About Me
From Back Pain to Digital Marketing - this is the backstory of how Copy To Code was born.
I started out as a Web Developer right as the internet wave was building, experimenting with side hustles and figuring out the online world. Back then, there were no social platforms, barely any blogs - so I was simply learning by doing while juggling my day job.
Then in 2006, everything came to a halt. 𝐈 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤. For nearly two years, I was in constant pain. It was the lowest point of my life - I genuinely thought I was going to lose the life I'd worked so hard to build.
At the time, I was still working as a developer (but only just!). The constant pain had taken a serious toll on my performance and I was dangerously close to losing my job due to disciplinary issues.
In 2008 a chance encounter made me realise how weight training was the key to managing my pain and rebuilding my strength. With my health back on track, I started blogging online about my recovery - hoping to help others in the same situation.
I returned back to my dev career with intention, took on additional responsibility in the form of fatherhood and slowly got pulled into digital marketing during my nights and weekends.
Days were spent coding. Nights and weekends were filled with play, curiosity and a growing urge to create something of my own.
I dabbled in digital marketing, launched an eBook and started exploring what else I was capable of beyond the 9 to 5.
Then came 2020, and like many people, I started rethinking everything.
After 25 years in web and software development, I was ready for change. I wanted to bring together my tech background and growing passion for digital marketing - that's when 𝐂𝐨𝐩𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐝𝐞 was born.
Today, I create content - posts, reels & captions for businesses that want to show up consistently online. I also run @weakbackbuilder on Instagram, where I share my back recovery journey.
📩 Reach out if you're looking for support with Content Creation, Social Media & Tech or want tips related to back pain.