Merit has been instrumental in our company’s growth and success. We had a very basic e-commerce website and enlisted Designs by Merit to revamp the site with the goal of having a more powerful on-online presence. Merit and her team really worked as an extension of our company by listening and fully understanding our company’s products and the goals we were trying to reach.

We had very limited knowledge of web design and optimization and Merit really took the extra time to help us understand what needed to change for our e-commerce to improve. Designs by Merit advanced our entire online presence by improving our copywriting, web design, ordering process, as well as greatly enhancing our optimization of the site thru her Search Thruster process. The results have been fantastic as we have increased our online sales by nearly 300%.

Thanks Merit!

Merit,

We are thrilled with our new web site. Working with Digital Design Solutions has been a pure delight. The effort you exhibited to make sure that there was a tight match between our business and our web site was of real value to us. And what a wonderful site it turned out to be! The flow, colors, content and the symmetry of the site with its ease of use is wonderful. I can’t tell you how much positive feedback we have already received.

I also want to thank you for your attention to detail and your great patience with the many changes and adjustments that come with a project such as this. You have remained enthusiastic and engaging with every detail and have made this project a joy. The quality of this experience has been exemplary. We will have no reservations in recommending you to our colleagues and clients!

When deciding to build and design a retail website, one of the most harrowing decisions to make is which software should I choose? Or, more poignantly, what software will give me the stability and security I need for online transactions, without making me compromise the originality of my design? I think that most would agree, that when committing to invest in an e-commerce site, a tried and true software package is desirable, but a look-alike site design is not. Our choice of Shopsite was based on these criteria, and the fact that, while being reliable and stable, it is extremely flexible and customizable.

Since we are a bookstore, we have a large database of products our customers need a clear way of navigating through. Our designer: Merit Lee of Digital Design Solutions (www.digitaldesignsolutions.co), created an extensive search capability to make the availability of the product at the customers finger tips. We have advanced dropdown category lists of subcategories, as well as a search via author name, book name, and general searches.

I think we utilized every custom option Shopsite has to offer, which is what we are so please with in regards to the product. It’s flexibility and advance/custom options allowed our designer the freedom create a site based on our specific requirements and needs. She designed custom templates to carry our professional look and feel through out the entire site enhancing the strength of the overall site, custom product templates so we have the a clean and compact presentation of each book. We utilized all of additional fields that are available in Shop Site Pro, so that we could have the options that we chose not just what the standard options (like letting people know, the availability of a book, who publishes the book, if there is a review out and more). Therefore creating a truly unique and specialized experience and utilizing the true capabilities and strengths that shopsite offers to those who want to go the extra mile and create something truly special.

Having a professional design enhanced by the flexiblity and customizable options Shop Site has to offer has enable us to create a site that stands above the competition, by showing our customers that we are a serious endeavor who has invested the time and talent to create a impressive store that will be here to last give them a sense of confidence when they give their credit card to a company that are not familiar with.

I have seldom seen a company so pro-customer oriented as you are. But I guess with a name like “Merit” you couldn’t be otherwise. I am so pleased that I selected “Digital Design Solutions” to work with. If things progress as I hope, we will have a long and profitable business relationship.

To Whom It May Concern:

It is with both confidence and pleasure that I write this letter of recommendation for Merit Lee. What began as a simple request for a six-page website to promote my new circus school quickly turned into a landmark success for my internet marketing strategy and my business overall. The prosperity of Circus Arts and Acrobatics is due, in part, to the creativity, insight and devotion that Merit has for maintaining a premier website for my business. She has developed an original concept, utilizing the latest in design innovation and technology to help launch my business into the 21st century.

Long after the initial obligation had been met, Merit continued to come up with fascinating ideas and intriguing designs for the site. Her use of video, audio and animation truly sets my business apart from others and she continues to call me with new themes to improve on the content and overall look of the business. She was able to capture my vision in a way that no one else has and I was truly fortunate to experience the rare opportunity of working with someone as original and extraordinary as Merit Lee.

During the course of our website design, there were numerous changes I was forced to make in scheduling, staffing and course curriculum. Merit was able to make the plethora of modifications without a blink and her expedient attention to my needs was greatly appreciated. I have received nothing but kudos and compliments from those who have viewed my website. The elegance in concept, layout and design of my website has catapulted the reputation of my company to one of serious professionalism. No longer is my business viewed as a goofy “clown school”. Instead, we are seen as the premier institution for circus arts training and worldwide aerial and acrobatic expertise.

I cannot say enough about Merit’s work. I feel that Merit Lee is, without a doubt, one of the best designers I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I hold Ms. Lee in the highest regard. She is a gifted and talented designer and will no doubt play an important role in the marketing success of any company she works for. Merit is truly outstanding.

I am pleased to write this recommendation to be included as part of Merit Lee’s future reference.

Merit recently completed working with a team of Fritzi California employees to redesign our company’s Web site. Merit contributed in so many ways it is difficult to be specific, however, I can say that her contribution was invaluable and exceptional. She shared her experience and creative ideas in a manner that was easily accessible to all.

Most importantly, Merit translated our collective vision of concept and design into a Web site that clearly defines Fritzi California’s business personality. We now have an Internet presence that accurately represents our company.

Merit has the drive and willingness to do an outstanding job, regardless of the pressures or demands. Without hesitation or reservation, I recommend Merit and her Internet skills for your consideration.

I think the awards (National  & International) speak volumes about the content and creativity of our web site but I wanted to outline specifically how your design and implementation has worked so well for our facility.

First and foremost, our customers the boaters, have very specific needs in that they must have current wind, tide and weather updates in order to make travel plans. The web site you created for us provides all of this information, including a live camera shot of the local bay area, as well as maps, dock sites, and an event calendar. Many of our boaters have commented on how easy it has been to navigate and use our site and they love being able to make reservations online.

Secondly, boaters like to have fun, and we are a destination marina catering to the yacht club and the weekend boater. PIER 39 is a dynamic shopping and entertainment complex and the web site has captured our “personality” with its’ innovative and interactive features such as whirling nautical emblems, barking sea lions and an animated event calendar.

Finally, your professionalism, creativity and delightful sense of humor made this a very easy and exciting experience for us. We are very proud of our web site because you have the intuitive skills to translate our perception of ourselves and what we have to offer our boating customers. I would not hestiate to highly recommend you to any potential client so please feel free to use me as a reference.

Hi There,

Just had to drop you a line to say what a brilliant Web Site.

We are visiting San Francisco for the first time in September 1999 from England (can’t wait) if we enjoy the city half as much as we have enjoyed looking through your site we will have a great holiday.

Definitely will be visiting your restaurant while we are there as we are thoroughly impressed by what we have seen on your Web page.

Have a great Christmas