Customizing: Customizers-for-Hire - Page 3

DrDavid · Apr-21-2008, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BriShay

If anyone is interested, i am looking for someone to do some minor customizing on my site. Let me know if you have the time :) Thanks!

Hi BriShay,

I'd love to help you out. Feel free to fill out my form at: http://www.WolfSnap.com/smugization and I'll be in touch ASAP :)

David

stephenbruno · Apr-24-2008, 09:26 AM

I wanted to add that David still continues to offer rapid response assistance in small changes as a follow up without charge. I think that this is an essential aspect of customization and I wanted folks to know when they are deciding who to hire.

Quote:

Originally Posted by stephenbruno

I have done quite a lot of my own customizing and I have received generous and effective assistance from SmugMug staff and Dgrinners. Everyone has been wonderful and I am grateful for their expertise and kind help. I even learned enough to assist others in some areas. When I needed the special knowledge, skills, and personal attention for my website to enhance it quickly I hired David Wolf. It was soon clear that he was able to do clever CSS codes and quickly make each of the changes that I wanted. I’m certain that David saved me weeks of effort. He was easily available by email and very responsive. I was pleased that he added a number of changes that I had not thought of. Not one to usually recommend someone, I encourage you to talk with David about your site. http://www.wolfsnap.com/

Granby · Apr-25-2008, 02:07 PM

Jerry just finnished some customization for my site and I can't say enough about his work.

I expected a good outcome & I got one; I expected a reasonable price & he delivered; I expected a reasonable timeline to get the work done & he more than met my expectations.

What I think Jerry offers that most impressed me is the ability to talk to you & help you clarrify in your own mind what you want the site to look like. I never felt like he was pushing me to a place I didn't want to go but he did gently open my eyes to some possibilities I had not thought of.

Last but certainly not least, he left me with a site that I can tweak & maintain on my own even with my limited understanding & ability.

Thanks Jerry. You get my unqualified recommendation!

duren · May-03-2008, 06:27 PM

Just want to say thanks to David, who is always there when I call and who did a great job on my website. Just very friendly and a good listener!

Here are some samples of work that he has done on his site:

http://www.wolfsnap.com/gallery/4696195_DuPhF

Bob The Camera Man
http://bobthecameraman.com

SeattleYates · May-05-2008, 07:58 AM

Jerry Roek (see http://jrphotos.smugmug.com/gallery/2959631_8M5XR ) did my www.UnderwaterReflections.com site, and I was amazed at how easy he was to work with, and what a nice, professional looking result I got. I get lots of positive comments on it from other underwater photographers - many of them pros.

I was so happy with the job he did that I've got him working on my wife's new site for her dog training business -- you wouldn't think Smugmug would be the ideal basis for that type of website (since it's not based on photography!), but Jerry is making it look great!

One of Jerry's talents is for listening to what you want and making suggestions, but then letting you fine-tune what he's doing as the project progresses. He doesn't get offended if you ignore some of his suggestions or prefer it done differently! And his charges are more than reasonable (will vary based on the project, but he'll give you an estimate range in advance once he understands what you want).

It's not often that I come across someone I can wholeheartedly recommend to others, but that is certainly the case with Jerry!

CapturedbyCatie · May-06-2008, 05:11 PM

I highly recommend David Wolf. He had a very fast response time to by first inquiry. He was always available for help. I also had several questions that now seem a little silly but he always responded and was very nice about it. He was great to work with and I love what he has done to my site... Feel free to check it out at capturedbycatie.smugmug.com

Aussie Kate · May-07-2008, 07:09 AM

Just wanted to add that Jerry Roek http://www.jrphotos.smugmug.com/gallery/1448761 customized my website in Oct '07 you can check it out here www.KateHunterPhotography.smugmug.com I LOVE it! My clients love it Jerry was great to work with and made the process very easy. Jerry quoted me a price that was very reasonable and a time frame that was QUICK and he delivered on both. I just emailed Jerry yesterday at 4pm with a question about making two small changes to my site...Jerry emailed me back at 5:40pm not only to say it was done but that there was NO charge! Talk about GREAT customer service. Jerry Roek Rocks!

