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# Pro Website Creators: To get a website you can be proud of...

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## Posts
- [Slaying the Imposter Syndrome Dragon in the Age of AI](https://prowebsitecreators.com/imposter-syndrome-age-of-ai/): Imposter syndrome in the age of AI is that same old fear with a fresh coat of paint on it. Now it sounds more like this:
- [10 Reasons Your Business Isn’t Showing Up in AI (And How to Fix It)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/10-reasons-your-business-isnt-showing-up-in-ai-and-how-to-fix-it/): Have you ever typed a question into ChatGPT or Google's AI Overview and noticed that one of your competitors is showing up in AI, but your business isn't?
- [Should You Add a Chatbot to Your Website?](https://prowebsitecreators.com/should-you-add-a-chatbot-to-your-website/): Chatbots are everywhere on the web now. Most likely, just about any company you visit that has some size to it, they will have a chatbot.
- [How to Tell If It’s Time for a Website Redesign](https://prowebsitecreators.com/how-to-tell-if-its-time-for-a-website-redesign/): At some point, you're going to start wondering if it's time for a website redesign.
- [SEO 101 for Busy Business Owners](https://prowebsitecreators.com/seo-101-for-busy-business-owners/): We've written this article to give you the major and foundational steps you must consider implementing if you want to have any type of success with whatever level of SEO effort you decide to put into your business.
- [Competitive Set Analysis: Why Your Competitors Are Winning Online](https://prowebsitecreators.com/competitive-set-analysis-why-your-competitors-are-winning-online/): Competitive set analysis starts with a simple truth: your competitors are not the enemy, they are data showing you what is working, what is expected, and where the bar is right now.
- [Before & After: A Real Website Makeover That Produced Real Results](https://prowebsitecreators.com/website-makeover-results-case-study/): Not too long ago, we redesigned and enhanced the website for Sow and Reap Physical Therapy.
- [How to Use Your Website to Save Hours Each Week](https://prowebsitecreators.com/how-to-use-your-website-to-save-hours-each-week/): As an entrepreneur, business owner, or anyone with leadership responsibilities, time is one of your most valuable assets to manage-if not the most important one.
- [Website Security: What Every Business Owner Needs to Know](https://prowebsitecreators.com/website-security-for-business-owners/): Your website security is extremely important; if you get hacked, here are several things that could happen to you and your business or organization-and none of them are good!
- [Top 5 Ways Your Website Can Hurt Your Business or Organization](https://prowebsitecreators.com/website-mistakes-that-hurt-business/): When it comes to your online presence, website mistakes that hurt business are more common than you think. A great website can be your best salesperson, but a poorly managed one can quietly drive customers away without you even realizing it.
- [Top 6 Ways Your Website Can Help Your Business](https://prowebsitecreators.com/how-your-website-can-help-your-business/): If you're wondering how your website can help your business grow, the answer is simple, it can be one of your most valuable assets.
- [I Fell for FOMO then Canceled Fast. Here’s What You Should Do Instead](https://prowebsitecreators.com/fomo-scam-warning/): A few months ago, I nearly fell for a classic FOMO scam and while I got my money back, it reminded me how easy it is to get influenced by something that seems legit.
- [The Simple AI Prompt for Business That Creates WOW Experiences](https://prowebsitecreators.com/ai-prompt-for-business-wow-experiences/): Using an AI prompt for business can be a powerful way to create WOW experiences that surprise and delight your clients.
- [How Tracking Net Worth Helped My Wife Retire Early](https://prowebsitecreators.com/track-net-worth-retire-early/): It was in July 2016 that I noticed a huge problem in our family investment income.
- [Enduring Gifts: Timeless Offerings That Transcend Physical Boundaries](https://prowebsitecreators.com/enduring-gifts-timeless-offerings-that-transcend-physical-boundaries/): My mom, Martha, turned 91 on May 24, 2024! In the picture she is with my grandson, Logan, from a while ago. Martha's enduring gifts of love and wisdom have been a constant source of inspiration, despite her growing physical limitations. She started losing her ability to get around without a walker several years ago; in fact, she's had two knee replacements, two shoulder replacements, and a hip replacement (she truly is the bionic woman!). Having arthritis isn't for the timid.
- [Why Focusing on Systems Beats Setting Goals for Lasting Success](https://prowebsitecreators.com/why-focusing-on-systems-beats-setting-goals-for-lasting-success/): I've been reading and studying the book Atomic Habits by James Clear, and one of the most important concepts I've come across is his statement:
- [Great Advice on Using AI](https://prowebsitecreators.com/great-advice-on-using-ai/): The world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing faster than ever, and it can be hard to know what to do, where to go, or how to keep up. "Great Advice on Using AI" can help you navigate this rapidly evolving landscape, as tools available today might be outdated tomorrow, and the way you use these tools is likely only a small part of their full potential.
- [Are You Abandoning Yourself?](https://prowebsitecreators.com/are-you-abandoning-yourself/): Are You Abandoning Yourself? That quote actually encouraged me because it made me think deeply about how we treat ourselves and the choices we make every day.
- [Taking Your Work to the Next Level](https://prowebsitecreators.com/taking-your-work-to-the-next-level/): 1. Conduct Regular AARs or Post-Mortems on Your Projects or Services
- [Unlocking Revenue: A Strategic Approach for Business Growth](https://prowebsitecreators.com/unlocking-revenue-a-strategic-approach-for-business-growth/): Are you looking for more revenue for your business next year? There are several, but here's one way.
- [Maximizing Value based on $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi](https://prowebsitecreators.com/maximizing-value-based-on-100m-offers-by-alex-hormozi/): In our monthly book club, we reviewed Alex Hormozi's book "$100M Offers - How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No".
- [FREE Monthly Book Club – Leaders are Readers](https://prowebsitecreators.com/free-monthy-bookclub-leaders-are-readers/): Since September 22, 2022, we've been conducting our Monthly Book Club sessions! We discussed the book "Brain Rules" by John Medina during our first session, and this month, on October 27, 2022, we delved into Alex Hormozi's book "$100M OFFERS: How to Make Offers So Good People Felt Stupid Saying No."
- [Unlocking Higher Conversion Rates](https://prowebsitecreators.com/unlocking-higher-conversion-rates/): We recently analyzed a very important post with a bunch of data on what sources of traffic give the highest conversion rates. We talked about this as a team for about an hour, and we came up with our general conclusions based on the data, what we should all do. (The data is here: https://firstpagesage.com/seo-blog/conversion-rate-by-traffic-source)
- [5 Key Insights from My CliftonStrengths Journey: Unlocking Personal Success](https://prowebsitecreators.com/cliftonstrengths-top-5-strengths-impact/): I've long been a student of knowing myself, so I've taken multiple personality assessments. One of my favourite ones is the CliftonStrengths.
