Daniel Todd
Owner | Bouncy House
Erin Phillips
Project Manager | Superbig Creative
Meghan Malone
Building Operations Coordinator | The Blume Company
Gregg Blanchard
SEO & Content Consultant
Chris White
Real Estate Agent | White & Weeks
Mike Hanson
Founder | God's Block Ministries
Owner | Bouncy House
Erin Phillips
Project Manager | Superbig Creative
Meghan Malone
Building Operations Coordinator | The Blume Company
Gregg Blanchard
SEO & Content Consultant
Chris White
Real Estate Agent | White & Weeks
Mike Hanson
Founder | God's Block Ministries
Daniel Todd | Owner | Bouncy House
Gabe is a talented designer and programmer. He has turned this combination of skills into Soapbox. Soapbox is a very functional, extremely flexible web hosting system for running not only your website, but your entire business and back office. I manage my businesses orders, run reports, handle delivery logistics, manage receivables all from within my Soapbox CMS. If Gabe hasn't already come up with a plug-in that you need he can design it very quickly to meet your needs. When I have a problem or a new feature we released has a small bug, Gabe treats it as a high priority and will work to get the situation resolved.
Coyne Design is a trust-worthy company and I have complete comfort hosting my companies information on servers that they maintain. If you have never used another hosting solution, you won't understand how great his system is compared to what is out there. If you are currently using a hosting company, web designer or out of the box software and you are unhappy with it you owe it to yourself to move over to Soapbox CMS.
Erin Phillips | Project Manager | Superbig Creative
We came to Gabe Coyne after having a disastrous experience with a developer that used an out of the box CMS system called "Seed." Both our client and our team felt it was flawed in many ways. It was very limited in what it could do and we found bugs on almost every feature when we were populating it. Not only that but it limited what kind of design we could provide to our client. We found that every new client request created a whole new set of problems with the CMS and required a lot of customization, which became too expensive, especially when the system broke down when we tried to add functionality, requiring even more billable hours!
The Soapbox CMS system is very intuitive and robust. Instead of a one size fits all scenario, the Soapbox CMS is very versatile, allowing for many solutions to the same problem. It is also easily scalable to fit specific needs with several modules that can be added or taken away to match specific requirements. Our client found the CMS easy to use and fool proof with the several levels of access. It also allowed for a beautiful front end design as it adapted quite fluidly to our vision for the look and feel of the website. The system is organized so that it supports an information architecture that lends itself to very logical navigation as well.
It is so easy to use that our client is constantly updating the site, which keeps things fresh and drives traffic! We are very happy that we switched to the Soapbox CMS.
Meghan Malone | Building Operations Coordinator | The Blume Company
I would like to speak about your ability to create a product through merely listening. We have appreciated your creative skills, timely responses and flexibility. Most of all I been in awe with your patience in working with a non computer minded person such as myself. Thank you for your relaxed demeanor and persistence to help us create exactly what we were envisioning and needed.
Gregg Blanchard | SEO & Content Consultant
When I saw my new client was using a CMS I hadn't seen before, I expected a slow learning curve...as usual. However, Soapbox was a very pleasant surprise. Within 5 minutes I not only felt comfortable using all of it's features but was making changes on the site that would have been considered advanced in other management systems.
Not only is it incredibly easy to use but very good looking and smartly organized as well. Simple user interfaces on both the backend and while viewing the page live make creating new pages and updating old ones very quick. I would highly recommend Soapbox to anyone looking to get a new, professional looking website that they will have full, confident control over.
Mike Hanson | Founder | God's Block Ministries
Our company had struggled for years to find and put into place the right online presence. We are always changning, updating and growing and were in need of a site that was simple to update as fast was we do. Coyne-Design's Soapbox CMS instantly launched us into competing among the tops in our industry. We now have the finished polished look we have been searching for as well as the cabailities to alert our customers to our growth and changes. Soapbaxes design and accessablity is only rivaled by the speeed, customer service and professionalism that comes from coyne-design.
Gabe is a talented designer and programmer. He has turned this combination of skills into Soapbox. Soapbox is a very functional, extremely flexible web hosting system for running not only your website, but your entire business and back office. I manage my businesses orders, run reports, handle delivery logistics, manage receivables all from within my Soapbox CMS. If Gabe hasn't already come up with a plug-in that you need he can design it very quickly to meet your needs. When I have a problem or a new feature we released has a small bug, Gabe treats it as a high priority and will work to get the situation resolved.
Coyne Design is a trust-worthy company and I have complete comfort hosting my companies information on servers that they maintain. If you have never used another hosting solution, you won't understand how great his system is compared to what is out there. If you are currently using a hosting company, web designer or out of the box software and you are unhappy with it you owe it to yourself to move over to Soapbox CMS.
