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Personal blogging on davidshawe.com

January 04, 2024

By David Shawe

A new year, a new website, and this time we are focused on personal blogging, personal branding, and sharing as we learn.

For as long as I can remember, I've always advocated for everyone to have their own website and blog. However, I tend to overanalyze when it comes to my own space.

So, I decided to create a clean and functional website to establish a personal brand platform. This will be a space for blogging, showcasing work, and, eventually, an e-commerce space—because it wouldn’t be as fun if I couldn’t sell things online.

A colorful image from Lisbon

This journey is also about discovering value that allows me to create irresistible offers. Recently, I spent time reading books by Alex Hormozi, including his first book, "100 Million Offers," which might become the first review on this blog. Book reviews could be a valuable addition here. This website is built on Squarespace, and I'm excited to share tips on getting the most out of it.

I’ll be constantly redesigning and updating live, blogging about technical upgrades, adding custom CSS, and maximizing built-in features. Over time, I'll evaluate if a pivot to Webflow, Shopify, or a bespoke solution would be beneficial.

Thank you for reading this. I genuinely appreciate it, and I look forward to sharing this journey and the ongoing redesign process with you.

Interested in working with me?

Let's collaborate and bring your project to life. Feel free to get in touch!

Testimonials

Chain Reaction Cycles on the Email Marketing team

Chain Reaction Cycles

I worked with David during my time at Chain Reaction Cycles on the Email Marketing team. While working with David, what truly stood out about him was his constant curiosity and drive to experiment with new ideas. In a rapidly changing tech landscape, David always showcased a proactive attitude, delving into the latest in design and technology. His eagerness to test and explore new avenues often brought fresh perspectives to our discussions. It's commendable and inspiring to see someone so passionate about evolving and pushing boundaries. If you need someone who can think outside-the-box, David is your man.

Chain Reaction Cycles on the Email Marketing team

Coder Dojo / CRC

Emma Foster

I have known David Shawe for around 9 years and we first met when volunteering at Coder Dojo in Farset Labs Belfast. This was my first time volunteering at Coder Dojo and I think Davids also. We hit it off straight away with similar experience in Web Design and Web Development. It was a lot of fun working with David and mentoring the kids, due to his hard work, experience, initiative, and design flair he created an online website for the students to learn how to develop their own websites. I moved roles to Chain Reaction Cycles and after a few weeks we were on the lookout for someone with UX design and development experience and I knew David would be the perfect fit. Working seamlessly within a larger design team, actively bringing new ideas, and working hard to implement these ideas with team members. David has been a pleasure to work with and know, becoming a good friend over the years.

Coder Dojo / CRC

Conann taught David Shawe - Design at Magee, Ulster University

Conánn FitzPatrick Alvarez-Casado

David is a fantastic designer and typophile. He works great in creative teams, contributing new, innovative concepts and selflessly encouraging team mates to bring their ideas forward. I would highly recommend David, he's a very likeable character.

Conann taught David Shawe - Design at Magee, Ulster University

Werewolf Food Video FAQs

Werewolf Food

Werewolf Food genuinely values our customers and as such we wanted to create helpful FAQ videos. Not just a generic style but bespoke to us. David Shawe took our mock ups and turned them into useful ‘how-to’ videos, demonstrating to the customer how simple it was for them to make changes to their account, e.g., change the frequency of their delivery or update card payment details. The format was suitable for both web and social media content. Invisible Building made the technical solution of the FAQ videos fit the personality of the business.

Werewolf Food Video FAQs

Working with Catalyst on the Co-Founders programme

Hannah Cummings, Catalyst Co-Founders

David went through the programme in 2022 and it was fantastic to see the passion and determination for exploring entrepreneurship that he and his fellow participants on the programme had.

Working with Catalyst on the Co-Founders programme

Working with Diverse Talent on website UX and Email Marketing

Diverse Talent

David Shawe was part of an essential project for us, coming up to the launch of our MVP we needed immediate support in UX Design, Email automation and content generation. Their experience working with startups was highly valuable and evident, as they provided both talent and guidance.

Working with Diverse Talent on website UX and Email Marketing

Working with Entrance CDS on their website

Entrance CDS

David Shawe was such an amazing help during a tricky situation we had found ourselves in when we were changing host and the new host was not as helpful as advertised! David worked as long as he needed to to get us back up and running again and at super speed.

Working with Entrance CDS on their website

Working with Irish Artist Ann Feely

Ann Feely Artist Shopify Work

It has been great working with David Shawe, of Invisible Building. David fixed some technical issues with my Shopify website. He also undertook a design review of the customer experience in my new website. In particular, David understood what I was trying to communicate in my website which is always a positive thing before we had even met face to face. Therefore I found his email communication style to be precise and helpful. I've always found working with people face to face, phone calls and via email to be the most effective and efficient way in dealing with people in the creative arts business. I recommend Invisible Building when you need quick and effective assistance with your shopify website.

Working with Irish Artist Ann Feely