Nearly 10 years ago, I launched my first website, Matt Gove Photo. Little did I know at the time that what was a crude series of patched together photo albums using Flickr and Google would eventually launch me into a career in web development. Following the launch of the Matthew Gove Web Development website in 2014, the two sites were kept and maintained separately and did not really interact with each other at all. Recently, I have been struggling to find a consistent online identity, as neither website captured my entire personality, which set off the motivation to go through a well-overdue rebranding process, with the goal of uniting all of the pieces of my online presence into something that could depict my entire personality and skillset, give me a bit of a fresh start, and give me a much more effective means to share my knowledge, tips, and advice with you.
This past year has been very weird in terms of my career. While I have been able to accomplish a lot of the goals I had set for myself, I also suffered some significant setbacks, too. While the setbacks I experienced were largely out of my control, this rebranding will allow me to have much better control over what happens for me, and will ultimately let me accomplish more goals, as well as leave me much better prepared in the event of future setbacks or bumps in the road.
This blog is the primary addition to my new brand. While I have had a blog for over 10 years now, it has for the most part been just an afterthought, and unfortunately, has been rather neglected for much of the past several years. However, that all changes now. My intention is for the blog to serve as the link that unites both websites, and much of the rest of my online presence. Older projects that relied solely on photos and videos will now be a much more significant part of the blog. My goal is to be able to balance the knowledge I share with you between my personal and professional adventures, including web development, GIS, data solutions, photography, and travel, but we’ll see just how well I can pull that off. I am also hoping to be able to link certain aspects of my personal and professional life together in ways I was unable to before, such as integrating GIS technologies with my photography and travel adventures.
In addition, both of my websites have been updated so they much more accurately depict both my personality, my skillsets, and my goals. Between this blog, my two websites, my new bio/about me page, and my various social media accounts, each entity will serve as a specific piece that will make up my entire online brand as a whole, and will ultimately much better represent who I am and what my passions and skillsets are, and will also allow me to much more effectively pass on my knowledge to you.
To new beginnings and fresh starts. Happy adventuring.
All Rebranding links:
Matthew Gove Web Development (Web Development/GIS Portfolio)
Matt Gove Photo (Photography and Travel Adventures)
New Blog (this site)
About Me/Bio Page