The Free Website Guys

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a witch and tarot reader and I needed a website where to sell my services

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

My idea was not easy to present on a website due to its many facets, and I am relatively demanding with personalized criteria for aesthetics and functionality, so having that said, I am very satisfied with the final result. I didn’t have even a clear idea of my website when I started with them and now I have a professional website which I am now excited to personalise; something I could never have done myself.

SOLUTION

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

friends. referral

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

My experience with them has been excellent! I recommend this company to anyone who wants a high-quality, great-looking, and functioning new website. What I liked most is that here was the communication: a very clear step-by-step process to set up each phase of the project.

How many people from The Free Website Guys team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Sven

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I'm not public yet

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

All interactions took place via email, with helpful, concise instructional videos, clear details on how to move. I've mainly communicated with Sven, who is much more than just a professional website builder. He gently guided me step to step to the entire process and I can’t thank him enough for that!

I am very satisfied with the entire team, they were very patient, flexible, and helpful in providing pieces of advice and suggestions when I was lost.

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

good communication and reactivity

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

I don't know, all good for me

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Medical communication solutions company as the CEO.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We needed a landing page for our start-up and needed a website that worked well in today's online landscape. We needed a simple website that was able to be viewed from mobile, equipped with the necessary analytics elements and the required SEO (as you can probably tell, I'm not well versed in any of this).

As such we needed someone to help us build this website and establish the appropriate backend.

SOLUTION

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

We were largely just looking for costs. We applied for the free website from the Free Website Guys and were selected to have the free website produced. Cost was the main deciding factor.

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

The work involved building a landing page with the necessary backend elements to support its operation. The project was very structured with the company providing a framework for how they wanted information necessary to build. Every week there would be an exchange of information, as I provided building specs, and either updates on the process or a working deliverable that I can use.

This carried on until the final handoff where the completed deliverable was provided to me along with all the necessary instructions to use it properly. Technologies used were Wordpress, Divi, Bluehost, Yoast and a host of other commonly used plugins (unfortunately I've forgotten most of the extra plugins involved.

How many people from The Free website Guys team worked with you, and what were their positions?

It was one individual who was the lead developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They provided us with our first landing page with all the necessary analytics and backend features that are necessary for a website today. I'm very happy with what they delivered and they were very good with providing all the necessary instructions on how to operate what was delivered.

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

They're very open, communicative, and transparent. I think their focus is to always provide clear instructions and information. They're also very timely and if they do find themselves running late, they're always communicative with regards to the reasons and provide expectations as to when things should be expected. The communication was always over email.

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

I think it's really their ability to communicate and maintain transparent communication.

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

I dont think so. They've really made the process as easy as possible. I really could not have asked for an easier process.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CEO of Favorite Foreigner Inc., a New York City based company that specializes in beverage production and education in the hospitality industry.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

We worked with the Free Website Guys to set up our Smart Mixology Online Training Program.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

In searching for developers for websites with a LMS integration. We went with them because we submitted an application to have our site set up for free and our project was selected.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

They guide you through the process of setting up your website from getting your URL through a host to getting all the plugins to optimize the site. A lot of information is exchanged via email, but they will send links to quizzes for certain information. It is a step by step process that is efficient and easy to do. Once they are done setting up and optimizing the site they will turn it over to you to upload content etc. The turnover process comes with videos/tutorials to do everything you need. And if you have any questions they are responsive and happy to help.

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

One developer for sure. Possibly others on their team assisted as well.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We have not launched yet. We are still uploading content.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

At most there may have been 2 days between email communications. There are tasks you need to do like actually buy the URL and get them the info, but the overall workflow works well.

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

Their patience and professionalism. They take extra time to explain things, ensuring we fully understand every detail.

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

Maybe a live session with the developer where they actually go through uploading content. It would be great to have an opportunity to not only see processes live, but also ask questions in real time.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Digital Graphic Design Agency offering branding design solutions

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Designing my agency website from scratch

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

They were recommended by a friend. I decided to go with TFWG because they seemed professional from the start, I needed a free website for my agency, I love the idea and values behind their project.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

So, where do I start? Too many impressions after this experience! It is difficult to find my words to express my gratitude because is so big! My young agency website was handmade almost overnight, for free, by a crew of hipper passionate guys! During our time of working together one of the things I loved the most about Sven and his crew was humane and warm, over the coffee-friendly approach and tone, happily compensating the digital distance!

