Samantha Beneke
Samantha Beneke
Hokitika / New Zealand
Owner / Designer
Services
Squarespace Design and Dev, Squarespace Template, Website Tweaks, Design and Strategy Intensives
Course Taken
Standout Squarespace
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Hi! My name is Samantha Beneke and I’m the Owner / Designer of West Coast Digital NZ based in Hokitika, New Zealand
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Outside work you will often find me exploring the stunning West Coast of New Zealand or tending to my bountiful vegetable garden.
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But on a typical workday, I am usually collaborating with incredible clients around the world on digital marketing or web design projects.
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My day usually starts with coffee.
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Most of the time I am working on digital marketing for my clients and web design clients.
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What are your first memories of the Internet?
I remember my entire family being huddled around a large desktop computer and watching Windows 95 load onto the screen for the first time.
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What is the best part about the process of building websites for you?
The creative process and the ideas that ignite once I've gotten to the know the client's brand and their overall objectives for the website.
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What is your favorite stretch or pastime in between coding?
Taking a walk outside and looking over my vegetable garden.
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How would you describe your Standout Style in 2-3 words? Romantic. Feminine. Editorial. Minimalist. Modern.
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Which Standout workshops do you find yourself incorporating most often on your website projects?
Stylish Testimonial Slider, Sliding Panel Reveal, Wavy Background For Scrolling Block, Stylish Vertical Line, Price Lists
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What makes your work standout?
My websites are user-friendly, accessible, and optimized for SEO. I apply a minimalist approach with accent features to surprise and delight.
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What are some of your proudest works you've worked on?
MATSUE Consulting & Leadership
MATSUE Consulting & Leadership was a recent client I worked with. I'm proud of this project because I managed to set up their complicated discount system natively in Squarespace without needing third-party integration. This was achieved by setting up specific triggers, e-commerce for their workshops, and categories.
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What are the biggest takeaways from the Standout programs?
I'm blown away by the massive potential custom code brings to Squarespace websites, as illustrated in the course and workshops.
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What is your dream website project?
Health & Wellbeing clients, beauticians, feminine brands.
