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A Bit About Me

I’m Jack McConnell and I run Made with Fuel Ltd. – a one-man WordPress web design and development agency. I used to work from my self-built garden office near Bath, England, but I recently moved to the beautiful Cathedral city of Salisbury.

I started my business in 2011 but have been building websites since 2000. I class myself as a ‘Web Designer & Front-end Developer’ which means I do both design and development in equal measures and work on the entire process of making a website, end-to-end, from the moment you fill out a project questionnaire, to creating a mock-up of the site, to building it so that it’s ready for you to use.

I love my work, the environment, technology, exercise, and exploring. I live in Salisbury with my wife and two children.

On the Side

When I’m not building websites (or working on my house), I can be found making short movies or actively developing my WordPress plugins: Better Notifications for WP and Content Notify.

I co-host a bi-monthly WordPress-centric podcast called Pressing Matters and I’ve appeared on various other WordPress podcasts. In 2017, I was a speaker at WordCamp Bristol.

Although I’m no longer directly involved, in 2014 I co-founded an award-winning open data group in Bath called Bath: Hacked.

How I Work

I believe in maintaining a good balance between my work and my life outside of work and being clear and upfront on how I go about this. This can be summed up by the following:

  • I’m a very hard worker and I love my job and my clients.
  • I work 5-days a week from Monday – Friday.
  • I schedule all phone and video calls in advance.
  • I price my work fairly based on my experience and industry.
  • I don’t check my email or schedule calls outside of my working hours or while I’m on lunch.
  • I love my family and enjoy spending lots of time with them.
  • I take at least 8-weeks of holiday a year, usually fitting around the UK School Holidays. Dates where I’m unavailable can be found on my website, here.

The photos below mostly show what I get up to when I’m with my family and friends.

On the way up Mt. Snowdon. 26/02/2023 snowdon wales hiking climbing website
This was calming.An early morning walk through Parade Gardens.
Walks by the Avon
It may be dull outside right now but let’s not forget it was sunny this week. Spring is on the way and it will bring more sun
Blue sky and plants in a stone garden room

Images are automatically updated from my Instagram account