I spent several months hunting for a good DNN development and hosting partner. Our traffic is growing rapidly and I had 4 primary criteria:
- fast response and turnaround
- knowledge of DNN
- SEO expertise
- Ability to move us to dedicated servers when the time comes
I was drawn to Seablick after reading Tom Kraak’s many articles on SEO and DNN. He is clearly a thought leader in this territory and has an obvious passion for the subjects. I was extremely concerned that we’d be hanging our success on a 2 man company, however. How could they possibly support us with a fast response and turnaround? What if our site goes down at 4 am? Who would answer the phone?
After talking at length with Tom, I just couldn’t imagine anyone more passionate or knowledgeable in the key areas I care about. I decided to take a chance.
All I can say is WOW! Seablick most definitely under-sells and over-delivers. They easily achieve more than a typical company of 15 developers. How? Tom deeply understands diverse areas of DNN and SEO that would otherwise require several individuals. Vasilis Terzopoulos overlaps Tom perfectly in DNN expertise and fills out the Seablick offering with fantastic skinning skills and artistic vision. There is no middle management waste, and they work together like a well-oiled machine. I was really impressed with their use of the BaseCamp project management tool to effortlessly streamline our efforts. No wasted time, no lost thoughts, no miscommunication, no RE-communication… just perfect execution.
In about 2 weeks, we completely overhauled the Art of Strength website. Each time I verbalized a goal or direction, Vasilis amazed me with his fast response and high quality. There were a couple of elements I disliked, and he immediately proposed better concepts without ego or pushback.
Tom works from Connecticut. Vasilis hangs his hat in Italy. Given their time zone and expertise overlap, I have complete confidence in round-the-clock service. Go with Seablick Consulting / ThinkOfDesign. You won’t be sorry.
Jeff Waters
VP Marketing & Production
Art of Strength
http://www.artofstrength.com
jeff@artofstrength.com