Rebuilding a website from the ground up is a very scary proposition. Vertical Rail managed this…read moreprocess for the Cabrillo Festival with grace, expert knowledge, and impeccable integrity. All through the project's duration their team (Andrew, Melissa, Lynette, George) was responsive, thorough, thoughtful, gentle, informative and efficient... there are not enough positive adjectives in the book to fully describe how happy we were with both the process and the final product. They took our outdated, bulky content, helped us streamline it for the mobile age, and handed us back a site that is not only beautiful, but highly functional. Vertical Rail continues to be an essential partner in our ongoing web development needs, we are so grateful this world-class company exists right here in Santa Cruz County!

Vertical Rail provides an excellent service. It has been a pleasure working with everyone on the…read moreteam - especially Andrew (the owner), Melissa (who offers the perfect combination of proactive professionalism and easy communication) and George (very skilled and gets the job done quickly!) I like that they provide a spectrum of services to help your business grow online.

Beauty and Technology: Brains on all ends of the spectrum. When I need to get a logo refreshed I…read moreknow I can get my visions quickly drafted into a few choices and always better than I imagined. Within a few conversations - wha-la! the design comes to life! And when my computer is getting sluggish with a virus I can always count on Cruz Brand to get all my work computers cured in a timely fashion. Plus I always learn a few more tricks to make my technology life easier. Thanks Cruz Brand!

From the owner: CruzBrand provides marketing services, creating unique graphic design and responsive websites for…read morenew companies or rebranding for established companies that want to refresh their image and strategy.

I own a fitness studio in San Francisco, which requires constant marketing. We used to market on an…read moreas-needed basis, not strategically, and our business wasn't as profitable as we knew it could be. I was looking for someone to help us establish a brand image/strategy that excited people to join. Bryce encouraged us get to know our clients more than on a surface-level before our first meeting, which has turned out to be the foundation for every business decision we've made since then. Bryce is methodical in his work -- giving us spreadsheets, handouts and homework. He's a great teacher in that he asked us questions (instead of lecturing) so we could arrive to the best marketing decisions on our own. Our sales are more than DOUBLE what they were this time last year, thanks to Bryce!! I could go on and on about everything I've learned from this invaluable experience. If you love working on your business and watching it grow, your time with Bryce will be worth every minute. It's exciting, thought-provoking and most importantly he helped us make a lot more money than we thought possible in such a short amount time!!!

Our Mother's Day Run for Shelter was fast approaching. It is our only fundraising event of the…read moreyear. When I met Bryce at a Pajaro Valley Chamber Mixer, I knew that our sponsorship package needed some attention...some updating. I'm an Executive Director...not a marketing/advertising specialist. When we first met at the mixer, I could immediately tell that Bryce's experience working with community based organizations and with for-profit companies was going to be a benefit to my agency's needs. His calm and welcoming personality is the final attribute that made me take action and contact him. During our initial meeting, we met all of our goals of the session. Afterwards, on several occasions, he gave in-depth follow-up advice. He provided easy-to-implement tips as well as guidance for new and potential opportunities. I deeply appreciate Bryce's consultation on our outreach materials. I feel more confident in presenting our sponsorship packet and in making a request to companies and individuals for support of our mission. We have several new sponsors so far. I believe that our easier-to-read and more relevant packet has allowed us to engage more efficiently. As my agency expands its opportunities to further engage OUR community towards ending homelessness, I will definitely work with Bryce again. We have a champion in Bryce...and I'm more confident in our messaging, sponsorship materials and strategy. I recommend Bryce, for his skills, integrity, enthusiasm, patience and timeliness, amongst other things...like results!

Melody is efficient, professional and kind. She did a great job working through an issue on our…read morewebsite that had stumped our in house team. Not only did she fix it, but she taught us how she did it. I would work with her again, and I highly recommend her services.

