What can I say? They throw a mean Friday the 13th party!…read more In all seriousness, Clockwork Active Media Systems is great. If you read up on them, you will begin to think that they must be a fab place to work. They win all kinds of workplace and quality of life awards, they have a fun website (Follow them on FriendFace!), and an awesome sense of humor. I certainly thought so, and was afforded the opportunity to interview for a position with them. Once you have had the pleasure of meeting some of the real faces behind the friendly web presence, you will begin to believe it. Nancy and Meghan are personable and approachable movers and shakers online and (if you will) IRL. Kurt shops at Rainbow in the Quarry and is never shy to say hi. Sharyn has amazing tattoos and an adorable son who helped create said artwork, and she's not afraid to share stories about both...or the comfy chair and fun toys in her office! Long story short, I can't attest to the quality of their work. I CAN, and will, however, attest to their quality of life and quality of people they have working under the roof of their service station. They are absolutely amazing. They contribute to the quality of life online through Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, as well as in my own back yard here in NE Minneapolis by being high quality human beings. I hope to stop by to snag a fresh notebook soon--mine is filling up fast!

From the owner: Clockwork specializes in online web strategy, interactive design, web application development,…read moresocial media strategy, and mobile strategy.

We have been working with Iceberg for years. To say that have constantly evolved, and work hard to…read moreget better each and every year is an understatement. They have done two major redesigns for instinctdogtraining.com and both were beautiful. But wow, this last design (launched May 14 2021) was a total grand slam. Not just the beautiful design, but the execution was professional, on time, on budget with an aggressive deadline. Highly recommend this fabulous group of people.

Top-notch, amazing communicator of a hidden jewel! I can't believe I've taken this long to review…read moreIceberg Web Design, or more accurately, the talented, kind and quick!-- owner, Jessi. I first found Jessi about six years ago when I helped my Mom set up her business in Morris, Minnesota. Jessi still lived in Morris and after a little checking around, I found that she was the best web designer in the area. There was so much to do to set up my Mom's new business, from revamping a building, suppliers, finding someone to print business cards, etc. A truly exhaustive list, it was a family effort. But Jessi made the website design process amazingly easy. We primarily worked via email, with Jessi writing clear and concise, detailed email responses to things I needed to provide her. The feedback process was super easy, with Jessi always willing to make suggestions and take feedback from my designer Mom. Through the years, Jessi has continued to design the website for my family's business and is just a champion communicator and kind person to work with. I now live in California and any time my Mom has a mild technical issue, Jessi is always her go-to. She's just the best. Jessi recently suggested we change the way my Mom sends out her monthly business newsletters. I write the newsletters but the process had gotten complicated for how they are sent out (A tech genius, my Mom is NOT). My last communication with her came after I sent her an email about having used a email service for the newsletter but I had a photo hosting question. She emailed me back in a timely fashion, just as I have grown to expect with her, and gave me a really easy option of hosting the photos on an ftp server on my Mom's business website. (And don't worry, if that last bit doesn't make sense to you, Jessi probably has super simple ideas of: Send it to me, I'll take care of it. Her solution was easy and perfect. Six years going on seven for our working relationship, and she's just a pro. She's moved, I've moved... it doesn't matter at all. She is the epitome of easy to work with. You will not regret working with Jessi! As for pricing, I remember it being reasonable at the time though I don't know what her rates are these days. I know she had package deals that could be scaled up or down, depending on needs.

Tim and his team are the best in the industry I highly reccomend them they are second to none when…read moreit comes to the home services industry, I wouldn't use anyone else. The value he brings is phenomenal. Whether you need marketing branding SEO or website help he's the man!

We love working with the Hook Agency. Amazing people, producing amazing results!read more

Rocket55 helped me build my website for my new shop, and develop a online marketing strategy for my…read moresmall business. They had great ideas, and were very professional. I highly recommend them!

Rocket55 exceeded our expectations!…read more As a startup, you need to find a marketing partner who can help you connect to the right people. Rocket55 played that role during our first days and they exceeded our expectations!!

After interviewing over 10 web design firms from around the US ( and abroad) back in the early…read more90's, I decided to go with Plaudit. It was a new company. I think they may have had four employees at the time. I have never regretted my decision. Though I have moved on to other business interests, the original site they designed is still up, perfectly functional and still looks great. It certainly doesn't look like it was designed and launched SIXTEEN YEARS AGO! Today I needed some help with a minor site edit that I was unable to figure out myself. I called Plaudit and it was corrected within 10 minutes. Bravo Plaudit! Great product. Great customer service.

