I've worked with Laura in the past and she has helped me out many times with my various web site…read morerelated questions. Laura really knows her stuff and had no problems answering all of my silly questions related to my web site and how I could optimize it for search engines! Ask her any questions you got about HTML, CSS, CMS, Flash or any other acronym you can think of and you will also realize that she knows her stuff, go ahead, I dare you to ask her a tough question...actually, I triple dog dare you (Yeah, I did just triple dog dare you). Her designs are creative and unique, her web sites are fast and efficient, most importantly she is a super-nice person that you can completely trust with crafting your web site to give your business that web presence it desperately needs. If you are looking for a web developer, look no further.

Today's customer serviced based businesses require a variety of vehicles to reach out to potential…read moreand existing clientele. Like any vehicle, it's an investment that one needs to think wisely about. I can't tell you how many times I've run into business owners who cheaped out and spent less on low quality websites only to find themselves unhappy and starting from scratch by having to invest more than if they did it right in the first place. If you run a business, your website is your business card. A professional looking website says a lot about your credibility and a physical business card is merely a link to your website. I know when I look into a business, the first thing I do is find out everything I need to know about them online even if I heard about them through word of mouth (isn't that the same reason you are reading this testimonial right now?) because after all, if my money is going to leave my pocket, I'd better get my money's worth. I have seen a positive change in my business ever since Roeder Studios designed and launched my website (www.tristinstyling.com) in the beginning of 2008 after working purely through word of mouth for 9 years. If you are in search of a web designer right now, you've probably encountered designers who don't seem to have it together or brush you off with the excuse of, "Sorry it took so long to get back to you I'm so busy." I did not experience this with Roeder Studios. Within a few days from my inquiry, Laura Roeder sent me a proposal and we booked a date to meet and sign the contract. During the meeting, we discussed ideas and talked about the nature of my business. She provided me with a time line of how everything should go and give or take a few weeks here and there, the team had the website up by January 2008 as I hoped. Laura provided the best customer service out of all the designers I approached. My website is everything I asked for. Clients love it and find it easy to navigate. In fact, some new clients said that they booked me over my competitors because my website was easier to browse! Now how about that? -- christine matsunaga tristinstyling, Inc. phone: 312.545.5529 fax: 815.572.0420 e-mail: inquiries@tristinstyling.com http://www.tristinstyling.com

SMDP has been a mainstay in Santa Monica for the past 23 years. I recently reached out so that I…read morecan advertise my services in their print and digital editions, and they helped me to design and produce an ad within my budget. They have a dream team that takes you through the entire process. Highly recommend adding them to your marketing mix!

I ran some ads in the Santa Monica Daily Press for my social media marketing company. I got decent…read moreleads from the ads I ran and picked up a few customers. Overall, advertising in SMDP was worth it for me!

Beware. This agency claims to be a professional, upscale literary agency for writers. They post…read moretheir ads on places like writers.net. Then, when contacted by someone with a book idea, they employ "reverse psychology" techniques to get you to "rent Wendy's brain." They send a condescending email telling you that you don't have a clue what you're doing, and basically that you're an idiot, and if you want to do anything with your skills, you should pay **$350.00** for a ONE hour TELEPHONE conversation with "Wendy's Brain." Or, better yet, $24,000 for a 6-month program. Bad vibes. Bad news. Run.

I did some research on Keller Media as I am a journalist among other things and read the bad…read morereviews here so I was wary. I figured what the hell and send in a submission. I am a serious writer with lots of credits and I'm also a stand up comic. I'm okay with being rejected, it's the name of the game and I would have preferred a standard form rejection letter instead of some link to a cheesy YouTube video on how to build my platform, like I'm retarded. I have a blog, write for one of the best websites around, I'm on all social media, I do stand up comedy...I have a platform and a way to get it out there! It is a shame because I really liked Wendy Keller's personal story but honestly, I don't really like the way they do business. Remember, be an advocate for your own work, listen to your gut and always remember rejection is God's protection.

The interviews themselves leave something to be desired…read more Interviewer: "How will you deal with your future success? Have you thought about it?" Soon-to-be-well-known-actor/actress: "You just have to keep grounded, stay focused, and make sure you have a really good hangover remedy for all the Cristal I'll be drinking in the next few years" You catch my drift. That said, their selection of interviewees is consistently engaging; they feature prominent actors/artists/singers that currently fly below the radar that are nonetheless extremely talented. They also place listings of upcoming art/film events in the back of the magazine sans the 1-800-I-Can-Be-Your-Spanish-Mama-And-I-Can-Give-You-A-Really-Good-Massage featured in the back pages of the LA Weekly so they can pay their bills.

The LA Times are ok on certain days (mainly the weekends). After we cancelled they called a few…read moretimes to join again for a reduced price and we said no and was lucky they didn't keep calling. The people at the stores that try to get subscriptions are mainly nice. Ran into a few that tried to sell us the paper and we said no and totally understood. And we asked about the people who come up to the door claiming they are selling the paper for school or charities and they all say it's a scam and don't fall for it. They stopped it years and years ago with people.

As a couponer, I have a subscription for 3 copies of the Sunday paper. I have had email…read morecorrespondence with their billing department and they assured me I would start receiving the 3 copies. I have yet to ever receive 3 copies, just one. I constantly have to submit an issue with delivery on their website. Then I have to chase down the delivery guy to bring 2 copies, not 1. I pay for 12 copies a month, and only ever receive 4.

OMGs these people are a nightmare. They continue to drop off HUNDREDS of their magazines at our…read morebookstore, even though we told them to stop doing it. We have neither the traffic nor the space to put it out and it ends up in recycling, which we pay for. It is a scam: advertisers are told that they have this huge circulation but they just dump these magazines around and someone else has to dispose of them.

I've used Printland for several projects and have always been pleased with the service and quality…read more I recently had a high def pdf file printed in a large size that I framed and hung, and again it turned out beautifully. They make it easy to email or upload files so there's no need to go in until the print is completed. A couple times I wasn't happy with how the color turned out and they adjusted it and made me another print at no charge. Gwen has helped me several times with my order and has always been very helpful. They are also reasonably priced, and conveniently have a parking lot in front of the store. Highly recommend!

I found printland through yelp and I'm so thankful I did! I needed wedding signs and flyers printed…read moreand Printland was able to turn it around in less than a week! It's easy to communicate by email and they can send an online invoice to submit payment, so you can stop in just the one time to pick up. Jana and Amy have been super helpful during my multiple wedding printing needs.

I had an extremely negative experience with this company. I would rate them zero if I could. They…read moredon't circulate the papers and are just trying to rip businesses off. Even if you visit the stores they have listed, you won't be able to find the paper. Talk to the employees there and they will explain the paper NEVER shows up. On top of that, they were very difficult to deal with and unprofessional. Despite addressing all of our concerns, they still have not processed a refund. I'm not even sure if they can be considered a legitimate company, as they are a complete joke. This is a full scam so buyer beware. Use other advertising strategies.

Wow the most out of touch newspaper around…read more Every time I pick up an issue I need to check the date to make sure nobody left the April fools copy around - from 1997. I'd like this thing to have a local scoop but it doesn't. The lead story here is the Venice freak show which had had a reality TV show for what? 3 seasons. I open it up. Ads ads some NIMBY letters to the editor, ads. Every now and then they have recommendation articles by people who I think are perfectly content at the 7/11 grab n go by how the lists turn out. I feel sufficiently less informed and have increasingly less insight into my community as I turn each page. Valuable memory space gets filled with these um fills? I hate to be brash but even the original reporting is um, underwhelming ... let me just take a picture