Customer Stories

Meet Dianta Weeda, a blogger-turned-web designer, thanks to Themify! She is the latest addition to our Themify Customer Story series. Read how she was able to find her dream job through Themify, and how she utilized the framework customization features to create beatiful sites for her clients. Read her story below.

The Beginning - Failure leading to Success

Right out of school I started my own little shop in women clothing. Unfortunately the shop didn’t bring me the success I hoped for. I needed to close and perceive a different carrier. But what to do when you already had a dream job? I gave myself a year to do whatever I liked, and I started blogging about creative entrepreneurs. I combined creative writing, photography and the challenges of entrepreneurship.

For this customer story, we're featuring Sean Lee and how he was able to redesign AC/DC Drummer Chris Slade's site in just 3 days; just in time before Chris Slade had to play in the 2015 Grammy Awards. Using our Music theme and the import demo feature, Sean Lee was able to create a responsive, awesome looking site which showcased Chris Slade's events, video performances, images, and so much more! Read more about it below:

About Sean Lee

I am a musician, singing teacher, producer, editor and web developer. I have also had a music school in Hollywood, CA for the past 20 years called The Voice Mechanic. I have been building websites professionally for the last 10 or so years and the Themify Builder plugin on a WordPress installation is by far my favorite way to build a website. It is very easy to take control of the page and build it the way you want. The Themify builder plugin is very logical and intuitive with a drag and drop workflow, or I can choose one of the many pre-built themes available from Themify. They are all completely customizable and can have many different looks just by switching the sample pages that they give you in the template's sample content. Themify also has great deals on membership plans, so you can download any theme you want and use it for yourself or any of your clients websites that you build. I chose the lifetime membership because Themify has given me great support without delay anytime I needed it. I feel that this company is in for the long haul so they are not going to disappear one night or stop updating their products which is always a fear when using other theme builders because I always do the updates, even though a lot of people don't. When I update WordPress to the latest version, I expect the tools that I'm using to be updated and compatible as well.

Designing Chris Slade's Site in 3 Days!

Base Theme: Music My favorite website that I have built so far is Chris Slade's website and I used Themify to do it. I play guitar in a band with Chris called MIWA. We had recorded a full length album and three music videos until one day it happend... Chris got the call from AC/DC to join them on their world tour and we couldn't be happier for him. I was given only 3 days to rebuild Chris's website into something really cool before AC/DC played the 2015 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. I chose the Music theme by Themify. It had everything I needed to make a fantastic music website. I simply imported the demo layout, and swaped the content. I had filmed a drum solo of Chris a few years earlier and couldn't wait to make it the video background of the Music Theme homepage. I was able to get the whole website up and running within the three days in time for the Grammys and it turned out great! You can see Chris Slade's website here www.ChrisSlade.com. I highly recommend Themify and all of their excellent products and support. Sean Lee Los Angeles, CA www.MelroseStudios.us

Share Your Story Now

How have you used Themify for your site? Whether it's for your business site, personal blog, or portfolio, we'd love to hear your story and share it with other people! Please contact us.

For this customer story meet Matteo Corradini, an Italian children's book writer, who shared with us how he was able to connect his creativity from paper to web design with the help of Themify. Read his story, and see how he was able to do this.

Matteo Corradini

Hi! My name is Matteo Corradini and I’m an Italian children's book writer, and a web designer. When I first started writing, my only tools were a pen and a paper. And even today, I still rely on them to write my stories. However, in today's time and age, I realized that for me to be able to share my work, books, or even workshops that I've done with kids, I needed to create an online platform for it to be accessible. With the help of Themify, I was able to do this. Themify provided a platform that's very easy to use, but at the same time, gave me the flexibility I needed to create amazing layout designs. This inspired me to continue to learn more about web design, which inevitably led me to become a web designer. Being a writer and a web desinger worked hand-in-hand, as I was able to create both the content and graphic needed for my own personal, and client sites. I was able to take on different types of projects such as site designs for institutions and museums. Themify made me realize that I didn't need a platform that gave me 10,000 themes, but rather, a few unique and special ones could go a long way.

For this Customer Story, we're focusing our spotlight on Jordan Bower - a Digital Storyteller who shares his journey on how he started his business, and how Themify helped him express his creativity. Check out his entire story below:

About Me - Jordan Bower

My name is Jordan Bower, and I am a Digital Storyteller based in Victoria, BC. In my work, I help businesses, individuals and organizations translate their messages into emotionally rich stories that will connect with online audiences. I create visual identities, design websites, lead workshops and facilitate communications training; I am a full-service digital communications advisor. In my creative life, I am on the verge of launching an innovative storytelling project about my 3,000 kilometre walking trip from Canada to Mexico.