Arun Wilson

Open Routes Research

A consultancy website built to bring in enquiries

A consultancy site for a participatory research practice, plus a pared-back personal site for its founder. Clear services, real case studies, easy to edit.

The Open Routes Research home page, showing the headline "Participatory research that puts communities at the centre"
Client
Dr Sohail Jannesari
Year
2026
My role
Website strategy, design and build
Live
openroutesresearch.com
2
sites delivered, one consultancy and one personal
5
service areas, each with its own case studies

Before

Dr Sohail Jannesari’s research consultancy lived on his personal academic site. A commissioner couldn’t easily see what he offered or how to hire him.

What changed

Two sites, each with one job. openroutesresearch.com became a consultancy site: five service areas, selected projects, partner credibility and a contact route on every page. sohailj.com was pared back to his book, media work and academic profile. Both are in WordPress so he can update them himself.

After

The practice explains its services in plain language and enquiries reach the right inbox. The personal site no longer competes with it.

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