I'm a Custom Website Designer

Julian
Julian Hockings
Web Guy

Based in San Francisco, the web design capital of the world, and providing web design services worldwide, Crunch42 is a sole proprietorship run by yours truly, Julian Hockings, age 40.

Your experience working with me will be seamless from start to finish. I have tremendous patience and a fondness for educating, and coupled with my approximately 10 years of making hundreds of successful websites, you'll be getting a top-notch experience. Read glowing testimonials.

Whether I'm doing the work myself or I'm managing an inexpensive offshore worker or team, the entire process will be under my purview, which ensures continuity, quality, and accountability.

In addition to freelancing, I also run a successful online business (Valued Websites), and so my knowledge spans the technical and business worlds. The wisdom I've acquired from that venture will be applied to your projects. In other words, I have experience backing up my opinions about what works online.

My Work Philosophy

A potential client once asked for "a website like eBay" on a $400 budget. Was he delusional?

Never mind that eBay is a multi-billion dollar company with teams of web designers, programmers, marketers, and customer service agents. That the person emailed me in the first place with that outlandish request really drove home the point that anything's possible on the internet. Or at least that the dream of anything is possible.

Of course I wrote the person back what it would really take to develop a site like eBay, even an extremely reduced version on an extremely reduced budget. I regularly get "I want a website like ___" requests. And after I respond with a quick overview of what in my professional opinion it would take, I usually never hear from them again.

But every now and then I connect with someone who understands it takes more than a dream and some bucks to develop a successful website. I mean, sure, I could have taken that guy's $400 and slapped together some auction-site-in-a-box, but it wouldn't have gone anywhere.

And your success is important to me. Heck, if your website isn't a success, you're less likely to hire me down the road for upgrades, or your second website, or recommend me to your friends. I may be somewhat altruistic but I've also got some business sense.

So anyway, I'm looking for long term partners, not suckers I can make a quick buck off of. Are you one of the few who's willing to do a bit of work yourself to ensure a successful website? Lots of folks think that if you build it that they will come. But it only works that way in the movies.

The success of your website will be in direct proportion to the amount of work you and I put into it on an ongoing basis. These days, for most websites anyway, it's important to always be adding or updating the site's content. If you've got the cash and you want me to do all the work, then I'm willing.

Or if you're like most of my clients, you'll want to spend a little less and just have me build the site and train you in its use so you can enter and maintain your content yourself. Then I'll provide ongoing support, marketing assistance, upgrades, and advice.

I and my small team specialize in interactive websites: custom forms, member sites, online stores. And we don't just make them, we make them well. They'll achieve your goals, be easy for you to administer and easy for your site's users to use.

If you or your company needs a custom website or redesign, Crunch42 offers expert service. Get the whole enchilada or get it a la carte: branding, visual design, programming, hosting, marketing, consulting, training, maintenance, and even print design services. I'll make sure you get the best website within your price range, and you won't have to deal with the technical nuts and bolts.

You'll find out exactly what you need to know to get good search engine rankings, minus all the hype and misinformation. We'll use pre-existing scripts if available to lower your costs, and custom-build as necessary.

We can take any viable idea and develop it into a functional online business using methods we know work, at a low cost relative to larger web design firms. Crunch42 doesn't spend a dime on marketing, and our sales team consists of ... me ... so that cost savings is passed onto you.

All you need to provide at at the outset is your inspiration and your commitment (and some money), and we'll handle as much of the rest as you need us to. (And if we don't think your idea is viable, we'll tell you that before you spend a dollar.)

All work is protected by a 90-day 100% money-back guarantee. You'll receive appropriate training and manuals. And Crunch42 will be there for the foreseeable future to answer any questions (in plain English), fix any problems, or add new features.

If you've read this far, why not take a look at my portfolio? Then feel free to contact me and we can talk further.

Thank you for your time and interest!

Julian Hockings
Crunch42 Web Design