Press
We’ve had the good fortune to be featured in some pretty cool places, both online and off! You can check out a few of the articles about and by us, interviews, and other such things below:
Amanda was selected as one of Ali Brown’s top 10 “Entrepreneurs Who Thrive”:
Amanda was named to Forbes.com’s list of 20 Inspiring Young Female Founders to Follow on Twitter:
Amanda is featured among Heather Thorkelson’s“high-fiving ladypreneurs” in this “roundup of some of {Heather’s} favourite women on the interwebs.”
Amanda, a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invitation-only nonprofit organization comprised of the country’s most promising young entrepreneurs, was asked about The One Quality Startups Look for in a PR or Advertising Agency.”
Amanda is a Featured Entrepreneur on l’academie [five.twenty.two], discussing “Is it possible to live a meaningful life, get your message to your ‘tribe’, and make great money, too?”
Amanda, a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invitation-only nonprofit organization comprised of the country’s most promising young entrepreneurs, was asked about Hot industries to watch in 2013.”
The Story Exchange , “Where Women Mean Business” profiled Amanda and her Girls Guide to Web Design:
Find out the inspiration behind Amanda Aiken and Justin Verrall, the husband + wife duo behind Girls Guide on Notable.ca:
Shout-out to Green Geeks Superfan Amanda Aitken!
“Writing Code for Websites is Fun?” Amanda tells us why and how on Alumni Gazette:
Amanda gives her top tip for Getting Quoted in the Press on UpStart Business Journal:
Amanda shares her insight with ReadWriteWeb.com about “When Is It Time To Pivot? 8 Startups On How They Knew They Had To Change”:
Amanda shares her top pic for Branding Experts to Follow on PersonalBrandingBlog.com:
Amanda is quoted in ReadWriteWeb’s article discussing the hardest thing that she’s had to do as a business owner:
Amanda was quoted on Mashable in 6 Ways Nonprofits Attract Top Tech Talent:
Amanda’s post on Cult MTL - Five Reasons Why Women Should Code:
Amanda was quoted in Open Forum’s 13 Tips to Make Vacations a Reality:
GG2WD was named as one of Tech.li’s 9 Resources for Women to Quickly Pick up Technical Skills:
Amanda was interviewed by Liz Longacre of GentleLivingOnline
Interview with Anne Samoilov: “How to Launch Like a DIY Girl”:
Amanda is quoted in How Startups Can Boost Business With The Cloud on Tech.li:
Amanda is quoted in “7 Tips for Women in the Tech Industry” on Mashable.com:
Interview on Uncaged Lifestyles: Amanda Aitken, Unconventional Web Designer at GG2WD:
Amanda is quoted in “The Ultimate TV Schedule for Entrepreneurs” on The Next Web:
Amanda’s Live Stream interview on Online Branding (with Jennifer Donogh at Young Female Entrepreneurs):
Catch us in Oh My! Handmade Goodness’ Businessy Goodness Guide:
Amanda is quoted on Entrepreneur.com: Taking Your Business Mobile: The Basics:
From Corporate People-Pleaser to Web Design Empowerer – interview with Amanda at The Career Stylist
Amanda’s interview on Everything Internet Radio:
Amanda is quoted in Small Biz Trends’ piece on Useful Interview Questions to Ask Job Applicants:
Girl’s Guide to Web Design student Elizabeth, owner of Seagrass Studio, comments on her GG2WD experience:
Oh My! Handmade Goodness: Shine Online with The Girl’s Guide to Web Design:
She Does the City The Girl’s Guide to Web Design: We Chat with Founder Amanda Aitken:
Montreal Web Designer Helps Women Get Over Their Fear of Code, by OpenFile Montrealby Tracey Lindeman:
The problem with your web designer: why hiring out your site could be your biggest biz mistake on The LKR Blog:
Amanda Aitken featured on My Kinda Woman:
Amanda’s interview with Eric Dye on The Entrepeneur Podcast Network:
Laughter, Love, and CSS on Heartmade:
Amanda’s 5 Easy Steps to Get the Most Marketing Mileage Out of your Website on YFS Magazine:
Tuning Forks and Chocolate: How to Build an Authentic Business and Find Your Bliss, on ForbesWoman:
Get a Website in a Weekend with WordPress on Design*Sponge:
Understanding CSS on Design*Sponge:
Advanced Functionalities in WordPress on Design*Sponge:
Amanda chats on Inc. about early signs of entrepreneurship in youth
Amanda talks on CBC Radio One’s “All in a Weekend”:
Profile of Amanda at The Story Exchange: Challenges, Successes, and What I’d Do Differently:
Amanda is quoted on MSN.com: “Taking Your Business Mobile – The Basics”:
Amanda was featured in the Montreal Gazette: “The Girl’s Guide to Web Design: Internet fiend launches online course to teach women to design, code and maintain their own site”:
10 Fun Fonts To Try For Your Blog Logo on DIY Themes:
