After receiving a recommendation from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, I hired Smack Happy Design to design a new website for Espetus Churrascaria Brazilian Steak House. I was impressed with the work they did for the Chamber and was confident they would do a great job for us as well, and I was right! Their customer service, professionalism, and quality of work are impeccable. I learned a lot along the way... Not only they have the technical skills to develop an exceptional website, but they also have an excellent project management approach. The planning, execution, and closing happened smoothly. They are quick to respond to all requests and set realistic outcomes. I am happy with the results and do recommend them! read more

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The response time is probably what I'm most happy about when it comes to working with Smack Happy Design. When something happens or if I have a question, I feel like it gets handled almost immediately. The other thing that I really like is the training that's available. Smack Happy has really empowered me to update things on our website myself. I love that they make these videos for me just showing me how to do things and I've gone back and referenced them a few times. We are a small business, so everybody wears a lot of hats. The website is not really one of my hats, it just sort of falls in my lap. With Smack Happy, I'm able to talk to them about what's in my head, what I want to do, and then they just kind of run with it. I feel like generally everyone I've worked with has always been very easy to talk to, and very professional. read more

John Surratt represents Smack Happy Design in the Portland, Oregon area, and he is wonderful to work with. John truly cares about his clients and about their outcomes when it comes to all things web- and web design/development based. John is knowledgeable about what he does and also takes the extra time to get to know his clients. From what I've seen, pretty much everything Smack Happy touches is golden. They pride themselves on top-notch work, professionalism, and savvy. They go the extra mile to meet their clients' needs. If you're considering hiring a web designer or seeking a developer, or you just need to tweak your Wordpress site, or update/maintain, then look no further than obtaining a quote from Smack Happy. read more

I am so pleased with the level of professionalism from John. His communication and professionalism are truly rare during a time that people seem to have lost the art of caring. The quality of work provided by Smack Happy has me sending all of my fellow businesses to them for their websites. read more

Smack Happy Design made my website ADA compliant -- their work took a world of weight off my shoulders in alleviating a liabiity for my business! AND the process was painless -- Thank you, Smack Happy Team! Also, the weekly check-ins to assure my site is working properly are a welcome security. read more

The Smack Happy Design team worked with us to rebuild our web site from the ground up. They delivered an excellent design, put it all on Wordpress and they continue to maintain the site on our behalf. We would (and have) recommend SHD to any business/organization in need of a new/refreshed web site! read more

I am a big fan of Smack Happy. The Japan Society is a small NPO with no in-house website management. Smack Happy really turned our online presence around! We worked closely with John and we appreciate how very responsible he is and how quickly he orchestrates results! Before approaching Smack Happy, the backend of our website was in a really bad state. Our website had been hacked, and redirected to pornographic website(s). Our website just wasn't secure. Our previous website services provider couldn't figure out how to fix our website, even after many requests. Smack Happy effectively fixed our backend issues and finally brought our website to where it needs to be! Smack Happy also tackled issues with our e-commerce platform. The Japan Society provides Japanese language class information via an e-commerce site. In the past, this site was displayed as "Not Secure" and we were unable to fix that. Smack Happy quickly fixed this issue and kept the site in healthy condition. Another outstanding service Smack Happy provided us is helping us in migrating another unstable email provider to G suite, very smoothly. We just don't have any issues now. We also recommend their SEO services. The list could go on. The bottom line is, we feel safe with Smack Happy. read more

As we reflect on the experience of working with the team at Smack Happy Design, a number of things come to mind. We were very happy with their attentiveness, how they listened to what they were saying and tried to implement it, and how their team was very knowledgeable in our design of the website and customer service. We are not always easy to deal with and really appreciate how they took care oOur biggest takeaways from this are the fact that we don't feel the relationship is over, we want to continue our relationship and we LOVE THE WEBSITE. Key Highlights 10/10 - Their customer service was "off the charts." Every meeting we had was super productive and we felt like they guided us throughout the whole process, with lots of explanations. We LOVE the website! What's more, is that our industry is a bit challenging. So, having an amazing website that enables people to leave our website with the feeling that we are legitimate and inspiring gives us confidence that people truly want to actively participate with us. We now feel more professional about hiring new team members and having the ability to share what we're all about with our audience. One thing that has transformed for us from the beginning of this project was that we went from having the need for a website to now we need to begin promoting it. Our friends are truly impressed. It feels official that we're finally in business again. read more

