Back in 2017, our founder Jake noticed that despite all the boom in the technology and internet space, small businesses were left out of the game.
That was a time when stuff like mobile apps, Google Reviews, Google Maps and interactive websites matured into staples in everyone's daily life.
But the typical small business website was old and clunky. Worse yet, it couldn't show up in search engines therefore couldn't be found by customers online.
That's the thing. Increasingly so, people find your business via online searches.
This sparked Jake's curiosity.
After going from door to door chatting with small business owners, he found these common problems:
After seeing all the challenges and opportunities for small businesses, Jake started 1 Stop Link.
Our company was originally named "1 Stop Coder". Reason being the late 2010s was a pivotal era for the internet space. Websites became increasingly more interactive thanks to a few breakthroughs in web development.
Having been trained on the latest coding technology, Jake decided to do a few things differently:
It didn't take long for 1 Stop Link to reach the small business community in the Puget Sound area and other parts of the country like Florida, California and Tennessee. Over 6 years, we have helped close to 200 businesses succeed online.
The most common feedback from our clients is the impact we've created on them and their customers:
That is the reason 1 Stop Link is in business - making an impact on the communities.