 I felt all the time like I am in contact with human beings. They were overwhelmed with projects but ALWAYS found the time to answer my most detailed questions with huge patience! I appreciate this so much, guys! They're over the coffee tone blended perfectly with a professional touch in sharing those technical details so I can understand them!

This made the feedback back and forth process so much easier and less frustrating for everyone! I loved that they always send a lot of details in their emails, about how to do this or that, either written or in a short and super to the point video! Overall, I felt: simplicity in explaining complicated techy stuff, efficiency, passion, patience, the will to get it done so I am happy with it!

I still cannot believe that you guys selected my project out of 900, together with other10! This was a huge encouragement and boost for my further efforts to keep building up this agency while traveling at the same time! Guys, I will pay it forward one day :) I am grateful to the heavens! I wish you all the inspiration, guidance, and confidence in your path! You guys are on a mission out there!!!

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

I mainly worked with 1 person, Sven, the manager of the project

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Yes. Having my website ready in a professional manner, free of charge, gave me a lot of extra time and a lot of confidence. Also, being selected as one of the 10 out of 900 was a huge confidence boost as well!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Perfect!

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

Their idea of offering website design for free to projects that stand out, in a super professional manner and their ability to explain technical stuff so any nontechy person can understand. Open, friendly, human. They're super willing to help and infuse a lot of passion into the work they do. I really felt that my project was given a lot of importance!

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

I wouldn't change a thing

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am an IT consultant for an enterprise software company but this is a personal project I have contacted the FreeWebsiteGuys for. Our project aims to deliver information on how to apply to University Programs in the Netherlands as a Hungarian (www.hollandegyetem.hu).

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Our website is being created right now and aims to deliver high quality information to students on how to apply to university programs in the Netherlands, escaping the rapidly deteriorating education in Hungary.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

FreeWebsiteGuys do pro bono web development for a select number of ideas. I know someone who already had a free website made by them and was impressed by the quality. They did not disappoint.

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

They have a pre-built work process for these pro bono websites, only communicated through e-mail and the specific steps for designed to ensure that no clutter is created during exchange of information.

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

1 - Lead Developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The FreeWebsiteGuys were simply incredible from start to finish. When coming up with a idea for a project, initially I have struggled to create a Wordpress site which looks good, has satisfactory page speed and overall is easy to administrate. The whole project took roughly a month from start to end, where the communication and tasks needed to be done from my end were always clear and precise. In the future, I will be recommending them to my network, even if it is a free starter website or a complex website development project.

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

As mentioned previously, very impressed with how the pipeline is optimized on their end.

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

The pro bono website idea first did not make much sense to me but after the process finished, I do see where they benefit from. I'm very impressed with the overall process.

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

No, I think for these type of projects, this is possibily the best you can do.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a hypnotherapist

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I hired them to create my Wordpress website.

SOLUTION

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

I was referred to them. They design simple websites for free and that was appealing to me. They seemed really honest and genuine in their marketing and initial communication.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

They created the website for me using a Divi Theme.This is a list of what they did: Configuring the WordPress environment and loading a set of top-rated free plugins that help with things like SEO, site speed and security Loading the theme Setting up the page structure and menu Doing 3-4 hours of theme customization Setting up Google Analytics and Google Search Console Setting up daily offsite backups Creating a custom handover video and document showing me how to use my site

How many resources from The Free Website Guys team worked with you, and what were their positions?

One person worked with me. He is the lead developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I was lead through the process very easily even though I have no real technical know how.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

It was so effective. All the communication was easy and clear. I was amazed at what a beautiful, streamlined process they have created. They have delivered exactly what they promised with supreme competence.

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

I was blown away by the clarity of communication and timely completion of the different stages of the process. The only thing that held things back from getting done more quickly was me.

