Web Design

A showcase of my WordPress design and content creation portfolio.

The very first experience I had as a webmaster was back in 1998 when I built my first site for what would become 4th Wall Events. I used basic “free” website tools back in the day. Somewhere around 2001 I got a copy of Microsoft Front Page and went to town. Eventually, Dreamweaver became the authoring tool of choice. Finally, I found a home with WordPress and never looked back. I have 6 sites currently operating using WordPress.

Second Life Botanical Gardens

URL: http://http://www.slbotanicalgardens.com/

Build out: December 2016

Pages: 1

WordPress Theme: The Core

Content: all site copy, photography, and images by me. Artwork displayed is also me.

Customization: This was my first site using The Core and their Visual Page Builder and I’m now a fan, what an amazing tool. I’ll build everything on this platform from now on.

Pilonidal Support Alliance

URL: http://www.pilonidal.org/

Build out: February 2016

Pages: 58

WordPress Theme: Prestige

Content: all site content written by me. Yes, all 58 pages.

Customization: This was a huge project (see the UX post as well) to rebuild and re-evaluate that much content. The site uses Google Analytics, Yoast SEO, Envira Gallery, Simple Tooltips, HTML Syntax Editor Highlighter, and Font Awesome plugins. Site traffic is approx 87k per month from all over the world.

Needs a Bracelet

URL: http://www.needsabracelet.com/

Build out: March 2015

Pages: 6

WordPress Theme: Jewelry Shop

Content: all site content written by me.

Customization: All of the graphics were created by me. This is still a test project for affiliate marketing that I haven’t paid enough attention to, but I love the design of the site. Currently it only uses WooCommerce since it isn’t really an active store.

Valerie’s Body Restoration

URL: http://www.valeriesbodyrestoration.com/

Build out: January 2015

Pages: 1

WordPress Theme: Awaken

Content: all site content written by me.

Customization: all of the graphics were created by me except the services icon. This site uses Yoast SEO, Google Analytics, and Yelp Reviews plugins. I used a one page site theme because most of Valerie’s traffic is coming from mobile users and we wanted to get them to the critical “pricing” and “book now” sections right away without additional page load times or needing to click on anything. I also added in Google mapping so new customers can quickly see where she is located.

New Blues Festival

URL: http://newbluesfestival.com/

Build out: September 2015