The Free Website Guys

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the co-owner of a gift box company

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys, and what were your goals?

The Free Website Guys created our first website from scratch. We needed somewhere to show all our products and sell from

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys and what were the deciding factors?

We decided on them due to the low cost involved and the excellent reviews they have received from past customers.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

There are a few costs involved, not for The Free Website Guys but for peripheral suppliers - e.g. for hosting the site and website themes (if you choose not to use a free theme) but these costs were explained along the way and Sven managed to get a big discount on an alternative (but still professional) website theme for me when I explained that I didn't have the funds for an all-singing, all-dancing theme.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Sven and John - Lead Developer and MD

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

I would highly recommend The Free Website Guys. The whole process was super easy. They were very nice to work with and they explained everything clearly and responded quickly.

Of course there is a lot of work involved to populate the website with your content and images once it is built, but The Free Website Guys have sent very clear videos to explain how to do this.

All in all, the process has been very smooth and easy to follow, and I have really appreciated the friendly approach and simple instructions sent by The Free Website Guys. I would definitely recommend them!

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

They work very efficiently, sending clear videos and explanations of what information is required at each step of the way. Communication style is very personable and friendly

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They create the website for free! 

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No :-)

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of The Momentum Movers. We provide personal development workshops tailored for young adults.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys, and what were your goals?

We needed to create a professional website with easy access to make our own alterations. As we have no previous experience in web development, the Free Website Guys (FWG) provided a very effective, step-by-step overview of what they created for us.

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys and what were the deciding factors?

We were interested in the business model, as it provided us with a cost-effective means of creating a website, which is an essential part of our business. We understood that the web page would be simple in design and that's all we were looking for.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

After I submitted a form that detailed what kind of website we were looking for (page layout, information, photo and video placement etc), the FWG quickly saw to the development of my Wordpress site.

As they made progress, they gave me clear action steps I needed to complete (i.e. creating an account, sending a photo of my logo) in order to move to the next steps. In summary, the development of the website was step by step.

FWG's clear communication made this process not only achievable but enjoyable. We also communicated effectively over email, I had no problem getting a quick response from the team if I had any questions.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I received communication from one person who I believe is one of the owners of the FWG. I am not sure who else in their team worked on my site.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

As we have not launched the website publicly yet due to adding in information and media, there are no metrics I can provide. However, the template of the website the FWG have created looks very clean and is easily editable.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We conversed over email. Google Forms and Google Drive were also used to share information.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The business model is unique. Offering a basic package which is free is a brilliant way for newly formed businesses to develop an essential asset at the lowest cost price. And as I now trust the FWG, I will most likely use them again for more detailed adjustments.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

For the service they provided, it was fantastic.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of a marketing strategy provider and I help content creators and small businesses with their Pinterest marketing.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys?

I needed the The Free Website Guys to build a basic website to give my business a more professional, well-rounded online presence.

What were your goals for this project?

I wanted to have a basic website built to help legitimize my small business online.

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys?

I heard about their services in a Facebook group and once I checked them out more, I sent my information over to them.

After review, they decided that my project would be a good fit and began working together.

Describe the project in detail.

Once we decided to work together, Sven sent over an overall view of the project and the timeline for it, as well as the first few steps of the project, and what they needed from me.

They gave me clear details of what their team would need from me, one or two steps at a time.

As each milestone was achieved, they would send over the next steps, letting me know what they needed from me and how they would be using that to achieve my end result.

Once they finished with the website, they sent over details and videos on how to further customize the site to my liking.

What was the team composition?

I communicated with Sven directly the entire time, but I was able to get a sense of the whole team via video tutorials and instructions that he sent over. They were all super helpful and everything was explained and detailed clearly.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

They followed their timeline as promised (I was slow on my end which is why the project took longer) and were able to deliver my website in the time they said it would take.

I ended up with a website I can finish customizing and I have videos to reference for any questions that come up.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Sven was excellent to communicate with! He always responded to any questions and gave timely updates. He's excellent to work with!

What did you find most impressive about this company?

They were extremely detailed and have a very orderly approach to the website building process, without feeling sterile.

I never had to wonder about what would happen next, as they keep you updated as their progress and let you know which steps they are working on.

Are there any areas for improvement?

