Portfolio

Joe Bradley Photography

Joe Bradley Photography

Joe Bradley Photography

CMS / Web Design
DEAF Way Interpreting Service

DEAF Way Interpreting Service

DEAF Way Interpreting Service

CMS / Development / Redesign / Web Design
Professional Correctional Medicine – ProCorMed.com

Professional Correctional Medicine – ProCorMed.com

Professional Correctional Medicine – ProCorMed.com

CMS / Redesign
BalloonStormers

BalloonStormers

BalloonStormers

CMS / Development / Redesign / Web Design
The Canvas on Broadway

The Canvas on Broadway

The Canvas on Broadway

CMS / Development / Web Design
Y107.com
CMS / Development / Web Design
EngelskaGymnasiet.se

EngelskaGymnasiet.se

EngelskaGymnasiet.se

CMS / Development
Columbia College Redesign

Columbia College Redesign

Columbia College Redesign

CMS / Development / Web Design

Services

Inexpensive websites for Small Businesses. But not Cheap.

Services

What I Can Do For You

Web Services

“A website is your face on the internet. Make it a good one.” No business should exist without a web presence today. Let a fellow small business owner, Me, help you get started or fix what you already have. Don’t spend thousands with a bloated agency.

Advertising & Branding

You are advertising whether you know it or not. People are talking about your company. You can help guide, if not control, the perception and conversation about your company. You may be small, but that does NOT make you insignificant or powerless.

Analytics & Optimization

You cannot manage what you do not measure. Operating a website without data is like driving a car without a windshield. How did visitors get to your site? Where are they going once they get there? How long are they there? What’s your most popular content? All of these answers come from Analytics.

Consulting & Strategy

Give me a few minutes of your time to figure out the best options for your goals, budget and timeline. Nothing breaks my heart more than seeing small business owners ripped off. Lets talk on the phone, or in person. You tell me what you want, and I’ll give you the best options, whether that’s with me or not.

Search Engine Optimization

Avoid The Snake Oil Sales People! No one can guarantee you the front page of Google, or any search engine. Anyone that tells you different is lying to you. Search Engines all value two things: 1) Quality content and 2) Links back to your site. Let me help you!

Social Media

The conversation around social media is ubiquitous. But you have to decide for yourself how, and IF, your company should be utilizing social media. I will help you develop a plan for presenting your company on social media outlets, and determine how to interact with your current and potential customers.

News

  • 30/04/2013 Glowing and Floating Computer Desk with Glass Top

  • 26/04/2013 Minimalist Floating Computer Desk

  • 19/04/2013 Wrap Extension Cords so they Never Tangle

  • 20/02/2013 New Water Jetpack is a Water Board by FlyBoard

  • 11/02/2013 Silence your Android Phone based on your Google Calendar

  • 04/02/2013 Best Alternative Energy Solutions for Small Businesses

  • 18/01/2013 Nuclear vs Coal and Uranium vs Thorium

  • 19/12/2012 I Bought the Death Star Ice Sphere

  • 13/11/2012 I Bought the Nexus 4

  • 06/11/2012 Goodbye Google Background Images

  • 24/09/2012 Wood Pallet Shed

  • 30/08/2012 Farm Powers itself and 100 homes with Cow Manure

  • 10/07/2012 Strike down the MINIMUM FARE language from the Uber Amendment

  • 20/06/2012 Support Motorcycle Habit with Web Design

  • 13/06/2012 Selling Our North Columbia MO Home

  • 13/06/2012 Shindaiwa T261 Weed Eater / Trimmer For Sale

  • 13/06/2012 Exmark Turf Tracer Mower 52″ Hydrostatic For Sale

  • 14/02/2012 Party Poker

Glowing and Floating Computer Desk with Glass Top

Amazing floating computer desk with glass top showing all the computer’s internals!

Glowing Floating Computer Desk with Custom PC beneath the Glass Top

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Minimalist Floating Computer Desk

An awesome Wall Mounted, Floating Computer Desk which Slides out to reveal the components!

See the entire DIY build this great desk yourself!

Minimalist Floating and Sliding Desk by IKEA

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Wrap Extension Cords so they Never Tangle

My dad always did this like a boss when I was a kid and I just recently figured it out.

If you’re wrapping your cords into big ovals, stop being a chump and do it like a pro! :-)

Originally Posted by Art Of Manliness.com

wrap extension cords so they never tangle using contractor wrap

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New Water Jetpack is a Water Board by FlyBoard

You’ve probably seen the Water JetPack by Jetlev before, maybe even the Jetlev #Fail, now FlyBoard has an awesome new take on this “personal water craft.” The course to LEARN how to ride the FlyBoard is $350 so I’m guessing this “toy” will also have an insane price tag. After all, the Jetlev is around $60,000…

Watch the FlyBoard Video…

FlyBoard logo

FlyBoard Water Jetpack

Watch the FlyBoard Video…

Silence your Android Phone based on your Google Calendar

Silence for Android Mute phone Audio based on Google Calendar

Silence your Android Phone based on your Google Calendar

Best Alternative Energy Solutions for Small Businesses

Best Alternative Energy Solutions for Small Businesses

The best alternative energy solutions for small businesses do not have to be overly significant changes or costly investments. You can start small and work your way up to an entirely sustainable business. These solutions will not only be good for the environment, but they will also save you money and bring in more business each year as more and more consumers become environmentally concerned.

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Nuclear vs Coal and Uranium vs Thorium

Nuclear vs Coal

Callaway Nuclear plant has EVERY rod they’ve ever expended in the past 28 years held in an Olympic size cooling pool.

A standard Coal plant burns one Coal Train Car load EVERY HOUR!

