https://memphismckay.com/ Recent content in welcome on Memphis McKay Hugo -- gohugo.io en Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/emily-carpenter/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/emily-carpenter/ Emily Carpenter is the best-selling author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls, The Weight of Lies, and Every Single Secret, and we wanted to create a website as spooky and mesmerizing as her books. We have worked with Emily to produce digital ads and print media for events, and we are totally obsessed with her books. View this post on Instagram I’m a proud member of the #kittycult - 💖my new tee! https://memphismckay.com/review/heidi-mastrogiovanni-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/heidi-mastrogiovanni-testimonial/ I was looking for a designer for my author website, and one of my closest friends recommended Laird Sapir. I am now forever in my friend’s debt, because Laird is absolutely brilliant! Laird is a joy to work with. She is smart and funny and tremendously talented. She is kind and caring, and she is devoted to creating superb websites for her clients. She created a gorgeous website for me, and she is also my website master. https://memphismckay.com/sidebar/laird/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/sidebar/laird/ When I’m not busy designing author websites, I can usually be found drinking too much coffee, hanging out with my pug, Pixel, reading, or refereeing my children, who do not like to eat vegetables. https://memphismckay.com/tweets/michellelowery/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/michellelowery/ After ten years of relying on my inferior graphic design skills to build my own website, I finally had it professionally designed. The talented @lairdsapir of Memphis McKay did a superb job, and I couldn't be happier! https://t.co/TNTKbYOKs6 — Michelle Lowery (@MichelleDLowery) April 24, 2018 https://memphismckay.com/project/tony-faggioli/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/tony-faggioli/ Tony Faggioli is the author of The Millionth Trilogy and The Snow Globe. His books have been featured in Books on the Subway, the New York Review of Books, and the Midwest Book Review. We created a site that put a spotlight on his books while creating a backdrop that supported his dark and fascinating stories. The website includes custom ad campaign landing pages and targeted subscription forms. To ensure brand consistency, social media banners were also created. https://memphismckay.com/tweets/emilycarpenter/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/emilycarpenter/ Thanks to @lairdsapir for creating the most spooky-gorgeous new website for this writer! https://t.co/Vv2jurxqoN — Emily Carpenter (@EmilyDCarpenter) March 15, 2017 https://memphismckay.com/sidebar/jenn/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/sidebar/jenn/ Project manager extraordinaire, Jenn can handle anything authors throw at her. She somehow juggles our mad schedule here at Memphis McKay and her booming author assistant business, Sidekick Jenn. https://memphismckay.com/project/heidi-mastrogiovanni/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/heidi-mastrogiovanni/ Heidi Mastrogiovanni is the author of Lala Pettibone’s Act Two and the upcoming sequel Lala Pettibone: Last Act Standing. In addition to website design and development, we have created online ads for charitable causes supported by Heidi, and assist with her ongoing website needs and maintenance. https://memphismckay.com/review/mjpullen-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/mjpullen-testimonial/ If and when any of you are ready for the most amazing author website ever, and a friendly, helpful, creative designer to go with it, I invite you to check out Memphis McKay. Working with Laird is a consistent, collaborative pleasure. I know she stays busy, but even if you have to get in line for one of her gorgeous sites, it’s worth the wait. (Also, she’s a writer and she GETS it! https://memphismckay.com/review/nikki-busch-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/nikki-busch-testimonial/ Laird Sapir is a design and marketing genius and my new website proves it. Her ideas for branding, font, layout, and overall design were spot-on for my target audience. She also completely redesigned my logo and the outcome was stupendous. Laird was the ideal creative partner and we continue to work perfectly in sync on site updates. Her quick responsiveness and lightning-fast ability to work in WordPress are greatly appreciated. I can’t imagine entrusting my website to anyone else. https://memphismckay.com/tweets/augustmclaughlin/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/augustmclaughlin/ Who will we see tomorrow at the #LATimesFestivalofBooks? @HMastrogiovanni & I will be giving out FREE samplers to anyone who preorders our books & touring around w/a GORGEOUS poster created by @lairdsapir! Find us! #GirlBoner #LalaPettibone pic.twitter.com/AjB0v0DXrA — August McLaughlin (@AugstMcLaughlin) April 20, 2018 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/vanessafewings/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/vanessafewings/ @MemphisMckay is a rock star website designer! She’s super talented and fun to work with! pic.twitter.com/8PKBOeJO4M — Vanessa Fewings (@VanessaFewings) May 17, 2018 https://memphismckay.com/review/ashbrooke-fields-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/ashbrooke-fields-testimonial/ I would like to take a minute to recommend Laird Sapir with Memphis McKay for her quality work and attention to the design and implementation of our website here at Ashbrooke Fields Executive Search. From the very beginning, she took the time to listen to our needs and develop a site per our specifications, ultimately for a successful completion. All along the way I never had to worry about her failing to produce. https://memphismckay.com/project/mj-pullen/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/mj-pullen/ M.J. Pullen is an author, blogger and writing coach whose website stays busy! It was important with M.J.’s site to not only showcase her books, but to create a clean, modern, and welcoming blog where readers could easily find what they were looking for. Her brand is fresh and fun, so the design we created for her has a number of small, fun