I do not want to file this report.initially, I enjoyed working with Ben and the communication with him was great. My job was to design and host a website for my business. The cost was $1500 or so with hosting, via paypal.
After several emails and exchanges, Ben went dark on me. The sample website was pulled down from his servers and communication abruptly stopped. He said that his mom was in the hospital and he was busy moving. Both of which are valid reasons for a delay.
After several failed promises and missed deadlines I was unable to reach Ben Donley. It has been extremely disappointing and costly to my business. The web design was crucial to my marketing campaign.
To Ben's credit, I needed to change some of the content which probably caused additional work and some delay on his part. It did not merit him completely going dark and refusing to communicate.
At this point, I consider it theft. We have a signed contract and he has not met any of his obligations.
I was forced to hire an attorney and am currently pursuing legal action against Ben and BD Productions. I will do everything within my legal rights to effectively shut down his company and prevent him from stealing from potential clients.
I am unsure if I have been had or just dealing with a non-responsive web designer. Regardless, I need to protect my rights.
I will do my best to update this blog.
Todd
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