Creating a digital space for your small (hopefully growing) business is not nearly as difficult as some companies would like you to think. I recently came across a business in the Flathead Valley that was paying for "website maintenance" and "a team of professional writers to make one social media post each month." How much? Over $600 per month. $600! Per month! That's $7,200 annually! I was appalled. That's when I decided to get this C.Huff.U thing going.

I am a former teacher and current Stay at Home Dad. I have been a hobbyist in tech since I was in middle school. I built my first computer at age 14, and I installed DSL internet for my community as a high school student. Building websites used to be exclusive. I started out on a piece of software called Dreamweaver, I published my first website with it in 1998 using it. That was back when you needed to know some code to build a website. The story is very different now.

Today on the internet are a solid handful of really amazing web creation tools and services. Sites like Duda , Squarespace , Weebly , and Wix are some of the easiest and most robust website creation tools available. You know when you go to a website and know exactly where to click and everything works well...it's likely they built it on one of those platforms. I've got to tell you, you can go there now and get going for about 1/10th of the cost of the lowest priced tier of the previously mentioned company that forced me to start C.Huff.U.

Web maintenance and tech companies have gotten awful for small businesses. A simple site change or update takes months or years, and by the time you get that done, it'll be outdated. There's a whole lot of, "we are working on it," and not a lot of action. I'm tired of hearing about people getting run around by companies that say they are locally based, but really you'll never get a hold of them. And heck, nobody knows where the business actually is...so forget knocking on the door.

I am doing this because small businesses don't deserve the run around they are getting to "maintain" their digital lives. I live in Kalispell, and I'm typing this from my basement. I'm using Duda to create this site and it will look beautiful. My wife tells me that the mortar board in the logo I created is not good though, so I guess that part won't be beautiful. There may be an error or two, but honestly, for a local business looking to help other local businesses, it will do just fine without a "team of professional writers." I am looking to help small businesses (and maybe some individuals) get their digital life on track by educating them on how they can handle it themselves with very little time and money invested.

I can help you get going, and I can be as involved as we decide for me to be, but I can't be employed by everyone, so here it is...welcome to C.Huff.U (pronounced Chuff You). Hit the contact button at the top if you'd like to talk about how I might be able to help you.