E-Commerce Dev & Cybersecurity for Wig Online Store
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Cybersecurity E-Commerce Development Web Design
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Magento
- $50,000 to $199,999
- Oct. 2019 - Apr. 2023
- Quality
- 0.5
- Schedule
- 0.5
- Cost
- 0.5
- Willing to Refer
- 0.5
"The thing they can do to improve is actually care about the businesses they put online."
- Beauty
- Los Angeles, California
- 1-10 Employees
- Online Review
- Verified
ENDERTECH was hired by a wig online store to evolve their Magento 1 e-commerce platform to Magento 2. The work also included cybersecurity.
ENDERTECH's work resulted in a drop in sales and Google ranking, and the US Secret Service advised the client that the site had malware. The team did not deliver on time, was unavailable during crises, and overbilled the client. This review is an update by the client company. The original review is located below the new content.
The client submitted this review online.
BACKGROUND
Please describe your company and position.
I am an executive at WIGSALON.COM
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.
We sell wigs online since 1996. Pioneer site.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What specific goals or objectives did you hire ENDERTECH to accomplish?
- improve data to match vendor feeds
- keep site free from malware
SOLUTION
How did you find ENDERTECH?
Online Search
Why did you select ENDERTECH over others?
Close to my geographic location
How many teammates from ENDERTECH were assigned to this project?
2-5 Employees
Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.
Evolved from Magento 1 to Magento 2.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?
The only measurable outcomes were negative. Sales and ranking dropped the day of the launch. Old data was left unchganged. They refused to let us speak or email email the devs. The devs were overseas. Later, the US Secret Service advised us that the site had malware. That was also a reason for the drop in Google ranking. Gabe wrote an article in Clutch saying he was going great work for WigSalon. He published that as if it came from us. It did not. Only after we got away from Enderech and their subs, did our site begin to improve.
Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?
They did not deliver on time . The job was promised in 60 to 90 days. We got Magento 2 in 210 days, more that half a year. Later, I got the same job done in 2024 with Amasty. They promised 30 days and it was done in 50 days. They were not available during crises. and they billed us like lawyers. read the fine print in his master contract and believe it.
What was your primary form of communication with ENDERTECH?
Email or Messaging App
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
What i find amazing is how some people can pretend to be so caring, when really not being that caring person at all. Gabe Richards was that person for us.
Are there any areas for improvement or something ENDERTECH could have done differently?
Its been 4 years since they had a hand in our business. The thing they can do to improve is actually care about the businesses they put online and be responsible in actions when help if needed. The weekends off thing also does not work for ecom. Go ahead and take a look at WigSalon.com at the wayback machine. We are online since 1996. Created the world's first icon-based shopping cart. We were disrespected because the 75,000 we paid them was never enough to feed their subs and lifestyles. its all about Gabe at Endertech.
UPDATED REVIEW
This review was published on April 1, 2020.
Joseph Aronesty
Owner, Wigsalon.comOther industries
Manhattan Beach, California
1-10
Nov 2019 - Ongoing
$50,000 to $199,999
Project summary
Endertech provided website migration and development for a wig retail e-commerce company, working from client-provided design and functionality requirements to provide Magento improvements.
Feedback summary
The work delivered by Endertech satisfied project requirements and played a critical role in supporting the continued success of the business through an economic downturn. Their team was communicative and helpful throughout the process, staying on top of milestones and answering questions quickly.
BACKGROUND
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I am the owner of a company called Wigsalon.com, and we are the world’s first true click and pay e-commerce company.
OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE
What challenge were you trying to address with Endertech?
The biggest challenge was presenting our wig options in all of the possible colors they come in, so we worked with Endertech to migrate our website from Magento 1 to Magento 2 in order to address that challenge.
SOLUTION
What was the scope of their involvement?
Our initial site was set up improperly, so we didn’t have things like colors as possible configurations for products instead of attributes of the products themselves and reorganizing the backend architecture allowed us to upgrade most of our features in order to make them more user-friendly. They have also recently started to run AdWords for the site as well.
For the most part, we handled the design components of the project on our own. Their team handled the migration, as well as customizations for the website so that the site would fit our particular needs much better than just getting the out-of-the-box solution.
What is the team composition?
We primarily interacted with two lead members of their team, but there were at least four others working on the project in the background.
How did you come to work with Endertech?
I originally found them through a Google search. I had worked with a few other individuals before them, none of whom quite worked out, so when I started talks with the Endertech team I was really encouraged by their transparency and apparent competence.
How much have you invested with them?
The total project cost came to $50,000.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with them in November 2019, and we’ve launched a draft of the site, but we are continuing to fine-tune and upgrade it as we go.
RESULTS & FEEDBACK
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I don’t have a lot of specific evidence so far, but we have seen a very reduced impact from the recent downturn so I’m confident that the site is working well for our customers, which means it’s working well for us.
We’ve had occasional issues, but anything we find they have fixed completely and immediately without fail. The fact that we’re doing ok in times like these is the best performance indicator I could have hoped for.
How did Endertech perform from a project management standpoint?
Their project manager made a huge difference in the success of our project. He was always available for us to talk to and to work through the various difficulties we were facing, which was really important in our ability to arrive at a final product that met all of our needs.
The timeline was a little bit delayed from what I had been targeting originally, but it was understandable given the scope of work that I requested. We primarily communicated with them via phone or in-person meetings throughout the work.
What did you find most impressive about them?
To a certain extent, programming is programming. As long as you have a legitimate organization, you’ll get the result you want in the end. However, their way of talking and treating the customer definitely stands out from the crowd. Their team made the project enjoyable to work on and helped us feel like partners rather than a strict contractual relationship.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I don’t know if there’s anything particular that they could have done differently. My only wish was that the project could have gone faster, but given their other clients and the circumstances, that isn’t really a realistic expectation.
STAR RATINGS
Overall rating: 4.5
Quality: 4.5
Cost: 4
Schedule: 4
Willing to refer: 5
RATINGS
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Quality
0.5Service & Deliverables
"7 months for a simple upgrade"
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Schedule
0.5On time / deadlines
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Cost
0.5Value / within estimates
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Willing to Refer
0.5NPS