In the interest of full disclosure, I get paid absolutely nothing to write
my blog. So, when I write about a person or enterprise that I find to be
very helpful, useful or otherwise incredible, it is my pleasure to sing
their praises. Anger is a great motivator, and statistically more of us are
inclined to write a nasty letter than an affirming one. Just read the
comments at the bottom of almost any news story, and you’ll see what I mean.
Maybe it isn’t as much fun to write a note of encouragement or support,
maybe it just makes me a chump. However, I like to help others, and if I
find something wonderful that I believe might be a benefit to someone else,
I’m happy to share.
My most recent find is a little consulting firm called Word Press Help
Center. I discovered them while I was surfing the sea of Word Press plugins
that I might want to use to enhance my blog. On one of the myriad lists of
“best SEO tools,” “must-have Facebook apps” or “mission critical WP
plugins,” I found them.
After choosing the plugins I wanted, I realized that I didn’t have the
faintest idea how to install them. So, I resorted to surfing the endless
“how to” articles on the task. After consuming everything I could find on
the subject, I realized that I still didn’t have the faintest idea how to
install a Word Press plugin. So, I called the number on the Word Press Help
Center web site.
Amazingly, an actual human being answered the phone, and when I sent email,
that same human being wrote back, almost immediately. the novelty made my
head spin.
Matt, one of the consultants with the WP Help Center, relocated my blog to
my web site, copied over every one of the posts, installed my handful of
plugins, and dispatched each requested task with courtesy and efficiency.
What’s not to love there? His boss may not be thrilled that I say this, but
Matt was generous with his time, and his prices were very reasonable.
I asked Matt if he wouldn’t mind adding just a few words to my post, so you
can get a sense of what kind of great guy he is.
“I work hard for my money and when I spend it, I want to feel like I’m
getting value for that money. I expect our clients to feel similarly,
so we take a customer first attitude in our approach. As long as a
client is willing to compensate us fairly for the work we do, we’re
willing to do everything in our power to make sure the job gets done
right and that they are taken care of.”
Word Press Help Center
p: (303) 395-1346
w: wphelpcenter.com/
You can hire them on an ongoing basis via retainer, or hire them by the
job/hour. Good humans, good service, good job.
LL