- [Financial Wisdom: Bear Markets, Recession Strategies, Decisions](https://prowebsitecreators.com/financial-wisdom-bear-markets-recession/): I was listening to an interview where the guest was Sam Dogen who runs Financial Samurai (July 2022 edition of Impactful Financial Insights).
- [DANGER! Email Gift Card Scams! (December 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/danger-email-gift-card-scams/): Someone very close to us (Dave knows this person VERY well but doesn't want to give out the name) received an email from the CEO of their company asking them to purchase gift cards from a particular store.
- [Don’t let the grinch steal the holidays! Be safe! (November 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/dont-let-the-grinch-steal-the-holiday/): During the holidays there are environmental circumstances that could further expose Internet users to the risk of cybercrime. Aside from malicious emails, links, and calls... Wi-Fi hotspots are now honeypots for scammers and hackers.
- [How to turn small talk into smart conversation (October 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/turn-small-talk-into-smart-conversation/): Here are a few easy tips to convert small talk into smart conversations:
- [Virtual Team Building Ideas: Break World Records! (September 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/virtual-team-building-ideas-break-world-records/): Many of us have been either forced to or encouraged to work from home due to the pandemic. While it's been important for us to take a serious approach to our new working lifestyle, from learning how to sit properly at a computer to finding the best ergonomic office chair that suits us, it's also important that we refrain from working ourselves too hard.
- [AVOID COSTLY LAWSUITS! Make your site accessible for everyone. (August 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/avoid-lawsuits-make-your-site-accessible/): Is your website accessible for those with disabilities? If your answer is no then you might get in trouble due to the increasing number of lawsuits that are occurring.
- [3 CEO-level Mindsets You Should Have! (July 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/3-ceo-level-mindsets-you-should-have/): It's not uncommon for entrepreneurs to build a business that feels like a job because of the strain on their bandwidth. But if you want to scale and experience exponential growth in your business, you'll need to understand and execute the CEO mindset.
- [NEWSLETTERS! If you don’t have one yet, make one. (June 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/newsletters-are-very-important/): Email newsletters are essential for eCommerce businesses, and for any business, a good way to stay in touch with your clients, at least reminding them you exist!
- [Announcing our White Glove Service! (May 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/maybe-you-need-a-virtual-assistant/): If you're struggling to find time for yourself and your family because of too much work, maybe it's time to get a Virtual Assistant?
- [VPNs. Are they truly safe to use? (April 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/vpns-are-they-truly-safe-to-use/): VPN is a Virtual Private Network that works as an intermittent service between you and your host site. It can provide a safe mode for surfing the web as it gives you privacy and data security. When used correctly, a VPN helps keep your connections secure and protects your device from prying eyes.
- [What You Customers/Clients Want to See on Company Websites (March 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/what-you-customers-clients-want-to-see-on-company-websites/): 1. According to 62% of those polled, including contact information on your website is critical.Including contact information seems simple, but a lot of companies miss this. And it's undeniably important - in fact, those surveyed rated "Contact Us Information" as the most important element you can include on your company's website. 2. 19% believe a blog is most important.To get maximum SEO benefit, your blog should be listed under your domain (something like www.yourcompany/blog) instead of off-site through a third-party service.
- [Say no to website downtime! Keep your domain/s on autorenewal. (February 2021 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/keep-your-domain-s-on-autorenewal/): I was listening to an interview where the guest was Sam Dogen who runs Financial Samurai.
- [Is “70% Yes and 30% No” a Good Deciding Probability? (July 2022 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/good-deciding-probability/): I was listening to an interview where the guest was Sam Dogen who runs Financial Samurai.
- [Find your strengths through CliftonStrengths finder (June 2022 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/cliftonstrengths-june-2022/): I've long been a student of knowing myself, so I've taken multiple personality assessments. One of my favorite ones is the CliftonStrengths.
- [Does your website pass the ‘GRUNT TEST’? (May 2022 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/grunt-test-may-2022/): We love StoryBrand, for various reasons, and they have a great recommendation for your website: it must pass the "Grunt Test". Here it is:
- [What Makes a great client? (April 2022 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/what-makes-a-great-client-april-2022/): Have you ever written down what makes a great client?
- [Difference between VALUE and PRICE (March 2022 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/difference-between-value-and-price/): Do you know what the difference is between Value and Price? It's important to be clear on this...
- [Are disorganized shared files bugging you? Try this (February 2022 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/are-disorganized-shared-files/): Do you struggle with keeping organized the google docs/sheets that are shared with you?
- [5 Tips for Looking Your Best on Zoom Meetings (January 2022 Newsletter)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/5-tips-for-looking-your-best-on-zoom-meeting/): As we approach the two-year mark for this pandemic, it is very clear that everyone could use a refresher course on how to look their best on camera.
- [Pro Website Creators Web Design Process – Launch](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pro-website-creators-web-design-process-launch/): Hello, I'm Dave Braun from Pro Website Creators. In this video, we're going to talk about the final phase in our web development process, which is the launch phase.
- [Pro Website Creators Web Design Process – Testing](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pro-website-creators-web-design-process-testing/): Hello, this is Dave Braun from Pro Website Creators. Previously we went through the customer requirements phase in our web development process, and the architecture and design concept and the implementation phase. So now we're going to talk about the testing phase.
- [Pro Website Creators Web Design Process – Implementation](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pro-website-creators-web-design-process-implementation/): Hello, this is Dave Braun from Pro Website Creators. We're going to talk about the implementation phase of our process. And we've already gone through the requirements that we get from you, the architecture and design concept. Now we're going to talk about implementation.
- [Pro Website Creators Web Design Process – Architecture & Design Concept](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pro-website-creators-web-design-process-architecture-design-concept/): Hello, this is Dave Braun from Pro Website Creators. In the previous video, we talked about the five phases of our development. And then we also talked about the requirements that we would need from you. In this one, we're going to talk about the architecture and the design concept. So it starts with the content requirement guide. Now in that content requirement guide, we require from you texts, logos, images, pictures, emails, and a few other things. Now, we also require a lot of content potentially if you are doing the content versus if we are. But one of the things too is that we do it in two phases. The first phase is along here in the architecture and design concept. We get what we need for that concept to get the look and the feel correct. The second part of the content requirement guide, we go into the next phase for the implementation.
- [Pro Website Creators Web Design Process – Customer Requirements](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pro-website-creators-web-design-process-customer-requirements/): Hello, this is Dave Braun from Pro Website Creators. I'm going to talk to you about the customer requirements.
- [Pro Website Creators Web Design Process – Overview](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pro-website-creators-web-design-process-overview/): Hello, this is Dave Braun from Pro Website Creators. I'm going to talk to you a little bit about our website development process. This first video is going to be a high-level overview of the process, and then there will be subsequent videos that we'll go into more details. So let's get started.
