Web consulting: Setting up and navigating WordPress
“I had the pleasure of working with Gift Homsaen during a recent Zoom session focused on WordPress development, and I would highly recommend her. As a beginner navigating the complexities of WordPress, I found her guidance to be invaluable.
Gift demonstrated a good understanding of the WordPress ecosystem. She walked me through the process of selecting themes and plugins, highlighting the pros and cons of each option. Her insights into common pitfalls that beginners encounter were particularly helpful.
She provided detailed explanations of essential practices such as backups, security measures, and ongoing maintenance for the website. She patiently answered all the questions I asked her and her communication was clear, easy to understand, timely, and professional.
She was kind enough to extend our session to review my current WordPress setup. She also provided valuable advice on how to avoid code bloating, that will help enhance the performance of my site.
Overall, my experience with Gift was very informative. Her expertise and dedication to helping beginners like myself are truly commendable. I would recommend her services to anyone looking to enhance their skills in WordPress development.”
Shanthi Karunakaran – Frontend Web Developer, Q Point Technology
Project: The Climate Collaborative Web Development
“Gift goes above and beyond to ensure the project gets done right. When she hits an obstacle, and believe me there were plenty on the project we worked on together, she doesn’t let it stop her. She researches the challenge, tests her ideas, and then comes back with a recommended solution. She’s a dedicated, flexible, and friendly team player.”
Gage Mitchell – Creative Director, Modern Species
“Working with Gift Homsaen on our website redesign was a fantastic experience. The quality of her work exceeded our expectations, delivering a clean, modern design that aligned with our organization’s vision. She understood our goals and brought them to life with creativity and attention to detail. Despite being unfamiliar with our web platform, she quickly got up to speed on its functionality to ensure the new design worked seamlessly.
Gift’s communication was always clear, timely, and professional. She was incredibly accommodating, making thoughtful adjustments based on our feedback and ensuring every aspect of the project was managed smoothly.
I highly recommend Gift for any small business or organization looking to design or redesign their website. Her patience, clear communication, and technical expertise make her an ideal partner.”
Caitlin Oleson – Director of Operations & Programming, The Climate Collaborative
Project: Laura Hartley – Troubleshooting website backup error
“Gift is one of the best web support experts I have worked with. I hired Gift to help fix a back-up error I was receiving, that was preventing me from changing web hosts. I’d long managed my own WordPress page, but needed some extra help with these issues and couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Gift was prompt, respectful and explained everything throughout the process. I’d spent weeks going around in circles, and she found the solutions quickly and easily, as well as giving me good advice for my site going forward. I’m incredibly grateful to have found Gift and highly recommend her to anyone looking for support or guidance. I’ll undoubtedly use her support again!”
Laura Hartley – Leadership Coach, Public Love Enterprises
Project: Amigo Gutters – Troubleshooting site speed
“We had the opportunity to work with Gift to solve some errors with our small business website. Her expertise not only solved our initial problem promptly (that had been there for a while and previous attempts to solve it were unsuccessful), but also provided incredible insights regarding page speed and long-term website management. Gift knows how to listen to her customer needs, she was very clear, concise and effective in her communication, what made the process seamless and very professional. Gift not only was exceptional meeting our needs, but she also anticipated them, ensuring a smooth collaboration. I have no doubt she will be our go-to when we are seeking website assistance or improvement. With her care, skill set and dedication, I’m sure she can handle any project successfully.”
Tomas Uriostegui – Owner of Amigo Gutters
Project: Zero Waste San Diego Web Development
“Working with Gift on the redesign of the Zero Waste San Diego (ZWSD) website was an exceptional experience. Gift’s clear communication, technical skills, and extensive knowledge were instrumental in overcoming the challenges of this complex WordPress project. From the initial unorganized state of the website to persistent errors during development, Gift showcased resilience, problem-solving abilities, and a high level of commitment that went above and beyond expectations. The final result—a beautifully launched website with optimized performance.
I highly recommend Gift for any web development project, confident in her ability to deliver outstanding results with professionalism and expertise.”
Laura Anthony – Director of Zero Waste San Diego
Project: Cheryl Marlene Homepage Template
“Gift is an extremely kind soul with deep knowledge of clean and effective website design. She also understands the viewer’s perspective and how to integrate great design with practical, effective marketing. Gift designed a page template for my website which came with pointers on what kind of text to put where. The simplicity of it helped me to immediately clarify the content of my website and re-organize it with effective CTAs and great emphasis on the important points. Gift is so easy to work with, knows her stuff, and shares without hesitation. If you have been inundated with designers trying to convince you that you need the latest bells and whistles, you will appreciate Gift for her kindness, clarity and clean design!”
