About
Meghan, founder of Montavilla Design, specializing in helping small businesses with websites, graphic design, and tech support
Photography by Zoë Arnesen
Hi there!
I’m Meghan (she/her), a graphic designer, web developer, and all-around tech maven located in Portland, Oregon, with 17+ years of experience. I founded Montavilla Design to because I'm passionate about helping small businesses achieve their goals through top-notch, affordable design services and tech help.
With my adaptability, resourcefulness, professionalism, and upbeat demeanor, I'll be your go-to web + tech problem-solver so that YOUR life becomes easier as a business-owner.
Hire me for website projects, logos, copywriting, and software setup. Let me be the extra set of eyes, ears, and hands that help you:
- Finish those website updates you've been putting off
- Create your dream logo for your business
- Meet that deadline
- Define and connect to your audience
- Create marketing materials that POP!
- Troubleshoot and resolve your website or software problems
Tell me about the project that's keeping you up at night — I can help.
Technical skills
- Design software: Adobe CC, Canva, Sketch, ArtBoard
- Web builders: Wordpress, Squarespace, Showit, Brizy, Wix, etc. — never met one I can't use!
- Booking software: Acuity, Jane, ClinicSense, etc. — ditto
- Custom HTML/CSS coding
- Forms, surveys, quizzes
- Mass-emailing platforms
- Digital communities (Tribe, Circle, vBulletin, etc.)
Expertise
- StoryBrand® messaging — telling the right story, to the right audience, in the right way!
- Conversion-optimized web design
- Typography, color theory, layout, art direction
- Copywriting + content strategy
- Professional editing°
- Software setup, integrations, automations
- Customer behavioral economics + decision theory
° If you're curious, I follow the AP Stylebook and the Gregg Reference Manual.
Experience + education
AAS, Advertising + Graphic Design, 2011
Central Piedmont, Charlotte, NC
Focus in typography, web design, copywriting, public relations
Dual BA degrees, French + Finance, 2006
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa
Certifications + training
- Squarespace Circle Member
- Wordpress Design + Usability Expert
- Microsoft Office Certified Expert
- Trained in IDEO Human-Centered Design
- Trained in the StoryBrand® Messaging Framework
Clients
My clients include entrepreneurs and small businesses, most of which are credentialed professionals in the healthcare and personal-service industries.
I specialize in helping:
- Massage therapists (LMTs, RMTs, CMTs)
- Physical therapists (PTs, physios)
- Occupational therapists (OTs)
- Estheticians
- Spas
- Acupuncturists (L.Ac.s)
- Psychotherapists
- Chiropractors (DCs)
- Naturopathic doctors (NDs)
- Health + wellness coaches
- Personal trainers
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