Hello Fascination

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Founder of Orial Outdoor

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are an outdoor adventure brand with a  business that specialises in DTC. We design and develop premium outdoor gear designed to last to inspire outdoor adventure. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Hello Fascination to accomplish?

• Build a scalable WooCommerce store that could grow with the business, replacing a basic website with a robust ecommerce platform capable of handling significantly higher traffic and order volumes.
• Create a shopping experience that could compete with much larger brands through stronger UI/UX, better merchandising, upsells, cross-sells, customer reviews, shipping integrations, and polished email experiences.
• Establish a long-term ecommerce platform that could be continuously improved, maintained, hosted, and expanded as the client’s operational needs and order volumes increased over several years.
• Build a WooCommerce store that truly reflected our brand and could grow with us long-term, including all the technical pieces — plugins, APIs, DNS, and hosting.

SOLUTION

How did you find Hello Fascination?

Referral

Why did you select Hello Fascination over others?

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

How many teammates from Hello Fascination were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

He built us a WooCommerce store from the ground up, starting with a deep dive into our business, brand, and goals before writing a line of code. The scope covered the full ecommerce stack — site design and build, plugin integrations for pushing data back and forth, API connections, DNS settings, domain and hosting setup. Beyond the initial build, he provided ongoing support for six years, including regular updates and last-minute changes whenever we needed them

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The store scaled from a small early-stage operation to supporting hundreds of orders during major promotional periods, including very high sales volume compressed into only a few days.

Conversion opportunities improved through ongoing UX enhancements, upsells, cross-sells, customer reviews, improved email experiences, and a more polished shopping journey.

The platform remained in active use and was supported for several years, continuing to scale with the business rather than requiring a replacement as order volume, functionality, and operational complexity increased.

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

Project management was excellent throughout. He consistently delivered on time and didn’t stop until the job was truly finished, including handling last-minute changes without complaint. Communication was always responsive — whenever we needed support, big or small, he was there. Over six years of working together, we never had a single issue with how he managed the process or responded to our needs.

What was your primary form of communication with Hello Fascination?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting

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

His depth of technical knowledge really sets him apart — not just building the site itself, but everything around it: plugins, APIs, DNS, domain and hosting, and the wider ecommerce ecosystem. He also has strong industry connections and takes the time to genuinely understand your business and brand before building anything, which makes the whole process feel effortless and tailored rather than generic.

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

Nope - they're worth a lot more than what we charged or were quoted by others. I also only work with companies who are referred to me by someone I know personally and these guys were 

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I'm the owner of Lifechange LLC, a consulting company. We help our customers create their life by design and take a deeper dive into their personal, financial, business, or life goals.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Hello Fascination?

We needed help creating and designing our company's website. We also needed help defining our business goals and marketing strategy.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Hello Fascination has designed our website from scratch. The team has also helped us with our marketing strategy, business goals, and discovering our business structure. In addition, Hello Fascination has taken photos and created imagery for our website. The team has built an online shop and set up emails and Google Workspace. Hello Fascination has also set up online payment portals and created links to YouTube, payment, shops, and other websites. Overall, Hello Fascination has handled the full design, development, and launch of our website.

What is the team composition?

We've worked with one teammate from Hello Fascination.

How did you come to work with Hello Fascination?

Someone referred Hello Fascination to me. I chose them over other options because they were a great culture fit, had good value for the cost, and had company values that aligned with ours.

What is the status of this engagement?

We started working with Hello Fascination in July 2025, and our engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

We've launched our business with an interactive marketing strategy through an online presence. Hello Fascination has created contact portals to reach out to clients and become efficient in closing business. The team has created a one-stop hub for all aspects of our business and links throughout that help navigate through the many details of what Lifechange is all about. We have definitely completed numerous sales by onboarding a few new clients for coaching. We've onboarded five new clients since July 2023.

How did Hello Fascination perform from a project management standpoint?

Hello Fascination always delivers on time and ensures an impactful delivery every time. The team's project management is very fluid, and the deliverables are always above and beyond. We communicate via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, and emails or messaging apps.

What did you find most impressive about them?

The most impressive portion of working with Hello Fascination is how much I've grown as an individual in understanding my own business. I've been able to compile strategies and structures that I didn't have implemented in my company before starting with Hello Fascination. I've also been able to set goals for my business that are embedded into my website to drive accurate outcomes.

Are there any areas they could improve?

I can't think of anything for Hello Fascination to improve.

Do you have any advice for potential customers?

I recommend working with Hello Fascination.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am a department head at XpressDox

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

XpressDox develops, sell and supports advanced document automation software to law firms and organisations across the globe. 

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Hello Fascination to accomplish?

