On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Jon Lebkowsky <[email protected]> wrote:
> JADP: I personally wouldn't want to work with a client who would who would > consider using something like this, unless they had already used it and > realized that it's not sufficient for their business, and are ready for > serious web development. I agree and, perhaps, there's an entrepreneurial angle to all this: Target those small biz's who suddenly realize their "free" site sucks and offer them a WooThemes/WP Engine-based package that's still affordable yet immensely customizable and extendable. Cheers, Art Thompson, Jr Logical Things, Inc design + technology + strategy 512-777-1158 [email protected] www.logicalthings.com - Founded 2000. We design, build and host Microsites, Landing Pages, Eblasts and whatever comes Next. - Need to send large files? dropbox.yousendit.com/logicalthings - Wanna connect? facebook.com/logicalthings linkedin.com/in/logicalthings twitter.com/logicalthings - On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:59 PM, Jon Lebkowsky <[email protected]>wrote: > JADP: I personally wouldn't want to work with a client who would who would > consider using something like this, unless they had already used it and > realized that it's not sufficient for their business, and are ready for > serious web development. > > ~ Jon > > > On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Warren Cardinal <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Yes, I am talking about small business web designers... Sure, there are >> other free crappy auto-site creators out there like godaddy, but they are >> much more transparent about their offerings than this google initiative. >> They are leading people to believe they can get a website like their "case >> studies" for free. >> >> Plus godaddy or others don't have the google name on them. Small >> businesses are going to assume (wrongly I'm sure) that having google "do >> their site" is going to be some advantage for them in the search results. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Art Thompson, Jr. <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Maggie Duval <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> These folks have been trolling my clients pretty intensely. Personal, >>>> in-store visits. Very irritating because I'm having to take serious amounts >>>> of time to explain to them what this is all about / what's going on. >>>> >>> >>> I've had a retail client get visited by both Google and Facebook reps >>> within the same week. There's definitely a battle between these two for >>> getting business online seemingly only to add value to Google Places >>> and Facebook Places. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Art Thompson, Jr >>> Logical Things, Inc >>> design + technology + strategy >>> 512-777-1158 >>> [email protected] >>> www.logicalthings.com >>> - >>> Founded 2000. We design, build and host Microsites, Landing Pages, >>> Eblasts and whatever comes Next. >>> - >>> Need to send large files? >>> dropbox.yousendit.com/logicalthings >>> - >>> Wanna connect? >>> facebook.com/logicalthings >>> linkedin.com/in/logicalthings >>> twitter.com/logicalthings >>> - >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:34 PM, Maggie Duval <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> These folks have been trolling my clients pretty intensely. Personal, >>>> in-store visits. Very irritating because I'm having to take serious amounts >>>> of time to explain to them what this is all about / what's going on. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:19 PM, Chris Stromberger < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> "You get all this free for one year. If you love it, you can keep the >>>>> website after that for just $4.99/month and the domain name for $2/month. >>>>> And don't worry, you can cancel at any time." >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Keith Aric Hall >>>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Interesting. They are using Intuit Website Templates, Google Places >>>>>> and Google AdWords. >>>>>> >>>>>> kah >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:11 PM, Warren Cardinal <[email protected] >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> is up with this >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.texasgetonline.com/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Our Web site: http://www.RefreshAustin.org/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups "Refresh Austin" group. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [ Posting ] >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>>>>>> Job-related postings should follow >>>>>>> http://tr.im/refreshaustinjobspolicy >>>>>>> We do not accept job posts from recruiters. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [ Unsubscribe ] >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [ More Info ] >>>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/Refresh-Austin >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Our Web site: 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