What Is GloDerWorks and What Web Design Services Does It Offer?

GloDerWorks is a full-service web design, programming, eMarketing, and hosting company founded by Gloria Hansen and Derry Thompson. It serves individuals, commercial clients, and not-for-profit organizations, with most clients located in the UK Midlands (Bewdley, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, and Kidderminster) and in the Princeton / Central New Jersey area of the USA. If you want a small site to establish a web presence, or a custom database-driven site, and you prefer working with a small studio rather than a large agency, GloDerWorks is positioned for exactly that.

Who GloDerWorks Is Built For

The company describes its objective as providing a "premium service that is second to none," and its site states it delivers "premium web sites without high agency fees." That framing points to a specific fit:

• Individuals establishing a first web presence
• Commercial clients needing e-commerce, membership, or content-managed sites
• Not-for-profit organizations needing member, event, or newsletter systems
• Arts and crafts clients, particularly quilt and fiber artists and related businesses and organizations, which the site highlights with a dedicated portfolio

If your project is outside those regions or sectors, the company still works with clients internationally — its site notes experience with clients in the USA, the UK, and several other countries.

Core Services

GloDerWorks lists a broad service range under the heading "Built By Us and Customized to Your Needs":

The site also notes domain expertise in consumer finance (including loans and mortgages), recruitment/jobs/careers across industries, and arts and crafts with an emphasis on fiber art.

The GloDerWorks CMS: What It Actually Changes

The most consequential part of the offering is the in-house CMS. According to the company, after building a design, it creates a CMS written by GloDerWorks and customized to the client's needs. The practical claims are:

• You can update one page, several pages, or the entire site's text and images
• Updates can happen daily, weekly, monthly, or on whatever schedule you choose
• No HTML knowledge is required
• No additional expense and no maintenance fees are incurred for updates
• You eliminate the need for a "webmaster"

That last point is the real decision factor. If your site changes often — new events, new products, new member content — a CMS that removes per-update fees changes the long-term cost structure compared with paying a developer each time. If your site is essentially static, that advantage matters less.

How It Works With Clients

The site describes a straightforward path:

1. Request a free quote — the site provides this as the entry point for new work.
2. Design and build — GloDerWorks creates the design and the accompanying CMS.
3. Client login area — existing clients have a login area for ongoing access.
4. Self-managed updates — after launch, you update content yourself through the CMS.

The company states its sites are "completely built by us" and that it does not outsource. For clients who care about who actually does the work, that is a stated differentiator.

What the Site Does Not Tell You

A few things you would need to confirm directly, because the available site information does not cover them:

• Pricing — the site uses the word "premium" and offers a free quote, but no rates, packages, or payment platforms are published. Do not assume any price level or that anything is free beyond the quote itself.
• Hosting terms — hosting is listed as a service, but plan details, storage, uptime commitments, and costs are not specified.
• Timelines — no project durations or turnaround estimates are given.
• Technology specifics — the site's keywords mention ASP and XHTML, but current stack choices for a new project would need to be discussed.

Is GloDerWorks a Good Fit?

Choose GloDerWorks if you are in the UK Midlands or Central New Jersey area (or comfortable working remotely), you want a small studio that builds everything in-house, and you value a CMS that lets you update content without ongoing maintenance fees or HTML skills.

Look elsewhere if you need published, transparent pricing up front, a large agency with a broad in-house team across many disciplines, or a platform-specific solution that the site does not list.

The most reliable next step is to use the site's free quote request and ask directly about pricing, hosting terms, and timelines — the three areas the public site leaves open.