Digital Craftworks is the web-development studio of Ben Dunlap. I’m located just outside Ventura, California, where I work with good designers to build and manage secure, usable web sites for clients near and far.
Find out more about what I’ve done and why you might want to work with me — or, get in touch to discuss a project.
My professional background
I’ve worked for eight years in software development and IT, at small businesses and large, both in and out of the tech industry. I’ve been the “IT guy” for a national advertising company, and I’ve been a software engineer at a Silicon Valley startup, working in the depths of the technology that powers the Web. I’ve also helped start and run an online non-profit.
I’m confident that I can meet any web-related challenge that a small or medium-sized organization might face — either on my own or with the help of a good specialist.
I’m a web developer, not a web designer.
A web developer’s job includes:
- Front-end programming
- Back-end programming
- Choosing a content-management system
- Integrating e-commerce
- Finding suitable web hosting
- Setting up a domain name and email
- Managing backups
- Monitoring site performance and security
- Planning for disaster recovery
A good designer is indispensable to a successful web site. Building a web site without a designer would be like building a house without an architect: You might pull it off, but you probably wouldn’t be thrilled with the results.
But I’m a web developer, not a designer. I’m a programmer and a systems administrator: in short, a geek. Though I aspire to it, I can’t yet claim design expertise.
So, just as a building contractor works with an architect to build a house, I work with designers to move from your initial concept to a running, well-managed web site.
If you haven’t already engaged a designer for your project, I can find you one. I’m in regular contact with several independent designers, whose experience ranges from art and academics to commerce and the public sector. For larger projects I can also help you choose a good design agency.
Once you have a design in hand, I can do the rest — which is quite a bit more, as you can see from the list on the side there.
- info@digitalcraftworks.com
- @dgtlcraftworks
- phone
- 805-908-2638
- skype
- digitalcraftworks
Looking to discuss a project?
I’d love to hear from you. Call, chat, tweet, or send me an email: all I need is a bit of detail about the project you have in mind, and a good way to reach you.