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I Bought the Death Star Ice Sphere

Death Star Ice Sphere

Check it out!!!

I Bought the Nexus 4

I’m so excited I was one of the lucky few to purchase the new Nexus 4 Phone!

Nexus 4

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Goodbye Google Background Images

Google has announced Background Images on the Google Search Homepage will be decommissioned November 16th, 2012.

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Google Decommissioning Background Images

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Wood Pallet Shed

Wood Pallet Shed

Build a Shed out of Wood Pallets

For less than $500 build a sturdy shed out of free pallets!

Farm Powers itself and 100 homes with Cow Manure

Cow Manure Generates Electricity Diagram

Download this image (right click & save):
Transparent Background. Grainy Background. Black Background. White Background.

Fiscalini built methane digesters to process its daily harvest of cow manure and whey byproducts into biogas which powers a generator.

Read the entire article…

Strike down the MINIMUM FARE language from the Uber Amendment

Uber AmmendmentTimothy Ferris wrote an awesome rant letter this morning regarding the Anti-Competition and Pro-Monopoly tactics of Washington Politicians.

Instead of having Taxis compete for business with Uber, they simply want to legislate away their advantage.

Incumbents are too afraid to compete like every other business in America has to so they want law makers to do their dirty work.

Well, those law makers are ELECTED and we can let them know what we, the AMERICAN PEOPLE think about this!

Read More >>>

Support Motorcycle Habit with Web Design

Read More > I do Web Design and Development in Columbia MO to support my Motorcycle Habit!

Selling Our North Columbia MO Home

Bodie Dr Columbia MO Single Family Home For Sale

My wife and I are selling our home on Bodie Dr. Columbia, MO 65202.

Please read all the information, and see MANY more pictures.

Shindaiwa T261 Weed Eater / Trimmer For Sale

Shindaiwa T261 Weedeater Trimmer For Sale

$200 – Great Deal!

Fantastic Shindaiwa commercial grade weedeater / trimmer for sale.

Click here to watch video of the trimmer running and see more pictures.

Exmark Turf Tracer Mower 52″ Hydrostatic For Sale

Exmark Turf Tracer Hydrostatic Mower 52 inch cutting deck

$2,000 – Great Deal!

Awesome 52 inch Cutting Deck and Exmark Hydrostatic mower for commercial or big residential use.

Click here to Watch Video of the mower running, driving and cutting; plus see more pictures.

Party Poker

PartyPoker.com Screenshot

While I’m not a huge poker player, I do really enjoy a good game of cards whenever a group of guys can get together.

Unfortunately, getting a group of like minded folks together to do much of anything is a scheduling nightmare!

PartyPoker.com is a great, web based, way to get a quick game going without having to fuss with calling, Facebook-ing, Twittering, Google Plus-ing or contacting a bunch of people and working out schedules.

I really like that the system is web based. There is a downloadable application, but it’s not required. This makes it easy to grab a quick game anywhere and everywhere.

Plus, the Tournaments are a cool feature for more challenging and exciting games.

Also, I like that the site isn’t limited to Texas Hold’em. There are a lot of other poker game options on the site.

It seems like Texas Hold’em got a bunch of press because of the No Limit Tournaments, but I still love the good, old fashioned Five Card Draw!

My only complaint is there is no face-to-face interaction with players, but that’s the nature of any web based game, poke or otherwise.

The biggest benefit of using an online poker platform is you don’t have to just take money from your friends and family!

While you’re probably not going to make thousands, unless you’re that awesome, at least this way you don’t have to feel bad about the $50 bucks you take.

Just the thrill of poker!

Check it out and let me know what you think!

About

My Skills

  • Wordpress (experience since 2004, highly skilled)
  • (x)HTML & CSS (experience since 2000)
  • HTML5 & CSS3 (experience since 2010)
  • JavaScript (experience since 2008)
  • jQuery (experience since 2008)
  • Adobe Photoshop (experience since 2000)
  • Adobe Illustrator (usage since 2000)
  • PHP (experience since 2000)
  • MySQL (experience since 2000)
  • Joomla! (experience since 2002)
  • Drupal (experience since 2004)
  • Sitecore (experience since 2010)

Get in touch with me.

My name is Ellis Benus.

I have been doing web design professionally now for 9 years.

My technical specialty, and favorite platform, is WordPress CMS websites.

I strive for content and design separation using cross-browser supported HTML & CSS.

If you don’t know what that means, perfect, I’m the man for the job!

My primary focus is working with Small Businesses and Individuals who might struggle with technology and need someone who speaks English and not unintelligible “tech-speech.”

Feel free to look at my portfolio to see a list of works I’ve completed.

“A Website is Your Face on the Internet. Make it a Good One!” – Ellis Benus

Small Businesses, Sole-Proprietors and Individuals do not have thou$ands$of dollar$ to blow on a website. Everyone needs a web presence today, and my goal is to provide you with that for as little money as possible. More importantly, after the job is finished I am still your man.

After the sale Service

is just as important as before the sale. I work with all of my clients to make sure they keep their web pages updated with new content. The web is a very dynamic place and people expect to see your web site change often. You are not alone in this! My clients can send me emails with whatever they want updated. If someone struggles with anything, I’m here to assist. Most of the time I receive emails with pictures and text and the request to, “please make this look good for me.” That’s what I’m here to do for you.

Find the Best option for You

I don’t want to sell you a website. I want to find the best solution for your needs.

Talk is cheap, and talking to me is free! Tell me what you need, and even if I can’t help you, I’ll point  you in the right direction.

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Contact

A Columbia Missouri Local Web Professional
who is near you and can meet face-to-face.

Phone: (573) 557-WEB0 (9320)

Email: eb@EllisBenus.com

Send a message if you have any questions