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Testimonials
"Annette
Thank you SO much for helping with the web page! You were a life saver."
Warmly,
Ben
Ben
Dean, Ph.D., MCC,
Founder and CEO
MentorCoach LLC
Robyn Laur-Russell:
Executive Director of Illinois Small Business Development Center,
Southern University Carbondale
“Working with Annette and her company has led to many valuable
websites for ISBDC clients. Girl Geek is an affordable solution
for a small business to have a web presence! I suggest you check
out her portfolio!”
Top qualities: Personable, Good Value, On Time
“I
had to revise a legacy website. I turned to Annette for advice on the program
to use and how to integrate my old information. She provided timely advice and
a turnkey solution with no glitches at all that still function quite nicely
now.” - William Coscarelli, Ph.D.
Top qualities: Personable, Good Value, High Integrity
Bishop and Elwell Insurance
“Annette
designed our website for us. We told her what we had in our heads and she
created it. Complete custom, no templates! We have had great results.
”
Matt
Bishop
Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, Creative
DrHollyWSchwartztol.com
"Annette,
you have been supremely supportive and helpful. I am completely delighted with
the way my website turned out and I have gotten excellent feedback about it.
One of the things I particularly liked was how very available you were to me
during the process. Thanks....you
are a doll and I love the website! You have been just delightful to work
with." - Holly W. Schwartztol, Ph.D., Miami
Florida Holistic Psychotherapist
Bernstein Aerial Photography
"Now that is a great website....the samples shots show you have the
secret....
I must say, I have seen a lot of websites from our students and yours is the
first one I really like. The Midstate Bank photo must be from a Helicopter!!"
David Rodwell
State Aerial Photography
National Training Director
Hi Annette,
Just had to send you another thank you note re: your recommendation of Anne
Benjamin. We've been working together to make 15 or so changes and I AM
ECSTATIC!!!!! Good thing we're not face to face--the bear hug could be
waaaaaaaaaay toooooo much. So grateful and wish you a happy holidays. Patsy
Kollen
Center4WellBeing
"From the moment I talked with Annette, I felt at ease with her. I had no
idea where to start and what to do, totally deficient in knowing the
basic computer lingo, unable to strike a plan of action on my own, at loss in
the terms of common reference needed to express how to dialogue for it.
Annette reassured me, elicited from me what was needed. Pronto ! It was
virtually manifested before my own eyes." Karen Galipeau, RN
Nicolaides Chiropractic
"Thanks for all your assistance with the web. We have had several patients
come in as a direct result
- using web for information
- using web instead of phone book"
Henry Nicolaides, DC
Touching Paws | Healing Touch for People and their Pets
"I've already earned enough to pay for the site." - Lorie Allen
Note: Lorie told me this BEFORE the site went live!
Wise Men Still Seek Him
"You rock, you rock, you rock! I don't know how
I'm going to pay you for this or make it up to you (write a song for you
perhaps?) but you are now my official web manager and marketing
consultant! You absolutely rock my world! Thank you a thousand times over
and again. Somehow with incredible patience on your part, I'm going to get
up to speed on marketing myself. I'm so thankful there are people like you
in my life who know how to do this. I'm associating with those who
can help me move forward toward my goals and dreams. You are my champion!
We'll figure out the percentage cuts later but believe me, you are in my
future!" - Paul Deming, Professional Musician
Woodland Cabins
"We wanted to thank you for
the great job you did in creating the website for our new cabin rental
business. We appreciate your professionalism and promptness. It has been a
pleasure to work with you. We look forward to continuing our business
relationship for many years to come." - Dianne Haggerty and Penny Churchill,
Co-owners
Tools for Taking Charge
"Lots of people are reaching me in the Miami area through the website. Thank
you!"
- Wendy Joffe, Ph.D.
Feisty Females
Coaching
"After my last experience, this has been the most wonderful
part Annette. You are truly a professional and it is so rare really that the
"ego" piece can be put on the shelf.
During my last experience creating the original site, my designer cried
several times during the process. It was what ultimately led me to say, this
is not working and is going to ruin our friendship.
Thank you for being you.... You
are worth your weight in gold and worth every penny.
UNBELIEVABLE JOB ANNETTE!!! I honestly can not say enough
about this experience with you. You are HIGHLY professional, easy to talk to
and you make the entire process so approachable and painless. The day you
posted, I was sent a gift from above.