Thanks Jerry

In Action Pictures · May-10-2008, 04:11 AM

When I started with SM I was blown away by what it would take to customize my website.. Luckily soon after when I was about to leave SM because of frustration, Jerry came along... because of Jerry I LOVE SM!

Jerry has made my life SO EASY! He responds quickly to my emails and phone calls.. He make what ever changes I need when I need them. He encourages me to learn more so I can be more independent with the site. He fixes my mistakes..

Jerry's work is flawless! Don't look at my site yet,.. I still owe Jerry some new graphics.. so mine is incomplete again (my doing not Jerry's).

Jerry has been working my site for a couple of years and during that time I have called Jerrry from the middle of a shoot a hrose show and he has updated my site to fit my need by the end of the day! THATS SERVICE!

I can't say enough about Jerry's commitment to his customers!

Jean

CMEPHOTO · May-13-2008, 12:53 PM

Wow, I couldn't be any happier with david's customization.....
The custom look david gave my website is outstanding!!!!!! I highly recommend him doing your website, you won't regrete it.
Thanks again wolfsnap.com aka drdavid

tryin' · May-17-2008, 04:27 PM

... Dr David (aka: David Wolf).

He turned my garbled ramblings of what I thought I wanted ... into exactly what I wanted!!

Having never hired anyone to do this stuff before, I was pretty worried about trust (I'd have to give him my passwords), honesty (I'd have to trust he would not do it in 2 seconds and charge me the earth) and ability (how do I know he can even do this stuff?!).

I need not have worried. David did a fantastic job .. and gave me some great advice too. If you need help with your SmugMug .. I highly recommend Dr David.

Thank you so much Dr David!!!

Sue Bruce
www.suebrucephotography.com

Finalshot · May-24-2008, 05:58 AM

Thanks Dr.Dave!

I used Dr.Dave to customize my smugmug site. I'm a wildlife and landscape photographer and Dr.Dave helped to give me a more personalized look on the www. He's quick, honest, and fair. I'll continue to keep my business with Dr. Dave, and you should too! I wanted him to keep it simple and easy to navigate, and he did just that. Take a look at www.tonybynum.com

Dave also helped me set up a new email system and add some things to my www presence that in the long run will help me better opperate my business.

Thanks Dave!

Tony Bynum

ottsworld · May-26-2008, 07:08 PM

I recently worked with Jerry Roek to customize my site (www.sherryott.smugmug.com). I was very satisfied with what he accomplished for me. However I was most impressed with his ability to meet the timeline that I needed with the functionality that I desired. I provided him a 'deadline' for when the work needed to be complete, and he did a fabulous job of getting it all done! He was professional to work with, he was quick to respond to my questions and we worked together to put together a great design! You can spend hours yourself, or get it done quickly by having an expert do the customization for you...it all depends on your goals. For me, hiring Jerry to do the customization was the way to go!
Thanks Jerry!
Sherry Ott

Tawnya · May-28-2008, 08:46 AM

I had Jerry do my site a year or so ago. Throughout this time we have worked to keep adding new functions and cool stuff to my site.

I recently had him add a site inside my site for my son's Taekwondo studio.

Any special feature I wanted I was able to get reasonably and quickly.

Jerry is the best! I am so happy I found him to do my site.

http://www,photographybytawnya.com

He even put a slideshow on my blog. :)

Tawnya

bp1959 · May-31-2008, 12:23 PM

Emailed one of your guys 10 days ago and nothing??????????
Bryan

DrDavid · May-31-2008, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bp1959

Emailed one of your guys 10 days ago and nothing??????????
Bryan

Sorry to hear about that!

I know, speaking for myself only here, I do get a LOT of email everyday. And, if you don't use the form here: http://www.WolfSnap.com/smugization there is always a possibility that your email can get lost or junked. Unfortunately, I get *hundreds* of spam email a day; so, I can't always find the one good email in the stack of junk.

