Winterwind
AWS-based website and mobile app development agency. Managed by ex-Disney database designer Anthony Vipond.
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#703
of 28,921 agencies on Upwork by lifetime earnings, and #24 in Blockchain.
- #702Decipher Zone Technologies Pvt. Ltd.$1.5K ahead
- #703Winterwindthis agency
- #704Calidad Infotech Private Limited$127 behind
Total earned
$784K
lifetime, as published
Jobs
97
contracts to date
Hours
38.2K
billed hourly
Job Success
Not rated yet
not yet rated
Hourly rate
$21–$35/hr
min. project $5,000+
Index Score
53
#7901 overall
Insights
How these are computed- Run-rate, measured
- pending
- Needs two observations at least 14 days apart. Our next read of this page turns this on. Nothing is extrapolated from a single contract.
- Lifetime pace
- $97.0K/yr estimate
- Lifetime earnings divided by years on Upwork. A floor on historical pace, not a forecast.
- Earnings per job
- $8.1K
- Average contract value to date.
- Recent earnings, per Upwork
- $0
- The "recent" figure Upwork attaches to the directory card. Upwork does not publish the window, so it is shown as its number, not ours.
- Realised hourly
- $21/hr
- Total earned over billed hours. Fixed-price work inflates it; compare with the rate card.
Index Score breakdown53.2/100
Scale 33.7/40Quality 10/20Trust 0/15Momentum 3/15Team 6.5/10
Observation history
Every read of the public page. Last observed Oct 30, 2026 (live read).
| Observed | Earned | Δ | Jobs | JSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $784K | No change | 97 | Not rated |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $784K | 97 | Not rated |
About
I am the owner of Winterwind Inc, a leading web development agency from Canada, specializing in full-stack developments, database design, hosting in AWS and payment integration such as Stripe into websites and mobile apps. I am also an Ex-Youtube Programming Instructor (search Anthony Vipond on Youtube) with 14K subscribers, an ex-Disney.com PHP and Database developer and a Laravel framework expert. Within the company I function like a technical PM, ensuring that only the highest quality goes out the door, whether it's user interface, database design or websites/mobile apps. I am managing a team of developers and UI designers from my home in Vancouver, Canada. There are only senior developers within Winterwind and only the strong survive in this agency, whether they are developers, UI designers or project managers. Their work is all managed by me here and at no cost to you. I have been using Laravel full-time since 2014 (Laravel 3). In the past I have contributed to the Laravel framework source code and developed libraries for it as well. My specialty is working as a technical PM on Laravel-based projects. Before I started Winterwind in 2018, I was a senior PHP-based full-stack web developer for a decade. I also have extensive experience working with different blockchains such as BTC, Ethereum, EOS and more. I was the lead developer of LoyalCoin.io, the first cryptocurrency from the Philippines and Coinflyer.com, which is a cryptocurrency exchange that supports multiple different blockchains. I have also worked on high-traffic websites in the past including Disney.com and one of the busiest real-estate websites in the world, Juwai.com. Our specialties here at Winterwind are Laravel, PHP, MySQL, Vue.js, CSS and integrating any blockchain into mobile or website applications. Web Experience ✓ 9 years of full stack web development experience ✓ Relational DB design and optimization (can normalize your database) ✓ AWS administration (EC2, RDS, S3, Elasticache, security configuration) ✓ Laravel 4 & 5, Lumen, Code Architecture (Repository pattern, SOLID architecture) ✓ Linux Administration (CentOS, Ubuntu) ✓ MySQL and Postgres Administration ✓ Front-end skills: Bootstrap 2-4, jQuery, Vanilla Javascript ✓ Twitter Bootstrap 3 & 4 Blockchain experience ✓ Experience with EOS tech (Nodeos, Cleos, Keosd, EOS C++ API) ✓ Experience with NEM mosaics and writing EOS smart contracts ✓ Blockchain listeners (listen for BTC, NEM or EOS transactions) ✓ Integrating blockchain with web or mobile apps Regardless if it about UI designs, getting pixel-perfect CSS or having a decoupled and robust backend, the focus here is delivering the highest-quality work to you as possible. Please book some time with me or visit our website to know more.Read more
Skills
Square APIBitcoinBlockchainNode.jsShopifyLaravelPayPal DevelopmentVue.jsPayment Gateway IntegrationPayPal IntegrationStripeEthereumAuthorize.NetPHPPayment Processing
Agency facts
- Team size
- 11-50
- Teams on Upwork
- 1
- Founded
- Not published
- Member since
- Oct 2018
- Last contract
- Aug 2024
- Owner
- Anthony V.
- Client focus
- Large business, Medium business, Very small business, Small business
- Members in
- Canada
- Languages
- Not published
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