About us
We are Gecko Creative Solutions, a small, professional team offering expert website solutions to individuals and small- to medium-sized businesses. Tech-savvy, creative and result-focused, we aim to deliver high-quality websites for our clients from concept to completion and beyond.
We’re based in Goring-on-Thames, a small village in South Oxfordshire, nestled in the Goring Gap between Wallingford and Pangbourne, and between Oxford and Reading.
Peter Aylward
Technical Lead
Peter looks after Gecko’s technical services. He makes sure you have an online presence, that it is high in the search engine rankings so it can be easily found, and that it loads quickly, works like a dream and is safe and compliant.
Peter spent the first 20 years of his career in software development – starting with the more traditional programming languages and transitioning to the web-related ones.
He has held several senior management positions and led the UK division of one of Europe’s leading Content Management suppliers in the days when WordPress was an emerging open-source competitor.
He deepened his knowledge of WordPress with a focus on Intranets and Extranets, before returning to his passion for software engineering and homing in on traditional website development.
Carry de la Harpe
Creative Lead
While Peter builds your site and ensures its optimal performance, Carry takes care of the content. Her role is to add the magic – to make sure it captures your audience’s eye with engaging visuals, and holds their attention with compelling writing that is easy-to-read, intuitive and SEO friendly.
She studied both Art and English (the latter to postgrad level) which paved the way for a successful career that has involved all aspects of marketing communications – from her first role as a copywriter in a leading advertising agency, to page design and production, and editor of a group of business publications. She is the author of 11 non-fiction books and has won awards for her fiction writing.
With websites, she aims for a balance between copywriting that is clear, concise and delivers your message, with writing that optimises your website in the major search engines.
What we do
Gripping website solutions!
Let us give your business the edge with an online presence that’s fast-loading, friendly and flexible. Just like a gecko.
We combine creative flair and marketing communications experience with extensive technical know-how to produce websites and online material that work hard for your business, across all devices.
We offer you, our clients, the full spectrum of website services: from branding, design and build, to performance optimisation, SEO, scaling, hosting and maintenance.
And we offer this at the highest level, be it for one-page websites or complex e-commerce projects.
Our Mission
To work with you as a team – sharing our creative and technical expertise – to create standout websites we can all be proud of. And to provide a personalised and professional service that is adaptable, accessible and affordable.
What sets us apart
We love what we do and we’re good at it.
Your work is our passion, and we take huge pride in it.
We promise to work closely with you to understand your needs as well as the needs of your audience.
What you should bring
Simply your knowledge of the business. You don’t need to know anything at all about websites. That’s what we’re here for, and we can guide you through the entire process.
Featured Projects
Nutshell Books
Working with the Gecko team was an absolute pleasure. Our website is exactly what I was hoping for, and just four weeks from launching, nearly all the books are in the first 15 results on Google search. I couldn’t be happier!
Carolyn
Goring Hardware
We wanted a website that was modern, user friendly both on computer and mobile phone. We approached Gecko, who created exactly what we wanted from scratch. We definitely recommend them, as they are small team and bring a professional, personal approach
Danusia & Peter
Jennie Wood Designs
Simply Superb! Working with Gecko Creative Solutions has been a pleasure due to excellent communication. As an art creative, with no technical understanding of building a website, Peter helped by explained every step and produced exactly what I wanted. An efficient, eye catching site with lots of varied creative content. Challenges that have been successfully and fully met. I wholly recommend their professional and personal service.
Jennie Wood MA
Lynn Jenkins Celebrant
Thank you for your professional patience with this job; you have been an absolute joy to work with and have made me feel totally at ease at every stage of the process. From our first meeting it was clear that you were open minded about the style and content and as soon as I explained my vision, you managed to magically make it so! I love it … You are an awesome creative team.
Lynn
Selected HR
I wanted a website that truly reflected the values of my HR business and clearly communicated my services. I had a strong visual concept based around raindrops, and Gecko implemented it perfectly. They delivered exactly what I was looking for.
Peter M
Pottery Painting Parties
The website looks great on mobile and PC and works like a dream. It shows up perfectly on Google Maps too. It’s perfect – just what we were looking for. Thank you so much!
Carry H
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Does your website need care and attention?
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