It's bad enough when you forget your wife's birthday or your anniversary; a few nights on the couch will remedy that. But we here at flyte forgot our own 12th birthday.
I guess that when the president (that's me) assigns an arbitrary date as your birthday (May 1st) it's not quite the same. Still, it was just about twelve years ago when I quit my job selling Med B supplies to nursing homes (I still know how to treat a stage IV decubitus ulcer) and decided to go full time into Web design.
I never thought it would last; I figured that in a couple of years either designers would learn to code, or that programmers would learn to design, and then I'd go back to working for the man. But, as it turned out–after a few fits and starts–I got busy and stayed busy. Soon I had to hire people to keep up with the work, then we had to move operations out of the house, and we kept on expanding our offerings.
So, from the humble beginnings of a solopreneur working out of my apartment in Jamaica Plain, MA, flyte is now eight employees strong, including project managers, creative directors, developers, programmers and search engine marketers. (And me, the guy who makes the coffee.)
We continue to work with small businesses (just like us) to help them succeed and grow their business. We've expanded from just Web design to now offer e-commerce, Flash, content management systems, search engine optimization, email marketing, blogging, social media strategies and more.
None of this would be possible without the ongoing contributions of the flyte crew (both past and present) and the entrepreneurial spirit of our clients. Thanks to everyone who's been involved.
As it says on every proposal that goes out of our office, At flyte we don't build Web sites, we build businesses.
If you're looking to build your own business why not give flyte a call today?
Rich Brooks
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been
