Let me be clear: Goose Dog Designs is NOT a discount web provider. Let me tell you what they…read moreare.... Goose Dog Designs is a top-quality, best-in-class service provider for a reasonable price. Valerie, the owner, is at the top of her game. The customer service is excellent, the turnaround fast to cheetah like, and the work product outstanding. They are incredibly responsive and take the time to understand your business goals and then translate that into web-design. They are also detail-oriented. Like crazy detail-oriented. Trust me, you want that in your website design. Here's the cool value-add: unlike some socially-challenged, one-dimensional code writer, Valerie and her team understand the modern business environment. They possess a comprehensive understanding of e-commerce, social media and website design. As such, I was the beneficial recipient of some much-appreciated advice. I came to Goose Dog Designs with a preconceived notion of what I wanted in my site, but I ultimately benefited from their expertise, e.g.: Valerie: "Jay, I hear that you want "x," but going that route means unintended consequence "y." If you do it in this different way, it will be more functional, easier on the eye and will deliver added benefit z." Me: "Oh. Right. That's what I meant to say. Yes, yes, exactly, please do it that way." I know what you're thinking: "I've got a friend of a friend who went on website xyz and built her own website for free and it looks great." Uh...ok. I heard that too. Maybe there are those people out there. I'm not one of them. I consider myself tech-literate/tech-functional, i.e., I can work my way around a computer, various operating systems and software, but I can't write (and don't understand) code. I thought I could pull it off, so I tried to make my own site; 3 days of loss productivity later, I was left with what looked like the work of a drunken 4 year old. I was on the fence to retain Goose Dog Designs or this guy on Craigslist that said he would do the job for 1/4 the price, when the ol' Ben Franklin adage came to mind: "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten." I was embarking on the launch of my third business, and as a cash-strapped entrepreneur, I was lured by the many discount web development offerings out there. But luckily, I also quickly remembered how frequently the discount service providers turned into total nightmares: missed deliverables, shoddy craftsmanship, business delays (read: lost potential income), untold frustration, and finally the awkwardness of having to fire the provider and ultimately go and pay someone more money to undo the previous errors and get the job done right. Let me cut to the chase: I know you think you can probably beat the price. You're right. You can. Now look at your calendar. It's 2013 and your website is your #1 marketing tool in the modern marketplace. Do you really want to buy the cheapest model out there? That's like taking a potential client to McDonald's. Valerie and her team are not the cheapest, but in my opinion, they are the best price performers out there. That's the intersection you want to focus your search on: quality for the money. In that category, I don't think you can beat Goose Dog Designs.

I hate writing this follow up review, but my current experience with Valerie and her company is…read morevastly different than the person I worked with 5 years ago. My website has broken down many times over the years. When I reach out for help, she goes MIA. The support has been terrible. I feel like I am dealing with a completely different person than the one who built my website who I really liked. My website has been down for a month this time. I have reached out to her 5 times with no response. Therefore, I have to sadly retract my earlier recommendation regarding Valerie and Tall Cube because their level of customer service dramatically declined and it's just not the same company.

We found Flair Design on Yelp - and we're glad we did…read more Leslie really helped us with our design needs from start to finish. She designed a new logo, and unified look for our business and helped us to come up with a website that we're very proud of. She was responsive and very easy to work with - highly recommended.

I worked with Leslie and Jeffry on a relatively small-scale project and was incredibly pleased with…read morethe results! Leslie was professional and responsive both during the consultation and project budgeting, as well as after we signed a contract. She was willing to give multiple proposals depending on our budget. After we started our project, she invested significant time and effort to understand our project and its goals in the design of its visual brand, and iterated with us repeatedly to ensure it matched what we wanted. The result was stylish and exceeded our expectations! After the end of the project, Leslie and Jeffry also helped us with minor modifications as well. In summary, Leslie is incredibly professional and easy-to-work with, regardless of your background with graphic design and branding.

I am not sure there is enough room here to sing all of my praises of Laree…read more I am a therapist and was looking to promote my new practice and get new clients. I had heard about Laree through a friend - who raved about her. I met with Laree and she quickly understood what I needed and helped me refine my goals even more. She made changes to my website and got me up and running on social media sites - and almost immediately, I started to get calls from new and prospective clients. So much so, that my practice is now full. I love working with Laree. Not only is she an absolute pleasure to work with, she also deeply cares about her work and my work. She understood my goals and even helped me to reframe and build out my future goals. She delivered on what she said she would do - 100% My website looks great. I have an ongoing flow of new clients. And I have a clearer sense of how to proceed going forward. I can not recommend Laree and My Creative Juices enough!

