Don’t Just Take Our Word For It

We love our clients. Part of what makes running a business fun is having fun clients. And luckily it sounds like our clients are enjoying the process as well…

Sarah Sladek, President & CEO, XYZ University

“I’ve had the opportunity to work with Dave on several occassions. He is an exceptional web designer, but more importantly he is reliable, respectful, and trustworthy. I’ve worked with other web companies that were over-priced and overly casual in their approach to working with clients. Dave pays close attention to a client’s budget, he’s personable and professional, and he has yet to miss a deadline. I recently called on him to create an entirely new site for a client within less than a week. Not surprising, Dave finished on time, under budget, and the client was truly ‘wowed’ with what he created. As far as I’m concerned, Dave is the best in the business.”

Patty Tanji, Founder/CEO, Open Workplace

“I highly recommend Dave Yankowiak’s work as a web designer and all around amazing expert on all things internet. I could not have launched my website without his help and insight. I am so grateful for the work Dave has done for me and my new business consulting company Open Workplace. He was very helpful in recommending a WordPress theme that would best suit my business needs. Whenever I have a techie question, large or small, Dave is there to guide me to a place where I can fix the problem myself.”

Tom Stuart, Speaker/Consultant, TomStuart.org

“Dave does awesome work, always timely, well informed, great advice and I could not be more pleased with my website he developed!!!”

Phillip Holland, Photographer, Holland Photo Studio

“I hired Dave to do some custom design work on my wordpress based website. He overdelivered exactly on schedule. I highly recommend his services!”

Damian Thompson, Sensei, Small Biz Samurai

“After Dave did some great dev work for me, I hired him on multiple occasions to consult/coach me to fabulous results! He is a joy to work with and I could not recommend him higher.”

Joe Hackman, Owner, Managed Solutions

“Dave is among a very selective few service providers that I consider to be more than just a vendor but really a partner. I’ve worked closely with him on a number of different web development projects and he operates with very high integrity. Dave and I have a lot of great things that we will be working collectively going forward.”

Jess Seilheimer, Digilicious

“An expert in wordpress and CSS, Dave was such a pleasure to work with. We collaborated on my objectives, he guided me through the process, and delivered an estimate within a day and completed the refinements within a few days time. Dave is extremely accessible via email correspondence and pays high attention to detail, which is essential to back end development efforts delivering on front end design expectations for any web presence. We had multiple conference calls and check in points throughout the process which made the entire experience easy, and enjoyable. His approach to customer service is all about delivering on the customer needs, while keeping expectations in check and within estimate. He was open to discussing questions on design that impacted additional developmental tweaking. I am grateful for his quick service and expertise- an excellent partner!”

Martha Grace Reese, President & Author, GraceNet

“Dave Yankowiak has rescued me! You can’t imagine the relief to be able to hand a huge chunk of work to someone, explain quickly, and have him handle all the details. He consults, asks my preferences, is completely responsive, then does it. Quickly. I LOVE the work he has done, we are about to shift into another phase of research where we’ll use the site to collect and process immense amounts of data and stories for a new national, four-year study of two thousand churches. Dave’s technical expertise is going to save me innumerable headaches and two years of salary for a data collector and coder. I am more than grateful!”

Scott Robberstad, Owner, Pulse Home Technology

“Lift Development will take your ideas of what you envision in a website and make it reality. Dave did a spot on job in speaking to my customers through my website. Not only did Dave incorporate what I envisioned but when I was stuck, I was able to bounce ideas off of him to figure out what would work and what wouldn’t. I highly recommend Lift Development to any business looking to stand out from the whirlpool of mediocre websites out there today.”

Tae FitzSimons, Founder, IT Splat

“Dave Yankowiak of TweakMyTheme.com [a service of Lift Development] did just that tweak my WordPress theme. He understood exactly what I wanted and consistently communicated throughout the process. He did a great job at a reasonable price and delivered when promised. Can’t get any better than that.”

Leslie Chow, Owner, Iconic Sport

“Dave is knowledgeable, very responsive, reliable, creative and great to work with! He has been a terrific resource for us in improving our website and keeping it up-to-date with new collections each season and updates to our ASP.netStorefront application.”

Bridgit Hinkle, Photographer, Bridgit Hinkle Photography

“As a photographer looking to expand my personal business, having a website is crucial! Dave was thoughtful and methodical in creating a website that perfectly suited my work and was intune to my tastes. Every time I had a question or a request he has been quick in his response and patient in explaining to me. Dave has made desiging a website fun, exciting and stress-free!”

Todd Foret, President [Former], Crave Classifieds/Noitworld

“Dave is a super guy first and foremost. His knowledge of web design is just staggering. His ability to take your ideas and enhance them is just amazing. We worked with Dave on our Noitworld site and the entire project was seamless with Dave at the helm. We are in Arizona and Dave is in Minnesota, so many of our conversations were either through email or over the phone. His keen ability to listen to your ideas and enhance them into the ideal format is second to none. We are so pleased with the end result that we can honestly say there is no one else Noitworld would rather work with than Dave Yankowiak. Thank you Dave.”

Doug Stearley, Owner [Former], Showcase Designs

“I have worked with Dave for over 5 years and he has created two web sites for my business. He has that rare combination of outstanding technical skills and experience, in addition to being a great person to work with. The focus of my marketing program is to drive people to my web site, and I continue to get positive comments from customers who have made their buying decision based on their perception of our business through the web site.”

Other Feedback

Dave has also worked with many amazing people during his years at Vencio, a marketing services firm based in St. Paul, MN, prior to launching Lift Development. Here are a few quotes.

Colin Hirdman, Founder/President [Former], Vencio Inc

“Not only is Dave a wonderful programmer, but he’s an even better person. His communication skills are unmatched by anyone I’ve ever encountered in the programming world. He is professional, honest and great at what he does…I highly recommend!”

Youa Saychou, Corporate Marketing Manager [Former], GE Money

“I had the pleasure of working with Dave on several projects during my employment with GE Money – WMC Mortgage as a Marketing Manager. He is very thorough, consistent and trustworthy when it comes to delivering project initiatives on time and within scope. The work Dave provided was always impeccable and definitely added value to the overall objectives. His attitude is always that of a positive, patient and passionate nature — He is very passionate about his work and it clearly shines through in his deliverables. Additionally, he was always available to answer any and all questions and was an absoute pleasure to work with!”

Sarah Batten, Event Director, Fidelity National Info Services

“Dave is great to work with…he understands our company needs, often works within a tight time frames, handles multiple changes to projects without complaint and with humor, answers dumb questions from non-website savvy me and produces a final output that works just the way we need it to.”

Irene Gross, Marketing Manager, WMC Mortgage

“Dave has always been reliable to work with. He always delivered great results even when we changed our mind ten times about what we wanted. I definitely recommend Dave and would hire him again if the opportunity arises.”