HI, I'M LEE

SQUARESPACE WEB DESIGNER & SEO CONSULTANT

Websites, SEO and content strategy for UK small businesses. Based in Anglesey, NORTH WALES.

THE MOMENT I KNEW WHAT A WEBSITE CAN DO

ANTIGUA, 2019

The moment I realised what a website can really do was midnight in a harbour in Antigua, waiting for my husband and his team to finish rowing 3,000 miles across the Atlantic.

The crickets and tree frogs were deafening, but I could still hear 'We Are The Champions' drifting from a far-off bar as his team rowed into sight. Tears of pride rolled down my face as the four of them stepped onto land, after 39 days at sea.

They'd raised £120,000 in sponsorship to make the campaign happen, and £30,000 for their charity.

MY KITCHEN TABLE IN 2017

Two years earlier, we'd all sat around my kitchen table trying to figure out where to start with the fundraising campaign.
The team needed to approach sponsors, but without a website, logo or any real visual identity, they didn't look like a credible team yet.

I really wanted to help. I'd worked in graphic design for years and had dabbled with websites, so I put myself forward. I did their logo, their posters, and built their first website. It was the only way I knew how to help.

Now I truly believe that websites can make small ideas grow into huge, life-changing achievements for anyone.

Row4Victory practicing for their 3,000 mile row - that’s my logo that is.

BUILDING A BUSINESS AROUND MILITARY LIFE

I had 20 years of corporate design experience on my CV, but as a military wife, regular house moves meant career progression was never straightforward. I found myself unemployed and feeling helpless.

40% of military spouses and partners are unemployed.

I couldn't even get a job as a cleaner.

After the ocean rowing website, I started building sites for other teams part-time. But it wasn't until a free business course run by ‘Supporting the Unsung Heroes’ that I found the confidence to take my side hustle full-time. I haven't looked back.

Now I help military spouses, veterans and small businesses build the websites they need. And I still work with ocean rowers on campaign sites that raise money for the charities that really matter to them.

“Our website gave us amazing confidence and helped to build the credibility we needed with sponsors. The website was fundamental to our campaign, enabling us to meet our sponsorship target of £120k, row the Atlantic and raise over £30k for our charities.”

Row4Victory, Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge (Now called The World’s Toughest Row)