About Lara & Deep Dish Creative
Squarespace Website Design, SEO, and Graphic Design
Looking for a local web designer? Someone located right in your own backyard? That could be me!
Hey! I'm Lara. I create responsive Squarespace websites and apply SEO for the same, helping your business get found fast online and look great at the same time.
In a nutshell: I build, then teach folks just like you how to manage a Squarespace website and apply SEO.
I also create print and online promotional materials, marketing collateral, annual reports, company collateral, brochures, company social media images, etc for a variety of industries in Oregon, Vermont and beyond. Check out my portfolio of work ➞
Web designer on various platforms since 2001, graphic designer even longer. Former organic farmer & heritage pig aficionado, professional chef, and many other hats worn working in the hospitality, culinary, design, and marketing industries over several decades.
AFFILIATIONS & ACCOLADES
SEOSpace Accredited SEO Expert
Squarespace Circle Gold Partner
AIGA Vermont Chapter past Board Member
Allied Arts Seattle past Board Member
EDUCATION
Art Institute of Los Angeles
Art Institute of Seattle
University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Client Applause
“Deep Dish Creative got us out of a real jam and turned it into a sweet success…”
ANDREA OGDEN
Sugar’s Bob’s Finest Kind
Chester, VT
“We hired Lara to move our nonprofit’s website from Wordpress to Squarespace, so we could expand our content and operability. Lara is a seasoned pro who made the transition easy and seamless. She created the website of our dreams, with integrated volunteer management, sophisticated donation options, and great SEO. We’re thrilled that we made this very smart investment for our organization.”
NORTH END FOOD PANTRY
Burlington, VT
“Working with Lara has been amazing for August First. She is awesome. Her skills are wonderful and she is great about communication. I know I can always count on Lara to get a job done!”
MARNIE LONG
August First
Burlington, VT
“Lara designed our website years ago, and she redesigned it just this year and I couldn't be happier with it. We regularly get comments from customers and from other people in our industry telling us how good it is. I agree with all of them! Lara is great to work with. She is responsive and friendly and helpful and very good at what she does. There have been a few times that we encountered a tricky problem that required deep searches for solutions from webhosts and others, and Lara has gone above and beyond in helping me track down and implement the fix. Our website is attractive, easy to use, and so very easy to edit. I highly recommend Deep Dish Creative for all of your web designing needs!”
DEMENY POLLITT
Girlington Garage
South Burlington, VT
“We've used Deep Dish Creative for years to create websites for several of our businesses; they always deliver on time ,building out very clean designs, and is always available when unexpected issues arise. Deep Dish is remarkably versatile, designing our sites for defense, education, acting, astronomy, and radio without missing a beat. Recommended!”
FRANK KANE,
Sundog Software, Radio-Calico.com
Florida
“Lara was recommended to me by another small business owner and I couldn't be happier with the process of working with her and the design of my website, which I have received many compliments on! Lara was an expert in helping my dreams to come to reality and capturing the ambiance/vibe that I was hoping for. I also appreciated her "setting the stage" for me to me to use Squarespace and making tweaks to whatever I've done to make the site better for users. If you are looking for an expert designer that won't break your budget, look no further!”
ANDREW WILD
Mighty Mudita
Burlington, VT
“Lara is an exquisite listener. She translated and encapsulated everything we discussed. She represented the business, our culture and the staff beautifully, accurately and far beyond what I had imagined. It is a pleasure to work with Lara. She really "got" what I struggled to express and made it come to life.”
CAROLYN ANDERSON,
Nino’s Pizza
Middlebury, VT
“Lara has always been very responsive and patient! Our nonprofit organization has been working with Lara for several years. She redesigned our website and keeps it updated. Also twice a year she lays out our brochure in preparation for printing. I find her very approachable and helpful in answering questions and assisting with technology questions.”
CAROL HINKEL,
Education and Enrichment for Everyone (EEE)
VT
“We hired Deep Dish Creative to create a new, fresher look for our website. She listened, took the time to learn who we were and what we wanted, and delivered a product we are happy with and proud of. Lara was professional throughout, and also a great trainer for our learning our new site. When we need minor tweaks or updates, we immediately engage her for additional work. We made a great choice and highly recommend Deep Dish!”
MIKE REILLY
Champlain Community Services
VT
“Highly Recommend! Lara has saved me on several occasions! As a content creator, I get anxious when it comes to the DNS/backend side of the job. I needed very specific Squarespace domain transfer support, and she saved the day.”
JAMAICA JENKINS
Communications Strategist
St. Petersburg, FL
