What our clients present and past have had to say..

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Our Web Clients say....

"I feel like the customer always comes first, which is sometimes rare in the world we live in. Thanks for all the hard work!"
Devon Shealy - Community Foundation of Henderson County

"I spent 20 years in the computer business before becoming a Realtor and I have a pretty good idea how tough it is to provide consistently wonderful computer services. You do it the best of any company I've ever seen!"
Don King - Realtor® San Diego CA

"Thank you for listening to my suggestion on making the virtual tour easier to access online. One of the main reasons I stay with your service is the listing site- haveahome.com. It is very easy to use and update, and helps to keep us on top of our market."
Bryan Jackson & Nancy Jenkins - Realtors® - Vermont

"Well. I'm totally computer illiterate and no one has slammed down the phone on me, refused to answer my calls, or closed down your site. Everyone has, in fact, been very patient thro' my troubles and supportive. I think there's tremendous receptivity to ideas and suggestions: 6 photos being one example, making the upload process easy even for me, another..."
Francine Craven - Broker Associate - New Jersey

"We have enjoyed working with Shades. They are quick to repsond to any questions we have and appreicate them keeping up on the newest tech."
Peggy Graves, CRS, ABR - Jackson TN

You guys always take care of us! Thanks for always being so helpful Gary! You are doing a great job for us!
Chris & Gene Curry, Realtors® - Ohio

"Some guy from Park Ridge Illinois requested a Homes & Lands Guide for Sarasota, saw my ad for the website, pulled up the site and bingo bango, I received a loan application for $300,000. He then picked out a realtor that I did not know and bought a house. The realtor tried to get him to use his favorite mortgage broker, but the guy said he had already applied with me and did not bother to call the other guy. This is a deal that I would not have gotten if I did not have the site..."
George DeLong - Liberty 1st Mortgage

"I've certainly felt like my web site was one of those parts of my business that has brought me far more benefits direct and indirect than I could have thought possible. I have gotten 15 new listings since the first of the year... I am sure the web site, along with the virtual tours and being a member of the top real estate company in this part of the state has made it all come together for me. "
Sherri Metzger, REALTOR, GRI, CRS - Beverly-Hanks & Associates

"To answer your question, it cost countless hours trying to decide what we wanted to go into the site and find all the appropriate links. We spoke to numerous web masters and selected Gary Shade (Shade's Landing Inc.) to create the site."
Mike and Kathy Bedsworth

"WOW, Is all I can say after visitng your website Don! It is the best Realtor site have seen, and I have seen a lot....I am not liking mine to much now!"
A visitor wrote Don King of San Diego after visiting his web site.

"I can't give you enough credit for the new design and speed of the listings program. It looks and runs AWESOMELY!"
Chris Curry of RE/MAX remarking on our Automated Listings Program for Real Estate Agents.

"I also wanted to pass on to you some praise I have received from clients today. They loved our site and made it a point to let us know that when they did a search for real estate in Mt. Vernon, Ohio we were the site that came up first. I have nothing but praise from clients that I work with when it comes to our site and I want to pass that on to the entire Shades Landing team! You guys do a hell of a job! It was kind of funny Gary when it hit me today that my father and I were both out showing homes to people that came to us completely because of our website. That is amazing. Our site is really a productive part of our business."
Chris Curry of RE/MAX

" I just want you and everyone else know that we did a lot of research on Web designers and listened to several local and out of town. We also frequent the Howard Brinton Star Power Seminars and all the Stars we spoke with were using you, and spoke very highly of you and your company. We agree!! You and Susan ( and whoever else) are very informative, professional, and friendly. You have implemented any request we made, or gave us a better suggestion. We certainly hate to hear of the misfortunes of others, but this only confirms - You're the Greatest!"
Tara's Team

"I've received leads from many places in the US and from South America and Great Britian so far covering everything from an immediate move to Orlando to commercial business buyers. I repeat, "Wow!"
Thanks,
Eric"
Eric Martell Orlando FL

"Just got a call from an agent who tells me he can't find his listing on any of the search engines lately. He wanted to know if I was having the same problem. I told him that I had implemented a new program with you and actually liked hearing about his problem. I don't think it made him very happy. It just lets me know things are working. :)" Jon Smith - Iowa Realty

