What more can I say? Mel was simply a delight to work with and took the design idea I had created in Photoshop and made it an actual site. Everything looked like what I had in mind. She even went above and beyond my expectations and really made the overall website a functional extension of our church. We now have an average of 100 hits per day, whereas before, we were lucky to get 4 hits per day. Now, with Mel’s help and expertise in using Expression Engine, the site is easier to look at, and is becoming a central communication point of our church congregation. We now offer sermon outlines in conjunction with downloadable sermons and a really nice photo gallery.
The main reason I chose Mel for the church’s website was because of her extensive portfolio and her willingness to take on the task we had at hand. Also, I was looking for a COMPLETE CONTENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE that has more than just a “blog”. I came across EE some time back but just brushed it off because it cost for a license. Therefore, I dabbled into other CMS’s which were nothing than “blogs.” I did not want this for the church’s site. The staff needed something that could be quickly learned and would not take much of their time. Therefore, I reverted back to EE and really looked at the sites that had been created by various professionals. I saw the flexibility that EE had and was quite impressed in how things worked behind the scenes to produce what a visitor to a website will see.
As from my first impressions about the license fee for the software; it is well worth it. Especially if you can pair up with an incredible developer as Mel. I will definitely recommend her to anyone and will definitely come back to her for some minor tweaks to the website as well as other personal website ventures.
I just cannot say enough. MEL IS GREAT!
J. Brad Huss
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