Marci Angeles
Web Designer / Developer / Founder of Dragonfly Ave
Colorado
www.dragonflyave.com
instagram @dragonfly_ave
tiktok @dragonflyave
pinterest @dragonflyave
youtube
Q What do you do?
“I’m a web designer & developer who works with small businesses and women led brands helping create unforgettable website experiences.”
I work with Squarespace, Shopify & Wordpress and also provide white label services to other designers & creatives.
Q What steps did you take to get to where you are now?
I’m self taught, so I made Google and every support team my best friends. I learned about websites during a college internship and got to build a couple and it was so much fun I kept doing sites for myself and for fun. It was really a lot of video tutorials, trying to learn different website platforms, asking a lot of questions to support, and building confidence in my skills. Then it was making the decision to start a business and help others with their websites. I worked full time for the first 2 years and part time on the business to grow and get where I needed to be. When I had more clients, I went full time and have been building and growing my web design studio since. I love everything about it!
Q How do you stand out in your field?
I stand out due to being able to work with different website platforms, having coding knowledge, having experience with a wide range of industries and being able to blend and work with different styles as well as having a degree in business. I always want my clients websites to be a reflection of who they are and who they wish to serve and their website to serve them strategically and enable them to reach their goals.
Q What are you working on right now?
Working on a beauty influencer brand (white label) and a PR firm website - plus new templates for the shop! Personally, I’m trying to perfect making baked goods with my sourdough starter - bagels & cinnamon rolls are next on the list.
Q What’s your style?
I’d say my style is modern, classic, artsy and touches of fun. I love adding animations or movement to make website stand out even more!
Q Out of all your slashies, which one do you wish you could do more often?
I wish I could focus more on content creation. I actually really love writing blog posts and making tutorials - I’d love to spend more time creating content for social media and improving that skill.
Q What is frustrating you right now?
Honestly, my brain. There’s so much mentally that goes into running a business and the bursts of self doubt or imposter syndrome that happen are frustrating and can keep things from moving forward.
Q If you could hire someone for $20/hour, what would you have them do to make your day easier?
I’d hire someone for social media management or video editing. That would be super helpful!
Q What do you wish you could have told yourself, when, and why?
When I was starting out, I’d definitely tell myself to simply share my work and put content out there. It’s good enough and you’ll feel better & do better when you put work out there. There was so much work I never shared that I wish I would've had more confidence at the time, I think I could've grown faster.
Q If you could talk to an expert to gain more insight on something, what would it be about?
I’d love to talk to an expert about Youtube and learn tips on how to improve & grow.
Q What kind of opportunities/projects are you looking for?
I’d love to keep working with women owned businesses and service providers. However, I do love going to renaissance fairs and seeing all the shops and products there and would love to work with more some small batch makers, tarot readers, fairy wings makers and such, I think it's be so cool. Also I have also always wanted to work with a bakery so that’d be a bucket list item for sure!
Q Describe your ideal job/client/collaboration.
Ideal collab is someone who wants to redesign their website, has everything ready (copy & brand images), feels confident in my work, wants something unique and functional and the design turns out awesome!
Q What is your rate?
Currently, semi-custom website projects start at $2800 and custom website projects start at $3600. However, each project depends on scope and page numbers, functionality, etc. White label services start at $2000 for design or development.
Q How should someone approach you about working together?
If you’re interested in working together, you can visit and learn more about my services at dragonflyave.com and contact me through my contact form or email me at marci@dragonflyave.com
Q Who is a creative you admire?
I just found this creative @milatextiles on tiktok and was floored by how cool and unique and amazing their work was. It’s a completely different space than I’m in but it was incredibly inspiring.
Q Oh! and… how do you stay creative?
Walking away from my computer
This member profile was originally published in Janurary 2024