Sometimes I watch someone pick up something that seems complex to many and, instead of backing away, move forward — with curiosity, creativity and courage. That’s how I remember one of my clients, who, instead of settling for a finished website, truly wanted to understand it.
He didn’t just want a website. He wanted to understand it, improve it, grow with it. And me? Instead of simply delivering a finished product, I had the opportunity to become his guide through the world of WordPress, Divi, and all those hidden possibilities that often remain invisible to most.
First Conversations — More Than Standard Questions
From our first talks, I knew this would be a different kind of collaboration. Instead of the usual questions about colours or layout, I heard:
“How could I edit these sections myself? Is there a simpler way to structure them?”
Rather than waiting for ready-made instructions, my client asked, probed, and tried to understand how the whole mechanism behind Divi’s elegant tiles actually worked.
A Shared Journey — Consultations, Training and First Wins
The website itself was created quickly. Designing for someone who knows what they want, and is also open to new possibilities, is a pure pleasure. But the real story began afterwards.
After the project was delivered, we didn’t part ways with a simple “thanks and goodbye.” Instead, I received this message:
“I’d like to learn how to manage the site myself. Could we arrange a few training sessions?”
So I prepared a set of instructional videos, we had several online consultations — and week by week I witnessed one of the most rewarding things in this profession: a client who not only learned the system but began to understand and use it creatively.
Moments of Humour and Experimentation
Of course, there were moments full of humour. I remember the day the client enthusiastically told me:
“I sped up the site by removing unnecessary modules.”
It turned out he’d also removed the contact form and the footer. We both laughed: he at his own bravery, I at the creative approach to optimisation.
Another memory stuck with me — after a short break during a call, the client wrote:
“I think I broke something, but I’m not sure what.”
He had accidentally changed the order of homepage sections. That moment, full of laughter and mutual understanding, showed again how valuable it is to explore together.
But it was that courage and willingness to learn that made the project something more than a finished layout — it became alive, evolving, gaining character.
Client Growth — From Learner to Partner
Over time, the client began discovering new Divi features on his own, exploring plugins like Divi Supreme Pro, experimenting with animations, seeking tutorials and being inspired by ideas I hadn’t even considered for his project.
A Warm Reflection
Perhaps that’s why this collaboration stayed with me so strongly. It wasn’t dramatic or life-changing — and yet it left a quiet, warm, human impression.
After years as a teacher, I’ve learned the greatest satisfaction doesn’t come from passing on knowledge, but from seeing someone start using it on their own terms. This time it wasn’t a student in a classroom — it was a client who didn’t want just a delivered website. He wanted to learn. And he did — step by step, with passion, questions and curiosity.
There were messages with links:
“Look what I found — maybe we could add it?”
There were small experiments, sometimes with surprising results. There were consultations, recordings, conversations.
And that moment when he no longer waited for instructions — he found his own solutions and suggested changes himself.
Yes, I gave up the monthly maintenance package. But in return, I received something you can’t put a price on — that feeling known to anyone who’s ever truly taught someone something.
I felt like another person had joined my inner circle of learners — those who don’t settle for the surface, but reach for the depth.
“Stay hungry, stay foolish,” Steve Jobs once said.
And in moments like these, I think I finally understand what he meant.
Because while websites change every day, stories like this one stay with you for a very long time.