Testimonials


"We came to Hop for help rebuilding our website from the ground-up. Their mix of creative and practical ideas set them apart from other developers we interviewed and is the real reason our site works.

The Hop Team took the time to really understand our company, our goals and what we wanted to accomplish with a new website. Like any organization, we have unique qualities that require special considerations and that simply won't work with generic, off-the-shelf web tools. Hop not only realized our needs, but breathed new life into the designs we brought them and turned them into a working website that shows off the latest web standards and that is integrated into a very simple and intuitive CMS--while staying on time and on budget.

We would not hesitate to recommend Hop Studios to anyone who wants to take their online presence to the next level. We look forward to working with them for many years!"

Geoff Graham
Foursquare

Thank you for pouring so much creativity and expertise--and occasional unearthly magic and amazing patience--into the SSIR website. Everyone on the team is delighted with the results--it looks fantastic, and we've already gotten several emails from people who seem deeply impressed :-).

I really look forward to continuing working with you, and hope you take the night off to celebrate.

Jenifer Morgan
Digital Editor
Stanford Social Innovation Review

"Hop Studios is very professional and they have done an amazing job on FilmRadar.com! I am very impressed by their work and would recommend them to anyone."

Karie Bible
Founder, Film Radar
Film Radar

"Until Gold Medal Flour/General Mills offered me this blog I had no idea what a blog was or could be. They suggested we call it either "real baking with rose" or "scratch baking with rose." With apologies to Hop Studios' endearing little duck logo, the word 'scratch' immediately brought up the image of chickens in a back yard so "real" it became and that's how it went on to change my life on many levels.

The power of the blog to reach people all over the world, to dispense information and receive often immediate feedback, is staggering. It is as though little light bulbs of illumination have been popping all over the globe. bloggers are empowered to try new recipes and techniques and in turn share their findings and help others even with problems beyond baking and cooking.

At first all the work of response fell upon me and it seemed to be taking every waking hour but gradually the network of capable bakers widened and bloggers came to my aid and to the aid of other bloggers. As blog master Travis so eloquently put it: "The blog has created a community of bakers."

There has been much praise for Susie's beautiful and workable blog and forums design. Travis keeps things running smoothly and helps immensely by inputting photos and recipe charts. My blog is indeed and thing of beauty and brings joy to many. I am blessed to have Gold Medal Flour as its sponsor and Hop Studios as its manager."

Rose Levy Beranbaum
Real Baking with Rose

"I have worked with Hop Studios on numerous projects including my own site at eMarketing101.ca as well as francouver.ca. Project after project, I have been extremely impressed with the level of talent & professionalism that they have deployed. They are on-time, on budget and their project management skills & online tools make it easy to follow. I strongly recommend Hop Studios to anyone who wants to bring their site(s) to the next level with a robust content management system."

Alexandre Brabant
Search Marketing Specialist
eMarketing101.ca
Francouver

"We were informed by a supplier that Hop Studios is an excellent web page developer. They certainly lived up to their billing. They took a personal interest in our project even so far as to visit our manufacturing facility to understand some of our processes. They were able to take our requirements and develop an excellent website that we believe will meet our current and future requirements. They are creative and ingenious in their approach and designs. Thank you Hop Studios!"

Don Neilsen
Jaywest Country Homes

"Hop Studios did an awesome job putting together my author website. They were wonderful to work with, listening to my wants and needs, incorporating my ideas and creating a fun, easy to navigate site. Ever since we went live I've been getting a constant stream of compliments. They take the time to hear what it is you're trying to accomplish, as well as to train you in what you need to do to maintain your site. Through the entire process I felt heard, supported and well taken care of."

Don Calame
Don Calame

"We are so pleased with the work of Hop Studios on our new website. Our previous website was severely outdated, and we needed a new site that would let us be involved in updating. Hop Studios set us up with a great site that can grow with us and gives us options for being creative, which is exactly what a wellness center like our needs."

Patricia Fitzgerald, DHM, LAc, CCN
Santa Monica Wellness Center

"Until Gold Medal Flour/General Mills offered me this blog I had no idea what a blog was or could be. They suggested we call it either "real baking with rose" or "scratch baking with rose." With apologies to Hop Studios' endearing little duck logo, the word 'scratch' immediately brought up the image of chickens in a back yard so "real" it became and that's how it went on to change my life on many levels.

The power of the blog to reach people all over the world, to dispense information and receive often immediate feedback, is staggering. It is as though little light bulbs of illumination have been popping all over the globe. bloggers are empowered to try new recipes and techniques and in turn share their findings and help others even with problems beyond baking and cooking.

At first all the work of response fell upon me and it seemed to be taking every waking hour but gradually the network of capable bakers widened and bloggers came to my aid and to the aid of other bloggers. As blog master Travis so eloquently put it: "The blog has created a community of bakers."

There has been much praise for Susie's beautiful and workable blog and forums design. Travis keeps things running smoothly and helps immensely by inputting photos and recipe charts. My blog is indeed and thing of beauty and brings joy to many. I am blessed to have Hop Studios as its manager."

