Profiles

Design, Photography, UI.

I started using WordPress in 2011 when I was trying to set up a flashy website for my new photography business. Prior to that I had dabbled with HTML, CSS and Web Design (Dreamweaver days) in High School classes and making amazing custom MySpace profiles. I was also self taught in graphic design and regularly would make print designs. I continued to use WordPress to run my photography website and still do.

My husband decided to make the big jump from his secure, yet unfulfilling IT job, into the world of web development in 2013. People would pay him money for him to build websites, though they were so great back then. Due to having some experience and knowledge of would help where I could with the design and graphic sides of things, making sure he didn’t miss the small details or wrong colours that his developer mind might miss. Fast forward a few more years, his business and quality of designs were growing and he had regular work, he had even taken a course to be better at the design side of things. I became the official web and graphic designer for the business, creating custom designs from scratch, instructing him and others in our team on brand guides, style requirements, and making suggestions on how to improve quality, usability and accessibility. I also have the knowledge and skills to build and develop the sites and make changes with CSS when needed.

We wanted to make sure our clients continued to be supported after we launched their website, so we created a second business for WordPress maintenance, we both work in this business, I manage the business and maintenance services, he handles the senior level technical support.

We wanted to give our knowledge and desire to help others to our local community, so we launched the WP Port Macquarie Meetup Group in 2017 and have run a meetup event every month since, we have grown, changed venues and assisted people to understand their WordPress site, feel more confident to building something and seen businesses grow.

That’s the story so far.