The Free Website Guys

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the owner of a life coaching company. I'm a certified life coach specializing in helping women create self-confidence.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

As a new business owner, I needed help setting up my first website.

SOLUTION

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

They saw my post and reached out to me offering to create a simple and FREE website for me. It sounded too good to be true and I was skeptical, but they were awesome to work with!

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

They set up the backend, updated the front end structure. Then they handed it over to me to update the front-end content (pictures, colors, text). They also answered my technical questions and made helpful recommendations.

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

I worked with Sven, their Lead Developer. He was my contact throughout the project which made it very easy.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

They did quality work.

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

They let me know exactly what the process would look like, what they would do, what I needed to do, and how long it would take. They sent frequent updates so I was never wondering about the status of anything.

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

They were very professional and did quality work. AND they set up my website for free! I highly recommend them!

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

I found it challenging to select a theme for my website since I didn't know what would be customizable. I had a picture of what I wanted that didn't look like any of the themes. They were patient and suggested some themes, but it could have been helpful to have more guidance on what was customizable to help me decide.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I assist technology challenged entrepreneurs to attract and nurture their next 100 ideal prospects. I do it by orchestrating hands-free email campaigns for them.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I left my corporate job recently to start my own business. So I figured I'd learn how to make my own website. But I knew that would be time consuming, so I thought I'd have The Free Website Guys do it instead.

SOLUTION

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

I was skeptical at first. The fact that it was a free service put me on edge. But I soon realized they get paid from affiliate commissions on the website tools I'd need to buy anyway. Which makes perfect sense. With nothing to lose, I decided to give it a try. And I'm so glad I did.

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

First thing I had to do was setup hosting for my website. I had already bought my domain name and The Free Website guys walked me through the hosting process. Then, all I had to do was set up google analytics and choose a pre-made theme for the guys to work off of. They did the rest of the back-end Wordpress setup and plugin installation.

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

My main correspondence was with Sven, who was great. He served as the middle man between me and the web developers. I highly appreciated how fast he responded to my questions.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Truth be told, I haven't edited the copy on my website yet. So it's still looking a lot like the template I started with. But when I actually sit down and write each page of my website, it'll be so much easier because of all the setup The Free Website Guys did for me.

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

It was basically hands-off for me. Sven and I communicated via email and he would only email me for one of two reasons. Either to let me know the progress and request some more info from me. Or to answer one of my questions.

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

They were so fast. The only thing that slowed them down was me waiting a few days to a week to respond to their emails. And of course they don't charge for their services. I mean, who does that and still delivers a high-quality product?

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

Honestly, not that I can think of. They had some amazing systems in place and everything ran smoothly as butter. Extremely happy with The Free Website Guys.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the owner of a Mixed Martial Arts Gym in Luxembourg

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

As you know, the first impression is the most important and a website is truly the showcase of a company. We had a very poor website of which we were not very proud, but we had no financial means to mandate a company to build up a proper website.

Luckily a friend of mine recommended me to apply to The Free Website Guys and I am so happy that my project was accepted!

What were your goals for this project?

We need a simple but yet professional website to help our potential clients navigate through our offer and have a glimpse of our philosophy, of what makes us different

SOLUTION

How did you select The Free Website Guys?

One of my best friends used the Free Website Guys for her own website design and she highly recommended them. I did apply and was happy my project got selected very fast!

Describe the project in detail.

Everything was stated very clear through emails, videos, and tutorials. All steps were explained perfectly and communicated in realistic timelines, allowing our gym to own a professional website in a record time and at no development cost!

What was the team composition?

I worked directly with Sven. he was very responsive, everything was very detailed and explained in a very simple way.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I have no words to explain how grateful I am to these guys for saving my MMA gym’s website! Sven and the team worked hard in a very friendly, highly-efficient, and timely manner, I could not dream for a better service! I highly recommend Free Website Guys!

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Perfect workflow! Sven has been very responsive a closely following up all steps with me, even when I was a bit late. 

What did you find most impressive about this company?

First of all, professionalism. these guys know what they are talking about! Then the efficiency in such a timely manner. Also, they have managed to make something that looked pretty difficult very simple, I mean, I'd never imagined I could update my own website myself! Last but not least, Sven is a lovely person, I really enjoyed collaborating with him.

Are there any areas for improvement?

I had some issues with the different plug-ins to install at the point during the process. But I have to say I am truly not an expert in such things so, it might be that it is just me who found it a bit complicated! Other than that, everything was perfectly fine

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the creator of the University Prep Online Mathematics Academy. Also, I am a mathematics instructor.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

To create the website with ecommerce capabilities.

SOLUTION

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

I saw their add on Facebook.

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

They created a website using several available hosting and pre-existing structures. They did excellent work by showing me exactly what they needed from me with both pre-made and personalized tutorials as well as being in contact with me each step of the way.