details. We created a “Distracted Writer” logo for her writing advice blog, put the spotlight on her phenomenal book covers, and tied in social media to ensure consistent branding. https://memphismckay.com/review/ashbrooke-fields-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/ashbrooke-fields-testimonial/ Laird is a dev dynamo. She has an amazing ability to sleuth out problems on existing systems and deliver impeccable solutions before you even recognize an issue. Laird’s original development projects are thorough, innovative, flexible and impressive. She is a genuine pleasure and an invaluable partner. I count myself blessed to have been referred to Laird and continue to recommend her without hesitation. She is exceptionally talented. If she isn’t astounding my clients, you can ‘borrow’ her for yours. https://memphismckay.com/tweets/tonyfaggioli/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/tonyfaggioli/ Not gonna lie...very happy with my webpage redesign by Rock Star @lairdsapir :) Check it out at https://t.co/5lbMm1c0x6 #indieauthor #IARTG pic.twitter.com/2qJTNWzBBQ — Tony Faggioli (@steelertony) September 26, 2017 https://memphismckay.com/review/julie-kenner-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/julie-kenner-testimonial/ Laird Sapir is amazing — fast and smart and dedicated. From helping me tame Twitter to unsnarling my SEO issues to fiddling with Facebook, Laird truly helps to clear the technical mumbo-jumbo out of the way so that social media can be fun. https://memphismckay.com/project/widow-shmidow/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/widow-shmidow/ Widow Shmidow is a blog about all the ways society limits widows (sometimes even widowers, but not as often) on moving forward with their lives. https://memphismckay.com/tweets/heidimastrogiovanni/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/heidimastrogiovanni/ See the lovely new additions to my website, courtesy of brilliant @lairdsapir of @MemphisMckay! She ROCKS!https://t.co/8weTcnQpJT — Heidi Mastrogiovanni (@HMastrogiovanni) September 13, 2017 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/mjpullen/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/mjpullen/ And if you need a fabulous author website built by a talented, kind human being, I can't say enough about @lairdsapir #RT17 — MJ Pullen (@MJPullen) May 6, 2017 https://memphismckay.com/project/shelley-adina/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/shelley-adina/ Shelley Adina is the author of 24 novels published by Harlequin, Warner, and Hachette, and a dozen more published by Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. She writes steampunk, contemporary romance, and young adult fiction, and as Adina Senft, writes women’s fiction set among the Amish and other plain communities. Shelley was juggling multiple pen names and websites, and wanted to create a single website that would be home to all of her books. https://memphismckay.com/review/michelle-lowery-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/michelle-lowery-testimonial/ Laird is the first professional website designer I’ve ever worked with for my own website, and the experience could not have been better. Not having any design experience myself, I relied on Laird’s expertise to guide me through the process, and was not disappointed. She asked great questions, shared ideas, provided several options for me to choose from, and most importantly, listened. She walked me through the process, keeping me informed every step of the way, and was always receptive to questions and requests. https://memphismckay.com/review/rachel-funk-heller-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/rachel-funk-heller-testimonial/ It is an honor and a joy to work with Laird Sapir. When it comes to carving out your unique place in the internet, you will not find a more creative, kind, professional, and talented web designer than Laird. She listens to your ideas and works diligently to help you craft a web site that expresses your personality and message. She is on top of her game, willing to come up with solutions to your unique challenges. https://memphismckay.com/project/vanessa-fewings/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/vanessa-fewings/ Vanessa Fewings is the USA Today bestselling author of the Enthrall Sessions. The Chase is the first in her sizzling new romantic trilogy from HQN Books, followed by The Game. The third book The Prize will be released in June 2018. In addition to a custom website design, we created on-brand subscription forms and featured areas highlighting Vanessa’s elegant take on romance. We integrated a full e-commerce solution where readers can purchase autographed books and swag. https://memphismckay.com/tweets/bookandmain/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/tweets/bookandmain/ We are absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the amazing WordPress widget created by the fabulous Memphis McKay! If you want to add Book+Main Bites to your WordPress website, you've GOTTA check this out! {Some sample sites are in the comments.} PS. Go... https://t.co/KZzGLnCD04 — Book+Main (@bookandmain) May 17, 2018 https://memphismckay.com/project/rwasd/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/rwasd/ Comprehensive branding and website redesign for one of the largest chapters of Romance Writers of America. In addition to a new logo, which needed to communicate the concepts of writing, romance, and San Diego, a complete website redesign was completed, integrating online events and meeting registrations, classes, and member discussion forums. https://memphismckay.com/project/michelle-howard/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/michelle-howard/ Michelle Howard is the Paranormal and Contemporary Romance Author of the Warlords Series. In addition to a custom website redesign, we integrated Michelle Howard’s shopify store with her website and set up Bookfunnel for ebook delivery. To ensure brand consistency, we created social media banners and sharing images. https://memphismckay.com/review/beth-rhodehamel-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/beth-rhodehamel-testimonial/ …totally proactive, creative, and fun to work with. She was able to take my rough sketch of what I wanted and build upon it with ideas I never would have