No, they delivered as promised. Would highly recommend!!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of my own freelance English language tutoring business called English in Practice.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys?

For the creation of a website for my company.

What were your goals for this project?

I wanted to have a space where I could attract potential students as well as upload any relevant resources and courses.

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys?

I was drawn to their professionalism and innovative business model. Their service has been impeccable and the testimonials reflected it too.

Describe the project in detail.

Once we started with the project I was in regular (daily) communication with the lead developer and was given personalized videos and instructions to better understand the composition of my website and how to use it.

What was the team composition?

I was assigned a lead developer and another developer who was also responsible for putting together the instructions and videos.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

I cannot comment enough on how grateful I am for having worked with The Free Website Guys. You created a beautiful and easy-to-navigate website for my business in an organised way and did so in such a little time. It was almost like having a developer with me at all times.

The videos you sent me were clear and informative and you made me feel very confident in taking it up by myself from now on; and let me say, I am not the most tech-savvy person there is.

The communication was very straightforward from the beginning and the whole process seamless. The developers were extremely involved too, professional and approachable. I cannot thank you enough for creating my website and having it up and running for me. Highly recommend the service to everyone!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It was excellent! Communication was clear, straightforward and in a timely manner.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was amazed by how fast they replied and how approachable they were. And how organized and efficient.

Are there any areas for improvement?

Not that I can think of. I had the best experience with them.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Im starting an Syirbedic Health Coaching Practice. I will be working with clients to holistically improve their health and wellbeing according to Ayurvedic practices.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys, and what were your goals?

I applied to have them build me a simple wordpress site for my new business, that I could then customize.

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys and what were the deciding factors?

I found the free website guys in a friend's facebook group. I had no idea what to expect but it seemed like a great opportunity, since I wanted a website for a new business and know nothing about web design.

I was very happy with the early communication and decided to try them out. I have to say, they exceeded my expectations. There were no hidden charges. It was completely free and they were completely transparent about any affiliate links they recommended.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Step by step, they took me through the process of creating a hosting site, a wordpress account, a theme, and any back end steps that needed to be done by me. Meanwhile they set up the back end of the site and kept me apprised of all steps along the way. Once I picked the template I wanted, they had me make a screencastify video to show them how I wanted to template modified.

They did a great job of adjusting the site to my needs. they were also very careful to put in privacy and security checks, analytics, and so much more to make sure my site runs smoothly and effectively.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Sven was my point of contact. All communication went to him. 

They were extremely helpful throughout the process and responded to my questions immediately, even on the weekends.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

I love the layout and the modifications. I haven't personalized it yet, so its not live but Im very excited to start preparing my content.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We communicated via email and they stayed true to their timeline, which was 1 month

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

After creating the site for me, they send me a series of videos teaching me how to use wordpress, which I really appreciate. I feel like it was a complete package.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I was very happy worth the whole process

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We guide college students and grads on the transition from student to adult professional.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys, and what were your goals?

We are a very small company and needed a website. they helped us set up the structure of a Wordpress website with a Divi theme and added many plugins.

Now all we have to do is customize it with copy and visuals.

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys and what were the deciding factors?

The approached us and we decided to give them a try.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

They were very clear on the instructions and the videos they sent were customized for us and easy to digest. We used their link to Bluehost and that is all they asked of us for the basic structure.

We provided our Divi design choice and they added the appropriate plug ins and structural features.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

One point of contact which was great.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

We now have a core Wordpress site to customize.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We communicated via email and they sent up video links as well. They followed up in a timely manner with deliverables and were very patient and polite with their follow up in asking us for our deliverables.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They delivered what they said they would without a catch or any. upselling. The quality of service speaks for itself and I will recommend them to colleagues and friends who may need more complex services from them.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Not really.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am health coaching with my own personal coaching business.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys, and what were your goals?

I worked with The Free Website Guys to develop a website from scratch.

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys and what were the deciding factors?

I was referred by a fellow health coach. Their ease of use was appealing.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

They helped with all the back end work, getting Bluehost, Wordpress, Google, my domain all set up, and gave details on how to design and edit my site within the template I chose.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I mostly was in contact with one team member via email, but was sent detailed steps

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

I am so appreciative of all the time and support The Free Website Guys have put into developing my site.

