Windy City Web Solutions

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Executive Assistant to the Principal of Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We're a early childhood through 8th grade Jewish Day School.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Windy City Web Solutions to accomplish?

• Total update of website
• Web hosting
• Site maintenance

SOLUTION

How did you find Windy City Web Solutions?

Online Search

Why did you select Windy City Web Solutions over others?

• High ratings
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Windy City Web Solutions were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

We hired Daniel at Windy City Web Solutions to build our school’s website, and we’ve continued working with him for hosting and maintenance.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Brand new website, entirely redesigned, better SEO so that we rank higher in searches.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Daniel met all of our deadlines. In fact, he was faster than we were! Super responsive to any questions, always available.

What was your primary form of communication with Windy City Web Solutions?

Virtual Meeting

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

Daniel is just very easy to work with. He’s responsive, he explains things clearly, and he’s always willing to help. He also gave us good guidance throughout the website process and made sure we were following best practices without making everything feel overly technical.

One of the biggest things for us is that we’re a school and we don’t have a huge budget. We need to be able to make a lot of our own updates, and Daniel has always been willing to show us how to do that. We never feel like we have to call him for every small change, but when we do need help, he’s there.

That combination has been really valuable to us. We have a website we’re happy with, we can manage a lot of it ourselves, and we know we have someone reliable to call when we need him.

I’d absolutely recommend Daniel and Windy City Web Solutions to anyone looking for a Chicago web agency.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Windy City Web Solutions could have done differently?

I think they did everything right. If anything, we needed to respond faster, not Windy City Web Solutions.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Director of a financial services firm.
Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We provide model portfolio management services to investment advisors and their clients.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Windy City Web Solutions to accomplish?

• We needed to launch a brand-new corporate website to establish our web presence and outline our institutional financial services. We hired Windy City Web Solutions to handle the entire custom build from scratch.

SOLUTION

How did you find Windy City Web Solutions?

Online Search

Why did you select Windy City Web Solutions over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Windy City Web Solutions were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Windy City Web Solutions designed and built our website from the ground up. They handled the site architecture, page layouts, visual styling, mobile optimization, and final deployment. They focused on organising complex financial information into a clean structure that visitors could easily digest.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project was delivered on schedule and within budget. The site launched cleanly with no technical bugs, and site speed and mobile performance have been excellent. 

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The project was delivered on schedule and within budget. The project management was straightforward. They set clear milestones, kept us updated regularly, and addressed revisions promptly.

What was your primary form of communication with Windy City Web Solutions?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Their ability to take complicated industry concepts and translate them into a clear layout. They proved to be much more than a generic design shop. Their technical knowledge, clear communication, and direct approach made the entire project smooth.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Windy City Web Solutions could have done differently?

I have no suggestions.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Marketing & Communications of Nourishing Hope

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Nourishing Hope is a Chicago-based food security non-profit providing food for today, and hope for tomorrow.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Windy City Web Solutions to accomplish?

• Build a new website for Nourishing Hope.
• Optimize the user interface on the new site for multiple audience types.

SOLUTION

How did you find Windy City Web Solutions?

Referral

Why did you select Windy City Web Solutions over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Windy City Web Solutions were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Windy City Web Solutions built a new, streamlined site for one of the biggest food security non-profits in Chicago, Nourishing Hope. Windy City Web Solutions continues to provide the organization with hosting, maintenance and design.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Streamlined the organization's website by cutting down on total number of site pages. 

Increased page views and clicks. 

Improved UI on mobile devices.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Windy City Web Solutions was amazing to work with! Daniel listened to our vision, and provided expert guidance along the way. Collaborating together was easy and enjoyable. Windy City Web provides excellent service, clear communication, and they commit to a project's timeline. We love working with them and 100% recommend them to others!

What was your primary form of communication with Windy City Web Solutions?

Virtual Meeting

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

The one-on-one collaboration with Windy City Web Solution's team was unmatched. They listened to our "must haves" and "nice-to-haves" and worked to not only make them happen, but created a better version than our original vision.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Windy City Web Solutions could have done differently?

Our timeline was tight for a new website build, but Windy City Web Solutions managed it expertly. We are extremely grateful for their work and support.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the coordinator of the BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving at the University of Minnesota. We develop public health expertise and capacity in dementia caregiving by disseminating evidence-based programs, building cross-sector partnerships, and providing technical assistance and expertise in family dementia caregiving to public health departments across the US.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Windy City Web Solutions?