We have had the pleasure of working with Laree of My Creative Juices on the total redesign of our…read morewebsite. Laree is the complete package when it comes to web development. Experienced in programming, graphic design, SEO and social media, she guided us in the development of a beautiful and functional new site. She has boundless enthusiasm and energy and even when challenges arise - which they inevitably will - she stays positive and works to find creative solutions. She is an excellent listener who interprets our requests to deliver the best result possible. We are delighted with our new site and love sharing it with the world!

Fara was a fantastic help to me in creating a beautiful and very professional website for my…read morebusiness. Not only was he easy to work with but he is extremely organized and always pleasant. I am not a tech savvy person and he educated me without ever being condescending. Fara would meet with me and then send an update on his progress. Every step of the way he communicated in a clear and concise way. He was very knowledgeable and if I asked a question and he didn't know the answer, he always got back to me in a timely manner. I cannot speak highly enough of ITwishes and I would use their services again. I give him the HIGHEST recommendation.

I recently worked with ITwishes to make updates to my website. Fara and team have been very…read moreaccommodating and patient with my requests. They have very quick response and also keep me updated with progress. They have grown since first time I originally worked with them, but they haven't lost that human touch. As a small business, I appreciate that. I highly recommend this company. Fara and the team at ITwishes were fantastic. I had two important needs that I wanted met. #1 I needed to have an amazing website to stand out from my competition and #2 I needed it to be affordable. (Starting a business is not cheap!). We had many many many applicants. We choose ITwishes because they had a great portfolio, they were reasonably priced, and they were very quick, thoughtful and personal with their responses. Bahareh Khoshnoud, Realtor Coldwell Banker, Cupertino

Robert did a great job building a website for my construction company. He guided me through the…read moreprocess while helping me make changes that would improve my website. His attention to detail along with his patience while I made up my mind on some details was very much appreciated. I HIGHLY recommend him as I have already passed his name out to other contractors and friends I work with.

These guys did an awesome job on my site, and helped me recover my domain name. I have referred…read morethem to a few friends and would highly recommend them to anyone interested. Great communication, customer service and overall experience.

I own an Ai Ad Agency and I reached out to Rad because I needed an easy-to-use website where…read moreclients could clearly find the information they need, book appointments, and easily process payments. Rad did an excellent job researching the competition! He provided a compelling website that checks all the marks. It has design, user experience, information architecture, pretty much everything you would need. It was also really easy to communicate with him through the project development. I highly recommend Rad for your project!

My auto dealership needed a solution for posting our inventory on the website. Rad made us a custom…read moreplatform where we log in, upload car images from the phone, and enter all the specs (year, make, model, and price), and all the information gets populated on the website instantly. Our business relies heavily on this app, which we use daily. Rad Rocks!!

I needed to set up a website from scratch and wanted a number of complicated features. It's a site…read morefor my art practice - I needed content, but more importantly, it needed to be just so. The aesthetics needed to be exactly right. Elisa delivered on every count AND she was a pleasure to work with, quickly grasped my quite specific requirements, and tolerated my digital illiteracy with seeming ease. I unqualifiedly commend Elisa for this kind of work. She's terrific.

Elisa Lewis at Burning Ear Media helped me redesign my website a few years ago and I have been…read moreextremely happy with the new look and the finished product ever since. She is responsive and excellent at troubleshooting when technical problems have arisen on the site and has also has been patient and helpful explaining changes and upgrades to me. She gets my highest recommendation!

First class professional services by Paula Mattisonsierra, owner & founder of Power Marketing SF…read more My business needed urgent attention to our marketing and professional image, so I contacted Paula, who came highly regarded and recommended by many other professionals. She is very quick and responsive, returning my calls and emails immediately. She possesses and in-depth knowledge of what steps must be taken to boost my business and its image, and provided effective measures that worked very well. I also like that Paula at Power Marketing SF, is skilled at understanding what my business and customers need to see and experience, and that she also understands what our audience and customer base thinks. I have learned new information that continues to help me and my business. Thank you!