About US
About Clear Moon Studio
Too often a business owner or marketer can’t easily update their website or use it to meet their goals. They can feel frustrated or confused about what to do next to make progress in having their site generate leads or sales.
We believe everyone deserves proper web expertise and services designed to grow their business.
We understand running a business or marketing team is stressful and that the last thing you should be trying to do is be a web designer, graphic designer, content writing expert and digital marketing pro… all full-time jobs.
For over 20 years, we’ve been helping business owners and marketing managers develop, manage and market websites that get results.
Schedule a call with us today so you can stop paying for something that brings you little return on your investment and instead gives you a professional website designed to attract and convert visitors, leaving you confident and happy about your website appearance, functionality and messaging.
Our team
John Sharkey
Founder, Web and Digital Marketing Consultant
I’ve spent years over 20 years working on websites, as a web manager for 3 universities and in corporate environments managing web projects. I dealt with agencies that meant well but were sometimes ineffective, overpriced or sometimes even both. This led me to learn web design and SEO, find needed solutions and start my own business in 2010.
Since then I’ve joined numerous web design and marketing communities where I both contribute to and stay up to date on the latest techniques in web design and SEO that drive results. I’ve learned how to assess the dizzying array of offerings available to find solutions and strategies that increase customer activity.
I strive to provide offerings that help business owners and marketers make their goals and dreams a reality. I do this as I believe your website is THE best resource you have to market your business, and you deserve to have one you feel good about and that generates great ROI.
Amanda Reid
Graphic Designer, Account Manager
Amanda combines her passion for helping people follow their dreams with a natural eye for design. She has a great deal of expertise in coordinating a brand presence from print to web. Getting the big picture, she understands how the details of an individual campaign should align with the overall brand and goal of the business.
Greater Team & Resources
We’ve developed a talented network of writers, designers, administrative assistants, project managers, coders, and software engineers to help us meet your goals with high quality and speed. Our investment in key relationships, technology and processes is designed to help your business succeed.
With our select network of freelance professionals at the ready, we can provide the services of a full agency at very competitive rates, and from people who share our passion for helping businesses succeed.
Our values
Maximising
We seek to transform something strong into something superb. We focus on our strengths to bring out excellence. If we aren’t good at it, we partner with those that are. We also find what you are best at and help that blossom.
Responsive
We aim for service excellence and don’t like to keep you waiting. If we are too busy to take action swiftly, we do our best to at least let you know so you know what to expect.
Connectedness
We know we are all connected to each other and all things. We believe organisational goals can be achieved not at the expense of others or the planet; but through promoting diversity, understanding differing views and working towards the betterment of all. We work off green energy at our office and partner with those that share this value, such as our SiteGround web hosting data centres in the UK and US that are 100% green.
Positivity
Our glass is always half full. We get excited about helping you achieve your goals and hope our “can do” spirit spreads to you. We like measuring and celebrating your achievements. Technology can be boring and frustrating so we keep things light and accept the challenges with good humour.
Empathy
We are patient and listen. We pick up the unsaid importance of things through sensing emotion and seeing through others’ eyes to understand their perspective. We hear the unvoiced questions and anticipate needs. We aim to understand your needs and those of your customers/audience at this deeper level.
Balance
We don’t rush things. We don’t take you to the next level until we have mastered the level you are on. We don’t want to see you fall and don’t overlook any aspect of a project. We believe Mr. Miyagi said it best… “Better learn balance. Balance is key. Balance good, karate good. Everything good. Balance bad, better pack up, go home…” and “First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule Daniel son, not mine.”
Trusted web expertise
Testimonials
“At the start of 2020 the Fintry Trust launched a new website, just in time, in the light of Covid-19, to mount our education programme online. Not only was the new website elegant and beautifully designed, but it then suddenly had to handle hundreds of course enrolments and sales. This it did without missing a beat.
Clear Moon Studio is a formidable company: it combines a wealth of technical knowledge with a very special talent for design. Yet John and Amanda also provide truly sensitive and empathetic client support. We will always be indebted to them for putting these talents at our disposal – along with their seemingly endless reserves of patience. What more could clients ask for?”
“Clear Moon Studios has supported our company for the past 7 years, developing every aspect of our web design, functionality, graphics and online support.
As we have grown and adapted our work, Clear Moon Studio has adapted with us. Their high standards, expertise and patience have all been greatly valued during our time together.
When technical challenges arise, the team at Clear Moon Studio have responded quickly and effectively every time.
Sincere thanks to all involved and I hope we can continue our work together for many more years to come.”
“John was fantastic in helping us implement a new CRM system and website over a two year project. We brought him in for his digital expertise, which we lacked in-house, and John provided invaluable advice, particularly on how to manage a website delivery, and also a lot of hard work!
John was a great addition to the project team – he was patient and flexible with our shifting timelines, always good humoured and we quickly learnt to rely on him for his expertise.
Now the project has finished we are working with John to improve the SEO on our new site and he has been wonderful in providing seamless support from project end to ongoing website management – it’s really helped staff with the transition to a new system.
I have absolutely no reservations recommending John as a consultant for any digital project, he was a real asset to our team and we will miss working with him.”
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