Professional References.

It was important to us that our website have a certain look and feel - Centauria understood this and was able to make what we planned and envisioned for our site a reality.

They were easy to work with and thorough. I appreciate all the hard work that they did for us, their flexibility and understanding - as we changed our minds a few times about what we needed! Thanks Centauria!

Alice Bizri
Palo Alto Investors
www.pa-investors.com

As a designer selling high end fashion jewelry, image, color and motif were extremely important in portraying the feel of our vintage inspired product without looking dated and old fashion. Centauria was able to translate our signature look into a contemporary e-commerce site with all the functionality of the best high end department store sites, yet with our unique esthetic.

In addition to a fully functioning retail "store front" they also created a "Wholesale Showroom" where we can post complete linesheets and purchase orders for our 200 wholesale buyers and host potential new customers.

Most impressive is the unique "Administrative Panel" Centauria created to allow us to fully manage the back-end of the site: retail inventory, promotions and specials, customer tracking, confirmation e-mail text, and other functions necessary to keep the site fresh, interesting and properly functioning — things I didn't even know I needed.

Working with the team at Centauria to develop the Extasia website was a exciting and creative exercise — they gave us 200%.

Stefanie Freydont
Extasia Designer Jewelry
www.extasia.com

We feel so fortunate to have found your organization to re-create and update our website. You were extremely helpful throughout the process and have remained helpful whenever we have had questions since the website was created. We have had many compliments on our new website. Your professionalism and expertise are greatly appreciated and we would highly recommend you to anyone looking to create a website.

Thank you very much!

Warmest regards,

Virginia Simpson
Director of Marketing, Continental Lender Services
www.lenderservices.org

We are really happy with the web site Centauria has created for us. Sharp, talented designers constitute an impressive strength of the company. Among their areas of expertise is search engine optimization, and their know-how significantly improved our visibility on the web as we went live. Further, our contacts at Centauria have been consistently responsive, helpful and a pleasure to work with. Centauria was an excellent choice for design and an excellent partner in the creative process.

Alice Klein
Quality Engineering Associates, Inc.
www.qea.com

With 30 years experience of managing the development of computer applications for some of the world's largest companies it is rare for me to be surprised. However, when developing the InvestorsInternet.com web site Centauria Design surprised me by exceeding my expectations in the elegance of the design, the architecture of the system and their devotion to resolving any problems that arose. I can unreservedly recommend Centauria Design to anyone considering them for the development of their web site.

Keith Kennedy
Investors Internet Inc.
www.investorsinternet.com

Centauria was able to transform our simplistic poetry & writing website into a truly elegant and professional online tool for our thousands of registered members. The process was completed in a seamless manner for our users and has transformed our website into the world's premier poetry & writing business. Lena's creative talent combined with Eric's organizational skills made this major upgrade as painless as possible. Centauria has earned my highest endorsement for any future projects.

Kyle Olechnowicz
Owner, MoonTown Media, LLC
www.moontowncafe.com

I found working with the staff at Centauria to be very easy because there is "truth in packaging" with this organization. Eric was prompt in responding to my initial inquiries, straightforward in his appraisal of my needs in relation to his provision of a product, and accessible to answer questions. Lena creatively translated my specifications into a reality, ready and willing to quickly make adjustments in the design of my site, all with a sense of humor and professionalism. Together, Eric and Lena made a complex task seem nearly effortless. I wholeheartedly endorse Centauria Design.

Peggy Walton, Ph.D
CP Life Coaching
www.cplifecoaching.com

Since we uploaded our website, I have seen a significant change in the way clients perceive our company. We get many compliments on the site - not passing remarks, but well considered comments of praise for the straightforward, easy to use, and aesthetically pleasing aspects of the site. In the words of a recent client who chose our company after visiting our web site, "you can tell a lot about a company by the way they present themselves."

Daniel Flanigan
California Solar Electric Company
www.californiasolarco.com

Centauria made the choice of a web designer an easy one. With my project partially completed, I needed my site to be optimized for search engines, as well as the more complicated parts of code finished. I requested estimates of time and price from several design companies. Centauria offered one of the best solutions, but more importantly, were the most prompt and direct with their response.

I found their work to be excellent and efficient. All of my questions and requests were met quickly. The project was completed as projected, and exactly as I wished. I could not have hoped to find a better web design company. I will certainly return to Centauria for future web design projects.

