About Us and Our Blog Designers
I am the author of WordPress For Dummies and BuddyPress For Dummies and have been using and designing for WordPress since 2003, and I’m experienced in all phases of WordPress Design, including WordPress MU and BuddyPress implementations. E.Webscapes Blog Design Studio is powered 100% by WordPress – and this site, itself, serves as quite an excellent example to my clients as to the unique potential WordPress has, not only as a blogging tool – but as a powerful and flexible content management system that can power a full blown business website, as well. I am also experienced and proficient in other great blogging tools such as: Movable Type, TypePad and Expression Engine, just to name a few.
I wrote the official WordPress For Dummies book, the 1st edition originally published in 2007, with the 2nd edition, published in 2009, and is currently available on Amazon.com and your local bookstores. I also wrote BuddyPress For Dummies (due out Feb. 2010) which covers that great suite of WordPress plugins that you can use to turn your existing WordPress powered site into a full blown social community (think Facebook-in-a-box).
When I’m not designing great websites, or writing books about WordPress, blogging and design – you can usually find me scuba diving 100ft below the water or downhill skiing up high atop a mountain.. or just relaxing with my family, enjoying a good cup of espresso and a good book or movie.
The great folks below help me make it all happen!
Lindsey has been blogging since February 2005 and has been working with E.Webscapes almost as long! Though she may not have the amazing technical prowess of the talented designers, she does have the heart and passion for Internet communication that make her a welcome addition to the E.Webscapes family. All of our clients at E.Webscapes will have initial contact with Lindsey, as part of her role is to help organize the early stages of your project, from helping organize your request and answering all of your pre-sales questions and queries. Lindsey also serves as Lisa Sabin-Wilson’s assistant, right arm, and human PDA!
When not keeping the virtual desk straightened at E.Webscapes, Lindsey spends her time reading, drinking coffee, and working with artists and creative endeavors of all types at her virtual assistance company, Tizzy Consulting. Lindsey will complete her MFA in performing arts management in May 2010.
Joni proves that learning on your own is never impossible. The totality of her experience within the Internet arena started with learning HTML and Web Design as just a hobby a few years back. Today, Joni fulfills the role of a full-time Search Engine Marketing Specialist which has exposed her to various matters in the worldwide web. On the side, Joni has also come a long way in cultivating her CSS and design skills to create Wordpress themes to share to the world.
When not designing and managing projects here at E.Webscapes, Brian is the owner of Everest Creative where he dabbles in creative design, CSS, XHTML and collaborates on web designs for several popular motion pictures web sites for Sony Pictures. Brian once built an advanced viral marketing site for a major motion picture. And then did it again in 6 different languages! Brian’s talents include WordPress design and development, CSS, PHP, MySQL and Flash design.
Alicia is a graphic artist, front end web developer and project manager determined to make a difference in the world by helping small businesses and non-profits compete in their market. She has experience working with computer novices and teams of developers. This means that no matter what background you are coming from, no matter what your needs are you will be working with someone who can relate to you and explain anything that helps your decision making process.
When she is off the job, Alicia enjoys oil painting, photography, traveling and walks in the woods. She also has a personal website/blog called Menagerie of Creativity, which she uses for miscellaneous ramblings and to showcase her art when she can find time to update it.
Curtis has been working in the web world for 5 years creating dynamic web site designs and consulting on SEO strategies. Curtis specializes in several different CMS platforms (WordPress, Drupal..etc) and enjoys helping clients find solutions for things like e-Commerce and SEO stragegy. His talents also extend to graphic design, CSS, XHTML and doing his part to create a standards compliant web.
When he is not in front of his computer you can find him paddling off of waterfalls, spending time with his wife and/or walking his dog.
Laurie M. Rauch, pop-culture junkie, Internet addict and self-proclaimed geek. In addition to creating websites, Laurie is part of the Webmaster program’s instructor team at Seneca College, where she shares her love and passion for web design with future web developers. She believes that great user experiences start at the first line of code. She also serves on the editorial board for Digital Web Magazine.
As well as being a web designer, Laurie is also an editor and writer.