"Gary and Family, I am thrilled with my web site and you did an awesome job preparing the information we sent. I am getting great response to the site and will increase my business in 1998 without a doubt in my mind and goal writing. Thanks to you and yours. Happy New Year"
Jana Martin at JanasHomes.com"

"I only received 124 emails yesterday. When I first checked my e-mail yesterday I had 86 downloaded at once. The major engines Webcrawler, Infoseek, Excite, and Alta Vista all had me as either the first or second on the list. Yahoo keeps things alphabetical it seems to me."
Jon Smith - Iowa Realty

"Gary, Sorry I haven't gotten back with you sooner. I wanted to let you know that I absolutely LOVE my site. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. I can't believe it was so difficult with the other folks and after eight months still had nothing close to what you have done. You are my hero!!! Thanks again!! I am so glad to be working with you."
Tara High - Cheryl High Realty

"On Sunday we had our first buyer sale from my web site! It was a great one too, we got a 4% commission and a free trip to Hawaii which my buyer specialist, Danelle Naigle, and her husband will surely enjoy. Thank you! Also, Marie, another one of my buyer reps is out with another buyer from the web site. He emailed me I am leaving tomorrow to drive to Las Vegas and buy a house! I called him, and he's here to buy from us too!! This is easy and fun!! Thanks Gary!!!
Cathy Bittinger,CRS

"Again thanks for all your hard work!! I overheard another web page provider addressing agents here somewhat bemoaning the fact that where ever you go you find Rosemary's presence!! Good Job!!"
Rosemary Horner's office - Woods Brothers Realtors® - Lincoln Nebraska

"Hi Gary: Just wanted you to know we just received an e-mail request from a buyer in South Mpls that wants us to find him a townhome and sell his home, your recent submission to add Townhome is working, thanks a million for helping us, we are looking forward to a fast start in 98. Will be dropping off our renewal check today and the date for another web page you offered, we appreciate it. Jerry"
Jerry Wicklund - The Wicklund Group - Client 1997 - 2003

"Impressed by all the extreme effort you put into security, and keeping us all updated on current virus problems, etc. Replys to questions always come back promptly..."
Tom Randall - Realtor® Ames Iowa - Client from 1999 - 2003

"Dear Gary,
fabulous job. The web site is awesome. You all are fantastic. Thank you very much."
Sandy James - Kansas City/Overland Park KS - Client 1997 - 2003

"This is just a quick note to you, since I have been on the Internet with my own home page only a week imagine my surprise when I already received two buyers, plus you also forwarded to me another buyer for apartment buildings which by the way I already have. This is so great!!!! Oh yea of so little faith, this is the wave of the future and I'm glad I'm on the cutting edge. Thanks Gary, you've made this process so easy! "
Char MacCallum - Kansas City Kansas - Client 1995 - 2003

We are getting more and more E-mails and have now added the e-mail back questionnaire, which is starting to get more response for us."
Ruth Martin Century 21 - Virginia - Client 1995 - 2002

"Following are my sales off my site so far:
Coppell = $210,000.
Coppell = $157,000.
Southlake = $305,000.
Flower Mound = $385,000.
So guess I can't complain with a little for a mil in the past 9 months."
Millie Larsen - Coppell TX RE/MAX

"By the way, I have closed a little over two million dollars in sales this year directly from my website, and can confidently state that my web presence was a significant factor in obtaining several listings this year. Thanks for everything! "
Jon Perkins - Minnesota - Client 1997 - 2003

"This is the best website we utilize. The response time following input is, hands-down, better than all the others (3). The new photo inputting is so so much easier than any other, with immediate results. Our clients are truly impressed with the site! Your response time to our questions also surpasses all the other sites. Sometimes they don't ever respond. Our most recent changes via your design/suggestions are great. Thanks."
Diana and Chuck Ivas, Real Estate - Hinsdale Illinois Client 1997-2004

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What the Pros Say!