The entire process was collaborative and detailed, yet concise, so I understood each step of the process. I would have been way too lost and overwhelmed to carry out this process on my own, and probably would have put off creating my site for a much longer time!

The team's correspondence was seamless, and they thought of everything from security, to design, to keeping this project practical and economical. I'd recommend The Free Website Guys to anyone looking to build their own website!!

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

Seemless and thorough

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They personal touch, and how they detailed each individual step. I never felt confused or in the dark.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We, at Maryan Tech have, along the past five years approached the concept of digital project implementations in dynamic web Development technologies around the Middle East in a rather different approach from the popularly embraced norms.

We have embraced the idea of assembling the best developers from around the world in a well managed, remote work basis, as opposed to the regular hiring of local professionals within the region. This is in an attempt to guarantee optimum and best quality as well as professional best practices to meet with the urgent needs of our clients within the shortest possible timeframe.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys, and what were your goals?

we hired The Free Website Guys to develop and design a wordpress website for us

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys and what were the deciding factors?

I remember clicking through a facebook post link

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

they had to first configure the backend of the wordpress website and from thereon, install the theme and configure google analytics and seo plugin solution to the website.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

The Lead Developer Sven Nilson was mostly in contact with me and updating me with the latest progress

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The free website guys managed to start my business of which I was long waiting to start, they managed to set me up with an amazing theme and plugin solutions aimed specifically to my business needs.

They were super responsible for the tasks they took upon themselves. they managed to finish my website in a little more than a week. I recommend working with them almost every time and anytime.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

their project management style was pretty good, they didn't come short on any deadlines whatsoever

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

How everything is organized and scheduled

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No, I think they covered pretty much everything

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Self Employed Interior Designer

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys, and what were your goals?

I came to the Free Website Guys for their help designing a great looking, easy and secure to use, professional, business website.

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys and what were the deciding factors?

I had been recommended the services of The Free Website guys from other entrepreneurs who had worked with and spoke very highly of them.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Not only did they help me to achieve a visually fantastically designed webpage, but they do a lot of work behind the scenes to make sure your website appears in google searches, to make sure you have access to all the necessary visitor analytics, to make sure the website runs super smoothly for all visitors, and to make sure the website is completely secure for you and all its users against potential hackers/malware - all the technical things which I would never have been able to achieve on my own!

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I know that behind the scenes there was a small team of people working on my project, but I think that The Free Website Guys made communication very simple and clear by having just one member of the team as the point of interaction, and one single stream of emails (meant there was never any confusion in communication).

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

The Free Website guys kept me up to date with regular and clear emails often including informative videos and presentations explaining exactly how things have or should be done.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Obviously the fact that there were 0 fees involved was a huge stand out!

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I think they did a great job throughout.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

With interest rates in Brazil at a historic low, many individuals have transitioned their savings from fixed income to equities. ValuationSimples is dedicated to bridging the knowledge gap in financial education allowing investors to make better-informed decisions.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire The Free Website Guys, and what were your goals?

Our idea is to provide financial education to a Brazilian audience, but given the current uncertainties with COVID-19, we would not have been able to afford a professional-looking.

Throughout the process, we were constantly provided with status updates and easy follow-up instructions as to what we had to be done next. We are very grateful for all the time and effort The Free Website Guys put in to help us materialize our idea!

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys and what were the deciding factors?

We researched online for developers across North America, South America, Europe and Southeast Asia. None of the proposals we received really fulfilled our needs. The Free Website Guys provided us with everything we needed at an accessible price.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

The key deliverables included the website development utilizing WordPress, the implementation of the theme we selected, and the set up of LMS to the website.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Through the project, our point of contact was Sven.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

All the deliverables we had agreed upon were delivered on schedule with outstanding quality.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We were regularly provided with detailed status updates and, whenever needed, we were provided with easy to follow instructions for what we had to do next.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The quality of work and responsiveness of the team were the key highlights for us. Given the current uncertainties caused by COVID-19, we would not have been able to afford such a professional-looking had it not been for The Free Website Guys.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

No major issue comes to mind. Maybe a clearer idea of likely upfront costs - i.e. hosting, themes, etc - would have been nice. That said, such expenses were not very significant and The Free Website Guys were always very transparent about it.