Aled M

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Freelancer / Self-Employed

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Job History

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Jobs Posted:6
Jobs Awarded:3
Paid Out:$1,157
 
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Reviews: 12   from 11 Clients
 
Earnings:$7,343
Hourly Rate: $39

Jobs Won:11
Jobs Cancelled:0 Help? Longest Job:
4 months

Member Since:Dec 2009

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Aled M
 
eCommerce | Wordpress | Web Design | Web Development | Marketing | SEO

Port Dinorwic, United Kingdom
Now taking on new projects. Please contact me.

About Me

If you're reading this, the chances are, my profile picture caught your eye. You may or may not know that yellow is the most eye catching colour online and the most likely to make you click through. This is just one example of how psychology plays a bigger part in web development that we realise.

With over 10 years experience in a commercial, multinational environment I specialise in webdesign, web psychology, eCommerce development, Social Media applications and digital marketing.

I can advise you on how to edge ahead of your competitors and maximise your ROI with simple, effective techniques like this.

My development skills include PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, CMS (e.g. Wordpress, Expression Engine), eCommerce (Magento, OpenCart, Shopify, Prestashop, OSCommerce) and graphic design. I'm also comfortable project managing and leading a team to achieve their goals.

I also offer professional consultancy services covering all areas of eCommerce and web marketing. Example services include improving your online store design, optimising product page conversion, maximising cross-selling opportunities, improving checkout workflow, increasing conversion rates, improving customer retention and reducing cart abandonment.

Other services include web design, web development, search engine optimization (SEO), Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, web copy writing, print design and more.

For a full list of services or to discuss how I may be able to help you with your next project, please contact me and I will be happy to help.

Thank you.

Areas covered: Global

Company name: Creative Wales Ltd

Industry type: Information Technology

Employees at your company: 5-9

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Job Reviews on PPH

by Tim B on 30 Nov 2011

I can't thank Aled enough for his hard work and dedication over the past 3 days. He worked tirelessly to get the project done and would definitely use him again. Highly recommended!

by Ryan E on 25 Nov 2011

Aled and his team are a talented group of developers and designers. We have found Aled to be highly professional, proactive and responsive throughout the project. He has also been keen to offer solutions and reassurances as required. We are looking forward to working with Aled on more of an ongoing basis as the project develops further.

by Michael P on 22 Oct 2011

One of the best freelancers I have ever found on People Per Hour. Aled really knows his stuff and he is great to work with.
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Work Experience

January 2010 - Present Day: The Book People

Working within a team of 6 multi-disciplined developers in Bangor, I aid the development of commerce web content sites, as well as creating and translating other design briefs into working websites. Work involves creating and maintaining style-sheets, image manipulation and more for both external customer facing commerce websites (Book People, Red House, Puffin Book Club and Puffin Post) and internal websites.

I am passionate about semantic Web Standards have good knowledge of cross-browser development and security and have a keen eye on the latest design trends, helping to improve the team and the performance, usability and profitability of the Book People brand.

August 2008 - January 2010: Manchester Business School Worldwide

Senior web developer responsible for co-ordinating, developing and implementing all web, e-marketing and social media strategies in order to promote the School as an innovative provider of high quality programmes.

March 2006 - August 2008: PeoplePlanner

Sales & Marketing Manager for eBusiness in the private healthcare sector. Responsible for creative production of marketing campaigns, copy writing, visual design, advertising concepts, web creatives and B2B sales.

November 2000 - March 2006: Accountis Plc

Sales & Marketing Officer for eBusiness in the financial market. Responsibilities included creative production of marketing materials, visual design, web creatives, B2B sales and dealing with technical support queries over the phone.

Apr 2012 to Apr 2012
eCommerce Conversion Rate Consultant at Workwear and Leisure

David needed an experienced, professional eCommerce consultant to help increase their online store conversion rates and to lower their cart abandonment rates. Based on proven on-going research into eCommerce, I evaluated their website and delivered a comprehensive 3-part report highlighting key areas for improvement.

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Education

University of Wales, Wrexham:

First Class BA (Hons) Business, Finance & IT

(School) Ysgol Glan Y Mor (GCSE):

Maths, English, English Lit, Welsh, Science, Bus. Studies

Software: Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Contribute

Languages & CMS: CSS/HTML (web standards compliant), PHP, ASP.Net, javascript, basic actionscript, Wordpress & Joomla integration

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