Today on Let's Chat Tuesday: Meet Nicola Tweed - web-designer, fitness enthusiast and new inspiring blogger!!
1: Tell us a bit about
you, your business and what you do?
My name is Nicola Tweed and I am a freelance web designer
& developer. I provide online web services enabling creatives to carve out
their own little (or Big) corner on the interwebz.
Question 2: What 3 words best
describe your business?
Personable, reliable, understanding
Question 3: How long has your business been running for?
My blog started at the beginning of 2013 and has changed
direction several times during the course of it's existence however it still
maintains and portrays everything that I am truly passionate about. My site is
currently in the changing rooms but will be launching very soon with details of
all the services I offer and examples of the sites that I have worked on.
Question 4: What does a normal
work day look like for you?
At the moment everyday is totally different. The
freeeeeeelancing day is new to me so I'm still setting my own rules for how I
run my business and organize my day. I am enjoying discovering how to get the
most out of my working day and grow my business.
Question 5: Where do you work
from, an office or from home? Tell us a bit about your work space.
In the mornings I work from home, in my little corner and
when I say little I mean it... but I love it because it's completely my space.
Above my workspace I've got 3 clipboards on which I use for different projects.
If I have an idea I'll write it down and clip it to the board - somehow I find
pictures and words get lost on a computer. Old fashioned paper still works best
for me. When I work at night I always light a candle and ensure that I have a
jug of water by me. During the afternoons you'll find me behind the counter at
The Ruby Orchard.
Question 6: What do you consider
your business’s greatest strength to be?
What I've come to notice is that not everyone talks my nerdy
code language and unfortunately a lot of other web design & development
companies take advantage of this then over charge and under deliver. I see it
way too often and it breaks my heart when people are taken for a ride like
that. I've worked in several various customer facing roles and really
understand where creatives are coming from and never use nerdy code or hectic
IT language on them. I like to think I'm also a creative and on the same
journey as them.
Question 7: Apart from your business,
what else are you passionate about?
Running, yoga, green juicing, breakfast in bed and feather
duvets in the winter.
Question 8: What’s one thing
you’ve learned since starting your own business that you wish you could share
with every creative out there?
Never under value your service and
under sell yourself, even if you are self taught. If you are self taught and
good at it then that shows true talent. Pricing can be an awkward topic but if
you have a worthy service then by all means charge for it and make a good
living out of it. You are worthy!
Question 9: If you were stranded on a desert island what 3 things
would you take with you?
My yoga mat, my
juicer (I assume there will be plenty of fruit on this island?!), one massive
journal and a pen with never ending ink - the peacefulness of the beach always
inspires me to write.
Question 10: Where can we find more info about your company & what
you have to offer?
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