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

No. All wonderful

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of a business advisory and training firm, helping companies to develop business strategies and models to balance profit and purpose.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I am a start-up so I wanted a professional-looking website that conveyed my brand well.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I wasn't in a position to employ a web developer and after attempting to build my own website a few times, it just didn't look professional so I saw some of the examples that The free website guys did and decided to give it a go that way.

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

The steps were really clear and I was guided through each step even the technical bits with domains etc were made really easy.

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

There was one point of contact and he communicated everything which again kept it really simple.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I've had some amazing feedback. People think the website looks great, is really clear and looks professional which was a key thing for me.

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

Everything was done via email which made it really simple and the turnaround time was really quick.

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

I like their business model and the fact that it gives startups the opportunity to have a professional website.

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

I don't think so. There are some things that apply in the UK like cookie policies and privacy policies that I had to work out myself to get on but I wouldn't expect those unique elements considering the business model.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Hired them to build a website.

SOLUTION

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

I applied to have a free website built and was chosen after a few weeks.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Sven was wonderful and so so cummincative when it came to all my questions AND my lack of tech knowledge. Every step from the very beginning was spelled out for me and this whole process was very easy and convenient. I did think I might not get top notch service since this was all free to me and boy was I wrong. I kept waiting for them to say 'we don't do that' etc. but it never came.

I am beyond thrilled with my site because I could not have done this on my own like I originally thought. They also used a lot of plugins that I would have never known I didn't need to pay for. So not only did the free website guys save me money on building my site but they also saved me money on ad ons. I am so excited to start customizing and marketing, etc.

I will def use Sven and the team moving forward. Thank you thank you FWG!!!

How many resources from The Free Website Guys team worked with you, and what were their positions?

I worked with Sven and communicated with him but I think other people helped with the building of my site.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I am in the process of doing all of my own customizations so my site isn't live yet but I already know they did such a great job and saved me $1,000's.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

I was shocked at how organized and thorough the communication was. I was never left in the dark.

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

The whole process was easy. I was skeptical before hand and they proved me wrong.

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

They have gone above and beyond, the team has helped me with things I did not expect a help with.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a volunteer Graphic and Web Designer at The Space Aarhus. This is a non-profit organization, and it's run by volunteers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

The Space Aarhus is a very new initiation and therefore, we needed a website. We wanted to promote our offline and online events through our website.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

The Free Website Guys offered free website creation, and being a non-profit volunteer based organization this was the most important point for us.

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

My team had discussed the different needs and necessities for our website and the Free Website Guys started to work on it right away. We received small video tutorials on how to set up a host, domain name etc.

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

We mainly worked with Sven the Lead Developer from The Free Website Guys.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We haven't launched the site yet, as lots of text need to be written for it, images need to be made. But the team loves the new website! They helped us with brochures, information booklets etc. to go through the whole co-operative process. Finally, we received our functional website and got instructions on how to change and edit anything in it.

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

We communicated through e-mail and it was very efficient.

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

They gave us a professional WordPress site that was easy to update and all this for free.

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

Our website stated an American address in the footer section, when we got the website. This was fixed very fast.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

CEO/Managing Partner of a project management consulting company.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

As a busy entrepreneur, I knew I needed a personal web site, but never seemed to find the time to do it. And while I have some of the necessary skills, I'm not strong in design and not up-to-date on the latest technology. The Free Website Guys did all the heavy lifting and quickly got a site up and running for me. They were very easy to work with and very detail oriented. I'm pleased with all they have done and highly recommend them.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

They approached me. They had a very reasonable approach to the work at a reasonable price, so I decided to give them a try.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

I was very impressed with their communications with me. They kept me engaged at every step. They communicated how they would approach the project. Because I already had an existing site with some content that needed to be preserved, we first had to agree on that. The first step was to review the existing WordPress installation and plug-ins and make some updates and changes, especially relating to security. Next, we agreed on a Divi theme to install. As the final step, they provided extensive video documentation on how I could load my content to the site and operate it going forward.

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

I only had contact with one person, however I know there were more working behind the scenes.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The site looks and performs great!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Everything was very effectively handled via email. All deadlines were met or exceeded.

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

Their business model and processes were very efficient and well-defined.

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

I can't think of anything right now.