25+ years experience in building and marketing ecommerce websites and digital experiences. Self taught designer, developer and digital marketer.Now focusing on Shopify and WordPress websites, I've helped hundreds of clients establish and grow their online presence, since 1998.Founded and bootstrapped Pixel Kicks from the ground up to current team of 20, respected and highly regarded nationwide.Built a concert ticket comparison website from scratch, winning two awards and selling tickets across the UK, Europe and USA.Created a global music fan website peaking at 1.5 million visitors per month, and created a stream of successful entertainment mobile apps on iOS and Android.-----------About Pixel Kicks-----------Founder of Pixel Kicks - an award-winning digital agency based in Ancoats, Manchester. We design high quality websites and devise digital marketing strategies to deliver traffic & leads via SEO, PPC and other methods. Our search, paid & social campaigns are executed with vibrancy & integrity.-----------Career History-----------Went straight from sixth form college at 18 into a full time web design position with Aria Technology in Manchester, creating their first full e-commerce website, as well as helping to run their marketing team. Totally self-taught, I learned HTML, CSS, Javascript, ASP, PHP, SQL and more by myself whilst working at Aria, and continued working with these technologies for the next few years.Realised I was equally as good at design work as well as development, and continued to apply my skills to the highest level at my next role working for Cotton Traders, again working on their e-commerce website, but also specialising in creating high-conversion email campaigns. At Cotton Traders I improved my internet marketing techniques and started to dabble in SEO, before realising after a few years that I had a burning desire to start my own company and fully realise my talents.In 2011 I started Pixel Kicks, and in that time we've grown to be one of Manchester's highest rated and most respected digital agencies, winning a number of awards. We currently have a team of 20 and continue to grow steadily year on year.