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Don't break this to pay for web programming services!

OK, so here we are in the midst of the Great Recession.  My business, like many others, is tight these days.  And yours may be as well.  I need to make more money.  And if you have a business or organization website (or need a new one), you want to get a good deal for your money when having a web developer service your needs.

Well, I’m not going to do this like selling Ginsu knives on the tee-vee, but here’s what I’m-a gonna do…  and this offer is good through December 31, 2009…

I normally make this offer in whispers to new clients, but I have decided to make it public.  My normal base rate for web development is $32/hour (already low in the web development community), but for all new web projects I start between now and December 31, I will do the work for 2/3 the rate ($21.33/hour) if you allow me to display an image-link back to this services site at the bottom of your site for at least six months (see an example at www.harmonweddings.com; by the way, he’s a fantastic photographer too!).  Let’s say it takes 20 hours to complete your web development project — Now it would cost $426.60 instead of $640.  That’s a pretty good discount!

In short, you let me market my wares on your site, and you get cheaper web development from me!

So, you’re wondering, what kind of web development does WebCommons do?  Well, check out my many web programming specialties.  Also, lately, I’ve been doing a lot of enhancements to WordPress-based sites or new developments of informational sites using WordPress.  Basically, if you feel your current site is too much like a flat brochure, let me enliven it with WordPress and add all sorts of programmed goodies, such as an integrated calendar, image galleries, contact form and more — believe me, the possibilities will stoke your imagination.  And what’s more, when your site is based in WordPress, it will be easy for you to update your content without having to pay a web dude like me to do it!

If you’re interested, just give me a ring (or an e-mail).  Thanks for reading!

I just wanted to take a moment and welcome all the new visitors who may be coming here as a result of new advertising I have started as of this weekend.

When you boil it all down, I am what’s commonly referred to as a “web geek”. 

More specifically, if you need to have a website created (or revised) that needs to do more than just sit there, but do something active, like interact with users, get people to buy something from you, or do something with a database, I’m the guy to talk to.

Check out my Specialties & Pricing page for various ways that I can assist you in your website development needs.  Note: I am constantly adding more things I can do for clients, so what’s on the page may not be “complete”.

Whether or not you think that WebCommons web programming services is the right fit for your needs, please feel free to contact me and start a conversation!  I won’t bite! You may be surprised with all the possibilities!

Thanks for reading!

I just wanted to let everyone know that the WebCommons site crashed yesterday due to some MySQL tables getting inexplicably locked. The restoration of the data has left some things a bit messy. I will attempt to clean up most of it today.

Of course, I don’t want anyone to think this is the final incarnation of the WebCommons site. It is really just a start of a new approach. In reality, all websites stay in flux, and what is here now is just the culmination of moving much of the old content from other WebCommons locations to this WordPress-based site.

But I really do want to know: What do you think, and how can I make this site better? What can I do better to explain what it is that WebCommons does? What information am I missing, except for a visual portfolio (I already have plans for reinstating that).

By the way, if readers of this site can’t easily figure out that WebCommons does programming for websites, and what that means for their web development needs, I’m in big trouble!

As part of the ongoing WebCommons site merger, I developed a new contact form.   I realize that this kind of development naturally doesn’t create a lot of excitement, but I think a lot of the power of the WordPress platform shines through with this example.

A contact form is one of those common things that a web programmer shouldn’t want to re-invent, so I went plugin shopping at the WordPress site and found a straightforward, well-ranked, WordPress 2.7-compatible plugin called Contact Form 7.   I was especially charmed that it had easy-to-setup CAPTCHA and Akismet support (great for stopping spammers!), and upon my initial testing of it, I was pleasantly surprised at how robust and straightforward the admin-side contact form management was.

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