I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what I do, designing and developing websites for businesses. Everyone wants to do something that matters, and I’m no exception. I’m at a point in my career (and life) where I care more about my contribution toward things that matter than I do about the money that it makes me. I want to create things that last longer than I do and really make a difference.

I think this is why I’m so finicky about our website projects. I don’t just want to throw something together, grab a check and run. I want to create something that I’m proud of, something that has lasting value to my client and that really matters as a core part of their business.

Of course as a business we want to make money, after all we have families to feed and kids to buy shoes for, but that is not our only motivation. We are motivated by a need to solve problems for businesses, to create something both beautiful and functional, and to impact and help real people  as a byproduct of our labor. We love what we do, we believe in what we build, and we plan to continue serving our clients with great products for a long time to come.

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