About Leap of Faith Web Design
Imagine a website that looks great, one that's easy to find, easy to navigate, and easy to use. One that engages and informs people, and keeps them coming back. Imagine it's your website. I do.
A Tad of Background
Leap of Faith is a website planning and design firm located in Sonoma County and founded by Jeri Hastava. (That's me over there on the right.)
I began my professional career in 2004, working for a busy web design company in Santa Rosa where I cut my teeth as a content advocate, designer, project manager, front-end developer, customer care representative, and CSS cheerleader.
I wrote web content, functional specs, end user documentation, and office policies and procedures. I preached web standards, tested fanatically, and drove everyone crazy with my attention to detail.
In 2008, I took a leap of faith (pardon the pun), and hung out my own "virtual" shingle. Today, Leap of Faith Web Design is committed to helping clients meet their business objectives by planning and designing clear, concise and compelling websites with a strong focus on content.
What. You Think I Do It All Myself?
Hardly. When I need help, I call in the incredibly talented web professionals I work with who handle everything from frontend development to database development, from content management systems to print marketing and photography.
I'm in awe of them, and what they do. It's a beautiful thing.
Here's What Happened
A late bloomer, I didn't see what all the fuss was about until high-speed cable came to town, and the web came alive for me. Newly addicted, I abandoned plans to become a technical writer, and became a web designer instead. Same thing only different. I'm still passionately organizing information with users in mind.
Keeping the Juices Flowing
There's a lot to stay on top of as a web professional. The internet is advancing at the speed of light, and I keep my chops up by mixing it up with other like-minded folks in the San Francisco / North Bay Area web professional community:
- Content Strategy: San Francisco Bay Area Meetup
- The North Bay Internet Society
- Web & Interactive Media Professionals
Before High-Speed Cable
In past lives, I was a "chick singer" in a country rock band (whoo hoo!), a wine telemarketer (for 16 years - egad!), a sales manager, and a virtual assistant. Being a web professional gives me the freedom to combine my creative juices with my (some would say obsessive) passion for all things "content."
