Thank You, The Source, and Thank You, Central Oregon

This week The Source shared my free website giveaway with its readers. I want to say a proper thank you.

Thank you, The Source

Local papers are how a lot of us find out what’s happening around town: a new café, a fundraiser, a neighbor starting something. Seeing Web Envisions in those pages, a few months after opening, meant a lot. Thank you for making room for a small new studio and for helping the word reach businesses I’d never have found on my own.

Thank you to everyone who nominated a business

I read every nomination myself. Some come from owners, and some come from customers, friends and neighbors who simply want to see a place they love do well. Each one is a good reminder of how much small businesses here mean to the people around them.

If you’ve nominated someone, or shared the giveaway with a friend, thank you. You’ve already done something kind for a business you care about.

Thank you, Central Oregon

I started Web Envisions in Bend this fall because I wanted to build websites that genuinely help local businesses, for people I might run into at the grocery store. The giveaway is my way of saying thank you for the welcome. One business gets a custom website I’d normally price at $2,500 to $4,000, and every business that enters gets a free video review of its current site, so nobody leaves empty-handed.

There’s still time to say thanks to a business you love

Nominations are open until November 22, and I’ll pick the winner by December 1. Any shop, café, trade, studio or nonprofit in Deschutes County can be nominated, from Bend and Redmond to Sisters, Sunriver and La Pine. It takes about a minute from your phone.

After that, I’ll share the winner’s site as it comes together through December and January, and reveal it around January 20. I hope you’ll follow along. The rules have all the details.

Nominate a business →

Thank you again, to The Source and to all of you. Happy Thanksgiving from Bend.

Zack