About-US
About Us
Our team
Are you tired of dealing with cold and impersonal web designers whom you never met? Well, here at WebDesignYou, our creative team specializes in designing dynamic, interactive websites that will represent your brand and build your business’ presence online. My name is Mauricio Vides, Creator and Founder of WebDesignYou, and I will personally meet with you to consult your website needs. I offer tailored, creative solutions to give your business a professional, eye-catching appearance to drive traffic and increase sales. I will also install a content management system, such as WordPress or Joomla if requested so that you can update your website at any time. A one-on-one consultative approach allows me to collaborate with you to develop a customized plan for your website. We utilize the latest technologies and design concepts to help your business outshine the competition. I will personally be with you every step of the way, from brainstorming your website all the way to the finished product. I reply to emails and calls within 24 hours for your convenience!
Mauricio Vides
A little about myself:
I’ve come a long way from battling depression and not knowing what I wanted to do in life to become an entrepreneur and a successful business owner. Through trial and error and the help of my mentors I’ve accomplished one of my long life dreams of becoming a CEO of my own company in professional web design and marketing; with employees and sales representatives in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and soon to be in New Jersey. I owe a lot to my friends and family, especially to my brother Juan, my mentor. Without him, I wouldn’t have been able to be this successful.
I first started working at Trader Joe’s when I was studying Computer Science and Biology at Nassau Community College. I learned how to be social and was taught how to have great customer service working at the grocery store. However, I wasn’t happy there and I wasn’t satisfied with the school system and my grades. I really didn’t want to work for someone else only just to be another cog in a large machine. Instead, I wanted to build something for myself and make an impact on the world. My brother saw that I was distraught one day after I had failed an important test. He had started his own business through his own misfortune of losing his wallet, which led to him to create his business. He suggested that I to do the same by starting my own business, and so I did. I set up my own website.
As I started out, I made many mistakes; some which have cost me a large chunk of my budget. Some days I wondered if this was the right decision. But I worked through the stress and slowly kept learning and understanding the trade while getting better each day. After two years I completed my Bachelors in Computer Science at Queens College, while working hard for my business. As the checks were coming in, I realized I was making more money building websites than working at a grocery store so I decided to quit Trader Joe’s. Soon after, I went full force into networking. I took great pleasure in meeting new people and connecting with them on a professional level. Together with my partner and brother, Juan, we are helping businesses grow all over New York!
Juan Vides
About Juan vides
At the age of four, Juan Vides arrived in the United States with his parents after a long and dangerous trip from El Salvador. During the bus ride from Laredo, Texas to New York, he learned his first English word, “pen” from another passenger. As El Salvadoran refugees, his family was granted amnesty in 1986 by Ronald Reagan, and Juan received his green card. During High School, Juan learned about the electoral process and was so motivated by the power of the vote that he encouraged his parents to begin with him the process of becoming an American citizen. When he was 16 years old, Juan Vides became a citizen of the United States.
Juan’s career started at Trader Joe’s, and when he was 21 he was offered a management position. After a few years, he realized this wasn’t his passion. So at age 26, he decided to take a different path and started Farmingdale State University to pursue a BS in Computer Programming and System Information. As is Juan’s way, he not only joined the Computer Club at Farmingdale but became its President and brought the club to life. He continued his Education at the Stony Brook University for his MBA in Business Management.
In 2003, he was employed part-time by Pulver.com configuring internet telephones eventually moving into a full-time position. Jeff Pulver, his boss, went on to become the co-founder of Vonage. Juan traveled the country as the set-up guy for corporate trade shows meeting key players in the computer technology industry at the time like Michael Powell, Chairman of the FCC, and Mark Cuban to name a few.
Juan’s business started as a necessity after his wallet was stolen in Boston where he was attending a corporate trade show. All his credit cards and ID’s were in the wallet, and he wondered why someone hadn’t created a website for people to store their 1-800 numbers. So he created it. After he built his own website, he put an ad on Craigslist as a website builder, and as of today, he’s built over 1000 websites.