- [Avoid These Cyber Security Risks – interview](https://prowebsitecreators.com/avoid-these-cyber-security-risks-interview/): Jeff Wolfe00:00:06Welcome to Wolf's watch I'm Wolf and we are covering cybersecurity. Again, this is our fourth episode on cybersecurity. Today. We have Dave Braun, CEO, and founder of pro website creators. Dave, thanks for joining us. Dave Braun00:00:20Awesome and honored to be here, Jeff. Jeff Wolfe00:00:23And I'm glad to have you. And as you're watching this, I've known Dave for several years have learned a lot from him. So, you know, all just all transparency, wouldn't invite somebody on. If I wasn't someone that had some personal experience with that knows, you know, they know what they're doing. And Dave, you definitely do. You bring a lot to the table on websites and so much more in the entrepreneurial space. Dave Braun00:00:44Yeah. It's a wild ride being in the entrepreneurial space and digital areas. Oh my gosh. Wild ride. It's fun. Jeff Wolfe00:00:52I want to ask about WordPress. So many people use WordPress these days in here are some, you know, here's some say, yeah, this is great. You just, you know, as long as you've got it set up, right, you're doing good. And I've heard others say, yeah, you gotta be careful with WordPress because there's a lot of, a lot of cybersecurity issues that if you don't know about, you can really be in deep trouble. So, I mean, what, what, what are one of the two common things that you've seen that have, that have made, you know, created problems for entrepreneurs they're using? Dave Braun00:01:23Yeah. So there's a, there's something that you have to consider with this. One of the things is, you know, just looking at some stats, WordPress is makes up 42. As of, I just looked it up before the show, 42.5% of all websites. Jeff Wolfe00:01:3842.5%. Dave Braun00:01:39Yeah. That's the latest numbers as of September 1st, which is today and it's, and it's only growing. So, you know, and then the other thing is, yeah, WordPress gets hacked. Definitely. Well guess what? Microsoft office gets hacked as well. T-Mobile gets hacked. The government gets hacked, you know, our pipelines get shut down. Right. It's just a general problem in the industry. Right. And in any industry where you've got, you know, you're, you're exposed to the internet, right. So, but there are some things that you should do that you, you really have to do all or else a WordPress can be a ticking time bomb. Jeff Wolfe00:02:23Okay. Can you give us one example real quick? speaker 200:02:26Yeah. One of the things is you got to make sure that all of your plugins and themes stay updated, make sure that they stay updated. You need to do it on a regular basis. And ideally you're on some kind of an email list and or you have a security plugin that will alert you to when their security holes going that are out there. Cause they're gonna, they're, they're constantly coming. They, they come on your devices, they come on your, you know, on your, your, your PC software and everything. It's just the nature of anything that's popular. There's going to be a lot of people trying to get into it. So that would be one of the very big things. Another big thing is to make sure that you've got a good password. Okay. And what that means is multiple characters in it. It's gotta be like at least 12 characters. I mean, you don't put in something like 1, 2, 3 password, or you don't put in your first and last name, that kind of stuff. Right. Make sure it's it's it's good. Yeah. Jeff Wolfe00:03:30Well, no, I was just going to say it amazes me that one of the big issues that we're still talking about in 2021 is passwords and the diligence with passwords. Because when I was still in the corporate world, in the early 1990s, we got drilled on that on a regular basis, you know, change passwords. Here's what you don't do. Don't use password, don't use 1, 2, 3, 4, but yet those still seem to be frighteningly common. Dave Braun00:03:56Yeah, absolutely. You know, and, and sometimes you think about today, it can get overwhelming. It's like, oh my gosh, I've got access to my medical records now online, I've got access to my banking. You know, I've got access to my site and all that kind of stuff. So really, if you're going to, if you think in your, you're watching this, you're going to say, I'm going to go change all my passwords. You should, but make sure you start with the things that if it gets hacked, for example, that would cause you the most pain and suffering. So make sure, for example, your, your bank account. Another thing that really helps will be to use two factor authentication on your site. Jeff Wolfe00:04:33Which is one of the things, one of the things that I appreciate about stream yard, the tool that we're using for this broadcast, they use two factor. Dave Braun00:04:40Yeah. Yeah. Set Jeff Wolfe00:04:42That up. Worry about having the stream hacked like, like some other products. Dave Braun00:04:47Yeah. And then there's, there's some subtleties with that as well to keep that as secure as possible. Right. So, I mean, you can go really deep, but yeah. The biggest thing is, make sure you keep all of your software updated and, and everywhere on all of your devices and then good quality passwords. And like I said, don't, Jeff Wolfe00:05:09I'm sorry for interrupting, but when you mentioned the plugins as I gone yeah. You know, there's a blind spot that I wouldn't normally think of because web WordPress we've likely got 6, 10, 12 plugins to make the site optimize and optimize it. So it's functioning well, plus the proliferation of apps on phones and computers and whatnot. There's, there's so many other things that need to be updated. It's not as simple as it used to be where you'd have maybe an operating system one or two P key pieces of software and then didn't have to really worry about much else. Dave Braun00:05:42Yeah, yeah, exactly. Exactly. I mean, it's, as, as more and more people, you know, use the internet, I mean, we've seen this during the pandemic as more and more people use the internet for everything shopping, you know, communication, like what we're doing, their businesses are being wrapped around it. There's going to be more and more people that, you know, try to hack in and, and you know, and Jeff, one of the things that a way to a good way to help with this, to think about it too, is you've heard the, you've heard the analogy of, you know, you're there with a friend in the woods and there's a bear that's going to come at you and is going to getting ready to eat you. Right. How fast do you have to run? Right. You've heard that the other guy that's right. So that's right. So what we're talking about here in the security aspect of things is just, you know, do more than everybody else and it will help you a lot make, make them go after somebody else. speaker 100:06:41Don't be the easy, the easy mark. Dave Braun00:06:43That's right. That's right. Jeff Wolfe00:06:45I appreciate that. You've been involved with this for, for quite some time. How did you get started with doing websites even with the entrepreneurial lifestyle? Dave Braun00:06:54Yeah. So that's a, that's a good question. So I worked in the corporate world in high-tech for almost 30 years and then, oh, wow. That's a long run. Yeah. Almost 30 years. Yeah. I started when I was five years old. Right. But I got a little bit of gray hair naturally, but anyways, you know, I did a little bit of network marketing and I caught the entrepreneurial bug and I just didn't want everybody else to have control over my life. Right. And so the company went bankrupt and so they couldn't afford me anymore. And I said, screw the corporate world for now. And what, what should I do in the meantime, what I was doing to keep on my programming skills was I was doing a couple of mobile apps at the time. And you know, if you do a mobile app, it was, there were only iOS at the time for the apple. Dave Braun00:07:39And what you have to do is you have to have a website that goes along with it. So when believe it or not, the first ones I did, I hired somebody to build a website for me. And then afterwards, I'm like, I need to be doing this myself. And I started enjoying it, educating myself. And then pretty soon started realizing how much a great website can. I mean, there's so many reasons why you need to have a great website for your life and your business. Right. And so I've, I've realized the impact that that can have on people. And so I just decided that, you know, I needed to make a little bit of business on this. Let's, let's see how we, what