Initially I was hopeful that Patrick could create a nice web page for me. He was enthusiastic and extremely boastful of his "amazing web development skills" and his "awesome customer service". This sounded good, so I hired him.
Unfortunately my expert with Patrick Neve at 73 Creativ was a very disappointing experience. I knew exactly what I wanted. I gave Patrick simple instructions and a hand drawn layout of the entire web page including the text lines. All he had to do was follow the instructions. Unfortunately, this didn't go well. I think that Patrick was offended when I gave him directions or made suggestions.
One of the most disappointing aspects of this experience was in the area of punctuality. He gave me a completion date of 6 weeks. Unfortunately, at week 6 the web page wasn't even close to its completed. From there, weeks rolled by with very slow progress being made. Whenever I inquired as to where he was I would get petulant responses and excuses that were always "beyond his control". The web page was finally done 10 weeks beyond the scheduled completion date. There were still basic web page functions that needed fixing. Nonetheless, they always required "deep research" with further delays and more attitude.
At the end, I gave Patrick a $500 bonus because I feared that he might not provide me with the ongoing support and I didn't have a backup plan. My fears were warranted. When I had questions or small tasks for Patrick he would act surly and irritated. I always felt like I was walking on eggshells every time I communicated with him.
One day, near the end of the project, Patrick asked me to give him a 5-Star review on Google. He told me that "these reviews decide whether my kids get fed or not". I was astonished that Patrick could be so clueless regarding the substandard quality of service that he had provided me with. Overall, this was a very disappointing experience. I would not recommend this webmaster to anyone. I think that Patricks intentions were good in the beginning, however, his skill set was lacking and his ego got in his way. read more