Hi there. I’m Kate. I live in the beautiful yarra valley on a 10 acre farmlet with my hubby and 2 kidlets. When we bought the place 5 years ago we discovered 2 paddocks full of peonies! So I’m now a part time digital marketer, freelance web designer, mother & a peony grower. Also did I mention we are in the midst of renovating our run down farm house. Sounds busy, but out here on the farm it doesn’t feel like it.
Hello, my name is
Kate Shaw
Digital Marketer, mother, renovator & peony grower
About Me
Digital Marketer
Peony Grower
Mother
Trust Me, I'm Digital
I have been working in corporate marketing roles for over 15 years with some big brands and big budgets and have vast experience in formulating marketing and digital strategies. As a marketer first, then a web designer, I work with you to understand your business and put together a solid marketing strategy before jumping into the UX, web design, email marketing and SEO . I live and breathe digital marketing and I'm passionate about helping smaller businesses and can give you a great looking website that actually delivers on your business objectives.
A good website has solid design, a great website is unique and meets the needs of the customer and the business it represents
Joseph Lancaster
My recent websites
I have worked on some great sites over the last few months
Testimonials
Our company just launched our new website and we couldn't be any happier with the way the site turned out. Our experience with The Peony Patch has been terrific and right from the first meeting Kate made us feel very confident and comfortable that she understood and could produce what we envisioned. We were immediately impressed with how easy Kate was to communicate with and I’ve never had to ask twice for changes to the site. The overall approach was hard-working but always positive, down to earth and nothing was ever a problem. The finished product is far superior than I imagined! Even post-launch, Kate has continued to be helpful and interactive, making it easy to solve any issues quickly and resolutely.
Owner of Surf Coast Roof PlumbingMichelle Gardiner
Kate was so easy to work with and she was able to turn around my new website in a really short time. I would definitely recommend Kate to anyone who wants an easy to use and beautifully designed website!
Owner of Tall Trees CampingPenny Wilson
I didn’t really know where to start when we decided to put together a website for our business. Kate contacted me after I posted on a local notice board and we began the process. Working with Kate was a breeze, she is very knowledgeable without making things too complicated. Not only did she provide an amazing service, she taught me how to update the site in order to add recent projects and keep the site up to date. I highly recommend Kate and would love to work with her again in the future.
Co-owner of Summerscapes Landscape DesignJessica Lee
Kate was amazing ... creative ... efficient ... patient ... affordable
Co-Owner of Sugar Valley ConcretingNat Butterworth
Working with kate was a breeze she did everything I asked and more. Stoked with the results and would highly recommend
Owner of Leaf by Leaf GardeningAndy Watkins
It was fantastic working with Kate - she was super efficient and patient with my constant modifications and lack of knowledge regarding website design. She was able to produce a product that not only met my requirements, but also looked amazing. I would definitely work with Kate again and would recommend her to others.
Owner of Lift off WomenJo Hammet
Kate has been an excellent help with my business, improving SEO ranking, creating a new look website and also helping the business grow with marketing support as well as extensive IT support. She is reliable and really gets involved to help support and grow the business. Thanks Kate for your continued support, you're amazing!
Owner of Nourish Day SpaStacey Walker
A friend suggested I contact Kate for help with setting up my website. Not only did Kate help create a visually beautiful website but also trained me so I now have the skills and confidence I need to help make my business a success online!
Owner of Style Luxe For LessSabina Staedler
Kate developed a great, easy to navigate website for our business. She was great to work with, knowledgeable and very efficient.
Co-owner of Rich GardensLibby Watkins
Kate updated our old website earlier this year. I am now no longer embarrassed to let potential customers know our website address.
CEO of AgronicoRobert Graham
Kate put together a great website for me and turned it around within a week.
Owner of davidshaw.com.auDavid Shaw
From my blog
I googled my website and I'm not on the first page. I hear this often from new clients so I've put together a comprehensive list of my top ten DIY tips to get your website ranking in Google.
So you have a shop in Wordpress using WooCommerce and you're getting some sales but you feel like you could be doing more. I've set up a few shops since I started on my freelance journey and coming from a background in corporate where data driven marketers succeed, I always make sure I use a test and learn approach where I am tracking everything possible in order to create insights to optimise. Some people like to use intuition but the data never lies....
As a digital marketer, I often get asked from friends and family what are my top tips when working with a web developer to create a website. There is a lot to consider when briefing a developer. Unfortunately I have heard of some really bad experiences where people were burned by agencies that charge a lot but deliver a website that requires continual developer work along with pricey monthly maintenance charges.
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