Ben Webster

Ben Webster

Technologist & Director at Plus2, Conversant Studios & Bamsen

Sydney Area, Australia

Current
  • Director at Plus2 Pty Ltd
  • Director at Bamsen Pty Ltd
  • Director at Conversant Studios Pty Ltd
Past
  • User Experience at Surecan Technology
  • Producer at Hothouse Interactive
  • Producer at IPMG (Independant Print Media Group)
  • Producer at The Federal Publishing Company
  • Editor at Hannan Interactive Productions
  • Editorial Assistant at Sydneyis
Education
  • University of Sydney
Connections
71 connections
Industry
Internet
Websites

Ben Webster’s Summary

I have lived and breathed the online industry since 1999 and provide consulting services to a wide range of clients including:

- Commonwealth Bank
- NRMA
- SMH
- Worldnomads.com

Just to name a few.

Ben Webster’s Specialties:

I have a diverse range of experience which has led to a wide range of skills including:

- Information Architecture
- Usability testing
- Online marketing & strategy
- Search engine optimisation and marketing
- W3C html // css front end coding


Ben Webster’s Experience

  • Director

    Plus2 Pty Ltd

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    June 2007Present (2 years 7 months)

    Plus2 builds cool web applications...

    we believe that from the first step to the last, using websites should be a self-evident process. The customer should be able to “get it” - what it is and how to use it - without expending any effort thinking about it. When websites adhere to this simple principle customers feel understood, cared for and respected.

  • Director

    Bamsen Pty Ltd

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    January 2007Present (3 years )

    bamsen provides simple and reliable hosting for web professionals who want complete control while maintaining flexibility to manage each clients website.

  • Director

    Conversant Studios Pty Ltd

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    January 2000Present (10 years )

    Conversant Studios is a small interactive marketing company based in Sydney, specialising in interaction design, information architecture and online marketing.

    Specialising in:

    * Online strategy
    * Information architecture
    * Electronic direct marketing
    * Design
    * Search engine marketing
    * Project management

    Ben Webster is the owner and founding director of Conversant Studios. For the past 5 years he has focussed on delivering a measurable return on investment (ROI) for his clients. Ben has a diverse background in web standards, useability, interaction design and project management.

  • User Experience

    Surecan Technology

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    October 2004August 2006 (1 year 11 months)

    Surecan Technology provides its partners with successful e-Business solutions.

    We also do a whole bunch of other nerdy stuff. Check it out at: www.surecan.com.au

    Or visit their other sites:

    www.worldnomads.com
    www.tid.com.au
    www.suresave.net.au
    www.petcover.com.au

  • Producer

    Hothouse Interactive

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    August 2003November 2004 (1 year 4 months)

    Hothouse Interactive is a marketing technology company since 1994. Surviving the boom and the bust, Hothouse has managed to stay ahead of its comeptitors by fostering strong and ongoing relationships with clients such as:

    ~ Toyota
    ~ Aventis
    ~ Solution 6
    ~ EnergyAustralia

    My role at Hothouse focusses on all aspects of the Toyota account and several smaller accounts. Skillset involves:

    ~ business and marketing strategy
    ~ search engine optimisation
    ~ overall project management
    ~ creative thinking and innovative campaigns
    ~ team management
    ~ successful and trackable direct marketing campaigns

  • Producer

    IPMG (Independant Print Media Group)

    (Internet industry)

    20032004 (1 year )

  • Producer

    The Federal Publishing Company

    (Internet industry)

    20012003 (2 years )

  • Editor

    Hannan Interactive Productions

    (Internet industry)

    19982001 (3 years )

  • Editorial Assistant

    Sydneyis

    (Internet industry)

    19971998 (1 year )


Ben Webster’s Education

  • University of Sydney

    BA , Philosophy, Literature , 19942000


Additional Information

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Ben Webster’s Groups:

  •    Sydney IA-Peers
  •    Business on Rails
  •    Australian Rubyists

Ben Webster’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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