I worked on this custom WordPress solution for an awesome client over in the UK named Matt – and this is what he had to say about working with me:

“I’d like to thank James for all of his help whilst transitioning one of our clients website to the WordPress platform. Because of our client’s existing template design we needed any changes to the site to be invisible to the installed user base. Our client had won awards for the look of their site so not impacting the overall look and feel was of paramount importance. James was given an initial brief and delivered everything and more, offering us constant consultative advice throughout the process.

I’d recommend James to anyone considering WordPress as a platform, being based in the UK we found that the geographical distance had no negative impact on the working relationship and James services were dramatically less than some UK based companies offering comparable services. Thank you once again James and we look forward to working with you shortly.

Kind regards Matt Edwards

You are more then welcome Matt, good clients make good projects easy

I have been very fortunate to have been able to work with a number of really good clients on their custom WordPress themes over the past couple of weeks. Here are some comments from a couple of them:

Gary Marcoccia over at AvantLink.com says:
Looks great thanks for all your help! We’ll certainly keep you in mind for future projects, or refer anyone who needs a custom theme.

Ian over at houseofbaby.co.uk says:
It’s looking very good, so many thanks for building so quickly for me, great job and thanks once again.

You guys are very welcome, it was a pleasure. If you are interested in getting in touch with me and discussing your WordPress based project just drop me a line

Paul, over at KnowSEO is one of my latest clients and he was great to work with. This is what he had to say about working with me:

Thanks James for the great work you did on my custom wordpress theme. I’ve worked with a few freelance designers over the years and it’s not often I’ve found one that I will use again.

Here are the main reasons that I’ll use James again: He did a good clean design. He set a timeline and stuck to it. He always responded to emails promptly. He offered an opinion on mock changes I wanted but also accepted my changes. He gladly and promptly made small alterations after launch.

All pretty simple things, but hard to find in one designer.

Thanks again. Paul

Thank you Paul, it is awesome when everyone is happy at the end of a project!

Yes, I know that I haven’t been posting, or even tweeting that much over the past couple of weeks – but it is because I have been busy cranking out the custom wordpress themes.

My latest client says:

Is there anyway that I could have my site added to here: http://imjtk.com/jtk-portfolio?
Also would you like me to write you a testimonial.. You did a great job!

I think you did just write me a testimonial Jonathan, at the risk of being redundant, good clients make good projects ( and the converse is just as true…. ) and you were as smooth as butter to work with.

I’ll try to do better posting the WordPress themes I create as I knock them out, and I might even get time to update that portfolio one day….

While I may suck at scheduling ( yes I am still running slightly behind ) once I finish a project my clients are typically very happy. Bonsai Paul signed up to do another project and I got this unsolicited email from him today.

You have exceeded my expectations with this project, your eye for designing with only an idea is spectacular! I will be coming to you for all of my future projects.

Great to hear Paul, you are awesome to work with and I appreciate the space you give me to create. Keep a lookout for for a post highlighting this new project soon – it’s not your average blog.

While I am still running behind I am wrapping up custom WordPress design projects every day as well as making progress on the more complicated projects. I just finished up a project for DJ T and this is what he had to say:

It looks really good!
I was impress when I first saw the mock-ups, but seeing it live really blew me away. I very much appreciate you taking the extra time to incorporate the small details such as the pictures.

Overall, it’s just a great looking site. Thanks, Thomas

You are welcome Thomas, thank you it was a pleasure.

I just finished up a custom WordPress theme for a great guy back in my old stomping grounds in Oxford Mississippi – Blake Cannon deals with Oxford Real Estate and really gets web 2.0, we’ll be uploading this theme to his server this weekend.

Renee Shupe posted this on Linked In – I love it when my clients submit unsolicited recomendations

I’ve hired James three times now to do various WP Themes for me. One he converted a traditional website (that we absolutely loved) to a WP Theme and 2 themes for business ideas for me. I’m using the current one extensively, he’s quick, great value and knows what he is doing.

December 10, 2008

Top qualities: Great Results , Good Value , Creative

Thanks Renee, you are a true pleasure to work with.

Just got a nice email from a client that I have worked with a few times now:

I have seen all the positive feedback that you have on your website and I can’t say anything different.

I think your greatest strength is that you are very detail oriented. The Dreyfus Blog is the perfect example. You are not trying to improve/judge the current design but you just integrate it and that flawlessly. The colors, fonts, etc are all exactly as in the original.

I just got an email from a client name Per that brought a huge smile to my face, he says:

With the new design on my site the income has gone up over 500% the past months. Got the $500 ( for the wordpress theme that I created for him) back the first month .

How’s that for a return on your WordPress theme creation investment. If you are interested in having me create a new WordPress theme for your site just get in touch with me and I will give you just as good an effort as I did for Per.