Well, first of all, I found Smack Happy on Yelp. Which is important to me to see the other customer reviews. There are so many design firms out there that it's hard to cut through the clutter. A Google search of "website design San Francisco" would yield too many results so I would need to rely on yelp or a personal reference, and even a personal reference would need to be vetted in some way. Smack Happy stood out on Yelp because it seems like there was a lot of positive feedback, but most important to me you seemed to be one of the only graphic design firms that worked on their own brand and image. Most other companies have a horrible webpage, and they seem to have worked on theirs as much as they would for your best client. For me, that really said that they cared about what you do. The old adage of "The Cobbler's Children have no shoes" seemed like a cop out for most of the other companies not to do well for themselves what they claim to do well for others. The other thing that stood out once I was on your website was their actual work you had done for other clients. The designs were bold, playful, and had touches of uniqueness that personalized every site that I saw. I was happy that every site didn't look like a recycled template that you had used and just plugged in info for every new client. Their work is really good and there were only a few companies at theirr level that do work as well as you. I actually got 2 other quotes after meeting with Nicole and both were similarly priced. During the shopping phase the communication with Nicole was easy, warm, and energetic. The meetings in her office were great and she is such a kind person who is really invested in the work that she does for each client and that's apparent. She is also ultra busy (from briefly glancing at her calendar) so I was interested to see what working with her team would be like. Becka, was great to work with and I loved that we had someone nudging us to get things done, but in a positive way (THANK YOU!) Danielle was great too, we were a bit concerned at first because it seemed like she didn't get how we wanted the copy to go, but I expressed that to Nicole and by the next meeting things were on track and the copy we received from that point on was great. As far as the design team is concerned, we worked with Marianne for a while who was great, but then my business partner took over as the lead on the project as we had an internal staffing change that took me away from being as active on the website. Working with the team overall, we were very happy, and I was happy to see that we also got a lot of that personalization at the end of the day in our website, however, I wish they would have pushed the small customized touches more and given us your artistic opinion more often. Sometimes, it felt like it was an inconvenience for us to push the customization agenda. All in all, your polished image as a company and all the time that Nicole spends engaging really gives them guys an active, eager, and willing attitude and the work speaks for itself. Smack Happy Designs rocked for us and I would recommend you guys in a second. To the whole team...Thank you for everything!!! read more

What a fantastic experience. Thank you Smack Happy for your wonderful work. Our new website was worth every penny. It is exactly what we wanted. You kept us on track with subtle kicks in the butt to keep the project moving and with a beautiful finish. Do you have an outdated website or not one at all? Maybe you don't know where to start? Make an appointment to speak with Smack Happy Design. They will take you though the process and make it easy for you. With the constantly updated and new regulations on websites and business, you will want to know that your web design team is in the *know*. I can confidently say that Smack Happy is up to date and will make sure your new site is too. read more

Smack Happy is love. Smack Happy is lyfe. I first hired Nicole to help me after a different web designer attempted to help me make my website mobile friendly (they attempted to move me to their reseller platform that would have lost me my domain name in the process - not professional). Nicole not only gave me a custom template that closely matched my old website's colors, but improved upon the look and feel in the process, and all while retaining my website URL. I've since hired Smack Happy to help with business card and brochure designs, as well as several landing pages for Facebook ad campaigns. All of their quality has been top-notch. TL;DR - Smack Happy is love. Smack Happy is lyfe. read more

I've been working with Nicole for over two years now and she is a top notch designer. She's a reliable person who works fast and loves what she's doing, which shows in her work. Nicole is great at translating the customer's needs into a final product. If you need any design or web work done I would highly recommend contacting Nicole! read more

I've been working with Nicole for over 2 years and it has been nothing but wonderful. Starting from her thorough inquiry on your project, you know she wants to learn about your website's needs and wants. Not only she is a talented designer, she also has in depth knowledge in building a good website. Nicole is always happy to share her thoughts and it has been a pleasure working with her. In addition to her excellent website building skills, she is also a great graphic designer. She designed a beautiful infographic logos for my website, and mailing postcards as marketing collateral. All'n all, she is - pleasant to work with - patient - detail oriented - organized - communicative - meet deadline - helpful I highly recommend Nicole for anyone's website/graphic needs. read more

I've worked with Nicole and Smack Happy Design for several years now and couldn't recommend her work strongly enough. She is that incredibly rare combo of a pleasure to work with AND delivers incredibly high quality work. Even in the face of a colleague of mine who seemed like he would never be satisfied and asked for about a bajillion revisions on a piece of work I thought was already top notch, Nicole soared. She happily made each and every one, never showing even a touch of frustration, and did indeed finally satisfy someone for whom I thought might not be capable of satisfaction. Another thing I love about her is that I've brought her a project that repeats over the years and she somehow manages to come up with new and interesting art that keeps it fresh each year. I love that her artist brain won't let her just copy and paste! Run, don't walk, to hire Smack Happy Design. read more

