Hello, my name is Nathan. I am a website developer and trainer with 19 years of experience. I specialise in WordPress development, and creating websites for small and medium businesses.

Hi! How are you?

My name is Nathan Hawkes.  I’m 39 years old and I’m a WordPress developer.  I’ve been coding since 2002, coding professionally since 2006, and I’ve been working with WordPress since 2007.  I’m a certified digital marketer, experienced in digital marketing strategy and practices, qualified in digital media production, and a qualified teacher (to PTTLLS 3).  I also love ice cream and I occasionally post stuff online.

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I have experience in a lot of things, but my specialist subjects are

Website Development

From HTML to PHP, CSS to JS, website development is a passion of mine. I create websites for a variety of audiences in a variety of sizes.

WordPress Development

The world's favourite CMS is a frequent tool of mine. WordPress is my go-to site management system, and I regularly develop custom themes and plugins fot it.

Branding

Whether it's a personal brand or a corporate brand, I love to create identities that fit client needs beyond the logo and colour scheme.

Training

Not only am I a qualified teacher (PTTLS Level 3), I've designed and created workshop programmes and class material from scratch.

Here is some of my work

  • Wai Yin Society

    As a small local charity, Wai Yin has always managed all of its marketing and media in-house, which put a lot of stress and strain on its human resources. The brief was to create a new website, powered by WordPress, which could be updated by all staff members and volunteers.

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  • Healey Dell Heritage Centre and Tea Rooms

    After the transfer of the business to Lisa, she wanted a new website that could be easy to update that could be integrated into social media. The site would originally focus on the Tea Rooms, but could grow to cover the Heritage Center and the surrounding nature reserve m

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  • North Manchester Community Project

    North Manchester Community Partner was formed from a partnership of organisations across the North Manchester area. It wanted to be able to promote their own services as well as service updates, events and news from their partners.

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  • Hopewell

    What started as the development of a new website became a full rebranding when North Manchester Black Health Forum decided to change their name and identity to Hopewell. New email, new domain, new branding, and new hosting was required as part of the overhaul.

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  • Colour Library

    Colour Library is a curated collection of brand color palettes designed for digital and print use, offering downloadable formats and customization options. It simplifies accessing, managing, and implementing consistent colors for designers and developers.

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  • Who Broke The News?

    Who Broke The News? is an unofficial website tracking player scores and episode details for the Dropout show Breaking News. It features detailed statistics, player profiles, and interactive leaderboards for fans.

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  • Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project

    Harpurhey Neighbourhood Project needed a new website as their old one was inaccessible. After meeting with them and discussing their needs, it turned out they needed a completely new site, one that was easier to update and was more accessible to their users.

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Let's talk about

working together

I am currently open to commissions and partnerships, so let’s talk! You can submit a pitch via this site or visit my partnership page to look at other ways we can work together, or for ways to sponsor me.

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