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Dani Marie Designs review: Dani Marie Scams Customers, Rips off generic templates 9

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10:23 am EDT
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A number of issues with this fraudulent team of hacks claiming to be web designers.

1. None of their designs are 100% original. They are in fact based on templates created by other REAL designers and are available dirt cheap on the web.

For example, say you commissioned Dani Marie Designs to build you a social network. Their software of choice is a popular PHP script called 'Social Engine' (socialengine.net). This script is available for $250.

Next, say you wanted a CUSTOM template for your social network. Dani Marie Designs will then shop around the web for a cheap template. In the past, they have used templates from a site called Mysocialengine.com, maker of some of the most crappiest and buggy templates on the planet. Their templates cost about $79.00 and are available to EVERYONE.

Okay, so let's calculate the cost of our social network so far: $250 (software) + $79 (cheap template) = $329.00.
For this sort of package, Dani Marie Designs will make a few layout changes (background, font-color) and charge you anywhere from $2500 - $3000. Such a huge price for something that's generic and looks like other people's sites. Forget about originality.

2. They are extremely rude, slow to deliver and keep deadlines, and sometimes take days to reply to emails, if at all. They have a tendency to be quite arrogant when you protest about the horrible work that they're shoving down your throat, and want to start charging you more when you request changes.

3. They are money-hungry and have the nerve to threaten collections when you refuse to make the final payment for their horrible work. Customer satisfaction goes out the door with Dani Marie Designs. Their #1 priority is to get paid, and they don't care about the finished product.

Bottom line is, Dani Marie Designs is a company that you should avoid, or at the very least BE VERY CAREFUL and do your research. Scrutinize everything they send you for errors and duplicates on the web. Once a deposit is made, it is next to impossible to get a refund from them willingly.

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ccasper
SAN DIEGO, CALIF, US
Jul 07, 2010 4:39 pm EDT
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These guys are thieves
I had to take Danielle Lewis and Wendell Richardson DBA danimaridesignes to Superior Court of California I won the judgment so Pay up Dani and Wendell Richardson this judgment.

Judgment was entered on 1-7-2010 case number is 37-[protected]-sc-sc-ctl by the Superior Court of California against danimariedesignes.

I have talked with a number of companies that they ripped off. Check google, insider, yelp, complaints board and yahoo for more info.

This guy is a thieves, stay away.

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chad.davis
Coronado, US
Jun 26, 2010 11:14 am EDT
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We worked with Dani Marie Designs to create our website. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised by the professionalism, response time and project duration. Our project from start to finish took 4 weeks and was completely exactly as we had wanted it. Dani Marie Deisgns always returned my messages within the same day and reacted quickly to any requests we had. Finally, Biago Media offered me a very competitive price for my project. 2 thumbs up! Thank you!

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chad.davis
Coronado, US
Jun 26, 2010 11:14 am EDT
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They say you get for what you pay for, and The they deliver! From the ultra professional and friendly staff, to their accommodating hours, Dani Marie Designs has been a favorite of mine when it comes to professional work that I need taken care of.

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chad.davis
Coronado, US
Jun 26, 2010 11:14 am EDT
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During the last few months, a side business that my friend and I started has become somewhat successful. And with extra business comes the first step of legitimacy...a business card. So, since this was my first attempt at getting a business card made, I had no idea where to go. I was not disappointed. Again, great customer service at time of pickup. The business card came out perfect and I will gladly come back here again when I need to print another run. In addition to simple business cards, they also do: posters, litho's, logo development...they are a full-service print and graphics outlet.

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chad.davis
Coronado, US
Jun 26, 2010 11:12 am EDT
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These guys are, in fact, awesome. They have a pretty wide range of what they do and they do all of these things surprisingly well. They are technically skilled, very creative and they're wide range of services means they can always bring more to a job.

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ccasper
SAN DIEGO, CALIF, US
Jun 22, 2010 11:40 am EDT
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MORE BAD REVIEWS FOR DANIMARIEDESIGNES
These guys are thieves
I had to take Danielle Lewis and Wendell Richardson DBA danimaridesignes to Superior Court of California for not Keeping their word I won the judgment so Pay up Dani and Wendell Richardson this judgment.
The judge agreed with me that they did none of the things that they had promised me. What they say is not what they do. Watch out for Dani and Wendell Richardson working out of their home.

Judgment was entered on 1-7-2010 case number is 37-[protected]-sc-sc-ctl by the Superior Court of California against danimariedesignes. Can I collect through pay pal?

I have found and talked with a number of companies that they ripped off. Check google and yahoo for more info.

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ccasper
SAN DIEGO, CALIF, US
Jun 22, 2010 11:02 am EDT
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MORE BAD REVIEWS FOR DANIMARIEDESIGNES

These guys are thieves
I had to take Danielle Lewis and Wendell Richardson DBA danimaridesignes to Superior Court of California for not Keeping their word I won the judgment so Pay up Dani and Wendell Richardson this judgment.
The judge agreed with me that they did none of the things that they had promised me. What they say is not what they do. Watch out for Dani and Wendell Richardson working out of their home.

Judgment was entered on 1-7-2010 case number is 37-[protected]-sc-sc-ctl by the Superior Court of California against danimariedesignes.

I have found and talked with a number of companies that they ripped off. Check google and yahoo for more info.

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ccasper
SAN DIEGO, CALIF, US
May 19, 2010 3:14 pm EDT
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I had to take Danielle Lewis and Wendell Richardson DBA danimaridesignes to Superior Court of California for not Keeping their word I won the judgment so Pay up Dani and wendell Richardson this judgment.
The judge agreed with me that they did none of the things that they had promised me. What they say is not what they do. Watch out for Dani and Wendell Richardson working out of their home. www.danimariedesignes.com

By the way the judgment was entered on 1-7-2010 case number is 37-[protected]-sc-sc-ctl by the Superior Court of California.

Sorry, for bothering u but this is extremely important for me to inform u this information.

If Danimariedesignes says I am a wacko Please watch this Muscular Dystrophy Interview for the 2006 MDA Telethon. By the way the judgment was entered on 1-7-2010 case number is 37-[protected]-sc-sc-ctl by the Superior Court of California. Pay up U

http://www.citfirst.com/watch/play.php?vid=92

Thank u

These guys are thieves. Do not TRUST THEM!

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fijivegan
Richmond , US
May 16, 2010 7:55 pm EDT

We started off with an online inquire and then started recieving phone calls on a regular basis from Dani to go with her organization for a logo and web-design. After we signed up, things simply went downhill...horrible logo design from them taking the time to clearing understand our vision the concept. They once they did have the logo design, the were so many things that they missed from thier lack of attention to detail.

Our Website--talk about cutting corners. It seems that they used a template and didn't to the standard page/tabs layout, instead put all information on the same page. Upon our request for changes to a standard page tabs, she told us there would be extra charge! on something that we had no say and as a paying customer, I think it's absolutely nessary to discuss such important details. We’re NOT happy with the way it’s set up and had been expressing our concerns to her the entire time, however she mainly addressed our concerns with the logo. I’ve sent multiple requests and inquires about many of these issues and concerns and she'd been neglectful in your responses to my questions and concerns and not to mention with extensive delays on the work promised and with responses in a timely manner. There are numerous emails that were never responded to and I had to keep initiating responses from you to get any progress information. Since responses were few are far between, now makes us wonder if the our issues and concerns were purposefully not being addressed to avoid further work necessary for which we paid for.

Please steer clear for people who lack awareness and take advantage of small companies.

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