Erin Phillips | Project Manager | Superbig Creative
We came to Gabe Coyne after having a disastrous experience with a developer that used an out of the box CMS system called "Seed." Both our client and our team felt it was flawed in many ways. It was very limited in what it could do and we found bugs on almost every feature when we were populating it. Not only that but it limited what kind of design we could provide to our client. We found that every new client request created a whole new set of problems with the CMS and required a lot of customization, which became too expensive, especially when the system broke down when we tried to add functionality, requiring even more billable hours!
The Soapbox CMS system is very intuitive and robust. Instead of a one size fits all scenario, the Soapbox CMS is very versatile, allowing for many solutions to the same problem. It is also easily scalable to fit specific needs with several modules that can be added or taken away to match specific requirements. Our client found the CMS easy to use and fool proof with the several levels of access. It also allowed for a beautiful front end design as it adapted quite fluidly to our vision for the look and feel of the website. The system is organized so that it supports an information architecture that lends itself to very logical navigation as well.
It is so easy to use that our client is constantly updating the site, which keeps things fresh and drives traffic! We are very happy that we switched to the Soapbox CMS.
Meghan Malone | Building Operations Coordinator | The Blume Company
I would like to speak about your ability to create a product through merely listening. We have appreciated your creative skills, timely responses and flexibility. Most of all I been in awe with your patience in working with a non computer minded person such as myself. Thank you for your relaxed demeanor and persistence to help us create exactly what we were envisioning and needed.
Gregg Blanchard | SEO & Content Consultant
When I saw my new client was using a CMS I hadn't seen before, I expected a slow learning curve...as usual. However, Soapbox was a very pleasant surprise. Within 5 minutes I not only felt comfortable using all of it's features but was making changes on the site that would have been considered advanced in other management systems.
Not only is it incredibly easy to use but very good looking and smartly organized as well. Simple user interfaces on both the backend and while viewing the page live make creating new pages and updating old ones very quick. I would highly recommend Soapbox to anyone looking to get a new, professional looking website that they will have full, confident control over.
Chris White | Real Estate Agent | White and Weeks
My name is Christopher and I am the team leader for the White + Weeks Real Estate Team. I wanted to give a honest account of the services Coyne Design provided for our team. When we first began our search for a website designer the real estate market was beginning to take a dive. The writing was clearly on the wall. While everyone of our colleagues said we were nuts to pour funds into marketing, we felt from experience that with the potential slowdown of home sales it was perfect timing to take stock and use that opportunity to re brand and strengthen our position as a market leader in our industry. When the homes sales picked up we would be posed and ready to offer a service in this cutting edge and ever changing industry.
I met with a total of three designers before I choose to work with Coyne Design. I was shocked and humbled at the amount of work that would need to go into creating a site and brand identity that fit what we wanted. A few other designers came across as arrogant talking down to me and pushing me in a direction I absolutely did not want to go. When I met with Coyne Design they came across as down to earth and professional. While a lot of the web lingo was new to me, Coyne Design took the time to walk me through and explore what I really needed out of a web site.
Working with a lot of high end properties, coming across as modern but approachable was our main goal and Coyne Design hit the nail on the head. After just a few revisions I could see that we choose the right designer. What sets Coyne Design apart from basically every other designer in Seattle is Soapbox, the CMS back end software they created from the ground up. This was a huge benefit to my team because it allowed us to quickly make changes to blog postings, home listings, etc. with out needing to phone up a designer every time the price of a house or status changed. This is a huge benefit to cost savings that in the long run saved us a lot of marketing dollars. Coyne Design was able to work with our budget and in doing so did not slack or compromise on the details of our site. In fact we all felt that Coyne Design over delivered! While we've had for some time a successful business we have never had an appearance that showed us as a top producing team in the eyes of the public. In the end we came out with an identity brand and site that has showcased our listing portfolio and allowed us to stay current with the fast growing area of social media marketing.
Coyne Design passes the question I often ask when working with someone which is, could i spend seven hours stuck at an airport with these guys? The answer is yes. He also passes the question of; can this guy deliver on his promises? That answer to that question is a resounding yes! I would highly recommend hiring Coyne Design and Soapbox for your project however small or big.
Mike Hanson | Founder | God's Block Ministries
Our company had struggled for years to find and put into place the right online presence. We are always changning, updating and growing and were in need of a site that was simple to update as fast was we do. Coyne-Design's Soapbox CMS instantly launched us into competing among the tops in our industry. We now have the finished polished look we have been searching for as well as the cabailities to alert our customers to our growth and changes. Soapbaxes design and accessablity is only rivaled by the speeed, customer service and professionalism that comes from coyne-design.