Sorry.

By using the form, the email's get into the right folder, and trigger the right alerts--it even automatically sends back a bit of an FAQ to you within seconds.

Fill out the form above, and I'll get back to you with specifics ASAP. Promise!

David

jerryr · Jun-01-2008, 12:09 AM

Hi - I am sorry to hear about that as well....
I make it my best attempt to reply to e-mails on the same day.
I have notice the past couple of times in which I have received an e-mail via dgrin and have attempted to reply to the e-mail without any luck.

Therefore, the best methods of contacting me is through an actual private message to private message via dgrin or review my customization page
(http://www.jrphotosandwebdesign.com/customization) and e-mail me from there. I will do my very best effort to reply to within the same day.

Thanks :) jerryr

DrDavid · Jun-03-2008, 11:10 AM

The easiest way to contact me, and ensure I get your message is by going to my site and using my form. Sending a PM on here or sending me an email via dgrin never works as well as my form.

Reason: My form gets emailed to me AND I have a log of it on the website as well. So, if the email ever does get lost, I can always find the original form information. It's like insurance for your email :)

David

Finalshot · Jun-22-2008, 07:20 PM

A few months ago Dave helped with my smug mug site (www.tonybynum.com) and did a great job. The other day, I was away shooting in canada and did not have access to my computer, i did get to a friends computer and emaild him that I could not access my account. He turned around with a reply and all my contact information in about 5 minutes - now that's customer support! Great guy! A+!!!!!!!

Tony Bynum

DeeDeeO · Jun-26-2008, 09:27 AM

I think I just died and went to HEAVEN.

Thanks for offering this!!

HDRJAPAN · Jul-01-2008, 04:04 PM

Hi,

I am looking for a customized look for my new smugmug shop.

Shop is ready to go just waiting to be customized.

Does not need to be amazing but functional and clean.

PM me with your best price for this Job and how long it will take.

Regards

Tom

Apr-25-2008, 02:07 PM	#43
Granby Big grins Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15	Jerry is the MAN Jerry just finnished some customization for my site and I can't say enough about his work. I expected a good outcome & I got one; I expected a reasonable price & he delivered; I expected a reasonable timeline to get the work done & he more than met my expectations. What I think Jerry offers that most impressed me is the ability to talk to you & help you clarrify in your own mind what you want the site to look like. I never felt like he was pushing me to a place I didn't want to go but he did gently open my eyes to some possibilities I had not thought of. Last but certainly not least, he left me with a site that I can tweak & maintain on my own even with my limited understanding & ability. Thanks Jerry. You get my unqualified recommendation! __________________ http://www.boblangphoto.com

May-03-2008, 06:27 PM	#44
duren Major grins Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii Posts: 100	Thanks David! Just want to say thanks to David, who is always there when I call and who did a great job on my website. Just very friendly and a good listener! Here are some samples of work that he has done on his site: http://www.wolfsnap.com/gallery/4696195_DuPhF Bob The Camera Man http://bobthecameraman.com Last edited by duren; May-03-2008 at 06:40 PM.

May-05-2008, 07:58 AM	#45
SeattleYates Fully Submersible Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 47	Another vote for Jerry Roek Jerry Roek (see http://jrphotos.smugmug.com/gallery/2959631_8M5XR ) did my www.UnderwaterReflections.com site, and I was amazed at how easy he was to work with, and what a nice, professional looking result I got. I get lots of positive comments on it from other underwater photographers - many of them pros. I was so happy with the job he did that I've got him working on my wife's new site for her dog training business -- you wouldn't think Smugmug would be the ideal basis for that type of website (since it's not based on photography!), but Jerry is making it look great! One of Jerry's talents is for listening to what you want and making suggestions, but then letting you fine-tune what he's doing as the project progresses. He doesn't get offended if you ignore some of his suggestions or prefer it done differently! And his charges are more than reasonable (will vary based on the project, but he'll give you an estimate range in advance once he understands what you want). It's not often that I come across someone I can wholeheartedly recommend to others, but that is certainly the case with Jerry! __________________ Bruce Yates Seattle, WA Canon 5D MkII and 1Ds MkII (used mostly underwater), 1D MkIII for topside www.UnderwaterReflections.com (my Smugmug site, customized by DGrinner jerryr) If at first you don't succeed, try try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it. WC Fields