From the owner: Website Design and Development, including WordPressread more

I booked Motion Marketing in the spring of 2021 for an engagement photo shoot in Big Sur. The TL:DR…read morepositive feedback is that I loved working with the team at Motion Marketing. I originally found these folks when searching for portrait photography and real estate photography in the Monterey area... and just really appreciated their friendly and approachable style. The longer story is that I am from the East Coast, and I just simply didn't know Monterey, Carmel-by-the-sea, San Jose, and Big Sur as detailed as I could have. I knew the general area I wanted to propose to my girlfriend, but Fernando and Xavier generously stepped up and offered all sorts of suggestions. They were patient with me, and quickly bought-in on my vision. I'm not sure who was more excited for the pictures... me or them! I later looked into more of their portfolio, realizing that they had also been doing a bunch of family photography & real estate videography around San Jose CA. This was helpful, as I was able to see a good spectrum of the post-production work that they do, which is a whole additional design skillset beyond skilled photography & videography. This helped seal my decision. (I think they also do web/graphic design?) The team is super supportive, creative, smart, and very talented. Beyond that, they enthusiastically go the extra mile for their clients. Figuratively and literally... They hiked over a mile and had to ford a river to get to the spot where I decided to pop the question. They were incredibly thoughtful and cognizant of staying in communication with me, but not over-communicating so they wouldn't arouse suspicion with my future fiancé. They also hid in the sand dunes, near piles of driftwood - to help keep the whole event a surprise! If you're familiar with Andrew Molera State Park, then you know what I'm talking about. Lastly, the pictures came out great. We've got the Big Sur River in the background on one side, a beach in the foreground, and the Pacific Ocean on the other side. Beautifully done, much appreciated, and I would absolutely return to book them again in the future. One of the most important and memorable days of my entire life was immensely improved by their direct input and efforts. I am grateful that I was able to work with them. Thank you, guys!

Motion Marketing does great work. This guys really do know what there doing. I have never met any…read moreone else so passionate and so professional like Xavier and Fernando. I have used Motion Marketing for some of my construction projects and investment properties and and I have to say the pictures have never disappointed and they have always showed up on time!!!!!! They have state of the art equipment to meet all your needs as well. If I could give them more than 5 stars I would in a heart beat. Xavier and Fernando keep up the good work.

The team at Peakify Marketing has been fantastic to partner with! After months of struggling to get…read moreour Wix website to rank locally, we made the tough decision to start over and invest in a format that was optimized for local search. In January 2019 we selected Peakify Marketing as our agency of choice to help make this happen. Peakify Marketing built our new website in Wordpress and provided a data-driven content marketing strategy that would optimize our site to rank in the ten cities surrounding our office. We've been so happy with the results! Peakify Marketing really took the time to learn our business, understand our local competitive landscape and determine what keywords would generate the best traffic. With Peakify Marketing your business is not just a number...it feels like they're and extension of your team.

I came to Alex to help with my website for my small business and he was able to make it something I…read moredidn't even know it could be! Between his creativity and his attention to detail my website is so awesome! Business has already picked up from this website and Im so glad I reached out to him for help! Thanks again Alex!

Absolutely incredible! Sleepless worked together to help design a beautiful site that met the…read moreneeds of my business and met the aesthetic sign requirements of four very different business owners....which is no small feat. They took the identity that our business has created and helped us to create a relevant, usable, and productive site. The level of communication and cooperation was above and beyond anything that we had experienced with their competitors. I look forward to using them for site updates! Thanks Sleepless!

The Mountain Lion Foundation asked Sleepless Media to give us a modern website and they did more…read morethan we hoped. They were on time, on budget and beyond expectations!

Kim and Travis are just a fantastic team. We had them take our family photos while we were…read moretraveling in the area, and they did such a wonderful job with our group. We had one super cranky and shy kiddo, another distractable toddler, and my in-laws along for the ride. I was so impressed at how down to earth they were and how ready they were for the kids. They left no stone unturned trying to get their attention and keep it through the whole photo shoot. At the same time they were never pushy and gave our kids space when they needed it. We had a ton of fun and the photos turned out fantastic! Thanks so much.

I had the pleasure of having Kim and Travis take my family photos and my professional photos. They…read moremade me (and my family) feel comfortable, and we got gorgeous photos that we will treasure forever. For our family photos, they were amazing because one of them waved their arms and made silly faces to make our kids smile, while the other took the photos. Travis and Kim are a fantastic team. I also worked with Aptos Creative to optimize my website. I was very happy with their knowledge and website buliding skills. I give Aptos Creative my highest recommendation. If you hire them, I promise, you will be happy.

If you are looking for quality work and a hardworking, honest business owner then Savage Wraps is…read morethe right company for you! I asked Keith about wrapping a cranial helmet - one that is needed to help correct the shape of a babies skull. Not only did he offer to do it for no charge, he also researched what vinyl he would need to do it (so that it would last), ordered a different material and worked late on a weekend to get it done for me. I can't express what a great guy he is and how much this meant to me. I could tell by the few hours I spent with him that he has a real passion and earned expertise for what he does. Thank you Keith!!

most hardworking, courteous, communicative business owner: Keith!…read moreHe put in a huge labor of love to help us wrap our truck. He knew we had dire deadlines and worked *around*the*clock* ( no joke ) to help us make our dreams into a reality. he really cares..and he really works hard to make his customers happy. so honored to have had Keith perform his artistry on our truck - we will always be reminded of his hard work whenever we see our stellar wrap job and it inspires to work hard just like him - many thanks to you Keith! * free food 4 lyfe on our food truck 4 u brah! *