Jon Whitby – Designing Better Futures through Data, Design & Experience

Hiring a barrel isn’t enough — you have to let them be one. In this post, Jon Whitby shares why trusting high-impact people is critical to company velocity, and how micromanagement kills momentum.

I built Curious Badger to simplify my SEO workflow — fast, local-first, and tailored to what I actually need. In the process, I was reminded that great SEO isn’t about complexity — it’s about clarity, structure, and showing value quickly.

Conversion isn’t just about CTAs and funnels — it’s about how the entire experience feels. This post explores how growth and design teams can work better together to reduce friction, build trust, and create experiences that truly convert.

You don’t need to be a marketer to care about how your work performs. This post explores how developers and designers can use marketing metrics to build better products, collaborate more effectively, and celebrate impact as a team.

Metrics are essential, but they don’t tell the whole story. In this post, I explore how data-informed teams can balance performance with empathy, avoid over-optimising the past, and build for what’s next.