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

I worked Sven. This actually made it quite simple. I only needed to communicate with one person and there was no redundant information or wasted time.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I saw an advertisement for a free website while I was browsing Facebook. At first, I just dismissed it as too good to be true, but then I saw it again and decided to click it since I was putting together an online business and the website still needed to be created.

I went ahead and clicked the link and found that The FreeWebSite guys are completely legit. They thoroughly explained their reasoning for offering a free, and shall I say, substantial service. I was selected to have my website built by them and I was thinking that perhaps I would "get what I paid for " in terms of service.

I was thoroughly wrong as the FreeWebSite guys were professional, timely, and extremely professional and thorough. This is a top tier service and of the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed.

My website was created along with a commerce section and I was updated every step of the way. I highly recommend the FreeWebSite guys.

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

Everything was perfect. Efficient and precise.

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

I was most impressed by their organization and efficiency.

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

I would like to know more about the rest of their services and the rates.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Brainy is a concept that builds a bridge between science and creative entrepreneurship.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

Web development; to provide a professional look to our blog, content, activities, and products.

SOLUTION

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

We have applied to the web development contest. According to the information provided, our concept/project has shortlisted for the 10 first projects to win the web development.

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

First meetings for step up the goals and projects objectives; follow the guidelines through the YouTube videos; fill the forms;

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

3 persons from web development.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

Not yet, but I can report it later;

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

The Free Website Guys has provided such an amazing opportunity for our project. I appreciated their updated feedback on the workload flow, the customer-friendly attitude, and professional insights. Besides, the video instructions are clear and extremely helpful.

I strongly recommend their services to my friends and contacts. I hope we can have more opportunities to collaborate in the future, and thanks so much again for selecting our concept to work with. I wish all the best to the FWG team! 

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

Very clear message; Very professional; Customer-friendly attitude;

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

So far nothing to report.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Social Media Influencer

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

As a social media influencer, I have had a blog for years. I have used the FREE themes that come on WordPress. It was okay but I wasn’t 100% pleased with it. My host package was ending soon and I knew I wanted something new but wasn’t sure exactly what.

SOLUTION

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

When I saw a Facebook post on one of my influencer pages for a chance to get a website built for FREE through Free Website Guys, I decided to sign up. I was not sure how much of a shot I would have because several other applicants signed up as well.

So I was excited when I got an email saying: "We receive around 250 applications every month and yours was one of just 10-ish that we’ve selected for this week to give the green light to."

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

Website design.

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

Unsure

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

All I paid for were the hosting services which I needed anyway as my hosting service was ending, and this hosting service was actually way less than my current one, and an upgraded theme package at a great discount, so my blog can look “fresher and cleaner” and give me more ways to change it up if I want to, as opposed to the free themes in WordPress. I can’t say enough great things about the Free Website Guys. I am very pleased and impressed.

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

Through the process, I communicated with Sven Nielsen and I have to say he and his team were a delight to work with. The whole thing lasted about 2 months as there were some hiccups along the way, more on my end with death in the family, starting virtual learning with my kids, and the everyday life of a working mother, I wasn’t able to stay on task like I would have liked.

However, they were patient and worked well with us throughout the entire process to make sure we were happy with everything and we got things the way we wanted. They were very efficient.

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

Very efficient

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

none.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the founder of Pathfinder Solutions, LLC, an executive and personal coaching company dedicated to helping professionals and small businesses achieve their goals and live their highest potential.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

To redesign my business website quickly and painlessly.

SOLUTION

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

They were very responsive to my project and my goals, and their transparent business model of providing a high quality website for free, with an opportunity to earn my business later, greatly impressed me.

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

They broke the project down into understandable and doable steps, emailing me each step along with way with my part to do. They built my website in WordPress, and recommended quality hosting and design templates, and other web tools to create a secure, user-friendly and easily modifiable website.

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

I worked directly with the lead developer, Sven. He was fantastic! Kept me up to date on progress and answered all my questions in a timely fashion. He walked me through the entire process step-by-step and made it so easy.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I will copy/paste my response from the last question here as Sven gave me a 5 star experience! I worked directly with the lead developer, Sven. He was fantastic! Kept me up to date on progress and answered all my questions in a timely fashion. He walked me through the entire process step-by-step and made it so easy.

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

Their project management style is very efficient and organized. I kept in touch with the lead developer by email on a weekly basis. Each time I completed a step in the process, he responded within a day or two, and quickly moved me on to the next step.

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

Their transparent business model of providing a high quality website for free, with an opportunity to earn my business later. This approach greatly impressed me.

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

Not directly related to my experience. However, I have a background in basic web development, hosting and design. Without that I might have been quite overwhelmed with trying to understand all the steps that were mine to complete.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I am the manager of a legal consultancy organization based in Bucharest, Romania.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with The Free Website Guys?

