About
One independent webmaster, from France, working with US clients
I am Maksym Ohorodnikov. I have worked on websites for about twenty years, the last fifteen full time. I run Zen Webmaster alone.
Background
Twenty years, from courier to studio owner
I started as a courier at an advertising agency in Ukraine and ended up running my own web studio. Several hundred projects, more than twenty CMS platforms, and one year in which we launched five sites a week.
Based in France
I live near Marseille and work with clients in the United States, Europe and Ukraine. I work in English, French, Ukrainian and Russian.
Why Zen Webmaster
The name is about calm. Most website problems come from nobody watching. I make the technical side quiet, so you can run your business.
How I work
Four rules.
I explain
If you can fix something cheaply yourself, I will show you how.
I write it down
Quotes, findings and decisions go in writing so nothing depends on memory.
I back up first
No change to a live site without a backup taken before.
I say no when it is right
If your project is better served elsewhere, I tell you before you pay.
Talk to the person who would do the work
Send the address of your site and a line about what you need.