We needed to rebuild and redesign our center’s website. The previous website was unstable and experienced issues that resulted in poor customer experiences. It also required frequent updates, fixes, and specific expert technical knowledge that our team didn’t possess.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Daniel (Owner) at Windy City Web Solutions has been able to streamline the web design and build, making the site more stable, pleasing, and welcoming to users. The team has re-developed our entire website, streamlined technical features, and fixed issues that impacted website performance and stability. They’ve also improved the design and look of the website, making navigation easier and faster to improve UX. 
Moreover, they provide ongoing maintenance and updates. In terms of specific features, pages, or functionalities, Windy City Web Solutions has improved the look and feel of our resource hub (https://bolddementiacaregiving.org/resourcehub/). They’ve implemented new font types, colors, layouts throughout the site, and design elements to improve both the aesthetics and the accessibility of the entire site.

What is the team composition?

We’ve only worked with Daniel.

How did you come to work with Windy City Web Solutions?

We found them through previous web support search. Their pricing fit our budget, and they were referred to me.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with them in December 2025, and our relationship is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Windy City Web Solutions has provided timely updates and optimized web processing. All pages are functioning, and they’ve created a streamlined and shorter set of apps and technical features. The team has also implemented requested changes and edits in a timely manner. 
Overall, they’ve improved website speed, stability, and the use of our brand color palette. Moreover, users like the look of the website and have said that the most important features that support the dissemination goals of our center are more visible and accessible.

How did Windy City Web Solutions perform from a project management standpoint?

They’re timely and responsive. All communication with Windy City Web Solutions is always on time and thorough, addressing our concerns and issues and offering ideas to solve problems. They also provide regular progress updates and set clear expectations for all our requests. Their time and budget estimates are always on target, and there are no surprises.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Windy City Web Solutions really works WITH you. They listen to what you want and offer ideas and solutions that are responsive to your needs. They’re very accommodating and customer-centric.

Are there any areas they could improve?

We’ve been very happy with our partnership with Windy City Web Solutions.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the director of digital strategies at Jasculca Terman, a nonprofit organization. We help organizations and businesses with their communications and public relations strategies.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Windy City Web Solutions?

We needed help creating a new website for a Chicago food pantry client. We specifically wanted to cut down on the number of pages, improve accessibility, and create a simple, visually engaging experience for the user.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Windy City Web Solutions has created a brand-new website for our end client. Their work includes creating new pages, designing a new visual layout, mapping site navigation, and updating redirects from the backend. The team also helps with ongoing website updates as requested by the client team.

What is the team composition?

We’ve worked with one teammate from Windy City Web Solutions.

How did you come to work with Windy City Web Solutions?

Our end client put out an RFP for a new web developer, and Windy City Web Solutions responded to it. We chose them because they had high ratings, their pricing fit our budget, they were a great culture fit, and they offered good value for the cost.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Windy City Web Solutions in April 2026, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Windy City Web Solutions has completed QA trackers and launched the new site. We’re planning to track page views, total user acquisition, sessions, and the amount of time on site.

How did Windy City Web Solutions perform from a project management standpoint?

Windy City Web Solutions delivers on time. The team is very hardworking and flexible. We communicate via email and messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Windy City Web Solutions’ team has made it easy to communicate and get things done promptly.

Are there any areas they could improve?

There’s nothing they need to improve.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

We are a wholesale greenhouse with a trial garden.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Windy City Web Solutions to accomplish for Green Legacy's trial garden or wholesale greenhouse operations?

We needed Windy City Web Solutions to build a new website that served as a general homepage for our wholesale business. The site also needed to include a page for our trial garden data that we could update throughout the season.

SOLUTION

Can you describe the scope of work Windy City Web Solutions handled for this project at Green Legacy? Please include the main deliverables if you can.

Windy City Web Solutions designed our website. The team also built contact forms that automatically added contacts to our mailing list. Additionally, Windy City Web Solutions created a page for our blog posts and a page that displayed our trial garden data and pictures, which we can update throughout the season using a simple form.

How much have you invested with them?

We chose Windy City Web Solutions because they had high ratings, they offered good value for the cost, and they were referred to me.

How did you find them?

We found Windy City Web Solutions through a referral.

How much have you invested with them?

We chose Windy City Web Solutions because they had high ratings, they offered good value for the cost, and they were referred to me.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Windy City Web Solutions at the end of November 2025, and our website was made live around the first week of March.

How did you communicate?

We used emails and virtual meetings to communicate with Windy City Web Solutions.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from your project with Windy City Web Solutions that showed progress or success for Green Legacy?