I wanted to create a website for my organization.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

They used WordPress for the website, and I bought the theme separately. They recommended that we go with Bluehost for hosting the website because they have an affiliate program with them. These were the extra costs for the website they created for us. It was mentioned during the development.

What is the team composition?

I only worked with one person, Sven (Co-Creator & Lead Developer). As I understood, there was a team of two or three people who developed the website itself.

How did you come to work with The Free Website Guys?

I contacted The Free Website Guys after I saw an ad on either a Facebook page or group here in Romania. We got in touch via email and I sent them my idea and request and need for the website and they replied very quickly and professionally.

They offered me the opportunity to create this free website. I had this legal consultancy business that I wanted to develop, mainly for ex-pats in Bucharest. I didn’t have a clear budget for developing the website, and having this in mind I thought it was a great opportunity to develop the website and for them to promote their services to the ex-pat community and also help me with finalizing this website.

How much have you invested in them?

I spent less than $100.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working together in September 2020, and we wrapped up in October 2020.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The website was done within one month. In the near future, the main idea is that the main batch of clients will come from the website.

How did The Free Website Guys perform from a project management standpoint?

It was top notch. They also sent me mid-term reports based on what they had done and what they developed. We exchanged some emails back and forth and I wasn’t always as fast as them in replying. I think the drawback was the fact that we communicated only via email. For me, it took a while before I paid for the theme, hosting, and so on. I think that was the drawback for me as well as for them because I didn’t have that prepared in a timely basis.

What did you find most impressive about them?

I liked the fact that they were very pragmatic and they offered very intuitive options and solutions on the criteria that I asked for.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I think they have good services. Although they are creating a free website, it would be better if they give the client a heads up that the web development is free, but there may be some additional costs for the theme, hosting, and so on, just to prepare them before starting the project. Or they could offer different alternatives for hosting, themes, and other things.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I definitely recommend them. They can fully take a project from A–Z. If someone has a theme in mind or a theme based on what they want to structure their website, present it to them beforehand. Or choose a theme that is easier or more dedicated to their needs before starting the project. If they would have a structure or map of the website, I think it would be helpful and easier for The Free Website Guys to understand and create it from scratch to the end.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm a flight instructor and commercial pilot with my own LLC for my work as an independent contractor.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

The Free Website Guys built a website for me to advertise my pilot services. My goal was just to have a nice-looking, basic website to provide information and contact info to potential customers.

SOLUTION

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

The Free Website Guys were recommended to me through a Facebook female pilot group. As a new business without a lot of capital, they offered professional-quality web-building services at no cost to me other than what I needed to pay the different web applications to purchase a domain and set up a professional theme in Wordpress.

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

The team built a Wordpress site for me from the ground up with various functional plug-ins and a sophisticated theme, far beyond anything I could build myself.

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

One person from the team (Sven) worked with me. He's a (the?) lead developer.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

I don't have any metrics yet because I'm still finishing my portion of the work (customizing my site) but I'm very pleased with the quality of the site and the ways in which they customized it to suit my needs.

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

We communicated via email, but a lot of the emails included links to instructional videos so I knew what I needed to do. Honestly that worked great, and the one time I had a question, an email was more than sufficient to answer it. The team was very responsive (arguably far more than I was, even) and I really appreciated their dedication.

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

I think the quality of work they offered me for free was really impressive and very much appreciated for how it can help me get my own business off the ground.

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

It might have been nice to see a whole summary of the project from start to finish as a review at the end, but honestly, I have absolutely zero complaints.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a yoga teacher, running my own business myself via online and in person group and private classes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

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

I hired The Free Website Guys to develop my website, as I have no knowledge in that field my goal was to understand the process and have easy editing access afterwards.

SOLUTION

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

I selected The Free Website Guys, because as someone starting my own business my funds were limited. I tried my luck by submitting my application to them and was amazed that I was chosen. So my deciding factors was to be looked after, create a great simple website and also have easy communication between me and the company.

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

I filled out the application via their website - I was then chosen by them. We had constant communication via email about all the steps to be taken from my side and theirs. I was kept in the loop of what was happening in the background, and was given clear end dates.

All of my questions were answered quickly and professionally. They provided me with clear video instructions as well, so it made it even easier to understand. When I wasn't sure on certain things, they provided me with very clear thoughts and ideas.

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

I worked directly with one awesome guy called Sven Nilsen. He was my point of contact, but I know there was a great team behind him making all the magic happen.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The website is super easy to use. I can edit anything I want to. The design is super clear and easy to manipulate.

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

We had regular email check ins, weekly sometimes even more often depending on the stage of the project.

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

Their communication, professionalism and how helpful they were to all my tiny questions. As I am not savvy in this area at all.

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

Seriously... nothing at all. I loved it all. Maybe a phone call or zoom call in the beginning but then on the other hand I understand why this isn't offered. Being a free project, spending extra time on a call is not justifiable. I think it would just be amazing to meet the team 'in person' as I am super happy with the whole project.