"Congratulations! Your home page has been rated among the top 5% of all sites on the Internet by Point Survey"
Point Communications on awarding Shade's Landing Inc. their Top 5% designation 10/23/95

"Congratulations! Your HMS page will be the Windows Magazine/NetGuide Magazine HotSpot for 10/29/95"
Windows Magazine

Congratulations! http://www.heathersholidaze.com/ has been voted by Starting Point users to be a "Hot Site". Your site is scheduled to be featured on 11/26/97 as a Starting Point personal "Hot Site"

Your Internet site has been reviewed and rated by The McKinley Group's professional editorial team, and listed in Magellan, our comprehensive Internet directory of nearly 2 million sites and 40,000 reviews. To recognize the hard work that has gone into establishing and maintaining your site, we are awarding a special 'Reviewed by Magellan" logo for inclusion on your pages."
The McKinley Group on awarding Missing Children Minnesota their award.

"http://www.shadeslanding.com/hms/march/index.html Heather's Happy St. Patrick's Day Page
Congratulations,
Your site has been chosen by Computer Currents Interactive (CCI) as one of our Seasonal Links."

Your site, Heather's Holidaze has recently been reviewed and given a 3 Shamrock Doras rating. Doras is Telecom Internet's directory of Irish sites, and we have placed your site within the Family Corner category under Children's Corner.

Your presence in Doras, the world's most comprehensive directory of Irish sites, will, we feel, generate additional traffic to your site. "

"Congratulations! It's not every day that stars fall out of the sky. In fact, that kind of thing is bound to hurt someone. Nonetheless, we're dropping a few stars on your site for its excellence. Of the more than 150,000 Web sites that we've checked out, our editors believe that your site* should be publicly recognized as a Luckman Five-Star winner.

In addition to your Five-Star award, a review of your site will be featured in the new edition of our book and interactive CD-ROM-- Luckman Interactive's "World Wide Web Yellow Pages." Our regularly updated guide to the Web was awarded another kind of Five-Star rating, from "PC Computing" (December, 1996). The magazine picked our product as one of only six Internet tools to receive its highest award. Currently, both our CD-ROM (distributed by TechData and Ingram) and our book versions (published by Barnes & Noble) have hit the bestseller lists."

"Congratulations! Your site, Heather's Holidaze , has been selected as the Times Pick for 6/9/97 by the Los Angeles Times. This is not a mailing list, nor will we contact you again (unless you receive another award, of course)."

"Congratulations,
Your fine site has been added to BookMarks, the newest, most exclusive directory on the Web. Only the finest resources are chosen for inclusion."

"Hi! I'm a copywriter for the on-line publication New Atlantis NOW! I just stopped by Heather's Happy Holidaze Page for Kids and Jason's Snakes and Reptiles page -- I was impressed! Your kids obviously know what it takes to make a great Web site: Focus. I'm thinking of writing an article about Net-savvy families and would like a chance to chat with all of you. I'm open to interviews via e-mail or phone whichever you prefer. If you are interested, let me know!
Thanks for your help!
Melissa Freels
Copywriter, New Atlantis NOW!"

Heather:
Hi! A piece of art from your Web page at http://www.heathersholidaze.com/march/ and also http://www.heathersholidaze.com/ is being considered as an example in the book, Creating Web Pages for Kids and Parents to be published by IDG Books Worldwide, Inc., in 1997. The author is Greg Holden. The purpose of this e-mail is to obtain your permission to publish your Web page as part of Creating Web Pages for Kids and Parents." Heather's site is indeed featured in this fantastic book that is in bookstores now!

"Hi, Heather. You've done it again - your wonderful Easter page is Peggie's Pick o' the Week for March 23, 1997."

"From: The Real Estate Library at http://relibrary.com/
The Real Estate Library would like to acknowledge you for a great Web site. The Library has visited your site at random and has found it to be worthy to receive our highest award, “PURE GOLD”, for design, content, accessibility, and relevance to the real estate community. We congratulate you for your commitment to excellence. It is FREE and carries no reciprocal obligation on your part. You earned it... we have just acknowledged you for your efforts. This is awarded to less than 1% of all Internet sites." Several of our sites have received this prestigious award.