we can do on this. So that's, that's kinda what happened. Jeff Wolfe00:08:21Well, and that's also led to, you know, having built a successful business. That's also led to working with other entrepreneurs as they're building their businesses as well. Dave Braun00:08:29Right. Right. And, and one of the things is, you know, I do a lot of entrepreneurial coaching with Larry Broughton. You know, my buddy and my friend were partners and you go Z. And one of the things that's so important for that is, I mean, like Larry owns a hotel management company, brought in hotels, I have pro website creators, and then we coach entrepreneurs. So we're in the thick of things, right. We're still executing, we're trying to grow our businesses. We're trying to get new customers, do new products and services while we're coaching other folks. So we are, you know, kind of staying up-to-date on, on everything Jeff Wolfe00:09:11We'll have to date. And then some, cause you hear that feed, that constant feedback from what, what kind of challenges are entrepreneurs come running into? What innovations are they, are they coming up with to scale their businesses and applying that with your business, but also sharing back what you're learning on the journey as well. Dave Braun00:09:27Yeah. Abs yeah, absolutely. It's we have, one of the examples is, you know, now that we're doing so much virtual, how does that affect company growth interactions, morale benefits? I mean, it's just, it's, it's, it's crazy. So we're, we're dealing with that ourselves so we can help others navigated as well. Jeff Wolfe00:09:49Yes, absolutely. And especially after the last, you know, after 2020, which was quite an amazing year with the great shutdown and, and lots of other things in it, it just seems that for entrepreneurs that are looking in, in that are learning from other entrepreneurs, that there's a lot of opportunity out there because there's such a big pile of stuff that's been rained down on us all over the last year and a half that there gotta be some great opportunities, right? It's gotta be a pony or two in there is that, Dave Braun01:10:19Oh, absolutely. There's, there's always opportunities with the way our society is and capitalism, et cetera. There's always opportunities because capitalism solves problems when you solve problems, those bring up new problems for other people to solve or yourself. So it's a it's, it's cool. Jeff Wolfe01:10:37Absolutely. Everyone. And speaking of new problems that are coming up, coming back to the cybersecurity issues, is it really, is cybersecurity really getting worse per se? Or is it just because there's so much more software, so much more activity on the internet that w that we're now, you know, as, I don't know, what am I trying to say as, as a rational measure, like say hours of use of the internet, you know, hackings per hours of use or something like that, is it really getting worse or is it just because there's so much more going on there? It's, it's now part of our conversation where, because people weren't using the internet that much, they weren't really paying that much attention to it. Dave Braun01:11:20Yeah. I think that's part of it. I think part of it is, yeah, we are becoming more and more accustomed to doing everything online. So that means that we're, you know, it, it is, it's more of a forefront in our minds. Right. That's part of it, another part of it, and this is something that made a lot of sense to me when I heard about it is, you know, if you, if somebody decides to hack into your site, I mean, there's multiple reasons why they would do that. It helps to understand those reasons and then you can watch out for them. But one of the things is they'll do is, and you've of ransomware, right? Yes. So basically they come in and encrypt everything on your site, your server, wherever it is. And they say, Hey, pay us some money. And then we'll give you the key to unlock and everything. Right. So most of the time those payments are done in Bitcoin or some other crypto currency. Well, five years ago, you didn't have that. Right. So cryptocurrency is not very traceable if it's very difficult to trace, but you know, dollars and cents and credit cards and all that kind of stuff, it's, it's easier to trace. So that's, you know, if people can get paid and make a lot of money for it, then they're going to do it. And there's, Jeff Wolfe01:12:39It's the unintended incentives that are created. Dave Braun01:12:43Yeah. So that's just like one, one little aspect of how, cause you always have to think about, somebody's going to hack into my site. What is the financial advantage for them to do that? Now there are some people who do it just for fun, because they're mean, but I, you know, I think most of the time it's because there's a financial reason or some benefit for them doing it. Jeff Wolfe01:13:06I got, it makes sense. Like another thing that they speaker 201:13:08Money is, right. Yeah. Another thing that they would do is they would go in and they would put in some software hacking your server or your site put in some software on it. And then they would run, you know, these programs that would gradually send out emails, spam emails using your server resources. And so they, they put these on a whole bunch of sites and pretty soon they're generating, you know, hundreds of thousands of these phishing emails. All it takes is a few of those things to like for a few people to bite on those, you know, it's like you have a thousand poles in the pond, you know, if you want to get your dinner, you just have need one or two to bite. Right. And so that's, that's been a strategy that, that they would do. So you gotta watch out for those. So you gotta just, it helps to understand what the incentive is for people to do that stuff. speaker 101:13:59So in order to be able to, to put the most effective security in place Dave Braun01:14:05When the, what to watch out for and what to be concerned about, okay. Jeff Wolfe01:14:10Is it something that surprised me, a headline that I saw? I actually think it was this morning that because so many more people are working remote that now with the hackers went back to phishing attacks instead of the tax on servers, in order to get access to people's home routers in they're actually not, that's not just a hack in to the systems, but now they're selling off the bandwidth. Yeah. The internet bandwidth B after they've hacked into the home routers for people that are doing, who knows what? Dave Braun01:14:44Yeah. That's crazy. That's crazy. Yeah. They're always inventing new ways. Always inventing new ways. For sure. Yeah. So there's, there's multiple things you have to, you have to keep secure in your life right now. I mean, that is one of them. That's a great example is your, your routers or your systems. You know, if you've got, you know, a camera and that's gotta be, you know, kept up to date your phones, your computers, right. And then of course your, your websites as well. Jeff Wolfe01:15:10Well, and, and also with remote work, I've seen some companies are relying on the equipment that people had at home anyway, especially working professionals usually have a reasonable, you know, they can almost run a company out of their house w with what they've got at home. It, whereas other companies have prepared entire kits that they give to the, you know, to give to their team, their employees, to set up at home, which, which then they have their it folks control. So they have better security on. Dave Braun01:15:44Yeah. Typically those kinds of things will be, you know, you're, you're, you're, you're tunneling in through a VPN. So everything that you're doing is totally encrypted. Your IP address is hidden and all that kind of stuff. Yeah. Yeah. So those, those can be good things to do depending upon, you know, what you do. And there, of course, there's always a cost to those as well. So you just got to balance out what, you know, types of security, you know, needs you have, they're there one thing that might help, I know a lot of people do WordPress. I have that, there's an acronym that I didn't come up with, but folks in my mentoring group came up with that could help folks remember what to do on their sites. You want to share it? Okay. speaker 101:16:30Yes, please do. Sorry. I got, I got a little sidetrack from, from WordPress. Hold that thought for just a second. Okay. Because you see so many headlines in a, I like what I'm hearing from you because yeah. They headlines that we're getting blasted with. It's like, oh my gosh. You know, we're about to have a digital meltdown