Cheryl Marlene – Akashic Mystic & The world’s authority on the Akashic Records
Project: The Green Marketing Academy Sales Page
“It’s been an absolute pleasure working with Gift on several website projects. Not only were the websites she created developed and optimized efficiently, she was able to do a great job of matching the developed site to the mockups I had designed. Communication with Gift was always timely and professional and she also clearly set expectations throughout the entire project, which I very much appreciated. If you are looking for someone who is skilled, efficient and is well-versed in sustainable web design practices, I highly recommend hiring Gift. You will not be disappointed!”
Michelle Mayther – Fractional CMO, Speaker & Founder (Former Owner of Minty Made and Founder of The Green Marketing Academy)
Project: Repair Economy Washington website test website
“We at Zero Waste Washington are grateful for the time and professionalism Gift put into our project. She worked on improvements and development of our platform that advances the Repair Economy in Washington State and the PNW region. We appreciated a fresh intuitive design of the website and thought put into it. Gift was great at managing expectations in regards to every aspect of our work together. She was very consistent in delivering within the promised timeline which is such a rare quality. We learned from her about how we can improve the sustainability of our website and we can extend this knowledge to our other projects. We recommend Gift for your sustainable website redesign and development needs.”
Xenia Dolovova – Waste Reduction Programs Director at Zero Waste Washington
Project: Out of the Box E-commerce test website
“When Tanakan asked me if she could help me “greener” my website, I was thrilled to see what we would learn and what the new site would look like. At first, I was kind of horrified by the numbers, but she was reassuring by offering professionals and realistics solutions to my problem.
Tanakan is very organized, efficient, invested and she knows her topic very well.
During the process she communicated very well, and was very adaptable to my schedule, creating a video instead of rescheduling a meeting too many times. I think she is very competent but also very invested in what she does, which is the key to creating great team work.
I especially liked the learning I got from this project. How we can make a difference by only applying simple rules, like reducing the size of the photos…
In terms of functionality, It is very simple and straight to the point. The navigation is smooth and easy to use.
In terms of design, once again it is simplified and more minimalist. I am a very creative and visual person. At this point, in my opinion, the website is efficient and functional but it lacks photos. I like the use of icons but in my industry, aesthetic and visual can be a big part of the buyer decision. For my e-commerce, I think we need more videos and visuals about the products, the process, so it is reassuring and easy for the client to take the first step.
In terms of sustainability, our goals have been reached and are aligned with my values.
I definitely recommend Tanakan’ services.”
Aline Bloch – Founder of Out of the Box Eco Store
Project: Washington Fair Trade Coalition website
“Gift was fantastic to work with! She built out a map of our website and then made a proposed map. We talked through all the steps and she delivered on updating pieces of the site, adding different features where necessary, removing old information. I met with her a couple times to express what we wanted and she did a fantastic job building that into a reality on the website. I appreciated her research and input requests throughout the project.”
Hillary Haden – Executive Director at Washington Fair Trade Coalition
Project: The Seattle Collegian website
“As Web Manager for the Seattle Collegian, Gift has truly lived up to her name. When we first made the offer of employment to her, we had not had the opportunity to meet in person due to the pandemic and the need to work remotely. As with many of the other staff members onboarded in 2020, it was hard to know what to expect or how Gift would fare learning the ropes from a distance, but I had high hopes that she would do well and find her rhythm.
Rather than exhibiting any signs of difficulty in adjusting to her role, Gift instead jumped right in and set the bar for the Web Manager position higher than any of her predecessors have managed to attain. Gift rose to the occasion and then shattered my expectations time and again, and I cannot extol her praises enough. She has proven herself to be talented, skilled, prepared, thorough, attentive, adaptable, considerate, reliable, communicative, responsible, professional, and an all-around pleasure to work with. She has a great attitude and a way of anticipating the needs of the organization before anyone else, a combination that has made her a more than welcome addition to our professional family. She has been nothing short of invaluable to me and to the functioning of our website, and I highly recommend her work without question or reservation.”
Astro Pittman – Editor-in-Chief at The Seattle Collegian
Project: Scoop Marketplace website
“Gift was there with me in the very first days of setting up Scoop Marketplace, a zero waste store in Seattle. She was literally helping to put the shop together on the day of her interview! With her passion for and dedication to sustainable living, and commitment to always exceed expectations, she was a joy to work with and a perfect fit for our organization! I am always amazed at the way that Gift recognizes what needs to be done and takes action before she has even been asked.
Not only did she come to me with suggested changes for the website, but often times she had already done the research, drawn out a proposed plan, and even created some drafts prior to presenting her plan to me, showing initiative, creativity, and great attention to details. At every twist and turn, she was there, adding innovative improvements to our website and using her problem solving skills to make it beautiful and user friendly. Gift is a positive presence on the team and a joy to work with. I am so thankful to have had her during our critical first year in business, and am certain that she will continue to excel on her web design path.”
Stephanie Lentz – Founder of Scoop Marketplace