About Helio Creative
In a nutshell I am a Florida native, one man band, designer, coder, search engine marketer who resides in Palm Coast, FL. I work a full time web developer and user interface designer job for a great company but sometimes I want the little extras, notably a '57 Chevy Pick Up (If you've got one to sell send me an e-mail) or adding to my collection of surfboards. So I pick up web design, print design and development jobs here and there.
Rule #1
I will not sell services you do not need. The company motto is Mark 8:36 "For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world, and forfeit his soul?". I take that to heart in all of my business dealings. Search engine submission services and other "Black Hat" search engine techniques are a scam. You will never find that here. This is a "White Hat" shop.
Being Blunt
I work after normal business hours. If you're looking for good web or graphic design work, fast, in and around Flagler, St. Johns or Volusia County at very reasonable rates. And you don't mind after hours work give me a call or send me an e-mail.
Locals Only - Well Sorta
I prefer to keep all of my clients in the local market. That doesn't mean I don't periodically do work out of the state but you better be family.
Fast Turnaround
One thing that comes with working freelance is you become accustomed to working very fast because time is critical. I want to spend more time surfing and being with my family, you want your web site accepting orders yesterday. The faster I work everyone wins. That doesn't mean I sacrifice quality and I will work closely with you so that we both understand your goals and that you feel confident those goals are being met.
Hourly Billing
On most projects I charge a higher rate for the first 3-5 hours and then cut the rate as much as 40% on subsequent hours on a per-project basis. Why do I do this? As I mentioned previously I work fast so the higher rate the first 3 hours provides incentive for me to get the job done as quickly as I can. Billing hourly also allows clients the ability to purchase a product without the high up front project costs that are usually associated with web development work.
What's a Helio?
Wondering what it means? Everyone has a story, so Helio Creative should have one too. I was just starting out at a designer while living in Ormond Beach, FL and did most of my first work on one of those purple iMacs. I'm also a avid wannabe gardener so when I decided to do some freelance work, a friend of mine suggested I call my business Helio after the purple flower Heliotrope. I like purple, I like flowers and I am creative. Cheesy story, but that is how I got the name and it stuck. It's been 10 years and why change now.