<>Web Goddesses and Gods
I could not have done this without all of you. I am humbled by your talents
and if I was really honest...a bit envious. Since I don't have time right now
to learn the world of web design, I am blessed to have the best team
imaginable to get the job done!
Thank you to Annette Vaillancourt for her endless patience, her good humor
through my process, and her competence in knowing the buttons to push to make
the magic of web design happen! She really is a Geek, but that is only a small
part of this talented and creative woman." - Sheri Gaynor, LCSW, REAT
City of Murphysboro, IL
From Donella at Sallie Logan Library: "The new website is great. It's really visually exciting
and should help draw people to Murphysboro."
Stephanie Carter, Ph.D."I am very happy with the website. It’s easy to navigate,
easy to read, informative, and I feel it reflects me and what I want to
accomplish. The affirmation motivator page made me smile....I want to tell
you that I have gotten wonderful feedback on the site. Working with Annette
has been a pleasure. She asked me the right questions to get the information
she needed to create a beautiful website that serves my purposes. She was
responsive and patient, taking the time to teach me how to have an effective
presence on the web. Thank you, Annette! " - Stephanie Carter, Ph.D.
Natural Med Herbals
This link takes you to the cover story of the Southern
Business Journal (Feb 2006) which describes their success.
http://www.sbj.biz/story_holder.php?page=005&i=97
Mael Consulting
"I continue to get very positive feedback from both
business execs and lay people who have seen the site and they pass on kudos
to you....I wanted to take a moment to thank you for building my website.
I am quite happy with the final product. I don't know how careful and
deliberate I was compared to other clients, but with your help I enunciated a
vision and tried to have the site model that vision. I learned a lot in the
process as well. " - Fred Mael, Ph.D.
Barton House Bed and Breakfast
"I can't say enough about my new website
designed by Annette Vaillancourt of www.GirlGeekWebDesigns.com. I am very
happy that a friend recommended GirlGeek to design our web. Annette was a
stranger only until she arrived at our home/business.
She was not only friendly, professional and
able to create a website for our Bed & Breakfast, she was able to answer
all the relevant questions of a "non-geek." She made suggestions for
improvements on our ideas, as well as presenting numerous ideas base on her
experience in design. As a result, she designed an eye-catching,
professional site for us. She was also fast,
accurate and reasonably priced.
Again, I would recommend her service to
anyone needing a well-designed, professional website for their business." -
Linda and Jerry Goforth, Carbondale, IL
Bethany Village
Family Crisis Center
"If you are in need of a great Web Page, all
you need to do is contact Girl Geek Web Designs. Annette Vaillancourt is
awesome. We sent our "stuff" to her by email and without hesitation, she
created a beautiful site for our organization. It was up and running
in just a few days. I cannot thank Girl Geek Web Designs enough for the
wonderful job. Check out our page at
www.BethanyVillageInc.org to
see what I mean!"
- Bonnie Barnhart, Executive Director
Life Signs
Coaching
"Working with Annette has been a joy!
From our first conversation, Annette was utterly focused on embodying my
vision for my business. She created the website that was in my mind all along!
To find someone capable of that is fantastic enough. But Annette is far
more than a web designer; she is a total web consultant. She connected me
to resources on everything from hosting to graphic design to advertising...and
saved me about $150/month over what my best research turned up! Annette
knows what it takes to be successful in an Internet business. And her clients
reap the benefits of her expertise around every corner! Thanks Girl Geek!"
- Janice Staab, Ph.D.
Medwedeff Forge & Design
"Annette came to our studio and spoke to us about our
site in plain English after listening to our needs. She knows what she's
doing and is willing to collaborate on design and typography, which saves us a
lot of time. I also appreciate her respect for deadlines and her
concise billing system." -
John Medwedeff
mot juste poetry
"We chose GirlGeek after our web person got busy with other
projects. Annette never sneers at my extremely persnickety design requests and
she responds quickly to questions and problems that crop up unexpectedly.
She's helpful!"