Rose Levy Beranbaum
Real Baking with Rose Redesign

"Working with Travis and the folks at Hop Studios was a delight! I was extremely pleased with not only the design, look and feel of my site, but also the responsiveness and caring attitude of the Hop people. If you're looking for a partner who is DiFFERENT from the pack, go with Hop."

Roy Osing
Be Different or Be Dead

It was easy working with Hop Studios. They proved to be a very responsive and flexible partner in the development of my website. They turned the project around quickly and with the highest degree of quality. I look forward to working with them again in the future and am most comfortable offering my full endorsement in the meantime.

Toby Nangle
Nangle+Partners

"The folks at Hop Studios advertise themselves as offering: good. clean. fun. And you know what? That was exactly what I got when they designed my website. After trying to design one on my own, I had built up a fair amount of websitexiety. Although I knew I needed to have a website as a key piece of my marketing and client-interaction strategy, I wasn't looking forward to the process of putting it together.

"Enter Hop Studios.

"If I didn't meet the actual people involved in putting my site together, I would swear the place was run by a group of elves who ate nothing but magic and rainbows and awesome. Everyone I worked with was: caring, responsive, helpful, humourous and willing to work with my sometimes vaguely articulated desires to make a product that, frankly, I was incapable of imagining beforehand.

"If I could give you one piece of business advice it would be: hire Hop.
If I could give you another piece of advice it would be: trust them to do more. better. faster."

Nan Nassef
Heket Birth and Baby Services

"Susannah Gardner tells me that I was one of her very first Hop Studios clients, and maybe the longest lasting, who knows? I found Susie in 2003 and we have been working together ever since. I looked at other web designers, and Susie and Hop Studios was the only one putting out designs I liked. Clean, lots of white, whimsical, and stylish. Just what I was looking for. I also wanted to work WITH the designer and learn to do as much routine maintenance as I could, and Susie was willing. We went back and forth on the basic "look" of my site, and Susie has patiently helped me stumble along learning to add copy, pages, and *gasp* even some HTML (though maybe even she doesn't realize the HTML part).

My only complaint is that now Hop Studios has many fine clients and I have to share the glory. But the success of Susie and Hop Studios has not changed the level of service I get at all. If I need help, I can get it. And I never feel pressed to buy or do something I don't want. Yea, Hop Studios, and congrats!"

Kathryn Lord
Romance Coach
Find-A-Sweetheart

"Hop Studios has built three web sites for us and is redesigning a fourth. They are all distinctive sites that are easy for users to navigate and easy for us to update. And we couldn't ask for designers who are better listeners or more responsive to our needs."

Jan Schaffer
Executive Director
J-Learning

Susie and Travis were creative, responsive and patient. In our extended back and forth they worked closely with our team to help translate our ideas into the design we needed. We love our new site.

Sarah Jackson, Editor / Webmaster
Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning

"On behalf of Alliance Environmental Group I would like to thank Hop Studios for their tremendous work and dedication to our company for the past seven years. Hop Studios has an amazing staff that collaborates well to get the finished product completed in a timely fashion. We have been so pleased with all aspects of their services, from redesigning our entire website to making minor changes.

We were so tremendously pleased with our newest project that included a complete redesign of our website. Susie took all of our concerns and suggestions into consideration when she compiled a new look that took our website to the next level. Our new site is not only visually appealing but it is much more user friendly. Hop Studios definitely accomplished the task they set out to accomplish.

I would definitely recommend Hop Studios as your next web company; they will not only impress you with their knowledge and expertise but with the service provided by their friendly staff."

Stephanie Palos
Alliance Environmental Group

"I've sincerely enjoyed working with you both over these past two years. Your work is top quality; you've completed it 90%+ of the time on schedule; and you've just generally been nice people to know."

Willem Maas
Green Home Guide

"When I began considering a web design team, like many others I searched my business network associates, the internet, and a variety of suggestions from qualified people. After a great deal of research I selected Hop Studios. I did so because of their free form approach to website development. I was also impressed with the staff's ability to not only understand my business concepts and goals, but also their ability to recommend web based efficiencies and solutions. The design team was always available to not only listen to my website vision, but to place it into practical web site performance designs. Hop Studios continues to exceed my expectations with regard to web design, platform, security, and progress review.

It is critical for business to be able to present their image, philosophies, goals and services on a website platform that represents both their mission and attitude. Hop Studious has the unique ability and value to understand their client’s vision and put it into practical website design and application.

I have a special appreciation for the time and feedback Hop Studios provided in the business development stages of my business growth. We can honestly say that our business partnership with Hop Studios has exceeded our expectations. In addition I would recommend Hop Studios not only as a web design company, but a web solutions company. I would gladly provide reference or referral to their company and look forward to working with them for many years to come."

Leon Stiffarm
Co-Owner and Operational Manager
National Park Central Reservations
National Park Central Reservations