thought of. I have never worked with anyone who gets the job done so quickly or so easily. https://memphismckay.com/review/diana-beebe-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/diana-beebe-testimonial/ One of the best decisions I’ve ever made for my professional life was to hire Laird Sapir at Memphis McKay to design my website for me. She was able to take my vague descriptions and get the exact feel for what I wanted. It’s been a year since my website went live, and I still love the images, colors, and fonts. I love that she customizes every site—no cookie-cutter sites in her portfolio. https://memphismckay.com/review/jodi-lea-stewart-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/jodi-lea-stewart-testimonial/ Working with someone else vs. Laird Sapir on a new website and/or blog is like comparing a jerky Shetland pony jaunt through rocky canyons to cantering through the clouds on an Arabian Purebred. I’m not kidding. Her tireless work ethic, along with her desire to build my Internet dream “home” (my website/blog) to my exacting specifications, was impressive. I’m not that easy to please, yet Laird exceeded my expectations with her patience and expansive knowledge base. https://memphismckay.com/project/draft-house/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/draft-house/ The Draft House is a writing bootcamp designed to help authors get from zero words on a page to a finish manuscript. https://memphismckay.com/project/kristen-lamb/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/kristen-lamb/ https://memphismckay.com/project/michelle-lowery/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/michelle-lowery/ https://memphismckay.com/project/nikki-busch/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/nikki-busch/ Nikki Busch is an experienced editor with over 30 years experience, who has edited over 125 books for indie authors, traditional authors, and publishers. https://memphismckay.com/project/sidekick-jenn/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/sidekick-jenn/ Sidekick Jenn is an author assistant, saving authors everywhere from admin work. Logo, comic-book themed website, and social media branding were used to help establish a unique brand identity for this talendted author assistant. https://memphismckay.com/project/kim-cleary/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/project/kim-cleary/ In addition to custom web design and development for Kim Cleary, we have created social media images and online contest forms. https://memphismckay.com/review/marla-martenson-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/marla-martenson-testimonial/ I am overjoyed with my new website. Laird is the ultimate professional. She leaves no stone unturned, and even did the branding for my social media to match my new site. I loved her ideas from the get go, so there really was not much back and forth and all about the design, she is so intuitive, she knew what I wanted before I did! https://memphismckay.com/review/mike-dobreski-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/mike-dobreski-testimonial/ Laird at Memphis McKay was part of our team. We felt as though she was here in our office. Her work is intuitive, insightful, professional, and creative. Her responsiveness was exemplary. It seemed regardless when in the day or night, that I sent off an email, a response was shot back with unbelievable speed. Not only was the project successful, it was downright fun. She handled our complicated and repeated requests with aplomb and efficacy. https://memphismckay.com/review/shelley-adina-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/shelley-adina-testimonial/ …Enter the wizard named Laird at Memphis McKay, who promises “websites of character.” Let me tell you, I got that and more. https://memphismckay.com/review/sara-litchfield-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/sara-litchfield-testimonial/ I’m so thrilled with my new website, which pulls together my editing business, my writing and my blog into one social-media-friendly platform. While I explained to Laird that this was my main goal, I think I made it clear up front that I wanted a control-freak level of oversight and would get annoyingly nit-picky. She was totally happy with that and took every change-of-mind & change-of-page I requested in her stride, incorporating the artwork exactly the way I wanted and working hard to present it as cleverly as possible. https://memphismckay.com/review/live-wonderstruck-testimonial/ Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/review/live-wonderstruck-testimonial/ I could never have come up with this spectacular design. So I asked for help. And Laird delivered beyond my wildest expectations. https://memphismckay.com/about/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/about/ Our mission is to delight you. Simple, right? Whether you are an author, a nonprofit, a small business, or blogger, we can help you create a clear, uncluttered, unique, and memorable online presence. Memphis McKay is built on word-of-mouth. We are proud that 99% of our clients are referrals. They include New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors, editors, artists, professional organizations, and nonprofits — pop over to our portfolio to take a peek. https://memphismckay.com/press/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/press/ WPMU Dev - Wordpress Freelancing Lessons Torque 9 Things WordPress Developers Wish Clients Knew about Building Websites Torque - The Perfect WordPress Client WPMU Dev - WordPress Developer Confessions https://memphismckay.com/bites4wp/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/bites4wp/ Book+Main Bites Profile Plugin for WordPress Connect with your readers, help them find you on Book+Main Bites. Download Bites4WP We are absolutely BLOWN AWAY by the amazing WordPress widget created by the fabulous Memphis McKay! If you want to add Book+Main Bites to your WordPress website, you've GOTTA check this out! {Some sample sites are in the comments.} PS. Go... https://t.co/KZzGLnCD04 — Book+Main (@bookandmain) May 17, 2018 https://memphismckay.com/contact/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/contact/ https://memphismckay.com/thanks/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://memphismckay.com/thanks/ I’ll be in touch shortly.