Cynthia Roth
coeditor, Mot Juste
John
A. Logan Museum
"Our website resulted in a donation of
artifacts appraised at $37,000." Mike Jones, Director
Stop Unwanted Divorce
"You call yourself a 'geek' but you
actually have a personality!!" - Nathan Claunch, Ph.D., psycholgist,
marriage & family therapist
www.stopunwanteddivorce.com
A Bridge Beyond Coaching
"Please accept this check for your work on
my website and also my appreciation for designing such a lovely website.
I feel that this gives me a presence on the web and an opportunity to create a
base for offering products and services.
The website you designed and implemented for
me is a real fit for the presence I imaged on the internet. Your expertise
made it all come together. Thank you so much! I wish you all the best as
you go forth!"
Sincerely, Alice Hertzler
Coaching Results
"At
first, I was sitting on the sidelines with what could be and now I'm
jumping for joy with What Is! I say it's a "Slam Dunk" for the overall
process of CO-CREATIVITY, in collaboration with the technical
wizardry of Annette/Girlgeek! - Thanks so much Annette for your
continued "Assisting" on the court----It seems that you never gave up
passing me the ball so I could make my Coaching Baskets! And, finally, in
this website-design journey, I do declare: it's a WIN! Awesome! Thanks
Annette for your infinite patience and support, your creative input and
your technical mastery to make POSSIBLE my Coaching website Vision!" -
Jean Balestrery, MSW
Vibe Chicago
"The web site looks great! You have
literally helped me to create a new avenue for myself. Thank you. I
can't tell you often enough what a great job you did....I've
gotten quite afew customers from the site already. I've gotten
a lot of complements on the site as well. " - Theresa Gnutek,
RN
Life Adventure Coaching
"Annette has made the experience of
website building much easier than I expected. She has been thorough,
professional and very patient in working with my business. I am very
pleased with the final product and have been impressed with the extent of
her knowledge about everything related to my site. I highly recommend
GirlGeek!" - Janet Slack, LPC3/9/07 "....do you have your own
affiliate program? I now run a coaching group for novice coaches (www.soyoufinished.com)
and you are my top recommendation for web designers and I tell them all
that they MUST have a website today to be a legitimate coach. You may already
be working with two of the people from the current group who say they will be
using you as their designer (can't share their names without permission)."
Wisdom Sources
"Dear MentorCoach Classmates
--
I signed up for the shameless marketing list at
MentorCoach and, once on the list, saw some promotional information for a
web designer/coach/therapist named Annette Vaillancourt. I was intrigued
and decided to consult her for ideas about optimizing my sites. We did a
free consultation. What impressed me was Annette's generosity in
giving me suggestions for optimizing, even though she was recommending
that I probably didn't need to
hire her to do more technical work. Not only that, she was very
friendly, fun, very knowledgeable and easy to follow. I came away feeling
she would be a great web designer to work with. She specializes in
working with "newbies" who are just dipping into web technology. I
know some of you are considering putting up sites....just wanted to pass
along an enthusiastic endorsement. Her website is
www.GirlGeekWebDesigns.com.
Great name!"
Warmly, Linda
Dr. Linda Sandel Pettit
Carbondale Community Arts
"Thank you very much for
sending us the updated Website CD and also for fixing the problems that we
have been encountering. It is certainly useful to be able to make the
content changes to the site in-house, as the information changes so
frequently. I appreciate your taking the time to help me learn the
website program. I hope to apply that knowledge in changing my own
website soon.
As to the making creative changes, we
appreciate the bones which you have given us and it will be a great
foundation for any content/layout changes we might make. Thanks for all your help
and your continued assistance in the future."
Triple Q Questions
(we replaced a broken shopping cart on this e-commerce site)
"We really appreciate all you and Don have
done to help us get this operational again. You helped us get through
this bad situation and we appreciate it and hope we can work together in
the future." - Rick and Regina Allen
Finding The Most Powerful You
"I was very frightened at the thought of
setting-up a Website. However, by the end of our first discussion, we were
on our way. Your expertise and gentle guidance was very helpful
toward moving the action forward.
My timeframe became your timeframe and before I knew it the website was
complete, including not only the present but projected needs of my
project. I am very pleased with the outcome and how I believe it will
continue to add to my credibility.
I am very excited about my website. I know
once you arrive at one level of achievement the possibilities for more
continue beyond your belief in the moment. I am moving in the Power of
Intention and for now you are part of that process. Your energy for
moving the action forward is fantastic.
