I started dissecting WordPress sites and rebuilding them from scratch using only a code editor in 2007. I wanted to find out how they worked and learn to build them without any of the drag-and-drop programs like Dreamweaver. The benefit was learning how sites actually fit together, why they do what they do and how to make them bend to my will. Since then, everything has changed.
Constant development makes launching new sites less stressful and easier to manage for my clients and me. 1 Faster tools can build and launch sites quickly to deliver value to customers. 2 Better typography, layout, and design tools make the web do many things you could only do in print design before. 3 Less coding means more time and energy to focus on content, copy, design, and aesthetics. 4 Deeper understanding of how visitors navigate the web helps designers make sites inviting and easy to use.
Done For You Projects
Turning Point General Contractors and Pivot Adjusters, now CCMG presented a fun challenge: “Build us a site and let us know when you’re done.” The owners of both businesses were fully engaged in launching new companies and had no time for meetings and zero interest in micro-managing a project. (They were dream clients.) We provided a full customer avatar, tailored content to that profile, sourced all images, and delivered a final product that exceeded all expectations.
Done With You Projects
Three sites were built and launched for clients that ranged stay-at-home momprenuerus to fitness app developers. All follow web best practices, optimized for mobile-first visits, speed, and ease of updates by the clients and their teams.
Restoring The Soul Sites
Michael Cusick, author of Surfing for God, Restoring the Soul (RTS) launched in 2009. Michael’s book, Surfing for God was a radical, (at the time), perspective that replaces the traditional, white-knuckled, accountability approach with a wholehearted recalibration of who we are in Christ. Since then, RTS has expanded into a team of trauma informed therapists and a wildly successful Intensive Soul Care approach. The RTS Weekend Intensives have seen hundreds of men reclaim their lives and marriages after years of struggle in an intensive weekend that lasts exactly 66 hours. The clock starts the moment the men step into the weekend on Thursday evening and ends at noon the following Sunday. You can read the case study here.
Each site has been a collaborative work of love from the beginning. Michael Cusick’s powerful and unique vision has led to a thriving practice and growing team of therapist with a 4-month waiting list for their unique Soul Care Intensives. The organization now has a clear voice through focused copywriting, and five integrated sites carrying their vision. Our relationship continues with upcoming book launches to bring hope to an even wider audience.
Development Advisors & CFS
Development Advisors, DA and its sibling, Church Facility Solutions or CFS, are well respected real estate development firms in south Denver, Colorado. Led by Scott Mclean, CFS is currently the 22nd most influential church and nonprofit developer in the nation. I had the honor of redesigning and launching both brands then building and creating content for their accompanying websites.
The original site had informative content, but was not engaging for new clients. The first update capitalized on large architectural photos and helped to increase new business and elevate the DA and CFS brands with a new logo and brand strategy. The newest version is faster, with a more open design, and even more engaging for potential clients, graphically mapping the DA process with case studies of several recent projects for even greater context .
Nonprofit Work
Over the years I have had the chance to help nonprofits create websites to elevate their online presence and create easy to navigate sites for supporters and staff alike.
A Few Client Samples
My clients include large real estate firms, regional vacation property firms, marketing agencies, educational consultants, law firms, global industrial design leaders, small local business owners, photographers, therapists, CPAs, holistic and natural medicine experts, and many more.
Each project below has a story. Call me at 303-548-9647, I'll tell you all about them, and help you discover a way to make your online presence even more powerful.
