I want a designer to work with me and occasionally listen to what I want - I'm paying for it after all.

Ok, this is precisely what we do - we work to a spec, and we take on-board everyone's ideas. If you don't have any ideas, we can provide them, but we certainly aren't arrogant enough to always think our ideas are best!

I need to trust that my designer is up to date with the technology, there's lots happening right now with mobile phones and web-surfing, I just want to know my site will work with new technologies.

Every single project can be designed to meet your exact requirements - for some people this includes mobile devices, PDAs, netbooks, for some it's a requirement for speed, for some it's accessibility and cross-browser compatibility that's the issue. Whatever you want, we will deal with it, and you can trust us to keep abreast of the latest web technology developments.

The people that visit my website expect regular updates, my designer has to be able to handle this - a one-off design is no good.

There are lots of ways this type of thing can be achieved, whether it's a fully fledged content management system or a more hands-off approach for the client - either way, we can help you weigh up the options.

I have a bit of technical knowledge, if I were to commission a website, I would prefer my designer to do some of the work but also to teach me to update it for future changes.

We can and have frequently provided a tutoring service to clients so that as time goes on, they can take control of their website. Sometimes they come back to us for major changes, but often people are confident working away themselves, after the inital work is done.

Search Engines, Google, Ad-Words, E-Advertising - is that even a word? Anyway, it's a minefield - I would be looking for help with that...

Getting the site higher in search enginges and properly managing ad campaigns with Google Adwords can be critical if you rely on the web to get your message out. We have done and continue to work on this for clients, allowing them detailed statistical monitoring of their site's performance.