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Deihl McKendree, Owner
http://www.CreateACakeShop.com
"Traffic is doing very well to createacakeshop.com. The traffic has almost doubled, and the sales are up about 50% also. Whatever you did seems to be working. I have had lots of positive comments. My Dreamweaver skills are improving by the minute so that’s been a big help in freshening up the links on the site also."
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Brian Kruse, President
http://www.inwallstore.com
"There aren't enough words to describe Gary's talents in regards to Miva Merchant.
Our experience began with a roadblock at a former host not being able to upgrade our site to a newer version of Miva. I asked around the Miva community about good hosts for Miva and we chose Cybrhost.com, where Gary is a member. He took control of the site, backed everything up, transferred all, the more than 1 gig, of files to Cybrhost, then proceeded to flawlessly integrate all of our 3rd party modules in less than 24 hours with seemingly no apparent downtime.
But that's not why you should give Gary your support business.
Our site was put together by us over the years and it looked like amateur hour. So I asked Gary if he would look at our site and recommend some upgrades. He took the site and by simply knowing which modules worked well with each other, transformed our site into what it is today.
Even that is not why you should hire Gary.
Gary practices some form of religion I call "Emailism". He is the messiah of returning emails and offering the exact answer/solution to your problem. YOU WILL NOT HAVE A PROBLEM IN YOUR MIVA MERCHANT THAT GARY CANNOT FIX. PERIOD.
As my customers as my witnesses, Gary Hodder may very well be the best Miva support person alive."
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John Lodge, Owner
http://www.marinestore.co.uk
"Gary,
It appears that the new design has settled in very nicely and has been very well received by our customers. It looks so much more professional now, the success of the design is confirmed by the increase in our customer conversion rates from 2.5% to 8%, that is a truely remarkable achievement and is far beyond what we expected. We are looking forward to the result of the search engine optimisation changes kicking in, the only downside of the changes is that we will have to employ more staff!
Should you ever need a reference, we shall be more than pleased to provide it; such commitment and professionalism is unusual in the strange and slightly flaky universe that is Miva Merchant.
Thanks
John"
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Glen Whitehouse, Owner
http://www.weatherpeddler.com
"Gary, Our website is our only sales tool. The improvements you have helped us make to our site has signigicantly increased traffic in a very short time. We really appreciate your being available to assist on this project practically 24/7. It is very unusual to find such professional support available to a small and growing company like ours. Working with you over the long distance between us has been no problem at all. We anticipated that there would be a need to meet face-to-face at some point but communication is so easy that it has not become necessary.
Thank you very much for transforming our site from a cookie cutter site to an effective selling tool which works for us extremely effectively.
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Tony Pickering, Owner
http://www.americanpony.com/
http://www.canadianmustang.com/
"Our web sites have turned into very poweful sales tools for us. Gary designed two sites with a variety of interesting features to keep visitors coming back and becoming customers. I am not very technically oriented and I found that I can talk to Gary in common language and he knows what I want and can translate that into something that works on our sites. He has been responsive and quick to help if we need something done.
I very much value his availability. Over the years we have always been able to contact Gary and he has never let us down. They say that in this world you only get what you pay for but in Gary's case I feel we get a lot more."
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Rick Scofield, Site Owner Workwear Inc.
http://www.theworkwearstore.com
"Thanks Gary, I really enjoyed working with you and I'm sure our paths will cross again.
When I first came to you with my website redesign ideas, I was really unclear on a number of fronts and I appreciate the flexibility you showed. You provided options and great design ideas that has resulted in a great web site that supports navigation, function and ofcourse 'eye-candy'
Added Jan 15th, 2005:
theworkwearstore.com has it best year ever. The SFL and site organization changes you made really made a big difference. I have plans to take the site to a new level this year!
Thanks again,
Rick Scofield"
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Rich Albert, VP Operations
CybrHost Corporation
http://www.cybrhost.com/
"Gary Hodder has proven himself to be one of the foremost problem solvers that I have come across. More than once we have pushed a 'hard one' at him and he has come thru.
An innovative thinker with a wide variety of skills that complement this honest hard working individual. I am rarely impressed these days and was pleasantly suprised with the level of friendly professionalism shown by Gary Hodder. He has been a valuable asset as a consultant for us.