I've been working with Smack Happy for the past nine months and love the new website they've built for us! It's an investment, for sure, but I feel that having their support, and the knowledge that they've got it covered when it comes to hosting, any sort of website problems that arise, AND design is a huge huge weight off my shoulders and well worth it. Working with Danielle, Nicole and Victor has made a big difference in my business and I would recommend them to anyone! read more

I'd call Nicole a rock star, but she has the patience of saints and I'm not sure those two really go together. But if they do, Nicole's got it all!!! She helped us with a very long, very tedious, very in-depth project. She was patient, task oriented, and negotiable with us for every step of the way. We're incredibly happy with our final website and totally recommend Nicole's abilities to anyone that asks. And sometimes to people that don't ask! But I digress. Hire her. read more

What I like best about working with the SHD Team is that they never do what I tell them to do. Instead, I get thoughtful questions to the heart of what I am after along with multiple paths to achieve the target result with what I need to think about in order to choose between them. The result has been a significant upscaling of my internet presence, improved response rates (the fastest in-bound call from someone who would otherwise never have thought to call came within seconds of a recent post). SHD really cares about what they do...and about me and what I do. It's a partnership. I have never had anyone get into my head, and so effectively put into language audiences can understand, what it is I have to share. I recommend the entire SHD Team without reservation. read more

I was referred from a friend and we are over joyed we found Nicole. My uncle is a retired high profile politician and business man here in the valley and can be a bit difficult to work with due to his schedule. She handle him like a champ and got the project completed in no time! Would recommend her in a minute (and will do so now on FB) if you are looking to build a site or improve it. Thanks Nicole - OGH read more

We're thrilled with the work Nicole and Smack Happy does for our firm. Our website constantly needs updates. Before we worked with her, on a semi regular basis, qualified leads wouldn't make it to our Inbox, meaning the loss of $10,000s worth of business. Her team and her then redesigned our site. Cost effective, very professional, tasteful design esthetic, and surprisingly quick turnaround. We recommend them. read more

It's totally cliché, but if I could give this team six stars, I absolutely would! Nicole and Danielle were so kind, attentive to our needs, level-headed, and above all really, REALLY good at their jobs. They were very easy to communicate with and always available for any questions or to provide clarification. I was a one-woman team in assembling the content for our new website, and every time we encountered a delay the Smack Happy team was patient and helpful and provided resources for me to help push the project forward. Seriously cannot recommend this team enough!! (Not to mention it's even better supporting a local women-owned business!!) read more

As a professional organizer and interior designer I needed a new and improved website and newsletter. I hired Smack Happy because of Nicole Hanusek's expertise and calm & positive attitude. When I was introduced to her associate, Danielle Iera, I felt like I'd won the lottery. Danielle's technical and creative abilities are outstanding. I was blown away by these two women! They're professional, very patient, easy to work with, collaborative, creative, did I say patient? I especially liked how they educated me throughout the project. I could ask dumb questions without feeling dumb. Their suggestions enhanced my website from an esthetic and technical standpoint. What they produced out shined my previous website because it was clearly organized and beautiful to look at. I'm moving into my next chapter, as a business owner, with more confidence because of these two talented women. read more

I cannot thank Nicole enough for her advice on SEO, keywording and the details behind the whole operation of running a website. There is so much more behind the scenes than I imagined and Smack Happy knows all the details. Having a beautiful website is great, but managing and maintaining is just as important. Thank you Nicole! read more

Smack Happy is a joy to work with. The only designer I know who I can completely trust to: understand what I'm going for, make great initial mocks, work with my feedback and then actually build in my code base! I enjoy simply giving my input, reviewing mocks and then seeing the results live on the web days later. Nicole is easy to work with and is adept at many different design styles. She turns my ideas and guidance into a usable, coherent product design. I recommend her highly and look forward to working with her again on future projects. read more

Nicole and her team continue to be amazing. They did a bang up job getting our site put together and it has been running like a top ever since. A huge help was that she helped educate us how to use our site so we're not in a situation that we constantly need help. Yet, she continues to be really quick to respond when occasional questions pop up. I do not hesitate to recommend SHD to my friends and clients! read more

