Where do I start? I been struggling with my small business over the past years and we weren't…read moregetting any leads besides walk-in customers. I knew we needed to get a website and get involved in Social Media but I was just lazy and didn't have the time. From family to business, how am I going to juggle everything? I was skeptical at first but with a open mind I knew I will find a solution! My wife was encouraging me to get up and get this started! So I did and after great debate and research I found Amplify Chicago! I am not a huge fan on corporate companies and I wanted to stay local in our community and at the same time we wanted to support our local small businesses! Amplify Chicago has been the greatest business decision we ever made! They were so easy to work with and very professional! They helped me with my website and our Social Media and let me tell, business has grown! Of course, I wanted results instantly but with patience and customer engagement coming together, we knew through Amplify, our foot and online traffic dramatically increased! Thank you for everything Amplify Chicago! From the affordable rates to the professional customer service, we definitely recommend Amplify for your one stop solution! Kind Regards!

This is my experience, and it may not be the experience of everyone. I really hoped for this to go…read morewell. I'll start off with the fact that I wanted to support a neighborhood business as I am a small business owner and we all often support each other. It started off really well. Claire was responsive and super friendly. We discussed a few ideas and she was super excited to create a few logo drafts. A few days later, she responded with her ideas. None of these looked professional or like there was professional effort put into them. That is subjective, however, and I can't discount any effort put in just because it didn't match the level of work I'd hoped for. So I politely and delicately expressed this to her and asked for guidance on the next steps. No response. After a few days, I followed up with her. She expressed regret that the designs weren't a good fit. She asked me for detail, which I provided in the subsequent email. After that email, I never received confirmation. I never received correspondence at all. I waited the rest of the week, the weekend, and the beginning of the next week. I had attempted to follow up with her to ask if she wanted to continue to work together as I hadn't heard anything back. No answer. It wasn't until I reached out explaining that I was having a hard time getting any communication from her and it may be a better idea to just refund what I'd paid for the product. She quickly responded that the turn around time had barely passed and (in thinly veiled passive aggression) expressed regret that I couldn't be patient for her. I explained that I would be absolutely ok with any time frame if she'd communicated with me. I said "Got your email, working on it" would have been absolutely enough just to let me know anything. I reiterated that I just hadn't heard from her at all and didn't know what to think by that point. She then responded with a different reason and it was that she had a family emergency. If she would have communicated that, I immediately would have responded with compassion and I would have told her to take all the time she needed. Life does not revolve around business. We all need to walk away sometimes and I can absolutely respect that. However, she hadn't communicated with me at all, so again, I didn't know what her intentions were or why she wasn't communicating. We decided to go our separate ways and she'd agreed to a refund. I thanked her and ignored the passive aggressive responses via text because those can be taken out of context sometimes. I thought about asking for confirmation when the refund would be sent, but I didn't want to push and just hoped by now she'd just take the initiative to communicate once the refund was initiated. Days went by, again, no communication, no refund. I text her requesting to follow up on the situation. She was very passive aggressive and said that she'd been trying to get a hold of me. (There was no proof of this on my end as I made sure to check). She sent me proof of sending me and email that was not in any thread we'd had. She sent over the refund and left with a sarcastic comment. I then responded that as a small business owner, I couldn't understand the need for nastiness, but if that's how she chose to run her business, so be it. She responded with laughing emojis stating that she was absolutely genuine and nice. I left that alone. I'm glad that this is over. In a different situation, this could have been great to work together to develop something cool. I would've loved to show off whatever we could come up with. Even if we couldn't have come up with a cool logo, I would have never asked for a refund and I would have been very vocal about a pleasant experience. Her lack of communication, professionalism, the entitled attitude when I would follow up or request very basic communication, and her responses made this a Yelpable experience.

Chicago Women in Philanthropy (www.cwiponline.org) decided to use Epagecity to design our new…read morewebsite after carefully reviewing other options. We ended up picking Epagecity because of the high quality of customer service other clients had experienced, and because of the very user friendly Content Management System they have. We knew that they would do great design (somewhat confined to set templates), but the more important quality they provide that was the deciding factor for us was ease of use. As a nonprofit which relies on volunteers, we needed a hassle free website that would be easy for non-techy people to add new events, photos, articles and make other changes. The Content Management System definitely allows us to do this. We also liked that the set-up was modules that they have designed over time and refined from working with hundreds of clients. We can use as many modules that fit in our current budget, and gradually add more features to the website when we can afford them. We've gotten rave reviews from our new website, and are very pleased with the services provided by Epagecity. Since launching the website, we've had excellent customer service from them - you can tell that by serving so many nonprofits and businesses they understand client needs and how to address them.

