I used to have two tortoises who quite happily while away their lives either sleeping or eating but not really doing a great deal very quickly. Tortoise IT is a (non registered, non trading) name which I have decided to use for my site and maybe eventually my business.

I shall say right away that it’s not because I share the lazy lifestyle of a tortoise (I wish I had that sort of time!) and work slowly… A tortoise, despite being slow, has many hidden qualities which people don’t appreciate… for instance a hard back… never afraid to do some heavy lifting, a pleasant demeanour… no arguments there then, and finally patience and commitment. I rely a lot on repeat custom and therefore it’s in my interest to be popular and good to deal with (and cheap, I imagine, comes into it). I will work with you to achieve the end result, whether it means me uploading a few files for you, making some copy changes or helping you create the website or brand of your dreams.

I have already built up good relationships with local graphic designers and design agencies to help you with the look and feel of your project if that’s what you want/need. I also have contacts in Search Engine Optimisation to get you noticed by Google and other search engines. I, myself, am a programmer, I will get your site looking how you want and working in such a way you will never want to go back to a desktop application again. I am a WordPress specialist so don’t be surprised if it’s my first suggestion for a platform however I have extensive experience in writing standalone and hugely scalable systems as well.

Eventually I plan to change the theme on this site to suit Tortoise IT. I have the basis of a design to work with so really it’s just finding time to write it all down. All this time spent working on clients’ sites’, how is one ever supposed to get back to their own site!

Back to tortoises for a moment… Whilst on honeymoon around the St Tropez area in France I was out driving one day and we stumbled across a tortoise sanctuary with a name that even an Englishman can understand… Village des Tortue. My first visit was really nice indeed and I recommend it as a place to stop if you are ever near Gonfaron. I have now been twice (much to my wife’s annoyance) and truly appreciate the work they do. Take a look at their website if you find yourself bored and in need of seeing some cute tortoise pictures. Feel free to donate as well! Go on, you’ll feel better for it