"Heather, I just visited your Halloween page and it was REALLY scary and cool! And I think it is the best Halloween page I have ever seen. Tell your brother Jason that I looked at his page and think it is really nice too."
Gary Whitehead President of tcq.net a Minneapolis Internet Service Provider commenting on our son and daughter's web sites.

"I think your page is GREAT! I'm gonna put it in the January issue of our magazine. In fact I'm gonna put in your whole family's pages!"
The Bluegrlll from The Net magazine in an E-mail to our daughter Heather about her web site.

"We have just reviewed your homepage and find it to be an excellent example of the use of the WWW and html homepage design."
Knowledge Media Inc. on choosing Jason's Snakes and Reptiles to be featured on their Interactive CD-ROM Internet Plus

"Congratulations! Your home page has been awarded 'ThumbsUp!' by the Teeenagers Circle."
Award to Shade's Landing Inc. and Jason and Heather for their web sites.

"Congratulations! The above referenced Web Site has been included in the Blue Web'n Learning Applications Library. Each site included in this database has been selected and reviewed for the best instructional lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, and tools on the web."
Pacific Bell Awarded this distinction to Shade's Landing Inc. and Heather's Happy Holidaze Page for Education Excellence.

What Visitors to Our Sites Say...

"...just had to write to let you know how refreshing your website has been after these many tedious hours of searching. I'm lov'n the music :) Hats off to your web-designer!!!! "
From a visitor to the Tim Thomas web site

"Gary, I am the IS Manager for an intranet push/search software developing company named Verity. I have seen many web sites in my life and have yet to see one better designed than yours... Please reply and keep up the great work. Bob Laird."

"I can't thank you enough for your website. I am a kindergarten Sunday School teacher at St. John's Lutheran Church in Waltz, Michigan. What a joy to see a little child talking about Baby Jesus on a website. My sister is a librarian at an elementary school that has Internet Access, I am passing your address along to her for the young students - I bet they will love your website. Have a blessed Christmas Heather and thanks for such a nice website!! Cindy S."

"I was just mailing to say what a great job you and your daughter have done this is a wonderful and interesting page . This was just a quick note. Amy"

"Heather,
Hello, my name is Sarah. I am currently studying to be a teacher. I was doing a project over web sites in the classroom when I came across your page. I just wanted to let you know that it is great! I will definitely use this in my class when I am a teacher. I know that any students would enjoy exploring your page! I love holidays, that is why I was looking for some good sites. I must say yours was my favorite! Keep up the good work!
Thanks, Sarah"

"Heather's Happy Holidaze is a delightful page. I work in a public library and we're continually reviewing sites for positive views of the WWW. Thank you again for a fine example of what is possible.
Helen"

"Thank you so very much for having a site like this. As a Grandma, I give this site and AAAAA, it is so great that I am going to mark it for my grandchildren. Thank You for talking about Jesus. he is very special to me and my family. Please feel free to write any time you want. I love getting mail, and I like to have penpals. I would like to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. God Bless you and your Mom and Dad and your brother. Your friend Grandma Edie"

"Just wanted to comment on my "lucky accident" which brought me to Heather's WONDERFUL webpage!!!! And to request your permission to link to the page on my personal page..... There are plenty of "informative" sites for kids.... or places to "slash and burn" things.... but to find one which has such creativity (not to mention EXCELLENT Midi choice!) and shows such love....
Congratulations again....
Judi Hardison"

"Howdy!
Was looking around for the date of fathers day since I often can't even remember my own Birthday after 30 years. Stumbled upon the site, and I had to say GOOD JOB! Mostly for hands on parenting, and the rest for helping your kids translate their good ideas into reality.
Have fun!
C'ya
Aaron Brown"

"Really enjoyed your graphics"
Gary W. of Coppell Texas

"What an absolutely beautiful site! Passing on your URL to anyone who will listen."
Cyber surfer: VAQUERO

"I saw your new site today. It rocks!"
Cyber surfer: Eric H.

"You guys are just *too* much! I just checked out Jason's page and Shade's Landing, and I am completely impressed! You are the ideal Internet Family!"
Cyber surfer Jeff

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