# Emma Sottardi — Webflow Designer & Developer

> Emma Sottardi is a certified Webflow designer and developer offering web design, development, and ongoing maintenance retainers. She works with solopreneurs, small businesses, and agencies, specialising in high-performance, beautifully designed Webflow websites built to convert.

## About

Emma Sottardi is a seasoned professional working remotely with clients across multiple time zones, from Europe to the Americas. She holds certifications in Design Thinking, UX Design, and Webflow, and brings decades of experience collaborating in diverse professional environments — from large corporations to startups.

She designs for her clients' clients, following the principles of the Center for Humane Technology, with a focus on empathy, clarity, and purposeful design. Her values include honesty, transparency, fairness, humor, and good grammar (including the Oxford comma).

Outside of work, Emma is a voracious reader and book reviewer, a feeder of stray cats, a science-fiction enthusiast, and a certified astrologer.

- Website: https://www.emmasottardi.com
- Email: emma@emmasottardi.com
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/emma-sottardi/
- Behance: https://www.behance.net/emma-sottardi

## Services

### Website Design
Emma can redesign an existing website or create a brand from scratch, including assistance with copywriting. Starting at €1,000.

### Development
Using Webflow with the Client-First framework, Emma develops faithful, responsive, animated, and thoroughly tested websites. Includes basic on-site SEO, CMS setup, and third-party integrations. Starting at €2,500.

### Homepage in a Week
A promotional landing page or simple one-page website, designed and developed in one week. Starting at €1,000.

### Maintenance Retainers
Flexible monthly retainers for ongoing Webflow support and maintenance. Three tiers available:

- **Solopreneur Plan — €400/month**: ~8 hours/month. Small tweaks, image/copy updates, bug fixes, new sections.
- **Small Business Plan — €900/month** (10% discount): ~20 hours/month. Regular updates, new pages, CMS additions, animation adjustments.
- **Enterprise Plan — €2,550/month** (15% discount): ~60 hours/month. Deep updates including CMS restructuring, SEO, and framework improvements.

Retainer clients benefit from priority support, detailed monthly maintenance logs (tracked via Everhour), and the option to roll over unused hours (up to one month's allocation).

## Process

Emma follows a structured five-phase process:

1. **Discovery** — Understanding the client's business, audience, competitors, and goals.
2. **Research** — Gathering inspiration, creating moodboards, and researching the competitive landscape.
3. **Design** — Iterating on wireframes and layouts; clients choose from at least two design directions.
4. **Development** — Building in Webflow with animation, micro-interactions, custom code, CMS, and integrations.
5. **Delivery** — Thorough QA across all devices, on-site SEO setup, custom URL configuration, and CMS training videos.

## Tech Stack & Tools

- **Webflow** — Primary development platform (works exclusively with Webflow)
- **Figma** — Faithfully translates Figma designs into Webflow
- **Client-First framework** — Used to ensure clean, scalable builds
- **Finsweet Attributes** — For enhanced functionality
- **Relume** — Components used when appropriate to save time
- **Slack** — Preferred channel for task submission
- **Everhour** — Time tracking and maintenance logging
- **Mailchimp / HubSpot** — Form and CRM integrations
- **Claude & Gemini** — Used to generate and troubleshoot custom code

## Portfolio Highlights

### Design & Development Projects
- **Shelf & Screen** — Literary website: https://www.emmasottardi.com/shelf-screen
- **Wisepath** — SaaS website: https://www.emmasottardi.com/wisepath
- **BabiesAfter35** — Healthcare website: https://www.emmasottardi.com/babiesafter35
- **OlaPay** — Development-only project: https://www.emmasottardi.com/olapay

### Design-Only Projects (concept to finished design in one week)
- **Birdwatching Society** — Grid-based layout: https://www.emmasottardi.com/birdwatching-society
- **Comedy Workshop** — Fun image treatment: https://www.emmasottardi.com/comedy-workshop
- **ByteTutor** — 3D illustrations: https://www.emmasottardi.com/bytetutor
- **Wild Paws** — Indoor dog park, design/dev competition entry: https://www.emmasottardi.com/indoor-dog-park
- **Quarter** — Low-calorie finger food fictional shop: https://www.emmasottardi.com/low-calorie-finger-foods
- **Northern Matters** — Second-hand clothing, trendy font pairing: https://www.emmasottardi.com/second-hand-clothes

## Current Retainer Clients
- **Wisepath.ai** — SaaS startup; ongoing site maintenance, newsletter creation in Mailchimp, and marketing assets.
- **OlaPay** — Fintech; ongoing support including page builds, image formatting, and self-management guidance.

## Pages

- Home: https://www.emmasottardi.com
- Retainers: https://www.emmasottardi.com/retainers
- Book a call: https://cal.com/emma-sottardi
- Shelf & Screen: https://www.emmasottardi.com/shelf-screen
- Wisepath: https://www.emmasottardi.com/wisepath
- BabiesAfter35: https://www.emmasottardi.com/babiesafter35
- OlaPay: https://www.emmasottardi.com/olapay