at any moment, which really, you know, how much of that is, you know, chicken little, the sky is falling. And how much of that is, is real serious threat to, to hear that. Okay, well here here's a, yes. There's concerns. Here's a rational approach to it so that people aren't panicked about what they're doing, you know, panicked about the risk online. speaker 201:17:12Yeah. And, and, you know, and I'm, I'm S I'm going to say this one thing, and it's not that I'm cynical at all. It's just reality. Right. Is that, you know, your level of exposure a lot of times is related to your, your income, you know? Hmm. Jeff Wolfe01:17:31Okay. speaker 201:17:31So for example, a company like, like, like the pipeline shut down, right. That that happened. And the hacking that went on there. Well, I mean, those people aren't targeting me, but they're targeting them because, you know, having that shut down costs millions and millions of dollars. So there's an option opportunity for a big payout for, for the hackers. Right. And unfortunately, with the media, the way it is, is, is when I say follow the money, you follow the money there as well, because sure. The media, they need you to click on their sites and watch their stuff. They, they, you, you, they, they earn their money through advertising, which is generating through your attention. So they're gonna, they're gonna bring out the stuff that is oh, wow. Shocking. You know what I mean? Yeah, yeah, yeah. They will. So yeah, you just have to be concerned and take it with a grain of salt. Dave Braun01:18:30But if you are a CEO of a pretty big company and all of that stuff, yeah. You need to really have some major resources dedicated to watching your security, your company. And I was going to say, one other thing is on that is you find a lot of times what happens even there is people, hackers get access through a person in the company who does not practice safe, secure measures. Right. They have a weak password. They click on some stupid phishing email. Right. So it's, sometimes it's not about all the policies and the protections that are in place. Sometimes some of the folks on the, in the company will just kind of do stupid things. So there's, if you're, if you're a person in a big company or even you have a few people, you really need to make sure you spend a little bit of time on educating your folks on this stuff. Jeff Wolfe01:19:30Yeah. Yes. So that's like the, the, the legend of the great wall of China, it never came, kept invaders out because they would always just bribe one of the gatekeepers to come through. And it never served his purpose like that. I don't know how true that is, but there's a legend about TechOne. Yeah. You know, just, just bribe the gatekeeper. Don't need to go over the wall to open the door. That's great. Sometimes it's intentional. Sometimes it happens by accident because somebody goes, oh, that looks interesting. And like, you pointed out, they click on it. It's like, oh, here we go. Yeah. Great example. It gave someone accidents. Yeah. Yep. And so coming back to, to the acronym you're going to share, and this is, this is what got me thinking about what I sidetracked on, which is this, bring, this brings some, some rational thought, right. It's like, okay. Yeah, we've got, w w we've got the hype. We need to sort through the hype. There's some legitimate concern. It is truly a major business issue. However, things like what you're about to share or what helps entrepreneurs and just anyone using the internet, as a matter of fact, you know, to be able to say, okay, here's some solid ground I can stand on. So they don't have to be panicked because the thing, something I learned in, in dynamic environments, the person that panics gets eaten first. Dave Braun02:20:46Yeah, yeah. Right. Jeff Wolfe02:20:48And the person that can, that can look at and go, okay, here's how I'm going to respond. Here's the steps I'm going to take to respond to this situation. Have a better, no guarantees, but a better shot at coming through in good shape. Dave Braun02:21:01Yeah, you're right. You're right. Think through stuff. Absolutely. Jeff Wolfe02:21:05I don't know. Not that I'm in trouble. I'm sorry. I keep, so tell us about the, Dave Braun02:21:14An acronym. Okay. So really quick, the acronym that we use is called hubs, H U B S right? So for a WordPress site or any site, really, it starts with H S stands for hosting it. Good quality hosting. When you buy these packages that are $50 for a year and include the domain. You're sharing resources with people you don't know. Okay. And who knows what's going to happen on their sites that could affect your sites. Jeff Wolfe02:21:45So you, so you can get affected by somebody else sharing that hosting site that doesn't have good security. And all of the effort you put into it is, ends up. Yeah. Dave Braun02:21:55I, well, yeah, not for nothing, but you can have to deal with problems. So make sure you have a good hosting company. You get a good hosting plan. That's, you know, not these cheapo things, but a good repair re rep reputable hosting company, or a web developer. Right. Talk to them about this stuff. So the H's for hosting the U stands for updates. Okay. We talked about updates, keeping all of your software update dated. If you don't do it, whoever you hire to do it, they need to do it on a, on a regular basis. And they should have a plan for when there is, you know, all of a sudden the security hole discovered. So keep updates in the B stands for backups. Okay. Now, when you were, if you don't have backups, you're just waiting for trouble. Now, backup should be done when I say online and offline. speaker 202:22:45And what I mean by that is like, you can have your hosting company do that, for example, or you can install a plugin to do it or whatever, but you really need to make sure that you do something with those backups. Make sure you, you know, you can have them there with the hosting account, but you should have them offline as well. In case that company, you know, something crazy happens, right. Because I've had situations where I've talked to people and they've said they come to me because these companies that they've worked with have not been able to restore a backup. They, they find out, oh my gosh, the latest one that they had was five months ago. And because they had a glitch in their system when they needed it, and it it's big companies, big companies that happens. So you need to have it off, online and offline, like take it offline and put it into Amazon S3 or Dropbox or something like that. You know, where it's, it's it just gives you a second level of confidence that you can restore in case something happens. I'm sure. Jeff Wolfe02:23:48And something that you control so that you're not a hundred percent at someone else's mercy in terms of their systems and discipline. Dave Braun02:23:54Yeah, absolutely. And then the S stands for security, you know, make sure, you know, what's going on with, if you're doing WordPress, you can get some good security plugins. Some of them are for free. I recommend the PR the professional version and, you know, pay for that. And a lot of times these security plugins will help monitor things. They'll use services that will scan on a regular basis, your site to make sure that everything got in there. So that's one of the things I recommend. So HEBs hubs, hosting updates, backup, and security, Jeff Wolfe02:24:28Hosting updates, backup and security. I like it. It's easy to Dave Braun02:24:31Remember. Yeah. Yeah. That's, that's how I can remember it. Otherwise I can remember it. Jeff Wolfe02:24:38That's good, but it's, it's a good starting point and something that, that I noticed, one of the services that you offer through pro pro for website craters is a 28 point security lockdown. So it really seems as that just goes beyond the basic, basic security that most people are familiar with. Dave Braun02:25:01Yeah. Yeah. There's because you know, one of the things that you want to make sure, oh, I'll just give you a, a couple of examples. One is, you know, we, we make sure that we S we scan your site twice a day to look for vulnerabilities. If there is some software that's been reported in database. Cause there's a lot of people looking for this stuff. If something has been reported, then it will, it will let us know by an email so we can jump on it right away. So that's one, another thing is, you know, with WordPress, I'll give you two more than another thing with WordPress is typically you'll go to log in to your domain name slash WP dash login dot PHP, or WP