In September of 2025, my work is generating the most income it ever has in my career. Yet, I'm being forced to shut down my successul operation, against my will, due to one cause alone: 95% of that revenue is being stolen by piracy and copyright infringement. I've lost more than $1 million to copyright infringement in the last 15 years, and it's finally brought an end to my professional storm chasing operation. Do not be misled by the lies of infringers, anti-copyright activists and organized piracy cartels. This page is a detailed, evidenced account of my battle I had to undertake to just barely stay in business, and eventually could not overcome. It's a problem faced by all of my colleagues and most other creators in the field.
With spring storm chasing season over and the slow summer setting in, I'm back in full-time web development mode. I will be living and breathing web sites again from this point onward! I've totally revamped the Midwest 64 web site and am now in the process of getting the word out about the business, both locally and nationally. My main focus is on the St. Louis area, but I have successfully completed projects remotely via telephone/email for clients in other states. If you have a telephone and an internet connection, I can work with you!
The main item I want to highlight right now is the $499 web design package I am offering through the end of summer (through October 1). This is a very low price for a completely custom, 'built-from-scratch' site by a professional - about a third to a fifth of the price of a typical design package of this caliber (which runs $1300-$2500). The web site special page has more details. I also offer all manner of by-the-hour web services, including graphics, Flash, SEO, social media integration and video editing. I also introduced a new 'Web Site Repair' service to fix virtually any problem that an existing site may experience (like broken layouts, missing graphics, etc). The hourly services are billed at a flat $60/hour, and estimates are free.
I have over 13 years in the business and over 15 years experience in web design, starting back when the web was still in its infancy. I do not use pre-made templates or editing software - everything is custom-built to my clients' specifications. I hand-code all of the pages, again, from scratch - allowing for any type of layout or configuration. My business goal is simple - to provide small businesses, organizations and individuals with a high-end web presence that they can afford and be proud of at the same time.
I promise to keep the business plugs to a minimum on this blog. But since it does pay the bills, thereby making what you see on the rest of this site possible, I think an ad now an then isn't too out of place. If you are a business owner or know of one that could use a good deal on a new or redesigned site, I'd appreciate the referral.
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From Dan: Please Read
To my regular readers, I offer my apologies for this heavy-handed notice. Unfortunately it has become necessary, so please bear with me!
Please don't copy/upload this site's content to social media or other web sites. Those copies have been a critical problem for me, seriously harming this site and my photography/storm chasing operation by diverting traffic, viewers, engagement and income. "Credit" and "exposure" does not benefit this site or my operation, rather they threaten my ability to cover my operating expenses. Please read my full explanation for this notice here.
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