I have enjoyed working with you in a professional but warm way. I
certainly will send referrals to you."
Warmly,
Jonita Carter, LLC
Personal and Professional Life Coach
Getting You To Great!
"What a delightful
experience to work with Annette in developing my coaching website!
Since I am a technologically challenged person, her patience and
perseverance was especially appreciated. I’m so pleased with my website,
and Annette will help me keep it up to date. What a pleasure to work with
someone who’s professional and fun." - Jane Hardwick, Personal and
Professional Coach
University
Apartments
" I
had the pleasure to work with Girl Geek Web Designs on the complete
website redesign for our apartment complex. I know very little about
designing websites and Annette was excellent in all areas from
creating an intuitive navigation bar to making suggestions all the way down
to page layouts. Not only was she patient and willing to make frequent
changes, but the turnaround time was often only hours. The final
product looks very professional at half the cost of other design firms."
- Bret Lannert
"I originally contacted
Girl Geek Designs to make some minor changes to a website another firm had
created for me. The improvements were done in such a professional
manner and the impact so dramatic I opted to have Annette do a
complete website redesign. Our website is an important part of our
marketing communications strategy and I could not be happier with
the final product Girl Geek Designs delivered.”
Update: April 2006
"I own an apartment building in Carbondale Illinois.
Marketing is an essential tool for maintaining occupancy and I have a
very effective web site that was designed by Annette Vaillancourt. I
review the web site frequently and recently it failed to display. I
contacted and relayed the problem to Annette and she had it up and running
within minutes. This is professionalism at its best. Annette has
always been responsive to my suggestions and offered her very knowledgeable
input when needed. It would be very difficult to find someone as
skillful, prompt and friendly as Annette."
Sincerely,
Kevin Nawracaj
FundStuff, LLC
"To Whom It May Concern: I would like to
recommend the service of Girl Geek Website Designs to anyone in the
business community who is less than an expert themselves and is
considering using the Web as a tool in their business. Annette
Vaillancourt took us under her wing and created just what we
needed even though we didn't know at the time. Our web site has
paid for itself in new business orders in two months, and that is for
a brand new company. Annette told us there were no stupid questions even
though we thought we were asking them all the time. In the end, we know
only a little more about web designs, but we know everything we need to
know: that is the phone number for Annette!" - Michael Moreland, Manager,
FundStuff, LLC
Update: Personal communication with site
owners informed me that they have made $50,000 from their site in
less than 6 months.
Tools for
Taking Charge
"Annette helped me with my website in
many ways: educating me, matching my purpose with how my website is
designed, determining how I could best use her time with my financial
limitations and identifying search engines and ways my website could be
ranked higher." - Wendy Joffe, Ph.D.
Jackson-Union County Habitat for Humanity
"Girl Geek Web Designs has done an
almost miraculous job for us, designing, creating and completing our
website quickly, efficiently and elegantly. We are most pleased
and are happy to recommend this dynamic company to anyone in need
of a quality website."
Lee E. Brackett, President
Eagle Life Coaching
"Annette is fun to work with. She used
her warmth, know-how, and her sense of humor to demystify what could
otherwise have been an intimidating process for someone like me. She
knew just what to do to make my website attractive to search engines. I
should have done this sooner!" - Irene Gutmann,
LCSW
Bernstein Decorative Finishes
"Thank
you for your excellent work on our web site. You demonstrated constant
attention, empathy, patience, and professionalism throughout the entire
development process. We've had dozens of positive comments from our
clients, colleagues, and friends. We feel that it is a very strong web
site, one that we're proud to refer people to. You did an excellent job
and we appreciate it. In the last few weeks, we have recommended you to
three of our business contacts in the Carbondale area. We're confident
that they will be as pleased as we are with our web site."
Thank you,
Guido & Audrey Bernstein
Will Thompson, The Play Coach
“It was a blast to work/play with Annette on my web
site!!! She did a thorough assessment at the beginning of this project and
designed a site that addressed my needs and stayed within my budget.