dash admin. Right. But guess what, if you know that, and it's common with 42% of the sites out there, then these hackers know that as well. Dave Braun02:25:54So they can go to that page. They automatically know exactly where to log in. So one of the things that we do is we will hide that behind a longer URL, a longer address. So in other words, they go to your domain name slash WP admin, or WP dash login, and they get a 4 0 4 it's like, then it's like, they can't even try to log in. So that's one. And then the other thing is that we'll we'll do is we will automatically ban people. If some buddy tries with their IP address to log into your site with the username admin, because that's the default with WordPress, for whatever reason, they they've done that. They keep doing that. Then we ban them and we make sure that there's no user admin usernames named admin because you know, you've got, when you, when people log in, they need a username and password. Well, the username is, if you know, then it's only a matter of time. They can eat maybe more easily guessed passwords and log in. But if they have to do both username and password, it's a little bit harder. So when you, when you do all of these different things, you start adding it up, things get harder and harder and harder. So it takes more and more sophistication for so many to get in. So that's what you're doing. You're putting up barrier after barrier, after barrier, and we make, we make sure we do that. Jeff Wolfe02:27:20Excellent. Yeah. That's some great insights I'm watching the time and we we're right at half past. And I promised we'd keep this to 30 minutes. And so I apologize. We're going to run just a little bit over because I wanted to ask, well, because I wanted to ask this, what, what are you working on now? What's next for you and pro website creators? Dave Braun02:27:40Well, one of the things that we're working on is, or, you know, doing mulch, we, we like to do custom sites because it's more fun. We, we, it takes advantage of our strengths as a company because, you know, we, we're constantly learning new things. We're constantly solving problems. So we do custom sites. So that's, that's kind of where, where we're at and we're continuing to make sure we provide that value through e-commerce right. So that's, that's for us is more of a sweet spot. We like e-commerce because there's a lot of challenges. There is a lot of great things that can be done to enhance clients sales that a lot of people just don't know or take advantage of. So we like that. speaker 102:28:24Awesome. And how can, how can people get in touch with you? How can we keep in touch, learn more, or get some help with your custom website building? Dave Braun02:28:33Yeah. The easiest thing is just to go to our website pro website creators.com, and you can get that Jeff Wolfe02:28:39There it is, website Dave Braun02:28:40Craters.com. You just go there and you can check out what we've got. You can also send us an email at help at pro website, craters.com or fill out the contact form this there, but that's, that's really the best and the easiest way. Jeff Wolfe02:28:54Fantastic. Dave, I appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to talk with us, share a few tips on, you know, on the cybersecurity. Cause it's just it's I think it's gotten to the point where it can be really an emotionally charged issue because there's so much going on in it's beginning to get so complicated in terms of different things that the hackers are doing to, you know, break into systems and other risks that, you know, like you said, with the WordPress plugins things, we may not think about that we need to pay attention to that are easy. Well, maybe not easy. Yeah. Simpler to protect that without some professional advice, like from someone like yourself, we would miss. Dave Braun02:29:35Yeah. And it's one of the things we like to do with our clients is educate them on, on this as well. And I think with anything else, it's just a constant, you know, you gotta beat the drum and continue to educate yourself and continue it, educate them. And of course, you know, keep an eye out. There's some more and more sophisticated stuff going on, especially with emails. If you had another minute, I'd give you a really good example that we're sending out to our okay. Yep. Okay. So I you've seen some of the phishing emails. Obviously you get them, everybody gets them. And normally if you look at them, you can kind of tell, because they'll have words misspelled or the grammar is not good or something like that. Right. That's one way. But what we're seeing is, and we're seeing it more and more, they're getting better and better at duplicating real emails. Dave Braun03:30:24So they look good. Like, for example, there's an email that I got from Amazon, what, supposedly as Amazon, but it looks like Amazon, the buttons look the same, the fonts, everything saying, Hey, click here to check your order. There's a problem. Right. Well, you click there on that button and it goes to some crazy fishing site. Right? So, and so one of the things that people are doing, when you look at who this email is coming from, like the domain, they will they'll change the domain name slightly so that it looks, if you're, if you're casually reading, it it'll look like it's the legitimate email address from the domain. So for example, it could be coming from info at, you know, Amazon tech.com. Right. Okay. That sounds pretty reasonable. But what they do is they'll misspell it and they'll say info at Amazon with instead of the, oh, and Amazon they'll replace that with an E and they get that domain. And so have a quick look at that. You'll be like, okay, that's Amazon, but it's not. So Jeff Wolfe03:31:35That that's really getting devious. Dave Braun03:31:37So yeah. And so if there's anything that you suspect, you know, if like an order or something like that comes in, just go to login normally to Amazon. The other thing that you can do with most email programs is you can take your mouse and right. Click on the button or the link or whatever they send, you know, and copy the URL and throw it into a text editor and look at it. Does it look right? Okay. Yeah. So I do that all the time. I do that all the time, if something comes and so, so I know most of the time I can tell, but you know, I'm definitely not perfect if I'm in a rush, I could definitely click on something wrong, but at least if I have one little thing that I'll, you know, copy it and look, then that's a little bit of a barrier for me to get. Jeff Wolfe03:32:28And that's a great point. We need, we it's a become a security must to be more mindful with any email that we open. Yes. And, you know, and I have time blocked to be, to go through the email, take a look at it, to make sure, you know, use the techniques that you're talking about to make sure it's really coming from where it looks like is coming from before acting on it. Yeah. Dave Braun03:32:49I've even seen emails that look like they're coming from a WordPress site. One of our client's site that will say click here because your database needs to be upgraded. It looks like a normal email, but yeah. It's like, so they're, they're getting clever. You just have to watch, watch. And when in doubt, that's one of the things that I tell our clients is when in doubt, when something comes up, just ask us forward it to us. We'll take a look. You know, if there's anything, anything that you, you know, you're like suspicious or whatever, we'll take a look. Jeff Wolfe03:33:23Sage advice. Thank you so much for the website creators. As you're watching this go to pro website creators for more information, get in touch with Dave and his team. They're bringing a lot to, to the table to help you be more effective on the net doing business, but also having a better security so that your business isn't getting disrupted. Dave Braun03:33:42Yep. Sounds awesome. Okay. speaker 103:33:47That's a wrap. Thank you so much for watching Wolf watch. This is our fourth episode on cybersecurity. We've got another one coming up and we'll announce the date on that pretty soon. And thank you for watching. And remember, this is 21st century television, right? This is live and interactive. Share your comments and we want to hear your questions. Get them answered when we're alive. If not, if your net worth, if you're watching this on replay, still post your questions in the comments. We watch that and we'll make sure we get an answer for you. Dave Braun03:34:14Absolutely. Jeff Wolfe03:34:16And thanks for joining us and we'll see you on the trail.
