15 years ago today
Today is the 15 year anniversary of SpinWeb. On this very day a decade and a half ago, we officially became a company and started delivering web solutions. I co-founded the company with Dannie Stanley (who is now a brainiac developer at Purdue) and later partnered with Duane Gran (who is also a brainiac developer - see a trend?) and started advertising around the Ball State campus. At the time, I was a junior at Ball State University learning HTML and getting excited about the possibilities of the web and Dannie walked by my dorm room and said "hey, we're getting pretty good at this... maybe we should start a business!" I think he might have been joking, but I shrugged and said "sure, why not?"
We advertised by placing (wait for it) paper fliers, of all things, around campus! Apparently it worked, though, because we got an email from our first client within a couple of weeks. Our first client was DeVon Yoho, Director of Center for Economic Education at Ball State. He asked us to put one of his classes online and that was our first project. We even used JavaScript - we were so cutting edge for 1996! I will always be grateful to DeVon for his trust in use and for giving us a chance.
A couple of years later, we had enough business to lease an office in the Village area of Muncie and started hiring. I graduated from Ball State with a degree in both music and business. Can you guess which one ended up being more useful? I do still play the cello from time to time, though.
We continued to grow and eventually Dannie and Duane decided to go get "real" jobs (probably a smart idea) while I was apparently crazy enough to stick around and see where I could take the business. Around this time I moved myself and the business to Indianapolis and made it a goal to hire the best of the best. I'm happy to say that I believe I have done that. You can see them all here.
We have expanded to work with clients all over the U.S. However, I am also happy to say that much of our business continues to be with great organizations right here in Indiana. This is where our roots are and this is my community.
A lot has changed since then, most of all technology. However, one thing has not. I have continued to make it my top priority to be the best at what we do, hire the best people to do it, and do everything I can to take care of my team and my clients. Through economic downturns, tech bubbles, and many other challenges, SpinWeb has enjoyed steady growth and improvement for 15 years.
I am deeply grateful for my talented team, our clients who decided to take a chance on us, and all of our supporters and partners. Thank you for being there for us over the past 15 years. Really - thank you.
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"All of you have done a tremendous job on the design/layout of the site... I can't even imagine using any other team for this project... you guys knocked it out of the park!"- Chris Dellen, MBA, Communications Products, Inc.
"Since we have launched our newly designed website, we have been receiving more feedback from clients, potential clients and community members. Thanks again Spinweb for all of your great ideas, hard work and wonderful partnership!"- Brittani Richards, Horizon Convention Center
""There is no company out there like SpinWeb. I'm loving the blueprint process with them and so excited about the new site. Great people.""- Sara Romanowski, Muncie Public Library (view original tweet)
"SpinWeb makes my job SO EASY! Love them!"- Teresa Russel, Church Brothers Collision Repair
"We had a customer come in today for an estimate. Her comment to me was… 'Wow, whoever designed your website did an outstanding job!' She then told me that was a deciding factor on where to get her car repaired."- Ted McClintic, Church Brothers Collision Repair
"I'm glad I had the foresight to choose SpinWeb. I say that because I'm older and consider myself a dinosaur with this new technology. With the help of SpinWeb, I now have a better way to market myself. I'm more effective at attracting new patients and I'm able to educate people via our website."- Stephen J. Gant, DDS, Yorktown Family Dentistry
"The SpinWeb Team has performed at an exceptional level and I continue to boast of our success is due to the creativity of SpinWeb."- Fred Nichols, Astbury Environmental Engineering
"We finally found someone who took our business as seriously as we do. Thank you, SpinWeb!"- June Kramer, Midwest Metal Fabrication and Custom Rolling
"Since we have launched our newly designed website, we have been receiving more feedback from clients, potential clients and community members. Thanks again Spinweb for all of your great ideas, hard work and wonderful partnership!"- Courtney Anderson, Fishers Pediatric Dentistry
"SpinWeb simply makes managing your own website easy. Not only is the management software user-friendly, but it provides real time access to data which is vital to our sports business. We’ve been able to increase our sales, further strengthen the image of our brand, and grow other online resources through the website created by SpinWeb. SpinWeb provides a simple and affordable option to website development and management. With user-friendly software, real time access, archive libraries, and immediate execution, SpinWeb has provided us with a key component to our sport business that generates revenue."- Justin Hart, Indiana Ice
"I have worked on several web and digital projects in my career, and this one was one of the best."- Jeffrey W. Owen, Full-Fill Industries
"Thank you so much for our new website! Your team has been incredible and very impressive to work with. You answer questions quickly and your team of experts solves problems or issues in a way that I have never experienced before. I have been part of another company that launched a new website, and it was such a headache, but this process has been seamless with you!"- Rachel Kimmell, WestPoint Financial Group
"SpinWeb is the essence of talent and professionalism."- Megan Hoover, Hillcroft Services
"Nap Gladu contacted SpinWeb seeking help in updating our existing website. Our website was very stale and did not reflect the image that we wanted for our company. We met with SpinWeb, laid out a plan and SpinWeb took it from there. We now have a website that is the most impressive in our industry with the image that our company wants. We have the ability to update our site on demand and have the tools to track the visitors to our site. The team at SpinWeb was great to work with...very professional!"- Holly Mundy, Nap Gladu
"Since redesigning our web presence with SpinWeb, we have noticed an increase in our online contributions."- Jean Crosby, The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County
"SpinWeb support ninjas strike again! Ridiculously amazing customer and technical support. Seriously. Thanks!"- Amanda Cook, CHPA (view original tweet)
"FYI, Chris Antoine from SpinWeb is pretty awesome."- Allissa Haines, AMTA-Massachusetts Chapter (view original tweet)
"Superb design plus great processes give SpinWeb the ability to deliver websites on time and on budget. These guys are great, highly recommended!"- Mark Zeitler, Accrisoft Corporation
"Thank you for the great experience with the Silver Companies website development. Your team was efficient, helpful, and a pleasure to work with. I will definitely pass your company on to prospective businesses in need of website development/work."- Justin Steill, Silver Companies
"On behalf of the AMTA-WI Chapter Board of Directors I would like to thank you for a most informative and entertaining presentation. I learned much more than I expected and your presentation far exceeded my expectations. It is my hope we can have you back another time once we get things rolling."- Kay Peterson, AMTA-WI Chapter
"I cannot thank you enough for the quick turn around time in getting back to me when I have a question or concern. That service is invaluable to me - along with so many other services you provide."- Amy Kitchen, Johnson County Public Library