She gave me great feedback throughout its development, and brought
her own creative energy to the process. She did what she said she was
going to do – and I liked that a lot!” - Will Thompson, LCSW
Doc Campbells
"As entrepreneurs, we wanted to promote
our products and Annette was our "tool" in doing just that! Working with
Annette was a great experience. We are truly satisfied with our web
site. We have had only positive comments about our web site, such as
professional, easy to read, and cute. Annette quickly delivered our web
site, along with additions and changes. We felt like we were her only
customers, by the constant attention we received. I highly recommend
Annette and her services to other businesses wanting a web site." - Dr. Jim and Sally Campbell
The Velvet Hammer
"Working with Annette on my
web site was a very positive and satisfying experience. She was able
to direct me and enable me to focus on my vague ideas. She was very
responsive to my ideas and needs, obviously wanting to make it a good
site. I have received numerous compliment on the site already!" -
Roberta Elliott
Note: As of 7/22/03 Roberta informed me that the site has already paid for
itself!!!
7/5/06
"Hi Annette,
Just wanted to let you know
that I get so many compliments on my website. I just forget to
tell you. I had someone yesterday
call wanting to know where she could see my lamps in person. Yippee!
Wishing you well,
Roberta Elliott
Rainbow Pride Coach
"Annette
Vaillancourt is a gem! She put my web site needs first and
committed herself to actualizing the vision I had in mind. She created a
stunning web site in a timely fashion and charged me a reasonable
rate. She is an oasis in the web site building world, and I
recommend her without hesitation." - Craig Campbell, MSW
Kite Hill Bed and Breakfast and Vineyard
"If you've decided you need a
web site - for personal, business or whatever - here are two things you need
to do. 1. Forget the quickie programs, they're all framework with no
bells and whistles, and the rest are too complicated even for a computer
whiz like you. 2. Preserve your sanity and just call Annette Vaillancourt.
I know all of this from experience. And the "Annette experience" turned out
to be the best. Great design ideas, almost overnight response,
and all with a sensitive ear to our own ideas as well as our monetary
boundaries. And she won't just leave you hanging out there, either.
You'll get instruction, direction, and plenty of support as you go
along. Building out web site was an entirely pleasant experience and we
highly recommend Annette Vaillancourt to help you do the job." - Nelle and
Don Spires Note: Don told me
the site had already
paid for itself before it was completed because they no longer had to
send out their expensive, full-color brochures.
Southern Illinois Women's Business Council
"I would like to officially thank you
for all your hard work on behalf of the Southern Illinois Women’s Business
Council. It has been a pleasure to be able to use the web site and
the listserv for communication these past two years. We truly feel like we
are on the leading edge of the technology and our web site has brought us attention from as far away as
California. Now that all but three of our members have email addresses
and we can put our treasurer’s reports, Membership list and newsletters on
the web site or listserv, it is so much easier to disperse information. As
you know, the ability to let everyone know of changes within a few
minutes has been invaluable several times.
We really appreciate the evolving look and usefulness of the Web Site.
You have done an excellent job at continually upgrading the appearance and
functionality. I particularly like the ability to archive our newsletters
and the money we are saving by putting the newsletters on the Web
Site instead of mailing has been substantial.
Again, thank you on behalf of the Southern Illinois Women’s Business
Council. You have put a professional face on our Newsletter and Web Site,
one that we are proud to present to the world. Best wishes in your future
endeavors."
Sincerely,
Kathy Surprenant, President
Southern Illinois Web Developer
Association
"Thank you Annette for the terrific seminar last night at
the Southern Illinois Web Developer Association's December meeting. The
meeting had a record attendance, and audience evaluations of your seminar
gave you an A+. Congratulations! We attendees learned a great deal about Marketing via Websites,
especially for small businesses. A million dollar talk, and all for free.
Terrific!" - Scott Gilbert
From former students of my
virtual "Do-It-Yourself web site" class....
"You're building a fine web
site. I can't think of anything I'd add. If I hadn't already used you I
would call you and I'll certainly recommend you." - Dr. Ray Vaitenas,
Executive Coach, Chicago, IL
"Annette you are a great
trainer/instructor. I do training and you are one of the best I have
seen. You are so patient with the varying student levels and the
questions. You have a very sincere and calming voice that is great for
teaching a teleclass. We will meet again." - Malva Daniels Reid, Options
Unlimited, LLC
The Southern Illinoisan
newspaper includes Annette Vaillancourt among "...the region's best,
brightest in the world of business" (October 9, 2002, Vol 109, # 282)
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