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## PWC Portfolios
- [Maryann Ehmann Personal Website](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/maryann-ehmann-personal-website/): Maryann Ehmann came to us with a website that was fully functional but did not reflect the heart of her work. The home page logo carried too many words and was hard to read on smaller screens, the hero area opened with a heavy block of text, and her services and programs were presented as long stretches of copy rather than clear, scannable sections. Her message centers on co-creating with God, and the old site lacked the warmth and reverence that vision deserved. She wanted a redesign that felt less like a standard business site and more like a personal, sacred invitation.
- [KAEnterprises](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/kaenterprises/): KA Enterprises needed to move one of their existing websites under PWC's care so it could be maintained more reliably alongside their other sites. The original site was built on outdated technology, including older Laravel, PHP, and Bootstrap versions, which created security, performance, and compatibility concerns. The client did not want a full redesign at this stage, so the goal was to preserve the general look while rebuilding the site on a more stable platform.
- [Irvine Advisory Group](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/irvine-advisory-group/): Irvine Advisory Group had an outdated website that did not clearly communicate Paul Dadgar's credibility, services, or next steps for prospective clients. The old site lacked a strong hero section, clear calls to action, an embedded contact form, click-to-call phone numbers, and a dedicated About page for Paul. Some project content was useful, but the layout, image alignment, and visual consistency needed improvement.
- [Patrick Kamba Personal Website](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/patrick-kamba-personal-website/): Patrick Kamba needed a professional personal brand website to support his speaking work, highlight his keynotes, introduce his book Quiet Ambition, and create a foundation for future training and coaching. He did not have an existing website, so the site needed to establish credibility immediately while remaining simple and expandable.
- [Dialed in Staffing](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/dialed-in-staffing/): Dialed In Staffing had a do-it-yourself website that did not reflect the premium, professional nature of their HR and recruiting services. The old site lacked clear messaging, strong calls to action, people-centric imagery, and an updated brand presentation. It also did not tell their story or differentiate why working with Matthew and his team is different.
- [Sow and Reap Physical Therapy](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/sow-and-reap-physical-therapy/): Sow & Reap Physical Therapy, led by Dr. LaTonya Mister, DPT, needed a website that matched the heart of her practice - holistic, compassionate care with a professional touch.
- [Verduyn Tarps – eCommerce (2025)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/verduyn-tarps-ecommerce-2025/): A few years after our redesign of verduyntarps.com (see our previous work on it), Verduyn Tarps was operating a single website for both its Canadian and U.S. operations, which created inefficiencies in inventory handling, customer experience, and product visibility.
- [Kreative Kousins Greek Emporium – eCommerce](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/kreative-kousins-greek-emporium/): Create an eCommerce website for Kreative Kousins Greek Emporium using our non-WordPress platform. The goal was to provide a stable and easy-to-use online store for the client to sell their products while ensuring a smooth setup process, even though this was our first time working with the non-WordPress platform eCommerce functionality. The site needed to include product listings, a user-friendly shopping experience, basic SEO optimization, and seamless store management.
- [ProWebsite Creators’ Training Site](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/prowebsite-creators-training-site/): Develop a membership-based training site for ProWebsite Creators' team members to access essential organizational training. The site needed to cover topics like communication and respect, handling help tickets, understanding the company's vision, mission, and core values, running effective meetings, prioritizing tasks, solving problems, and more. It was designed to function like a course, allowing members to watch videos and take quizzes to reinforce their learning.
- [Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival (LSDBF)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/lake-superior-dragon-boat-festival-lsdbf/): Create a dynamic and visually engaging website for the Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival (LSDBF), hosted by the Rotary Club of Superior. The website needed to effectively communicate the festival's activities, registration options, sponsorship opportunities, and fundraising efforts while embodying the event's community-driven mission.
- [WorkSite Lighting – eCommerce](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/worksite-lighting/): Redesign WorkSite Lighting's outdated website into a modern, visually appealing, and fully functional eCommerce platform. The site needed to effectively showcase the company's high-quality worksite lighting products while ensuring seamless inventory management and an intuitive shopping experience.
- [Bubble Buddies](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/bubble-buddies/): Create a strongly branded website for an express car wash that aligns with the client's logo and brand identity. The site needed to include a placeholder splash page to collect user information before the official launch and be prepared to integrate third-party services through iframes.
- [megaMART](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/megamart/): Create a simple website for Mega Mart that showcases the company's leadership in the convenience store industry in Southern California. The site needed functionality to allow users to easily apply for jobs and view all Mega Mart convenience store and gas station locations on an interactive map.
- [Real Estate Radio LIVE](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/real-estate-radio-live/): Create a website for Real Estate Radio LIVE that effectively communicates the expertise and mission of a team of real estate and finance professionals. The site needed to highlight their engaging podcast content, which combines real-life experiences, honest perspectives, and current market data, while also providing valuable tools for their audience.
- [NYC Bagels and Burritos](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/nyc-bagels-and-burritos/): Create a simple brochure-style website for NYC Bagels & Burritos, showcasing a unique fusion of authentic New York bagels and vibrant Mexican burritos. The goal was to appeal to American expats in Spain, offering a taste of home through delicious food, while also making the site engaging and easy to navigate ahead of the store's grand opening in Mallorca, Spain, in February 2025.
- [HireMyVA](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/hiremyva/): The goal was to redesign the website from HireMyVA 1.0 to HireMyVA 2.0, enhancing the platform to guide entrepreneurs on how to hire and thrive with a Virtual Assistant without breaking the bank. The updated site needed to efficiently funnel users to two key services:
- [Tiffany’s Pet Care](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/tiffanys-pet-care/): The primary challenge was to overhaul the existing website for Tiffany's Pet Care, transforming it into a more modern and visually appealing platform. The old website provided essential information, which needed to be seamlessly integrated into the new design. The objective was also to recreate the logo and enhance overall branding without losing the personal touch Tiffany's Pet Care is known for.
- [The PJF Group](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/the-pjf-group/): Create a website where job seekers can find opportunities and headhunters can connect with top talent. Additionally, design a better, more professional logo for the brand.
