Sam Glover

Web Developer

Web development

I help small businesses and nonprofits build strategic, innovative websites.

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Web development

I design and build custom websites, web apps, WordPress plugins, Docassemble online guided interviews, and other web solutions.

Website optimization & maintenance

All websites need to be optimized for performance and security, and all most benefit from ongoing maintenance and regular monitoring for updates, downtime, and broken links.

If you need a website or there is something you wish your website could do, let’s talk.

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Should we work together?

Maybe!

I collaborate with do-gooders who want to build a strong web presence.

This might be your first website and you want to start with a solid foundation. Or you might have a website already but you want to take it to the next level. Either way, you want a strategic partner—someone who can help you translate your vision, goals, and budget into a development roadmap, then get it done.

If that sounds like you, we should talk.

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Design process

Define

Together we will define your goals and requirements for your project, including your budget.

Design

Next I will generate and refine ideas, sketches, or wireframes until I can give you an estimate so you can decide whether to move forward.

Develop

Once you have approved the design direction I will get to work!

Deliver

Time to unveil the result!

You can still request revisions, and of course the final go/no-go decision is yours to make.

Technology

I build websites on the WordPress open-source content management system unless there is a good reason not to. WordPress is a powerful, flexible foundation for all kinds of websites.

With WordPress we can create a custom design for your website without starting completely from scratch. It gives your website a ton of room to grow. And when you need to update the content of your web pages, WordPress makes it easy to do yourself if you want to.

Style notes

I design minimalist/brutalist websites with clear typography and bold accent colors—like the one you are looking at now. I emphasize function over form, and I strive to build websites that are as fast, efficient, well organized, and user-friendly as possible.

When a client wants something different I am happy to work with their designer or help them find a designer who suits them. In my portfolio and projects you can find examples of websites I designed and websites designed by someone else that I worked on.

Pricing

Once I understand your goals and requirements I will give you a ballpark estimate for your project. Then we can refine that estimate as we move through the design process.

Here are some example projects and:

  • Building or redesigning a fairly basic website typically costs $3–5,000. This does not include writing or editing page content.
  • Website maintenance and monitoring is $99 per month.
  • Setting up and configuring a basic client portal with Client Power Tools can cost as little as $500, but many firms will want to customize their portal or add client service tools.
  • Custom web development varies according to the complexity of the project. But most of the projects I have worked on have cost $5–15,000.

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About me

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I have been designing and building websites and web-based tools almost since I first got access to a computer in high school. In college I built websites for a European Star Wars convention and a video-game startup. I built a website for the outdoor store where I worked evenings and weekends during law school. I built a website for the first law firm I worked for, and when I went to work for a larger firm I started that firm’s blog. Then I built my own firm’s website and blog and started Lawyerist with a website and blog, which I worked on until I left in 2020.

This is what I do!

My personal web development projects include Girl Skate Cos., the Minnesota Black-Owned Business Directory, City of Skate, SimpleMITs, Client Power Tools, and more.

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