TwinkleBob Solutions grew out of a desire to make the most of the internet. In the days before the the Internet boom (and the bust that shortly followed) it seemed that the internet was an incredibly easy way to make money, and like many other people David Lumm (Owner of TwinkleBob Solutions) wanted in on that. However, when the dot-com bubble burst, it became very clear that the internet isn't necessarily as lucrative as it first appears - in order to make any money it takes a good idea and a lot of work. It seemed to TwinkleBob Solutions that the best way to make any reasonable amount of money is to spread your interests a little.
It started small, with a dream to make webpages for Christian groups at prices well below those of other larger web-development companies. This company was originally called Flytrap¿ (which itself came from an even earlier website group I had at school) however there were no domains left by this name so FLYhome.co.uk was purchased intended to be Flytrap-Home but eventually evolved into a distinct entity all of it's own.
At the same time that FLYhome was launching, I was also doing non-Christian websites and in an attempt to keep these separate I bought TwinkleBob.co.uk to host those on. Since I want to have other businesses this has eventually become the umbrella name for them all, the name was a combination of several ideas.
FLYhome, it struck me, was not a very professional name for Christian websites and didn't really say what I was doing, so a new identity was thought up for this part of the business: "The Web For Christ" (which is both our name and our mission) and accordingly a new domain was purchased, TW4C.org.uk.
FLYhome became the home of non-Christian web-development for a time, but this was felt unnecassary and since other services had been introduced (such as a clothing range and Audio-Visual services) I wanted to bring everything closer together under a single identity. Hence TwinkleBob became "TwinkleBob Solutions" in August 2009. FLYhome was replaced with TwinkleBob Web Solutions.
Under the banner of TwinkleBob Solutions we now offer a range of services: Through TwinkleBob Web Solutions we offer both website design and management services; full multimedia installation and support through TwinkleBob AV Solutions; Clothing through Cabbage Clothing and anything else technology related through TwinkleBob Solutions itself.
Clothing was an aside business, seen as an opportunity to use some of the design skills available to TwinkleBob Solutions in another arena. The majority of our Clothing (and other products) is based on one of two themes: Christianity and Cornwall. Our range is currently supplied through two third party companies: an American company called CaféPress and through a European company called Spreadshirt, although we're currently looking at putting together a new store front.
Details of these shops can be seen in the services section of this site.
© TwinkleBob Solutions; September 2009