We are very satisfied with ePageCity and their web design team. They offer creative and affordable…read moresolutions for every budget. As a smaller nonprofit they kept our budget in mind while building us a completely new website. They were extremely helpful answering questions and offering solutions every step of the way. The content management system is user-friendly and simplifies sharing our news and current events with all of our volunteers and stakeholders. I highly recommend doing business with them. Melissa Kruse Illinois Fire Safety Alliance

We've been working with CIO Landing for over a year now, and the difference has been night and day…read more Before them, IT felt like a constant headache--slow responses, unresolved issues, and no real strategic planning. CIO Landing changed all of that. Their team is professional, responsive, and incredibly knowledgeable. Anytime we have an issue, they're quick to jump in and resolve it, often before we even notice a problem. They've also helped us think more strategically about our technology--improving our cybersecurity posture, streamlining operations, and planning for growth. What really stands out is their commitment to simplifying IT. They explain things clearly, they don't upsell unnecessarily, and they truly act like a partner, not just a vendor. The vCIO (virtual CIO) model they use gives us insights and advice we'd only expect from a full-time executive--without the overhead. If you're a small to midsize business looking for reliable, proactive, and smart IT support, I can't recommend CIO Landing enough.

I hired Forte Mente LLC to give me a hand with conducting a usability evaluation of an eCommerce…read moresite. We needed some professional feedback on opportunities for improving our conversion rate. They put together a detailed report identifying areas requiring attention, and provided solid recommendations for improvement. They left us with the exact info we needed to boost our sales. Thank you Forte!

I've worked with multiple business and marketing companies, but NONE have compared to the excellent…read moreservice I received from Shane Worley and his team. I love the website they created for Homans Consulting LLC, which provides behavior and communication training & support to struggling people in Indiana. I highly recommend their services.

Shane and his team have been a pleasure to work with. Very knowledgeable, fast acting and…read moreresponsive, and professional.

Thursday Creative did an excellent job designing and building the Literate Learners website. They…read morewere creative, professional, and easy to work with. The site is beautifully designed, easy to navigate, and built with SEO in mind to help it rank better on search engines. I highly recommend them for web design, development, and SEO services.

"Implicit Success Marketing has developed and optimized my website at azelectrical.co . They are…read morealso planning and running SEM, SEO & PPC campaigns for my company. It is a tough market where almost everyone is charging an arm and a leg, but they offered me a very good SEO and Pay Per Click Management package. I'm very happy with their performance as a digital marketing agency, it is already starting to give results. Highly recommended to any small business owner."

We have been working with mike for about a year now, he's redesigned our website and is currently…read moredoing PPC management, hosting, and SEO. He is always very responsive and committed to his work.

Local Business Lead King is a great way to boost your online profile and generate more traffic to…read moreyour website. A great website design and seo will help you reach your customers more effectively and Lead King definitely has what it takes to help your business grow. Whether you're looking for a website designer or someone to help you modify an existing website design, you can count on Lead King as experts in the field. At the end of the day it's all about finding your customers and your customers finding you. Local Business Lead King leads the way with website design and seo services and online reputation management. Developing your online reputation takes a lot of time and TLC, that's why it's well worth the investment to source that work to the experts so you can focus on your core business. I highly recommend their services to anyone who is trying to build their business online. You will see the results!

I was blown away by Jack Lombardi's generosity with his time in speaking with me, a true novice, at…read morewebsite design, at no charge at all. Jack walked me through the real nuts-and-bolts of how one should begin thinking about how to develop a vibrant and resilient website for a newly created publication business. He patiently explained how I should prioritize the necessary steps for its successful creation, including: how to purchase a domain name; how to go about selecting other business partners to engage with--in my case optimal print-on-demand publishers; how to strategize from the start about the site's potential for future optimization, and so forth. Thank you, Jack. I look forward to a long partnership. Sharon H.