The Chad behind chadworks

About chadworks

Hi, I'm Chad D.L., the Chad behind chadworks. Yep, just me. I've been building websites for over 20 years—since I was 11 years old, in fact. Web design is not just an occupation for me, it's a method by which information is communicated between parties, whether that's person to person, business to person, or business to business. I specialize in getting the information to and from the right places in a meaningful and visually stunning yet effective manner.

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The chadworks manifesto

who is chadworks for?

chadworks is for motivated individuals and organizations that want to double down on authentic digital presence as a counter measure to social media burnout and AI saturation.

chadworks builds websites and digital experiences for individuals, businesses or organizations that have big ideas or radical perspectives; initiatives that want to shake the Earth beneath our institutionalized culture and society.

  • That wild idea that nobody thinks will work, I'll build it.
  • That online business idea that's too complicated for a freelancer but costs too much by an agency, I'll build it.
  • That anti-social media platform that will piss off the cool kids, I'll build it.
  • That social justice platform that needs a values-aligned web dev, I'll build it.

I'm not like the others.

I don't want to sell you maintenance, hosting or retainers.

I don't want to amass a cache of clients and expand into an agency.

And I most certainly don't want to stay in my seat.

I want to build websites and platforms for the true movers and shakers of the world.

  • No Squarespace
  • No WordPress (unless it makes sense)
  • No WIX, no Divi, no Elementor
  • No templates

No problem.

I know my matching client partners are out there. I know our world is ripe for fresh ideas that challenge, ignore and aim to shatter the status quo.

If that's you, I want to work with you.

chadworks is who you need to match your wild, liberated, unbridled ambition.

chadworks historical timeline

Dialup era

First personal computer. Playing computer games, using email and learning how the internet worked.

ISDN era

Building hobby sites with Dreamweaver and NetObjects. Learning the development side of the internet.

DSL era

First paying client at 12 years old under my first company name, ChaddyD Creations. Learning Photoshop and HTML/CSS via Xanga and MySpace.

Broadband era

Freelance work begins as my main source of income. I enroll in Art Institute of Pittsburgh, majoring in Web Design.

Moved to Brooklyn for an agency job as an SEO. Lasted three months, then back to freelance. Learned a lot, but I'm not an employee.

Rebranded as CDL500. Doubled down on WordPress. Dozens of keywords ranked on page 1 of Google. Gave a presentation at 2019 WordCamp NYC.

Moved back to hometown in Greater Philadelphia, rebranded as chadworks.

Refreshed chadworks brand as a vision-based creative firm, not a commodified web designer. Portfolio of over 250 personally serviced clients.

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Who I Work With

chadworks is for you if:

  • You want what you want, and you'd rather pay to have it built right than negotiate it down to almost right.
  • You see your project as an integral part of your initiative, not just the brochure for it.
  • You're building something you intend to keep for a long time.

Probably not if:

  • You're on a strict, low budget. In the Venn diagram of good, fast, and cheap, I'm fast and good.
  • You want a template with your logo dropped in. Plenty of builders do that, but I'm not one of them.
  • You're building this as a hobby, not a business, product or organization.
Chad, the person behind chadworks
Yes, this is the whole company.(That's the point.)

the Chad behind chadworks

  • Clear communication. (no fluff, no fuss)
  • Transparent fees and terms. (always)
  • Based in Philadelphia. (U.S. made)
  • Blazing fast turnaround. (speed demon)
  • No subcontractors.
  • No offshore handoffs.
  • No invented case studies.
  • No pretending I'm an agency or that the web is a perfect system.

Trends come and go and the web changes. My values don't.

Chad D. L.

Tell me about your project.

Send me a message about your business, project or initiative. There are no dumb ideas and no stupid questions. Tell me your vision, big or small.

Based in Greater Philadelphia, PA.