Michael Burnett
Burnett Capital LLC Real Estate Investment
www.burnettcapital.com

I wanted to take a few minutes to express how happy we are with our new site. We get an enormous amount of compliments on the site, and the store-front functionality works great, too. I also appreciate that you made such an effort to work within our timeframe and budget. We were thrilled with your suggestions and forethought during the early phases of this development. In fact, I was pleased with Centauria at every point of our relationship and look forward to new projects with you throughout this year.

Thanks again, on behalf of the Board of the Massachusetts Lesbian & Gay Bar Association,

Matthew Sample, Esq.
MLGBA
www.mlgba.org

First, it's important to offer some context about our reference. Reed Shay & Company, www.reedshay.com, has had the privilege of working with some of the greatest brands in the Internet industry - from the earliest days. We've modeled our consulting firm's online marketing communications and collaterals after our clients, companies like Amazon.com, Ebay, Cisco Systems, MarthaStewart.com, LucasFilm, and many others. Our web site has been our primary marketing vehicle for almost five years.

What we've learned - the hard way - is that a Web Designer must not only be highly creative, intuitive, technically skilled and possess vision. They must possess a work ethic and a responsiveness to their clients that is measurable in deadlines met, budgets held firm, flexible and open styles of mature communications - and a willingness to work with a client and a Producer to refine the work until everyone is happy...

I have employed the services of Zhenya Beck and her company Centauria Design since 2000. Initially trained in journalism, mass media and advertising, Zhenya Beck has established a sophisticated and rapidly growing enterprise specializing in the development of complex dynamic business websites. She combines the skills and talent normally found in multiple departments of a design firm. I expect her business to continue to grow rapidly, and look forward to working with her for many years to come.

Robin Reed
Reed Shay Executive Search
www.reedshay.com

When I decided to finally launch a website, I knew I would be a difficult client. I'm an experienced business person with strong ideas and no training in either graphic design or web development. Zhenya Beck was recommended to me by a trusted colleague. I've had such a good time working with Zhenya and my website is exactly what I had hoped to create. I've gotten so much positive feedback and even business from the site.

Zhenya Beck is a rare combination of design artist, technical guru and wonderful human being. I have learned so much from her both about creating a website and collaboration. She let me send her really rough designs. She was both complimentary and she kept me from doing things that wouldn't represent me well. I almost want to build another site just to have the fun of working with her.

Sandy Smith
SK Smith Inc, Executive Coaching and Consulting
www.sksmith.com

Zhenya Beck worked with me to put together our web page, www.eastwindinc.com, and I found her work to be very good from the start; her design instincts were very good, and it was clear she had listened carefully to what I had expressed to her in phone conversations. In particular I found her very pleasant to work with, and willing to go through seemingly endless versions which I suggested, many of which we didn't end up using. She was very patient with me, I thought, and a pleasure to work with. In the future I would, and already have, recommended her to those I know who contemplate putting together a web page. I was very pleased with the result, and I found the process rather enjoyable. I should also note that she was scrupulous and very fair in keeping accounts of her time, and her billing procedures were clear, fair, and very reasonable. I have had experience working with other doing this kind of thing, and I will say without reservations that she was prompt, on time and at no time did I feel I'd been forgotten.

Len Brackett, President
East Wind (Higashi Kaze), Inc.
www.eastwindinc.com

Since we have become involved with Zhenya Beck and her team, they have done a wonderful job with our website. Knowing that this was out of the realm of a corporate website, they came up with exactly what we wanted in a format, easy to read, easy to navigate, and follow. It's great to have someone to personally communicate with and help with any ideas that we have. Centauria has done a fantastic job being able to update things on our site as quick as we need them, which has definitely increased business. We would recommend Centauria to anyone that wants to get the job done hassle free.

Marie & Karl Hedeman
Ash's Mystical Poodles
www.mysticalpoodles.com

I worked with the team at Centauria to develop my website. Through the process, they spent time to understand my business requirements and my target market. Their designers provided several suitable options, and on my selection provided a site that was exactly what I was looking for — all at at reasonable price with quick turnaround. Thanks for your great work.

Mike Jarrett
Jarrett Consulting
www.jarrettconsulting.com