BrixTec Web Solutions

Question and answer

• Q. Describe the most common types of jobs you do for your clients.

  A. Small 5 to 10 page brochure type websites that allows a business to have a concise, manageable, yet elegant and effective presence on the internet.

• Q. What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  A. First, make sure that the provider is an expert in the field and find references that can verify that the provider has done and continues to do good work that is relevant to what you need.
  
  Also, make sure that the first consultation is free and that you leave knowing something that you did not know before that will help you make a good and speedy decision.

• Q. If you were a customer, what do you wish you knew about your trade? Any inside secrets to share?

  A. What are the basic steps that need to be followed to ensure a good feedback that would help with my decisions?
  
  Once my website has been created, what do I do to ensure that it will be found online? For example, do I have a very good and concise description in the meta tag that accurately describes my business?
  
  Is it necessary to develop a complete Content Management System from scratch or should I consider open source options for my particular project. What are the long and short term cost benefits of both options?

• Q. What questions should a consumer ask to hire the right service professional?

  A. How long have you been doing this?
  
  Have you ever had a project fail, and why?
  
  Why should I pay your high hourly rate when I see this service offered for much less?
  
  Who can I call or email right now to ask about work you have done for them that will NOT benefit from endorsing you.
  
  Why will my project succeed?

• Q. What important information should buyers have thought through before seeking you out?

  A. Have a general idea of their end vision. Also have, at least in the form of bullet points, listed features and functionality they would like on their web or mobile product, and even more importantly, things they would NOT like.

• Q. Why does your work stand out from others who do what you do?

  A. We make the process of developing our clients' website enjoyable and engaging. We hold our client's hands all the way through and allow them to be involved as much or as little as THEY want to.

• Q. What do you like most about your job?

  A. Meeting with my clients and getting their thoughts and ideas not only on the project on hand but on business and life in general. I learn from my clients as much as they learn from me.

• Q. What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  A. Client - "What will the cost me?"
  Me - "What is your budget?"
  
  Truthfully, the sky is truly the limit for web development. However, know what your long and short goals are, and let us work towards them one step at a time keeping cost-effectiveness and ROI constantly in view.

• Q. Do you have a favorite story from your work?

  A. One of our first clients come to us with no idea of what he wanted for a website. He came to us with 7 bullet points on half a sheet of paper.
  
  Four months later with very little input along the way, he had a very large website with a easy-to-manage back-end over 200 pages with full membership sections, tied into his in-house system and was very pleased with every feature and functionality we implemented for them

• Q. What do you wish customers knew about you or your profession?

  A. That not every solution can be implemented with ".. a few lines of code... and completed in a few minutes".
  
  Each request should be carefully reviewed within a reasonable time frame to determine; Feasibility, cost-effectiveness, impact on the business's bottom line, ROI and time frame.

• Q. How did you decide to get in your line of work?

  A. While pursuing my Computer Engineering degree, I had a vision that eventually almost all services could be envisioned and realized on the internet. To me, the internet is man's most wonderful and most deadly creation to date.

• Q. Tell us about a recent job you did that you are particularly proud of.

  A. The AmericansForFreedom project. This took a bit longer then we liked with a lot of "scope creep", but in the end we were able to provide a solution for every request our client had, and we still continue to improve upon this very special website.

• Q. Do you do any sort of continuing education to stay up on the latest developments in your field?

  A. All of our team members dedicate some time each week for dedicated research and development. Personally, I am working towards higher certifications in my field. I am continuously researching ways to make the development experience easier for both my clients and my team.

• Q. If you have a complicated pricing system for your service, please give all the details here.

  A. Our blended rate for all projects is very simple and easy to follow. It can be explained to any client in less time that it takes to type this out.

• Q. If you were advising someone who wanted to get into your profession, what would you suggest?

  A. Focus first on a particular niche area that you truly love and perfect your expertize there. Then, if you feel the need to, branch out to other interesting areas.
  
  Above all, love what you do or do something else.

• Q. What is your greatest strength?

  A. My ability to listen and interpret needs. I can gather from almost any client what they really need even when they have problems expressing it very well.
  
  This is also the most fundamental determinant of my success.

• Q. What are you currently working on improving?

  A. My Marketing and interpersonal skills