• To rebuild and modernize the entire XpressDox web presence, creating a unified, user-friendly, and conversion-focused experience across the entire website.

SOLUTION

How did you find Hello Fascination?

Referral

Why did you select Hello Fascination over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me

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

The scope of work was extensive and covered a complete rebuild of our public website and supporting platforms.

Dylan led a full redesign and redevelopment of our WordPress website, including a complete overhaul of our WooCommerce environment. This involved re-architecting the site structure, improving performance and security, refining the user experience, and ensuring the platform could scale as our product offering grows. The end result is a faster, cleaner, and far more robust website that better reflects our brand and supports our commercial goals.

Beyond the public site, Dylan also designed and built a custom account management portal for our clients. This portal provides secure access to account information, subscriptions, and related resources, and integrates seamlessly with our broader web ecosystem. In addition, he developed a dedicated Learning Centre, giving clients a structured, easy-to-navigate space to access training content, documentation, and supporting materials.

Key deliverables included:

Full website rebuild on WordPress, including UX and performance improvements

A rebuilt and optimised WooCommerce environment

A custom client account management portal

A fully integrated Learning Centre

Ongoing technical guidance, problem-solving, and post-launch support

From a working relationship perspective, Dylan was excellent throughout the project. He is approachable, proactive, and genuinely engaged in the success of the work. He communicated clearly, anticipated issues before they became problems, and offered practical recommendations rather than simply executing tasks. He was also flexible and responsive as requirements evolved, which was critical given the complexity of the build.

Overall, this was not just a development engagement, but a true partnership. Dylan’s technical capability, combined with his professionalism and collaborative approach, made him a pleasure to work with and a trusted extension of our team.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

The project delivered measurable improvements across performance, stability, usability, and operational efficiency.

From a technical perspective, the rebuilt website and WooCommerce environment are significantly faster, more stable, and more secure than the previous platform. Page load times were materially reduced, errors and downtime issues were eliminated, and the overall reliability of the site improved, which has had a direct impact on user experience and internal confidence in the platform.

From a commercial and operational standpoint, the new WooCommerce setup provides far better control over products, subscriptions, and customer management. Processes that were previously manual or fragmented are now streamlined, reducing administrative overhead and lowering the risk of errors.

The introduction of the custom account management portal has been a major step forward. Clients now have a single, secure place to manage their accounts and access relevant information, which has reduced inbound support queries and improved self-service. Similarly, the Learning Centre has improved how we onboard and support clients by centralising training materials and documentation in a structured, easy-to-use environment.

Key outcomes include:

Faster site performance and improved platform stability

A more scalable and maintainable WooCommerce environment

Reduced internal administration and support effort

Improved client self-service through the account portal

A clearer, more professional digital experience aligned to our brand

While some benefits will continue to compound over time, the project has already delivered clear progress in terms of platform reliability, efficiency, and customer experience, providing a much stronger foundation for future growth.

Improved User Experience & Navigation

Enhanced Conversion Readiness

Modernized Look & Performance

Better Content Structure & Scalability

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

Project management was efficient and professional. 

What was your primary form of communication with Hello Fascination?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The personal attention and hands-on approach from Dylan. Nothing was ever too much trouble. 

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

No. 

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Owner of Baobab

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Non Profit company focused on giving back to under served communities and projects around the world.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Hello Fascination to accomplish?

• The goal of this project is to create a website that communicates Baobaughb’s mission, showcases its impact thro community projects, and inspires visitors to get involved through giving, volunteering, and partnership.

SOLUTION

How did you find Hello Fascination?

Referral

Why did you select Hello Fascination over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Hello Fascination were assigned to this project?

1 Employee

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

Hello Fascination was key in unlocking the full potential of what the business needed to move forward in the most successful way. The deliverables that were most key to the development side was the induction questionairre of what the business is and what our goals are. Web design that brought about the feel and look of the company. Web development from strategic layouts to integrated third party resources to help service the business in so many ways, from email, to questionaire, to videos to payments page. 

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

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

A measurable rise in volunteer sign-ups, donation form submissions, and partnership inquiries following the website launch.

Improved visibility and credibility of Baobab’s mission, reflected in greater website traffic, newsletter sign-ups, and social engagement.

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

Excellent follow up and consistency with the work flow. Hello Fascination was responsive to all the requests and needs even going above and beyond. 

What was your primary form of communication with Hello Fascination?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

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

The most impressive and unique service I received was strategic business development. Dylan was key in implementing the right strategic approach in setting up the business for success. Eveyrthing from foundational outlining of what our company is and what our expectation and goals are, to integrative ideas to bring about the best outcome and drive business goals and long term planning for what the desired out comes are and beyond. Listened to my needs and wants and was very accommodating to bringing it to life.

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

Nothing at this time.