Creating with compassion and kindness. As a seasoned web designer and developer with over 8 years of experience, I'm passionate about creating intuitive, user-friendly websites that prioritize simplicity and excellent user experience (UX). My focus is on custom-built, fast-loading, and optimized websites, featuring clean lines, white space, and solid colors that produce a modern and timeless aesthetic.I believe that each client's needs are unique, and I take them through a comprehensive journey that ensures they get exactly what they're looking for. My process includes Discovery, Strategy, Research, Content Strategy & Information Architecture, Art Direction, Wireframing, Visual Design, and Development, all designed to give you a seamless website building experience.Before starting my own venture, I worked for the world-renowned advertising agency McCann Erickson, where I had the pleasure of working with amazing clients like Aldi and the Rugby World Cup. Now, I build all my themes from the ground up, prioritizing User Experience (UX), speed, and clean, simple design.As Google prioritizes user experience over most other search engine indicators, I place a strong emphasis on website speed as it affects critical metrics like dwell time, bounce rate, and click-through. These metrics show user intent and engagement, which ultimately affects organic SEO.I take web design and development a step further by incorporating storytelling to produce websites that are genuinely unique. I love focusing on video-content-driven websites because viewers retain around 95% of a message when they watch a video, compared to 10% when reading it in text.I prefer to not use pre-built themes or plugins, focusing instead on crafting clean, efficient, and concise code. I aim for most of the sites I build to load in 2-3 seconds, which is faster than 98% of the internet and a massive SEO indicator.I believe in giving back to society and the environment, and a central point of my ethos is to contribute positively to social and environmental causes. If there isn't anything specific that your brand does, don't worry; I'll take a portion of the job and put it towards making a positive impact.One of my clients, Aymeric, once said, "Josh is the most impressive freelancer I've met over the last five years throughout Elance and Upwork." You can view my portfolio at joshricha.com and connect with me on LinkedIn at /in/joshricha or on GitHub at joshricha.Approved WebFlow expert profile https://webflow.com/@josh-richardsons-workspace