Following My Heart

My name is Sharon Brown. After 10 years in communication, I found my heart belonged to the internet. In 2005 I began the challenging task of a complete career change. Needing to hold down a steady income during the process, I studied online through the University of Phoenix Online. I received my Masters Degree in Information Systems/Management in April 2007.

Beginning in 2006 while still knee deep in my schooling, I was charged with the task of maintaining my company's intranet. I was in charge of creating content for all departments and keeping it current on a daily basis. I began learning HTML on my own as a way to break out of the limitations of the content management system.

Taking the Leap of Faith

In 2007, I set out as a freelancer doing web related work while continuing to polish my design skills on my own. By the end of 2007, I had taken a part time job doing web design for a small company on Long Island. I am still working there today, continually updating and redesigning the site as my skills improve.

Mariposanet is an Affordable Web Design Solution

I developed Mariposanet in 2008 to expand my client base and offer an easy, cost effective web design solution for small businesses, churches and non-profit organizations.

My websites are built using Dreamweaver CS3. At this time, other than creating the very basic template, I hand write most of the HTML and CSS while I design my sites giving each site a custom look.