the world’s first open source web frameworks, kick-starting our reputation of industry firsts.
Facebook’s domination begins, Youtube appears a year later.
2000 The internet bubble bursts and we land on our feet, prospering by delivering exceptional commercial value. We start to acquire our first multinational clients.
The Euro is launched and we celebrate our 5th birthday.
1996 Martin Dower & Jerry Pank plant the seed of building a commercial-focused digital agency. Based in London, and then Yorkshire, the business quickly grows.
Motorola invents the flip phone and England host Euro ’96.
Contact us today and be sure your project is in the safe hands of WordPress specialists with twenty years of web development experience and a combined experience of over 150 years in building digital services.
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This page: last updated Jul 2018, first published Nov 2009.
