About

Website Style

My name is Nicole Hernandez, and I am the owner of WebsiteStyle.com. To give you a bit of background, let me first start off by explaining that I did not begin my career as a web developer.

Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, I attended college with the intent of being a software programmer. I did work in that field as a consultant programmer for a time, focusing on Windows application development and primarily using the Visual Basic language as my preference.

One thing that I quickly discovered when interacting with clients was exactly how large a role I had to take in creating and fine-tuning databases. Over time, I began to truly enjoy working with complex databases, and challenged myself with projects that involved real-time data updating through companies that had multiple international locations. It was at that point, while working with software over very large intranets, that I chose to focus on web development. That is the path I have stayed on for many years now.

As a web developer, I have been able to bring my varied experience and knowledge to the table. Understanding both the software end, the complexities of databases, companies with intricate multi-location needs, and the ability to train people in how to use these technologies has been extremely beneficial to me in my work.

My primary focus as a web developer is in creating websites that will work for ANY visitor to your website. I still remember the shock I felt years ago when I realized exactly how different many websites looked when you were accessing from different kinds of browsers (like Firefox, Opera, Safari, Internet Explorer, etc...). But even that shock did not compare to the horrific experience of listening to those same sites in the way a person who was blind or vision impaired would with a screen reader. Of those I recall listening to, not a single one was designed in such a way that the whole page made sense. The combination of those two experiences prompted me to specialize in making websites that were accessible to everyone.

Businesses in the brick-and-mortal world work hard to make their offices accessible to those with disabilities - but many of them completely alienate those same customers when it comes to their websites. We have the technology to make a website that is accessible to everyone - and in this day and age, there is absolutely no excuse for a web developer to not develop accessible websites for their clients. Unfortunately, the majority of web developers still do create websites that are inaccessible, and that makes their clients look bad to their customers.

When discussing a website idea with a new client, I'm always attentive to what their major focuses are in their business. What are their needs? Their goals? Who is their primary customer? All these questions, and many more, are important to truly understanding what a client is looking for. I keep things only as technical as the client wants. If they are knowledgeable in websites and technology, then I can accomodate them with more technical specifics, but for most people, I try to keep things as non-technical as I can. The vast majority of all the website technicalities (from domain name, to hosting, to server types, and more) I handle without bothering my clients about. Most clients just want their website to work and look right - and I completely understand that.

If you are interested in updating your existing website, or are interested in getting your very first site up and running, feel free to contact me. I can promise to listen to everything you have to say, and I'll do my best to create the vision that you have for your business.

~ Nicole Hernandez

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