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Colin Maddix
, Site Owner
DiscountBible.com
http://www.discountbible.com/
"As a new Internet store owner with no experience in setting up or maintaining an Internet site, Dominant Designs was a God-send to me. Gary Hodder worked a miracle on my site which improved traffic at least five times:
- He cleaned up the HTML and submitted the URL's and key words to the search engines.
- He redesigned the whole site to make it more user-friendly, quicker and attractive.
- He introduced a customer contact method that makes it easy for customers to ask questions.
- He made maintaining the site easy for me, avoiding multiple HTML copying and pasting to synchronize different pages.
- He explained how the Internet really works so I could avoid costly mistakes.
- I don't know when Dominant Designs sleeps, but whenever I have run into a problem Gary has responded to my email call for help with a solution in minutes even at weekends, early mornings or late evenings.
With Gary's guidance I feel that I have become an Internet store professional in only three weeks. I can operate on my own now but I like the insurance that if I want to stretch the store's capabilities or run into a problem I can call again on Gary and Dominant Designs."
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Ann O'Shaughnessy
, Site Owner
HeronDance.org
http://www.herondance.org/
"Gary delivered what he promised and stuck to his quote even though there was more work involved than he had bargained for. We have been burnt many times by suppliers who promise the earth and sky but who cannot deliver, or who pad their invoice with so many extra charges it takes months to negotiate a fair bottom line. Gary is a straight shooter. You can trust him to do what he says he will do at the price he quotes. This is a rare thing in this world. It is essential when you're sinking a lot of money into web projects. While the work is in process you will find the Gary is always available and helpful."
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Gary Smith
, Site Owner
asestores.com
http://www.asestores.com/
"I had been searching for a good Miva developer who understood what I was trying to do and who was on call for emergencies, and I finally found Gary. He has shepherded my main client's store through a hosting company change, a major Miva upgrade, and some much-needed upgrades to my 3rd party modules.
Every request, from tweaks to a couple of serious store issues that inevitably resulted from all these changes, has been handled promptly and kept my store working. If you're tired of doing it all yourself or waiting for e-mail replies from other developers, look no further!"
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John Marshall, Senior Project Manager
Claymore Inc.
"I have worked with Gary Hodder for the past two years on a variety of multi-media training projects. On all of these, Gary has performed beyond expectations and provided excellent services to our clients. He is a talented and hard-working individual, with whom it is a pleasure to work.Gary's self-motivation enables him to successfully produce materials on time and on budget. I particularly appreciate his reliability when working under pressure.
I wholeheartedly recommend Gary Hodder to any potential employer or client."
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Simon McDonald
, Site Owner
Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
http://www.triodent.com/
"We found Gary to be both very knowledgeable about Miva Merchant and set it up exactly how we wanted it. He was also very helpful and extremely quick to respond to emails. (Does he ever sleep?;-). I would have absolutely no hesitation recommending him."
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Vector Consulting Inc.
Florida
http://www.computersetc.com/
"We found Gary quite accidentally when our former host was unable to answer a 'simple' question about a persistent error we were getting with Miva. We posted the question to Miva's discussion group and Gary answered.
Since that time, Gary has referred us to a reliable and knowledgeable host, helped with the migration from old host to new and helped to 'patch' together a poorly designed website in addition to optimizing our old site for search engines. Because of his efforts, we realized a 10-fold increase in visitors following the optimization.
Most recently, we asked Gary to take a concept proposed by a marketing specialist and make it a reality. Not only was he able to implement the complex design, his insight into the Miva system made his suggestions invaluable in turning a concept into a robust, efficient website that we are very proud of.
Thank you, Gary !"
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Sean McPartland
, Site Owner
electroseller.com
http://www.electroseller.com/
"Dominant Designs & Gary Hodder have done a wonderful job on our new website! They are very professional and really know what they are doing. Gary Hodder, my primary Developer, backs up all my data and can fix anything in a heartbeat. He is ALWAYS available! Any time you need him he is there! Just gald we found Dominant Designs. I am more then pleased and now our business is growing fast!"
