I offer a variety of services on a contract basis, and if I can’t handle your project, I probably know somebody who can.

Websites

I work with HTML, CSS, WordPress and Blogger. I can design something for you, spruce up your existing site, or work with you to ensure you understand how your website works so that you can maintain and update it yourself.

I also can help you improve your search engine optimization (SEO) and work with you to help you best utilize social networking platforms like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

Proofreading

I can help with your academic paper*, your novel, essay, short story, presentation, web site or other written work to improve its readability.

*My field of expertise is mass communications. If your paper is in another field, I won’t know the jargon, etc., but will still be happy to work with you.

Contact me for more information or to get something started »

Current Web sites:

Little Chicken Media – Developed for a freelance writer and blogger, this WordPress site is based on the same template as Armory Massage (see site description below). After culling through various theme options, the client decided this one was right for her. The site has launched with a blog about culture called “The Maidel and the Faigel,” and is expected to morph into a larger site that covers primarily Jewish cultural issues.

Armory Massage Therapy – This site was developed with a number of goals in mind. First, we got the client out of a bad web hosting situation. Second, I used Wordpress so the client could update the content on her own. Third, we made some decisions to not only simplify design and make it more accessible on multiple browsers, we were able to give prominence to a salable item (gift certificates) on every page and make the business’s contact information available from every page. Last but certainly not least, a mobile solution was added to this site so that out-of-town visitors seeking massage therapy services on their mobile devices would have a clean, easy way to view the site.

Skate Eastwood – The Eastwood Neighbor Association has been working with local teens for several years trying to get a skate park built in the Eastwood neighborhood of Syracuse. They’re ready to start applying for funding for their shovel-ready job (they already have a design and someone willing to build it, now they just need money). My goal was to create something that people who really are not tech savvy could update on their own. It was done in Blogger, and I gave them a presentation with screen shots to walk them through updating themselves.

aSweetPeace – This was a well-written food blog with a fair number of comments and a really tough design, so I just took a Blogger template and modified it so that she’d be able to lay out her blog posts in a cleaner format with bigger photos. Yum.

CNYSPaRC.org – The Syracuse Professional & Recreation Club needed a site that could be handled fairly easily by volunteer designers who (according to their bylaws) turn over every two years, assuming people stick for their full board terms. I created a WordPress site that met their needs, and includes an event calendar plugin.

ShearXtreme.com – This site was created for a salon in Northampton, Massachusetts. In addition to the site, I suggested they get set up on MySpace and Flickr, which has helped give them more exposure and put them in a better place to interact with their clientele.

AndreaColler.com – This site was created in 2002 for a singer-songwriter based in Northampton, Massachusetts. Andrea passed away in April, 2008, of complications related to cancer, but the Web site remains as a tribute.