about us
who is riotta?
"About Us" is actually a misnomer, since "Us" is just me, Riotta Scott. The following is a little bit of personal information. If that's not the type of info you're interested in, please visit my FAQ's page.
I've been doing freelance web design from my home since the turn of the century (1999). It started out as a job that would allow me the freedom to attend classes at whatever time of day necessary, but I soon found I was hooked on the ability to set my own hours, avoid traffic, and work in my fuzzy slippers if my feet were cold.
Eventually, however, the lure of a regular paycheck and benefits won me over and I took a job as webmaster at a small Florida state college, and continued to do freelance work at night and during the weekend. It hasn't been a problem except with the rare potential client who requires face-to-face communication during regular business hours. My clients save a lot of money working with me, but some people may feel more comfortable working with a conventional web design firm even though it may be the difference between paying $500 for a site and paying thousands.
Many of my clients are based in Florida, since I lived and worked there until early in 2010 when I decided to move "home" to mid-Missouri, where I was born and raised. I took a design position at a major Missouri university, but I still maintain the websites of most of my Florida clients, including my very first client located in Key West. Close physical proximity is not necessary in this business where everything is done online, and I've actually never even met most of my clients in person.
Probably my biggest selling point is that I'm not a big, expensive web design firm. There are plenty of those, and they're great at what they do. I prefer to design fun, unique sites for the little guy... not boring, boxy, business sites, although I have done a few of those, too. Most people don't need a sprawling, dynamic, four thousand dollar site. They want an attractive site for a few hundred dollars or so, and I'm happy to oblige. Because above all, I enjoy the low stress-factor of this job. If I get Cheetos residue on my keyboard, I have no one to answer to but myself.
~Riotta
