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Events:
NTEN (Nonprofit Technology Conference)
Gourmet Taste On A Pizza Budget: Tackling A Website Redesign For Small Nonprofits
and Design Thinking: Alignment Activities to Ensure Project Success
April 11-13, 2018
New Orleans, LA
Ela Conf
October 27-28, 2017
VIRTUAL PRACTICES: The Impact of Technology and Transience on New Histories in Practice
November 9, 2017
Wordcamp LA 2017
September 29-October 1, 2017
Zero to launch: A walk-through of the website process
Write/Speak/Code - Portland
August 23-26, 2017
Invisible Illness
Wordcamp Montreal 2017
August 12-13, 2017
Zero to launch: A walk-through of the website process
Chicago Women's Creative Collective
July 16, 2017
Wordcamp Chicago 2017
April 29-30, 2017
Zero to launch: A walk-through of the website process
WordCamp Raleigh 2016
September 24-25, 2016
A house with no walls: Creating a site structure for the future
Women's Empowerment Summit
July 16, 2016
Entrepreneurship
Bloghouse Philly
June 9-12, 2016
WordCamp San Diego
April 23-24, 2016
A house with no walls: Creating a site structure for the future
WordCamp Chicago
April 30-May 1, 2016
The good, bad and ugly of finding and keeping freelance work
3-D Summit
Insecure, Unsafe & Slow: 10 Ways to Improve Your WordPress Website
May 14, 2016
Women in Travel Summit
10 Plugins & Tips to Make Your WordPress Site Snap, Crackle, and Pop (But Not Crash)
March 20, 2016
Travel Massive Chicago
On the Road to WITS: Women, Travel, and Technology
February 4, 2016
WordCamp Chicago 2014, 2012, 2011
WordCamp Denver 2015
WordCamp Milwaukee 2014, 2013, 2012
City of Chicago Department of Business Affairs & Consumer Protection
Central Lakeview Merchants Assn.
Creative Chicago Expo 2013
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
Lincoln Park Business Development Institute
Greater North Michigan Avenue Association (now the Magnificent Mile Association)
Kind words:
From a review of my 'From Zero to Launch: A Walk-Through of the Website Process" talk at Wordcamp Montreal by Dwayne McDaniel:
"This was a classic beginner talk about best practices around how to think about a site redesign project. One of my favorite moments was when she was asked about search rank and how a site’s name factors in and she quipped “No one is really looking up your name except you and your mom.” All solid advice from someone who learned this stuff the hard way. It was a great first session of the camp, especially one with around half of the attendees self identifying as newbies during opening remarks."
"Just wanted to say thank you again for the Wordpress Plugin session you led at WITS! I'm making the migration to Wordpress from Squarespace as we speak, and you've played a big part in my early setup." —Taylor Record
@gizmodesign Thanks so much for all the great info and resources!! You were really helpful! #WITS16
— BackyardDestinations (@bydestinations) March 20, 2016
Feeling eager to try some of the new #wordpress plugins that @gizmodesign shared with us! Great talk, thanks for the advice! #WITS16— Becca FromWanderland (@FromWanderland_) March 20, 2016
@Gizmodesign "it's good to know what ur tlking abt when u r working w/ a developer" Getting inspired by Lisa #girlswhocode ROCK! @WITSummit
— TheCultureBazaar (@BazaarBusiness) March 20, 2016
Just what I needed! Helpful presentation from @gizmodesign on Wordpress Plug-ins. #WITS16— Lori Rice (@Lori_Rice) March 20, 2016
SEO, Security and Plug-ins O My! @Gizmodesign helping us make this stuff less scary #BlogLife @WITSummit #WITS16 pic.twitter.com/9kHLeqE1Uj
— TheCultureBazaar (@BazaarBusiness) March 20, 2016
What do others say?
Lisa created our logo for our firm. She listened to our input and created a design that we all embraced. We appreciated her clear guidance throughout the process.
“Lisa is a consummate professional with a high level of digital design expertise to match. She‘s that rare person who delivers ample amounts of creative “wow” but balances it with the no nonsense pragmatism of “lets get down to business.” I found her to be a joy to work with and an endless source of knowledge as we worked on a redesign of my website. I highly recommend Lisa!”
Lisa was great to work with. In helping with a website rebuild, she listened to my needs, asked the right questions and stayed in communication giving me updates, options and feedback as we went. I highly recommend Gizmo Creative Factory.
“As a psychotherapist with very specific areas of specialty, I noticed an immediate change in prospective client calls after Lisa redesigned my website. Suddenly I was attracting exactly the clients I wanted — people for whom my area of expertise makes a huge difference. Clients were approaching me by saying, “I saw your website and I think you’re the right fit” — something that had never happened before. I now love the way my website looks and what it conveys about me. Thanks Lisa!”
Lisa is amazing to work with, from design to implementation, she has ideas that match the vision I had for my website in my mind. She is always quick to respond and helpful with any questions I may have (which were a lot—she was always patient and considerate!). She was able to create my vision and then some, and help shape the new look of my non profit’s site. She was always thinking of the best, smartest, and best looking ways to accomplish any goal! Lisa is truly amazing—great design and smart implementation! I would recommend anyone to reach out to Lisa to help them transform their site from ok to amazing!
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