Our new website has only been live for a week, but we've already had contact form submissions. For the trial garden data aspect, Daniel made it so we could enter ratings and pictures using a simple form, which would allow us to enter ratings as we take them in the garden. This will definitely improve our data collection process.

How would you describe Windy City Web Solutions's project management? Did they deliver on time?

Windy City Web Solutions worked hard, even through weekends, to get our site published as soon as possible.

What did you find most impressive or unique about working with Windy City Web Solutions on your trial garden or greenhouse project?

Windy City Web Solutions had a more personal approach, as I spoke with Daniel directly about what we wanted. He was always flexible with our changes, and when he couldn't make something work exactly like we wanted it to, he made sure to explain the reasoning.

Is there anything Windy City Web Solutions could have done better or differently during the project?

I can't think of anything for Windy City Web Solutions to improve.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner/Contributor of The Filmologist

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

The Filmologist is a hub for criticism and commentary on the latest movie releases, with a focus on independent, foreign language and lesser-known features. Established in February of 2023, we hope to continue to develop a platform that encourages thoughtful and unique viewpoints.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Windy City Web Solutions to accomplish?

• Website update

SOLUTION

How did you find Windy City Web Solutions?

Referral

Why did you select Windy City Web Solutions over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

How many teammates from Windy City Web Solutions were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The project included designing a new website layout and design, as well as migrating existing Squarespace website content into the new WordPress format. The project also included logo design, basic SEO optimization, and ongoing website support. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The project was delivered months in advance of the proposed schedule. Over 100 webpages were successfully migrated over into the new website format. I was extremely pleased with the look and design of the overall website.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Daniel was a superb communicator throughout the entire process -- I was never left wondering where things stood or what he was currently working on. He responded almost instantly to any question or request I had. The overall project was finished months in advance of the proposed schedule. It was a perfect, hassle-free process -- I couldn't have asked for anything better!

What was your primary form of communication with Windy City Web Solutions?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

Daniel shared a similar passion for the content covered by my website, and really went above and beyond to make it something that I was happy with. Due to his own personal connection to the project, he introduced several ideas that I hadn't even thought of, which made it a better final product overall.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Windy City Web Solutions could have done differently?

No -- I literally can't imagine the project going any better than it did!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Intern of a Hospitality, Investment, and Development company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Hospitality Investment and Development

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Windy City Web Solutions to accomplish?

• Portfolio Website

SOLUTION

How did you find Windy City Web Solutions?

Online Search

Why did you select Windy City Web Solutions over others?

• High ratings
• Close to my geographic location
• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Windy City Web Solutions were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The hospitality company's website is like a virtual hub that shows off what they're all about. You can check out their past and upcoming projects with cool pictures and simple explanations. Meet the people in charge through easy-to-read founder profiles that share their backgrounds and what they bring to the table. The site is designed to be easy to use, so you can get to know the company without any hassle.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Measurable outcomes from the hospitality company website development project can be tracked through the website traffic portal, providing valuable insights into the project's progress and success. Key performance indicators (KPIs) such as unique visitors, page views, and engagement metrics quantitatively assess the website's impact. Increased website traffic, particularly in the portfolio and future projects sections, could indicate a heightened interest in the company's work.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

The project management for the hospitality company website development was marked by timeliness and promptness. The team consistently delivered items on time, adhering to the established project timeline. This punctuality in meeting milestones contributed to the overall efficiency of the project.

What was your primary form of communication with Windy City Web Solutions?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

They are a relatively new company but have the expertise of a more prominent firm. They take time to specifically cater to your needs and ensure you are happy!

Are there any areas for improvement or something Windy City Web Solutions could have done differently?

N/A

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the CRO of FirstCall Labor Solutions. We provide staffing services, connecting top talent with businesses across various industries to support mutual growth and success.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Windy City Web Solutions to accomplish for FirstCall Labor Solutions?

We hired Windy City Web Solutions for website development.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Windy City Web Solutions handled the end-to-end development of our website. The main deliverable was www.firstcalllabor.com.

What is the team composition?

We worked with one teammate from Windy City Web Solutions.

How did you come to work with Windy City Web Solutions?

We found them through an online search. We chose them because they offered good value for the cost.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from March to May 2026.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

We went through several iterations of the website. Each page was developed, and we were able to guide changes. We’ve seen higher traffic since the launch.

How did Windy City Web Solutions perform from a project management standpoint?

They were efficient and delivered on a tight timeline. We primarily communicated via email and messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Windy City Web Solutions’ ability to implement changes quickly was impressive.

Are there any areas they could improve?

They could allocate time more effectively. Initially, we spent too much time on the landing page, which cut short some of the other second-level pages.