The Team of Smack Happy is fabulous. They listen, communicate and they do the work. I could not be happier with what they have done for me. And they make it look so simple! thanks for the good work. read more

Nicole is an absolute pleasure to work with. She created a beautiful and functional website for our department which received lots of praise from our clients. She even designed a logo for us and remained patient after we asked her to provide countless rounds of revisions. In the end, we ended up with a unique, eye-catching logo thanks to Nicole! I highly recommend Nicole and Smack Happy Design and l look forward to working with her on future projects. read more

I have a small business in San Francisco and an even smaller budget for social media and website help. I have been working with Danielle at SmackHappy for a few months - what a great experience! She is responsive, has great ideas, initiates smart updates to my social media accounts and is fun to speak with! Thanks Danielle! I highly recommend working with SmackHappy! read more

Nicole is a great designer, is super responsive and very professional. I've worked with her on logos, web sites and other collateral - both for my own projects as well as for several "shared" clients together now and I and they are exceedingly happy with her work, her value and her creative insights. I highly recommend Nicole and SmackHappy - She gets it done! read more

We have worked with Nicole and Smack Happy Design for over a year now, and are very happy with her results. She is very responsive, very professional, and works hard to get us exactly what we need. I highly recommend SmackHappy for all of your web design needs. read more

It's been great working with Nicole and Smack Happy. I initially met her shortly after buying my business. We weren't able to work together at that time, but I was so impressed with her that I kept her in mind. When it was time to find someone to handle my site maintenance and social media, I returned to Smack Happy. And I have not been disappointed. Nicole and her team have been great. They quickly understood my needs during our initial meeting. We were able to formulate a great game plan that also had the flexibility for future additional work. Their communication has been fantastic--it's like having their team on-call. I don't hesitate recommending Nicole and Smack Happy. read more

I can't rave about Nicole enough. A few careers ago, I was fortunate to work with some amazing engineers and designers in managing multi-million dollar web projects. So I understand the challenges of finding a great, smart, empathetic, responsive web developer....who also happens to be a great designer. She is a needle in a haystack. Hire Nicole and look no further. (More soon, when I can rave about our expanded website). read more

I work for a pharmaceutical company who hired Smack Happy to redesign one of our product websites, and I could not be more happy with the work they did! Danielle was absolutely amazing throughout the whole process. She and her team were extremely knowledgeable, attentive and patient with us. Smack Happy kept us on track and provided weekly updates and reminders to make sure the project went as smoothly as possible. In the end we got the exact website we wanted. The team at Smack Happy went above and beyond my expectations and I hope I have the chance to work with them again in the future! read more

Smack Happy made me a gorgeous website! I brought them some idea's and they really took off with them to create my dream website. They are super easy to work with and very accommodating. They are also very in the know about all the modern design and SEO techniques. I would highly recommend them. read more

I started working with Nicole after a client of mine wanted to take her website to the next level. She worked within our budget and created a proposal based on our needs at the moment with an option to scale, offers knowledgable advice on SEO, design, and technology, and is very responsive to all emails, questions, and concerns. I highly recommend her for any local San Francisco business! read more

These days, everyone thinks they can make a website, take a picture, or write a story. But, it takes a team like Smack Happy to bring unique creativity and a strong business sense to your website and, ideally, all of your marketing materials. Nicole understands the business value of design and functionality, and delivers an engaging product. And, Danielle as project manager was invaluable; without her we'd still be sitting around wishing we were done. read more

I've worked with Nicole a bunch. She is GREAT. What really sets Nicole apart from others is that she is both a great designer AND technical expert on website building. That is super hard to find. read more

Smack happy is a boutique talented graphic design team. Nicole is creative, thoughtful and professional. She will take time to work with you in creating the vision you want. Nicole and her team can help with print, web site, and other forms of communications. If you're in the market for an awesome graphic design team, look no further, you've found it! read more

Nicole of Smack Happy Design took my notes and created a web site for me that has drawn compliments from all those with whom I shared it. It is easy to get around, user friendly and best of all she did not create stress in a non-techie like me. And there were no $$$ surprises. I am happy to recommend her work/ read more

Nicole has been our rock-star since day 1 and we are very happy to work with her. She's been very responsive and able to do a lot of different designs and styles for us depending on what we are looking for. We've had seen our web traffic increase dramatically with her help on new designs and updates to our web page. Great references, great work, great person. Need I say more? read more

Nicole and her team have handled all the design and technical elements of our website ever since we started our business in 2010. They're proactive and always on top of any upgrades we need as the platforms evolve. We cannot ask for a more responsive team! read more