Hire Me
How can I help you?
Website design, build and maintenance - click here for details.Coaching and consulting services - click here for details.
Being based in Hong Kong, when most of my customers are in the US or UK, I've developed processes that enable me to service and support you wherever you live.
Using Skype and CoPilot, I can coach you and help you through specific steps on your machine. And using my design questionnaires and development sites I can develop the design, look and feel you're looking for with your input and involvement - as if we were face to face.
Who do I work with?
Work-at-home businesses and small businesses.Why should you choose me?
There are lots of people offering web site design and build services, some of them extremely cheaply.I don’t compete with those services.
I build all new sites on the WordPress platform, using the Thesis framework to deliver the front-end styling and layout.
WordPress and Thesis are both well-established, current platforms that are being continuously developed. This ensures they are stable and reliable and yet keep pace with new developments in online technology.
The benefit to you is that your site will always be working smoothly and efficiently and you'll be able to make use of the latest applications.
Because I know both WordPress and Thesis very well, and I know Internet Marketing very well, this brings you the following benefits:- Your site will be set up with multiple additional security steps built in, hugely reducing the chances of it being hacked
- Your site will be fully optimized for the search engines which means it will bring you more targetted visitors, more quickly
- Your site will load quickly, which will improve your search engines results position as well
- Your site will be highly scalable: it will be easy to add additional functionality as your requirements grow in the future
Site support, maintenance and backup services
In addition to that, and subject to a separate agreement, I offer an ongoing site maintenance, upgrading and updating service. As part of this I will:- Create weekly backups of your entire site. Full backups will also be done before any changes are made, and daily database backups can be arranged if you post new articles regularly.
- If your site is hacked I will restore it within 24 hours, from the most recent backup. (Despite the extra security I build in, no one can ever guarantee your site won’t be hacked).
- I will ensure that all WordPress core code, Thesis core code and plugins (supplementary applications) are updated promptly and, in any case, within 48 hours of being available.
- I will monitor the way your site is seen by the search engines on a daily basis and deal with any problems that arise.
- I will monitor your site itself (the front end) on a daily basis and deal with any problems that arise.
The benefit to you is that your site will always be fully optimised, running smoothly and quickly, and day to day problems will be dealt with quickly and efficiently.
Giving you the peace of mind and time to get on with what you do best: managing your business.For more details on how I can build you a fast, well optimised website and ensure that it's always operating smoothly and efficiently, contact me here.
Why WordPress? Why Thesis?
WordPress
The WordPress platform combined with the Thesis framework is one of the most effective ways of developing a truly effective web presence.Originally a blogging platform, WordPress is now a full content management system (CMS) and can be structured as a blog, a normal website with an integrated blog, or just a normal website.
And it's used in all sorts of different ways. The range of plugins (add-ons) that's available (well over 4,000) means that you can incorporate an online shop, a forum, a membership section or pretty much any other specialised function - with a choice of solutions for each.
Its structure and coding make it very search engine friendly, ensuring that your site always attracts targetted search traffic – the best kind!
WordPress is the backend platform that provides the core functionality of your site.
Thesis
And when WordPress is combined with Thesis the result is a powerhouse web platform.Thesis is generally acknowledged as the best coded, most SEO-effective framework around and offers almost infinite customisability of the look, feel and layout of the front-end of your site.
It's a platform that unlocks and augments the full power of WordPress through its highly efficient coding and unmatched SEO functionality.
Some Thesis sites
This site is a Thesis site (obviously!). Here are 3 different designs:
I'd be delighted to help you develop a powerful web presence! Let me know how - contact me here!
Mentoring, Coaching and Consulting
Who will benefit?
If you're starting your Internet Marketing career and you're new, or reasonably new, to WordPress, blogging and working online, I can help.If you're running a business and you know in your heart of hearts that you need to develop an effective online presence, I can help.
Or if you're facing something that you're stuck with, however long you've been working online, I can help.
By means of CoPilot, and Skype or Google Talk, I can mentor, coach and provide consultancy services to you wherever you live, as long as you have good Internet access.
Click here to contact me (absolutely no obligation).
Let's see how I can help.
What my customers are saying:
Susan Bilheimer - Owner, SusanBilheimer.com
"...Too often, those who teach how to make money online overpromise and underdeliver. Martin's approach is the opposite.
I stumbled on his site, I have no clue how. But his invaluable tips on marketing in his newsletter really resonated with me. And, rather than have him design my site, I requested that he impart some of that knowledge to me, and we struck a deal.
I learned more in that short time with Martin than from many to whom I've paid a grand fortune.
His no-nonsense, bottom line approach is all substance and no fluff. He taught me a great deal about using Thesis, which I hope to begin doing soon..."
Sandra Du Plessis - Owner, Home Safety For Kids
"... Some little while ago, I decided to split a rather large and unwieldy site into 3 Wordpress sites.
I asked questions all over the place in the Warrior Forum and stumbled across Martin when he stepped forward to answer one of my questions.
To most people it is quite easy to set up if you understand these things. Of course, me being me I was more than slightly confused.
Back to Martin and his incredible patience. He created a custom style sheet for me, then tried to talk me through setting everything up correctly. Of course, I messed it up completely, but no problem, Martin went in and fixed it all up beautifully at absolutely no cost.
I recommend Martin and his services most highly.
Martin, thank you so much for your kindness and patience..."
Jenny Rogan, Owner, JennyRogan.com
"......One thing I will say about you Martin, is that you are ALWAYS upfront with your info OR it is very clear in the processes you have laid out, just what is required to, (in this case), register a domain name with you..."
"...Too often, those who teach how to make money online overpromise and underdeliver. Martin's approach is the opposite.
I stumbled on his site, I have no clue how. But his invaluable tips on marketing in his newsletter really resonated with me. And, rather than have him design my site, I requested that he impart some of that knowledge to me, and we struck a deal.
I learned more in that short time with Martin than from many to whom I've paid a grand fortune.
His no-nonsense, bottom line approach is all substance and no fluff. He taught me a great deal about using Thesis, which I hope to begin doing soon..."
Sandra Du Plessis - Owner, Home Safety For Kids
"... Some little while ago, I decided to split a rather large and unwieldy site into 3 Wordpress sites.
I asked questions all over the place in the Warrior Forum and stumbled across Martin when he stepped forward to answer one of my questions.
To most people it is quite easy to set up if you understand these things. Of course, me being me I was more than slightly confused.
Back to Martin and his incredible patience. He created a custom style sheet for me, then tried to talk me through setting everything up correctly. Of course, I messed it up completely, but no problem, Martin went in and fixed it all up beautifully at absolutely no cost.
I recommend Martin and his services most highly.
Martin, thank you so much for your kindness and patience..."
Jenny Rogan, Owner, JennyRogan.com
"......One thing I will say about you Martin, is that you are ALWAYS upfront with your info OR it is very clear in the processes you have laid out, just what is required to, (in this case), register a domain name with you..."
Web Services
For more details on the WordPress design and maintenance services I can provide drop me a line.I look forward to being of service to you!
