Someone left their computer at my house back in '93 while they went travelling.  I was instantly addicted, and knew that the possibilities were boundless. I began sleeping less, surfing the web, awed at what the world was creating.  My background in marketing and advertising began to mingle with my internet fascination.  Eleven years later, I refined the melding of these worlds and developed WebCocktail. During that time I studied, I trialed, I errored, and boy, did I learn a lot!

I approach web design as an architect would a house design.  Everyone has a different house inside of them that will best fit their needs.  There is no packaged solution that is going to be best for everyone.  For some, ranking #1 on Google is the best marketing strategy, for others simply having a kick butt ezine is the answer.  It is important that a client can work with someone who understands where they are coming from and more importantly, what they want to accomplish with their site.  No book is going to teach you that.  Only experience in the industry can offer this.

Shari Horne, a.k.a Snippy Girl

I have been actively involved in web production for eight years.  What began as an off-the-cuff request from my boss at the time to "whip up a web page...quick!" (and the subsequent sobbing under my desk) turned into a successful career as the content production manager for a major web presence at Apple Computer.  For the past three years, I have had my own business developing and implementing sites for a number of clients, as well as providing writing and editorial services.

I have a very definite philosophy of web production: elegance and straightforward functionality.  I believe in clean design with visual impact, and the editor (and former teacher) in me dictates that the content of a site is both readable and grammatically correct.

I live in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area with my Sam, my partner in crime.  I love cooking, books, travel, and my cats... but not all at once.

I remember surfing the web back in 1994 and downloading pictures of the Sistine Chapel and all I knew was: this is going to change everything! Ten years, everything's changed and everything is the same - the internet has become the quickest, cheapest way to get yourself heard and seen - and I love to tinker with it. I've helped lots of clients get their businesses and lives online through web design, consulting and training. My client list has included more traditional corporate clients like an insurance company, all the way to a voyeur webcam site.

My design philosophy is ABU: Always Be Useful. Not many people surf business websites for fun - you're either online for entertainment or research and a good business website does both. Cluttered, messy design makes my teeth hurt.

I grew up in Indiana and moved to Chicago to pursue a career in theatre as a playwright and director. I've since expanded my vision from a local live audience to the global dynamism of people and ideas. I wish I had a cat. I'm a compulsive weblogger.

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