My daughter and I had an excellent experience with Modern Press -- A+++…read more THE JOB: My young daughter just started a small business and she needed a small number of custom stickers printed...3000 stickers for her packaging (1000 each of 3 different sizes), 2 colors, die cut to a custom size. She had her digital files ready for a printer. Since she's a minor and a high school student, I helped her get all of this stuff done. THE QUOTE: We quickly found that her printing job was in a customer service black hole. Mostly, the problem was the die cutting. Her job was too big and complex for strip mall places like FedEx Office and for small mom & pop Twin Cities print shops. And her job was too small for big printers like Japs-Olson. We got a quote on-line with Jakprints too. They gave us what I call a "screw you" quote of $1500 because they didn't really want to do her job. What? That would cost $1.50 per container! That's more than she pays for the container itself! THE REFERRAL: A friend referred us to Modern Press. He said that if anyone in the Twin Cities would do it, it's Modern Press. Wow, what a great referral. They did the whole job for just under 700 bucks. And even though this is a small job for them, they treated us like royalty! The owner, Kelley Frain, was informative, helpful, and very nice to us. He spent a lot of time with us, and he gave us a tour of the facility and a brief history of his company. FAQS: Modern Press keeps prices low by, among other things, not having a graphics department. (So you have to provide your design files ready to go.) And they don't have a big sales staff. (The owner is the only sales person.) Kelley is a second generation owner at Modern Press, started in 1980. And Kelley is also the fourth generation printer in his family. Great-grandpa was a printer too. Apparently, printer ink pumps through the veins of the Frain family! MORE FAQS: In addition to doing nearly every type of printing you can think of, they have a mailing service. They seem to do nearly everything, big or small. (Check out their display rack when you visit.) Kelley told us that currently, on the small size, they're working on several wedding invitation jobs with only about 200 pieces each. But they also have a multi-million dollar job for Revlon that will fill several semi-trailer trucks with printed material. Wow! Thanks for a job well done and for treating us so well, Modern Press! -Daddy Maxx Retro

One word sums it up: AWFUL!!!!!!…read more We were lured in by low prices. Then they started charging for every little change, which we later found out, most other companies include in their pricing. After the print job, the pages had so much bleed-through, we couldn't even use them. They didn't care and blamed us for not adjusting the content so the bleed wouldn't matter. Their customer service was awful. The owner, Gerald Frain, only cares about one thing: MONEY. You can find a much better option than Modern Press.

Jeff and Christy have been phenomenal to work with on two websites - one for a Lions Club and the…read moreother for a history museum. Both websites are easy to navigate, present the information and images well, and have elevated the organizations to the next level. Both Jeff and Christy were very responsive, quick to answer questions, and determined to do superior work on both projects. I appreciated their commitment of involving me in the final editing process to ensure the websites met my expectations. They have taken time to explain how to make edits so that I am capable and empowered to make modifications as are needed on the websites. It has been a pleasure to work with Downtown Design, and am grateful for Jeff's and Christy's expertise and professionalism.

okay for a non-techno dude....Downtown Design is amazing. They are friendly and clearly have a…read morevested interest in hearing with accuracy and boy can you tell...when they listen and are asking questions, how they ask them makes me feel so understood and taken care of!! They are currently building my website and I am so excited....they have already shown me and created things that I only dreamt of having... They will be maintaining and keeping the website managed for years to come and I am thrilled. I highly recommend them and all they offer. Their pricing is very well balanced and I was happy to add their suggestions for the prices they quoted after looking at competitive pricing and seeing that they were slightly lower for the services they offer. Now my challenge... to stay in communication and offer regular feedback. Thank you to all the staff including their new CFO Dan.

A few years ago I met Jens, the owner of Floodlight SEO. He has helped me with multiple projects…read morethroughout the years and I would highly recommend hiring his firm. Jens knowledge of SEO and SEM is expansive. If you have a local business, he has a real ability to help your business get ranked over your competitors in your local market. Their services are reasonably price and will be able to meet your expectations as they are clearly defined in what you need to have done. I have wasted a lot of time and money talking to other SEO professionals in the past, but have not gotten the type of service that our business truly deserves. Floodlight SEO is a great place to get the help you need.

Been taking some classes Jens is teaching, and asked him for advice on the side. Great guy with…read moretons of insight on direct ways that the average content marketer is not using to create real marketing push for your website and digital assets. If I had a customer, I would refer them in a heartbeat.

Emma was a delight to work with. She responded to our requests promptly and listened to our ideas…read more Emma was eager to help and willing to make changes based on our suggestions. Emma provided a variety of creative ideas, ones that we hadn't thought of ourselves. She went above and beyond what we were expecting in designing a logo! 4th Street Woodworks

I hired Vantage Point Marketing Group this spring to redo my web site. Included in the package was…read morea logo redesign that was amazing. I'm very happy with the web site that was designed by there professional staff. They also set me up with a company facebook page that as already generated me work. I have also hired them to do some additional marketing for us. I keep finding that there prices are very reasonable. I strongly would recommend Vantage Point Marketing Group. Thanks again, Spade Landscaping www.spadelandscaping.com

These guys are AMAZING. We have worked with them countless times over the years. They were integral…read morein helping us create a highly customized e-commerce website that has helped our business grow immensely and have also helped us source and brand products for our company. These guys are SHARP, highly recommended.

We have been doing business with this company for years. In the last 2 years they have gone from…read morebeing super accommodating and quick turn around to condescending, rude and jacked up prices by more than double. When we had product become defective immediately and were told it was our problem and nothing would be done about it. Now the increase of 200% on product after years of business to be treated this way was baffling and unnecessary. I would not recommend doing business with this company if you want quality customer service and good product.

Brand ink did a fantastic job of designing and installing graphics on my pickup. HIGHLY…read moreRECOMMENDED. Everyone there is very responsive with any questions you may have and very knowledgable and up to date on products you may not know even exist!

Laura and her team have been so very helpful in taking some of the backend technical pieces of my…read morecoaching business off my plate so I can focus on the work that I love and am good at (techie stuff not being one of those!). Their system for communication works great and everyone is beyond lovely.

Thanks Laura and team for all your help on my ongoing project. We used Envizion for posting our…read moreblog content and sharing it across a variety of social media outlets, feeds, and elsewhere. It was great to just have someone (plus a team) handle this aspect of our biz that often falls on my shoulders but I have no time to do! Money well spent!

Einstein SEO has completely helped grow my business!! I carefully gauge where my clients hear…read moreabout us from, and they all say they found us on Google. I am so glad that Robert and Dale really helped me, and worked through my website that they created to give my clients all they are looking for when searching for alterations. Thank you very much for all you have done for my company!!