ISE hired Plaudit to collaborate with our team on both re-branding of our then-35-year-old…read morenonprofit organization as well as designing a brand new website. We have been consistently impressed with their attentive customer service, their creative designs and their thoughtful suggestions for improving our site since it's conception. Through both their work and their customer service, Plaudit has shown a passion for both the science and art of online communications, as well as a genuine interest in our mission and work as a nonprofit. We look forward to future projects with the Plaudit team and highly recommend their services to inquiring organizations and companies.

Review of the PPC services from DWS. (I have not used any of their other services)…read more One of my business clients is in the Twin Cities area and had a bad experience with PPC. The person they used to use was spending $300/month in AdWords, and brought in on average $180 worth of business. I manage this account from out of state so I needed to find someone local that I could trust who would be able to bring them in a positive ROI who is familiar with the local market. I actually found Sam in a business focused Facebook group that came recommended from someone else who had used him before. I'd already interviewed 4 other PPC guys/gals up to this point, so had a skillset baseline I was looking for. We spent some time with Q&A and a Skype call where he laid out a plan of action. He was able to explain why the previous campaigns weren't working and 2 basic tweaks that needed to be made. Also proof of previous results, not just some theory. We went in on a trial basis of $200/month. We've only had the campaign running for just over one month, and the revenue is about $320. While it's not a big up front ROI, each customer has a strong LTV, so we're looking at the long-term picture. So far so good. I'll update this review should things change. Tip: make sure you know how PPC works and if your industry is even a good candidate for PPC. If you arm yourself with some solid questions ahead of time, you'll be better prepared to sort out the theorists from the ones that know what they're doing.

From the owner: Romain Berg is a platform-agnostic, data-driven, digital-first marketing agency redefining what…read moredigital optimization means. Our team of marketing experts is focused on results - not hype for our clients. We create and foster a strong "can do" attitude with each other and our clients through this mentality. Our offerings include Paid and Owned Media Services, Cross-Channel Measurement, and Strategy Consulting. We combine our deep industry expertise and proven processes with innovative new marketing tactics that grow businesses of any size. Romain Berg is proudly based out of Minneapolis with staff all over the country and the world.

My laptop lost internet, code 10 after I updated Win 11 yesterday. Very sad, very frustrating,…read moreI called around and very lucky for me to speaking with ANI at Silicone Alley. He came over to my house in 45 minutes, fixed my laptop, reset my bitlocker, fixed popup, printer, checked over everything making sure it performance the best! It cost me only 89 dollars as he mentioned on the phone. My lucky day, ANI is a very nice, clean, calm, kind gentleman. He listened what the problems, explained, fixed and teach me what to do. He took extra time for you. Words cannot explain how much I appreciate it. I highly recommended to everyone. Again, thank you so much, ANI! Young Tran 952-457-2425

100% amazing! Ani hooked my little brother up with an amazing PC over Christmas and we've had…read morenothing but positive things to say about it. If you are in the area or are looking for expert custom designed rigs, this is the place to go. The price is very competitive and the support and checkins make it feel very personal as a past buyer. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a new PC for gaming, schooling or business. You just can't beat quality service!

Spark Logix is more than capable of handling our website requests…read more I've been the main contact between my company and Spark for more than two years now, and we work together about once a month. They designed our site a few years back, and now we contact them whenever we have routine issues or need a new page created. We are a small business with very little web design expertise, so our requests are frequent and usually different. There have been times when we've had unsolvable problems, but they were genuinely tricky issues and Spark tried their best to fix them. And, when they know something isn't in their wheelhouse, they let us know. It rarely happens, but Spark is honest about it when it comes up. Overall, I'm happy with Spark and would recommend them.

Spark Logix Studios was contracted to build a website for me. The beginning of it went great and…read morethey started with a beautiful website. Then came the affiliate portion of my website. They could not get it to work and did not consult with me as to what I needed out of the affiliate program prior to it being installed. They kept saying that it works and it does not. There is not even a place for an affiliate to be assigned a password which means that the affiliate can not sign in. Instead of them fixing this they kept ignoring me. Then I was told that for them to work on it any further that I would have to pay more. They then said that they did what they were supposed to. They said that they installed the affiliate program and configured it. Now to me configuring it means that it is a working program. This was supposed to be launched in Jan. It is now the end of May and they continue to ignore it. There is severe lack of communication with this company. At one point I even had to ask if I was still a client. I did not receive a response for a few days. They then removed me from Basecamp where all of the logs are. I am assuming so that I do not have evidence. They now have my website advertised on their front page making it look like they can handle complex situations and they clearly can not! I went to file a complaint with the BBB and it appears that they are doing the same thing to someone else as well right now. It shows that they could not locate the company. I asked the BBB what this meant and they said that they returned the letter return to sender