May-07-2008, 07:09 AM	#47
Aussie Kate Beginner grinner Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1	Webpage customization Just wanted to add that Jerry Roek http://www.jrphotos.smugmug.com/gallery/1448761 customized my website in Oct '07 you can check it out here www.KateHunterPhotography.smugmug.com I LOVE it! My clients love it Jerry was great to work with and made the process very easy. Jerry quoted me a price that was very reasonable and a time frame that was QUICK and he delivered on both. I just emailed Jerry yesterday at 4pm with a question about making two small changes to my site...Jerry emailed me back at 5:40pm not only to say it was done but that there was NO charge! Talk about GREAT customer service. Jerry Roek Rocks! Thanks Jerry

May-10-2008, 04:11 AM	#48
In Action Pictures Beginner grinner Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 2	Jerry's Customization When I started with SM I was blown away by what it would take to customize my website.. Luckily soon after when I was about to leave SM because of frustration, Jerry came along... because of Jerry I LOVE SM! Jerry has made my life SO EASY! He responds quickly to my emails and phone calls.. He make what ever changes I need when I need them. He encourages me to learn more so I can be more independent with the site. He fixes my mistakes.. Jerry's work is flawless! Don't look at my site yet,.. I still owe Jerry some new graphics.. so mine is incomplete again (my doing not Jerry's). Jerry has been working my site for a couple of years and during that time I have called Jerrry from the middle of a shoot a hrose show and he has updated my site to fit my need by the end of the day! THATS SERVICE! I can't say enough about Jerry's commitment to his customers! Jean

May-06-2008, 05:11 PM	#46
CapturedbyCatie Beginner grinner Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	I highly recommend David Wolf. He had a very fast response time to by first inquiry. He was always available for help. I also had several questions that now seem a little silly but he always responded and was very nice about it. He was great to work with and I love what he has done to my site... Feel free to check it out at capturedbycatie.smugmug.com

May-13-2008, 12:53 PM	#49
CMEPHOTO Beginner grinner Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1	wolf snap aka(dr david) Wow, I couldn't be any happier with david's customization..... The custom look david gave my website is outstanding!!!!!! I highly recommend him doing your website, you won't regrete it. Thanks again wolfsnap.com aka drdavid

May-17-2008, 04:27 PM	#50
tryin' Tryin' ... for perfection Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lexington, MA Posts: 15	Wow! I am very impressed with ... ... Dr David (aka: David Wolf). He turned my garbled ramblings of what I thought I wanted ... into exactly what I wanted!! Having never hired anyone to do this stuff before, I was pretty worried about trust (I'd have to give him my passwords), honesty (I'd have to trust he would not do it in 2 seconds and charge me the earth) and ability (how do I know he can even do this stuff?!). I need not have worried. David did a fantastic job .. and gave me some great advice too. If you need help with your SmugMug .. I highly recommend Dr David. Thank you so much Dr David!!! Sue Bruce www.suebrucephotography.com

May-24-2008, 05:58 AM	#51
Finalshot Beginner grinner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	Dr.Dave's the Man. . . Thanks Dr.Dave! I used Dr.Dave to customize my smugmug site. I'm a wildlife and landscape photographer and Dr.Dave helped to give me a more personalized look on the www. He's quick, honest, and fair. I'll continue to keep my business with Dr. Dave, and you should too! I wanted him to keep it simple and easy to navigate, and he did just that. Take a look at www.tonybynum.com Dave also helped me set up a new email system and add some things to my www presence that in the long run will help me better opperate my business. Thanks Dave! Tony Bynum

