About me

With over 15 years of experience using various web technologies, I have been fortunate in my career to have helped businesses with their online marketing and sales efforts by designing and developing websites using industry standard IDEs and hand writing code; optimising web pages for search engines using SEO best practice; designing and creating graphics and ads using software like Photoshop, Xara and GIMP; Even designing and programming custom Content Management Systems and a small social network!

I have spent significant time learning and working with LAMP (Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP) based content management systems like WordPress and Joomla; knowledge that has enabled me to satisfactorily deliver customised solutions to clients and employers.

Marketing, in my view, goes hand in hand with web technology, especially with the rise of social networks, and the increased use of mobile devices and apps. I keep up with the latest best practice in digital marketing for the use of social platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and others, to SEO and SEM to drive web traffic and to support sales and marketing efforts.

Having operated a web development and digital marketing business in the past has given me the relevant skills and experience in managing client expectations as well as understanding the important areas of business like sales, marketing and customer service, and how technology and digital marketing can be used together beneficially.

My skills and experience are in the following technologies:

Languages & markup - HTML, PHP, Javascript, Python, Ruby, MySQL, MSSQL, CSS

IDEs and code editors - Sublime Text, Brackets, Dreamweaver, Notepad++

Content management systems - WordPress, Joomla

Ad platforms - Google DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP)

Graphics - Photoshop, GIMP

Payment gateways integration - WorldPay, PayPal

Pay per click - Google AdWords

Social media marketing - Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)