About Us
Design, Website Development, Marketing, Maintenance & Consulting - Since 1994.
Thank you for your interest in the services I offer, providing individuals and businesses, both small and corporate, with tools that enable them to successfully market themselves to the world, both on and off-line. My goal is to establish life-long relationships with my clients, built on a solid foundation of dependability and trust.
Through continued education and self-reinvention, I stay one-step ahead of the contemporary state, of not only our industry, but also the industries of our clients.
Providing good customer support is the key for customer-retention. I want my clients to feel at ease, allowing them to trust that they have received the best possible services available to them in their effort to market themselves to their customers.
I hope to be of service to you and your business in the near future.
Teejay
How We Got Started
Supporting my brother and his wife's effort to develop Utah's first CD-ROM for a record label.
The products and services we offer
Recommendations Received (12)
"We found Thomas Joel to be professional and easy to work with. Along with being very..."
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"We found Thomas Joel to be professional and easy to work with. Along with being very knowledgeable in his field, he was always patient in helping us walk through technical issues we needed to resolve to help our SEO start to flourish. So, yes we definitely recommend him!"
"Great web designer."
Products & Services
Whether it's a single page or a full-blown business-to-business, corporate, commerce and or database-driven website, I can tailor the project and b...
Whether your business starting from the ground-up an need to brand yourself or you have been in business for years and have a new product, I can ta...
Don't just blog at your website. Don't just hang out on Facebook all day. There are a million and one different marketing avenues you can take. Let...
Recommendations Given (13)
"Michael recorded my band did a phenomenal job while being very fun to work with. "
"Jim has that kind of mind where if sees any limits to your project, he will see past them and..."
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"Jim has that kind of mind where if sees any limits to your project, he will see past them and present your business with more opportunities to exceed your expectation. Often critical at the right moments too. "
Recent Activity
After 25-years, no marketing, just strictly referrals. Someday that might change, but I hope not.
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After 25-years, no marketing, just strictly referrals. Someday that might change, but I hope not.
Better placement of the phone number. Put it in the white under or in-between the two coupons and NOT In a low contrast section of the document and broken up. It is almost like you are camouflaging the number.
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Better placement of the phone number. Put it in the white under or in-between the two coupons and NOT In a low contrast section of the document and broken up. It is almost like you are camouflaging the number.
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I build sites on a variety of platforms depending on the site's needs. WP is a good platform but something too robust for its own good. I have been working on that platform shortly after its inception in 2004. I spend 2-1/2 the amount of time designing, developing and maintain WP sites over its...
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I build sites on a variety of platforms depending on the site's needs. WP is a good platform but something too robust for its own good. I have been working on that platform shortly after its inception in 2004. I spend 2-1/2 the amount of time designing, developing and maintain WP sites over its counterpart, competitive platforms. They are also the most hacked and often "break" when there are plug-in conflicts and failures. There is good support, but you really have to hunt for the right one because there are so many developers developing themes, often using different plug-in arsenals, page editors, and host providers. I literal double my rates for WP site design, development and maintenance.
I have created a brand for myself and updated it once over a 24-year period. I probably let the design soak in for 2-3 years before truly using it. Yes, very hard.
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I have created a brand for myself and updated it once over a 24-year period. I probably let the design soak in for 2-3 years before truly using it. Yes, very hard.
Nothing does to me these days. I get too much email already. I get all my blog, news, updated feeds through my RSS Reader. I get it when I am ready for it.
Sorry, I am grump today. Too much email. :)
Mark's answer below is pretty good.
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Nothing does to me these days. I get too much email already. I get all my blog, news, updated feeds through my RSS Reader. I get it when I am ready for it.
Sorry, I am grump today. Too much email. :)
Mark's answer below is pretty good.
Stick with strict business protocols and processes. Always set up milestones which dictate responsibilities for both parties that must be satisfied before work can continue. This way you can only get singed, never fully-burned. Keep your relationships professional and never give in on your...
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Stick with strict business protocols and processes. Always set up milestones which dictate responsibilities for both parties that must be satisfied before work can continue. This way you can only get singed, never fully-burned. Keep your relationships professional and never give in on your boundaries and alway respect theirs.
Never! Been in business for over 24 years and not once have I had to reach out. If you are starting out, do some promo work to establish a relationship with your clients and build up your portfolio. Then get your clients to build your referral network.
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Never! Been in business for over 24 years and not once have I had to reach out. If you are starting out, do some promo work to establish a relationship with your clients and build up your portfolio. Then get your clients to build your referral network.
Always hold an essential part of the project hostage. For print work, give them a very small jpg that can't be used for print. For web development don't assign the domain name until paid. For web and graphic maintenance, don't work again until you get paid. Always have a late fee clause. I charge...
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Always hold an essential part of the project hostage. For print work, give them a very small jpg that can't be used for print. For web development don't assign the domain name until paid. For web and graphic maintenance, don't work again until you get paid. Always have a late fee clause. I charge a $25 or 10% of the project late fee per month that it is late.
Sadly, these clients are not your valuable clients, they are your masters, controlling your emotions, your budget, and playing with your well-being and there is often a great penalty for that. The truly value clients leave you only with the task at the hand and pay you promptly and more than you are worth.
I've given up on small claims court and just avoid the disrespectful. Again, always keep something they need until payment is made in full.
No! First, no free services, then only legitimate reviews. You can welcome people to leave on upon completion of the project. If you have enough work, it shouldn't be a problem. But if you have a good portfolio and few reviews, then work on that. Send out an invitation to have your existing and...
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No! First, no free services, then only legitimate reviews. You can welcome people to leave on upon completion of the project. If you have enough work, it shouldn't be a problem. But if you have a good portfolio and few reviews, then work on that. Send out an invitation to have your existing and satisfied client leave one.
Never burn a bridge. Always people to experience their own path and understand that while you were on it once, he has long passed you by. But know that if you are who you were when he last remembered you, he may feel at home again when his path circles back. Hopefully it won't be a hairpin turn...
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Never burn a bridge. Always people to experience their own path and understand that while you were on it once, he has long passed you by. But know that if you are who you were when he last remembered you, he may feel at home again when his path circles back. Hopefully it won't be a hairpin turn for him. Good luck.
