The Good Apples

“I’m signing the pledge because I can’t believe the number of website owners who come to me with horror stories about being locked out of their own website, or their developer disappearing, or tying them into something they can’t get out of. I want people to be able to tell the good apples from the bad, so that it’s easier for them to choose who to trust.”

“Too many times, I’ve had to help people get access to their own website, train them how to use it, or fix things when the original designer has ghosted them. I’m signing because I would never treat a client that way. I believe in always giving them full access to their site, along with all the info they need to take ownership and keep it updated. If a client comes back to me for more work, I want it to be because they chose to, not because I forced them to.”

“I’ve seen many businesses left frustrated, confused, even locked out of – or tied into – their own websites by thoughtless or unethical practices. I signed this pledge along with these other good apples because technical work like development and support should be built on trust, clarity and respect. No surprises, no lock-ins, no jargon, no disappearing acts. Just the best professional work we can do for your purpose-driven business or organisation.”

“I want web developers who treat people with respect and do the right thing to gather together to show people our industry is full of good people. Say no to cowboy website builders!”

“I totally agree that clients are often bamboozled as if web design is some secret, magical, highly complicated industry. I want to keep things clear, easy and simple because we are all too busy.”

“I’m signing because as technology makes it easier and easier for dishonest scoundrels to flood the market and make a quick buck, I want to show that there are plenty of skilled, honest and just plain nice web developers out there. We’re here and we’d love to work with you. Just click through and say hello. We don’t bite 😀”

“There’s a tonne of good folk in our industry, and here we group together to show potential customers we uphold to high standards.

We will listen well, explain clearly, do as we say we’ll do, and let you leave when you want to.

That should be a minimum requirement from all web folk :)”

“I’m fed up of hearing horror stories where business owners are treated poorly by their web developers.”