May-26-2008, 07:08 PM	#52
ottsworld ottsworld Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York, NY Posts: 15	Jerry Roek's Customization I recently worked with Jerry Roek to customize my site (www.sherryott.smugmug.com). I was very satisfied with what he accomplished for me. However I was most impressed with his ability to meet the timeline that I needed with the functionality that I desired. I provided him a 'deadline' for when the work needed to be complete, and he did a fabulous job of getting it all done! He was professional to work with, he was quick to respond to my questions and we worked together to put together a great design! You can spend hours yourself, or get it done quickly by having an expert do the customization for you...it all depends on your goals. For me, hiring Jerry to do the customization was the way to go! Thanks Jerry! Sherry Ott

May-28-2008, 08:46 AM	#53
Tawnya Big grins Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 27	Always Updating! I had Jerry do my site a year or so ago. Throughout this time we have worked to keep adding new functions and cool stuff to my site. I recently had him add a site inside my site for my son's Taekwondo studio. Any special feature I wanted I was able to get reasonably and quickly. Jerry is the best! I am so happy I found him to do my site. http://www,photographybytawnya.com He even put a slideshow on my blog. :) Tawnya __________________ Bowing to the SmugMug gods..... Tawnya www.tawnyamariephotography.com

May-31-2008, 12:23 PM	#54
bp1959 Big grins Join Date: May 2008 Location: Acworth, Georgia Posts: 82	How about someone that returns an email??? Emailed one of your guys 10 days ago and nothing?????????? Bryan

Jun-01-2008, 12:09 AM	#56
jerryr Smugmug Customization Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 296	Hi - I am sorry to hear about that as well.... I make it my best attempt to reply to e-mails on the same day. I have notice the past couple of times in which I have received an e-mail via dgrin and have attempted to reply to the e-mail without any luck. Therefore, the best methods of contacting me is through an actual private message to private message via dgrin or review my customization page (http://www.jrphotosandwebdesign.com/customization) and e-mail me from there. I will do my very best effort to reply to within the same day. Thanks :) jerryr __________________ www.jrcustomization.com - Professional Smugmug Customization (4+ years) - Web Site Analysis, Design and Development - Smugmug, Wordpress and Showit Customization - Sports, Wedding and Event Photography in MI. Read my Blog Sign up for my Newsletter Facebook Fan Page Follow me on Twitter

Jun-03-2008, 11:10 AM	#57
DrDavid Smugization Master Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,257	The easiest way to contact me, and ensure I get your message is by going to my site and using my form. Sending a PM on here or sending me an email via dgrin never works as well as my form. Reason: My form gets emailed to me AND I have a log of it on the website as well. So, if the email ever does get lost, I can always find the original form information. It's like insurance for your email :) David __________________ Smugization Central (WolfSnap.com) Read my Personal blog! Twitter: @WolfSnap Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DavidIWolf Live in Southern California? There's a SMUG for that! (Riverside/IE SmugMug User Groups) SmugMug Video Tutorials SmugMug Customization - Smugization.com \| Custom Domains Last edited by DrDavid; Jun-08-2008 at 01:34 PM.

Jun-22-2008, 07:20 PM	#58
Finalshot Beginner grinner Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 5	Another Kudos to drdave. . . A few months ago Dave helped with my smug mug site (www.tonybynum.com) and did a great job. The other day, I was away shooting in canada and did not have access to my computer, i did get to a friends computer and emaild him that I could not access my account. He turned around with a reply and all my contact information in about 5 minutes - now that's customer support! Great guy! A+!!!!!!! Tony Bynum

Jun-26-2008, 09:27 AM	#59
DeeDeeO Big grins Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 16	I think I just died and went to HEAVEN. Thanks for offering this!! __________________ Denise Mommy & Me Photography

Jul-01-2008, 04:04 PM	#60
HDRJAPAN Photo Ninja Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ireland Posts: 2	BlackBelt Ninja Customizer wanted Hi, I am looking for a customized look for my new smugmug shop. Shop is ready to go just waiting to be customized. Does not need to be amazing but functional and clean. PM me with your best price for this Job and how long it will take. Regards Tom

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