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  • Web Designer
  • Web Master
  • WordPress Consultant (blogs & content management)
  • Blog Writer, Social Media Adviser

Vanessa Wood founded Design to Spec, LLC in 1999 in Darien, CT. Her web design business is now located in Newton, CT where she enjoys continued work with diverse clients. Not your everyday designer, Vanessa’s background is broad and rather unique. Her attention to key details and internet business strategy makes her so good at creating websites that fit the client.

The Geek
If it’s technical knowledge you want, Vanessa has it. A geek at heart, she loves technology, and stays on top of the latest web developments. Trust Vanessa to get your website built right– it’s the first step to keeping visitors on your website!

The Entrepreneur
Having launched and managed an insurance fraud investigation team which saved millions, you can understand where her ability to ask the right questions stems from. Vanessa writes on web topics as an expert author on EzineArticles.com and she is an avid blogger on web topics as well as US History.

The Artist
Vanessa studied design and illustration in California at Otis Art Institute/Parson School of Design and in the UK at the University of Stirling, Scotland. Vanessa’s design style has a sense of joi d’vive, influenced by the playful artist Corita Kent.

The Philosopher
Vanessa is a strategist, a thinker, and a philosopher — though always down-to-Earth. She works with her clients using what she has termed a “global perspective” in which all sides of her client’s business and needs are considered. This process helps Vanessa meet the client’s objectives and results in high quality work that successfully hits the mark.


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