- [Matthew Andrew’s Law (Central Valley Trial Attorneys)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/matthew-andrews-law-central-valley-trial-attorneys/): Matthew's website wasn't too challenging to create initially. Much of the information and details are similar to Nima Vakili's website, one of his partners in their practice/law firm (Vakili Law PC). We customized certain elements for Matthew, such as his logo, and adjusted the color palette to convey the impression he wants for visitors to his website. Matthew was very easygoing about the logo design process; he even provided mock-ups of possible logos, which helped us understand the direction he wanted.
- [Southern California Concussion Center](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/southern-california-concussion-center/): We needed to create a brand new brochure site for the Southern California Concussion Center with information about concussions that people often do not know about. The goal of this site is to help visitors understand what a concussion is, recognize the symptoms, and learn how the center can help people recover through conservative therapy.
- [23rd Veteran](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/23rd-veteran/): Create a highly customized website for 23rd Veteran, which is an organization dedicated to assisting military veterans who are coping with trauma. They offer a unique 14-week mental health program, known as the 23V Recon, which has been instrumental in helping veterans transition from a life of isolation, anxiety, panic, and depression to one of happiness and well-being​.
- [Premium Digital Asset Membership Site](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/premium-digital-asset-membership-site/): We decided to setup WordPress due to the flexibility it provides as well as the ability to implement a membership site that would fully protect the digital asset.
- [We Fight 4 U Law (Central Valley Trial Attorneys)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/we-fight-4-u-law-central-valley-trial-attorneys/): Create a highly customized website for an amazing attorney firm that specializes in defending people.
- [Estimate Checker Website](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/estimate-checker-website/): Towards the end of a construction project, you either go "Get this done with, I'm never doing this again!" or "Ah, I love the outcome!"
- [Pacific Fuel Distribution Website](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/pacific-fuel-distribution-website/): The KA Enterprise team, the team behind Pacific Fuel Distribution, needed a simple site quickly, and signed up for our "one-week website package".
- [Brave One Contract Agency Website](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/brave-one-contract-agency-website/): Raffa has over ten years of experience in both construction and contracting with the Army. She understands what the customer needs and she knows how to supply it in a timely efficient manner.
- [Dr. Paris Love’s Kajabi Web and Membership Site](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/dr-paris-loves-kajabi-website-and-membership-site/): Dr. Paris Love, CEO of Paris Love Productivity Institute, needed a site redesign that is built through Kajabi.
- [MCRIF LLC Website](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/mcrif-llc-website/): Jim Alvino, Founder and CEO of MCRIF LLC, needed excellent messaging, a redesigned logo, and a great brochure site to show off the benefits of his business and to talk about his amazing team.
- [Integrity Software Group Website](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/integrity-software-group-website/): Gavin Verreyne, CEO of Integrity Software Group, needed a professional, brochure site to advertise his business and present it in a professional manner.
- [Verduyn Tarps – eCommerce (2021)](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/verduyn-tarps-ecommerce/): Redesign an e-commerce site that has been around since the early 2000s and update the store such that it can support two countries with one site, using different pricing, according to the country. The site needs to detect a user's IP address and display things appropriately for them, as well as ensure shipping is done properly between the countries.
- [AlpenStyle – eCcommerce](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/alpenstyle-ecommerce/): Redesign an e-commerce site that has been around since 2003 such that the client browsing the store feels like they are shopping in a european street for high quality, classic style clothing, and to redesign a logo to refect classic timelessness.
- [The Victory Masterclass](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/the-victory-masterclass/): We needed to produce a mini sales funnel for Larry Broughton for his VICTORY Masterclass. We needed to create the version where people could register for a free class and then the version where people would pay as well as get details on the paid course.
- [Bron Williams Personal Website](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/bron-williams-personal-website/): Bron was a beta client as we decided to work on a new, lower-cost platform for portfolio sites. Her site fits that description perfectly.
- [My Groovy CBD – eCommerce](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/my-groovy-cbd-ecommerce/): Implement an e-commerce site for online CBD sales but also use as a quick basis for webinar registration, meaning there are multiple Call-To-Actions (CTAs) to fit in on the hero area that's above the fold.
- [Good Juju Club – eCommerce](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/good-juju-club-ecommerce/): Implement an e-commerce site that allows for online sales of CBD products and various gifts using many of the latest e-commerce tricks and tips to boost sales.
- [Fly Right Ministry – eCommerce & Tickets](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/fly-right-ministry/): Jim Harris wanted to have an updated database on the site where he could keep the information for the prison ministry volunteers, an updated look and feel, enhanced security, a more detailed volunteer registration portal, and a customized ticket purchase approach for his volunteers.
- [Arpco Valves & Control](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/arpco-valves-control/): After an editing session gone bad, the original website was corrupted, and unfortunately, the previous web company didn't have a current backup; what they restored didn't have months of changes, and in fact, had alot of placeholder text. So now they were starting at square one.
- [This is Broughton HOTELS](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/this-is-broughton-hotels/): We were given a design by the broughtonHOTELS team that we needed to implement with ZERO consideration as to the ease of implementation.
- [yoogozi Masterminds](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/yoogozi-masterminds/): We needed to have a great website that provided information on our various Mastermind and Coaching programs but also included application forms and payment capability.
- [yoogoziINSIDER Membership site](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/yoogoziinsider-membership-site/): Produce a membership site that organizes content developed over the years in a way that is easily navigatable, take payment (initially yearly, and eventually monthly)
- [Larry’s New Book](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/larrys-new-book/): Produce a great looking landing page to showcase Larry's latest book yet make it expandable to be able to showcase other books in the future.
- [Sam Parker NMS Training – eCommerce](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/sam-parker-nms-training-ecommerce/): We were asked to take over the site and make the purchasing of classes straightforward and to present them properly in a calendar format.
- [mycbdforwellness – eCommerce](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/mycbdforwellness-ecommerce/): Implement an e-commerce site that allows for online sales of CBD products along with different levels of taxes, shipping, coupons, and pricing, and design an effective home page that combines education and quick purchase capability.
- [Brian and Dan Real Estate](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/brian-and-dan-real-estate/): To port a site from Wix, morphing it to include Dan, and allowing them to display their properties in a custom way.
- [Carwash ACES](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/carwash-aces/): ACES had done their website themselves, and it served their purposes for a while. Like many growing businesses, their initial website was a starting point. As you grow and your business matures, you too need to keep your website up-to-date. In ACES' case, they were ready for a more professional, modern look. We set out to make the site crisp, clean and easy to navigate, without a lot of fluff.
- [Shamamama – eCommerce](https://prowebsitecreators.com/pwc-portfolio/shamamama-ecommerce/): Implement an e-commerce site from a templated design to keep costs down for the client AND import the 200 previous blog posts to keep the SEO juice the client has AND allow for the purchase of tickets to events.

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