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Lavern Ellis "Lavern"
, Jacksonville, FL USA
http://www.enchantedstyles.com/
" Gary Hodder is the best! For anyone out there running a miva store, www.dominantdesigns.com is the place to go if you are having trouble with search engine optimization. Gary is very knowlegable, efficient, affordable, and trustworthy when it comes to delivering the best of everything for ones website. Don't take my word for it,however, just go and visit his website for yourself."
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Dennis Lelonde
, Safety Training Coordinator
NorskeCanada Crofton Division
http://www.norskecanada.com/
"Gary worked for NorskeCanada and myself for two years,building web-based training modules and a training database. His "Training Tracks" system stands out for it's ease of use and flexibility, especially in accessing courses and reporting features. In particular, the automatic notification of impending course expiry provided invaluable assistance to supervisors and administrators responsible for maintaining current training of their employees. Our success in development and implementation of industry-leading web training and training record management attest to Gary's ability to work with clients to assess their needs and deliver a superior and user-friendly product.
The web page he developed for Crofton's Intranet has the perfect combination of functionality and appearance that draws the user back again. He is exremely dependable and diligent.
I would recommend Gary and Dominant Designs to anyone who is looking for cutting edge solutions for their web sites and/or training requirements.
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Keith Marshall
, Site Owner
Solution Matrix, Inc.
http://www.OurHomeCenter.com/
"It is my pleasure to give you accolades for the work you have done not
only on my website but in training me. Your patience is greatly appreciated
and I have absolute trust in your judgment!
I look forward to a long and prosperous relationship.
Cordially,
Keith Marshall, Our Home Center
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Deb Baker-Racine
, Site Owner
Y2K Health and Detox Centre
http://www.y2khealthanddetox.com/
"I found Gary Hodder through changing my host to Cybrhost..mainly because my former host was useless when it came to helping with my MIVA cart..which I really loved.
Gary re-designed my store, amalgamating and up-dating (totally); my visual and flow. He was fast, earlier than estimated, more than fairly priced and the best part, continues to be of great help when I get myself in a muddle. I'm a practitioner..not a tech...and although I do my own web-mastering of my pages..the store was a nightmare to me until I met Gary and had his help.
At last, there is an "interpreter" for MIVA out there..as I find MIVA themselves to be very confusing."
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Frank Marlow
, Site Owner
Metal Arts Press
http://www.metalartspress.com/
"You have made the Miva section of the site virtually visually seamless. I really appreciate your help. My only regret is that I did not hire you long ago. Thanks again, Frank Marlow
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Jen Koch
, Site Owner
SF Cable
http://www.sfcable.com/
"I am not a technically oriented person and I made a mess of my website. I was very happy to know gary. He helped me find all the problem on my site and fix it professionally. Now my site runs professionally and there are no more complaints from my customers. Moreover, Gary has been responsive and quick to help if we needed something done and my sales have gone way up.. its incredible."
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Visitor Feedback:
MARIE THERESE, mtbass31@hotmail.com
BANJUL, , THE GAMBIA
"YOUR WEBSITE IS SO INTERESTING.GREAT!! I WAS VERY IMPRESS WHEN I WAS READING IT."
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Brian K. Faircloth, bfaircloth@osc.uscg.mil
West Virginia, United States
"I have spent the last hour and a half on your site and think it is wonderfully put together."
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Andre Lemire, andre.lemire@cgocable.ca
Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
"Congratulation; your site is beautifull! I love it. This is only the second time in my internet life that I make such a comment. "
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Jerry Wilde, wildebeast54@btinternet.com
Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, U.K.
http:// www.wildepages.com
"Great site and content - have put a link to your site from mine, for the experienced web professionals to follow. "
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James Bayfield, jbayfield@hotmail.com
Queens, New York, USA
http:// www.bayteck.com
"This is a great information site... I really enjoy browsing your site... I am a Cisco Engineer.. I am starting to get into the web side of thing... I really enjoy the educational infor... Keep up the good work.. You are truly a professional in myoppinion"
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Digital Resources, business@ns.sympatico.ca
Port Hastings, NS, Canada
"Hi Gary Have been following your work on and off. Your knowledge and effort continue to grow. Boy do you ever have an eye for design. You must work tirelessly at this stuff. The new pages are the best I have seen yet. Good luck with the new ventures."
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