About
FT Media is me, Tim
When you call, I answer. When something needs fixing, I fix it. There’s no account manager in between.
How I got here
I studied graphic design and started out making logos and print work. In 2005 I co-founded a web company, and for years I built and looked after websites for businesses that needed them to just work.
After that I moved into industrial controls. I built and managed UL 508A control panel shops, designed panels and worked in technical sales. In that world a mislabeled wire can shut down a water plant, so you learn to do things neatly, document everything and leave it working.
These days I’m back to what I started with, websites and design, and I bring the panel shop habits with me. Every site is built to be fast, tidy and easy to hand off, and I stick around to keep it running.
Why FT?
The T is easy: that’s me. The F, in web terms, is for Fast — and I mean it in two ways.
Fast to build. Most sites go live in days, not months. The only thing that really slows a build down is waiting on photos and answers, so if you’re quick throwing the ball back, we’ll be quick too.
Fast to load. Pages are hand-coded and served from a network with copies all over the country. A whole page here weighs less than one photo from your phone, which matters when your customer is standing in a driveway on one bar of signal.
What that means for you
- You talk to the person actually doing the work
- Plain English. No jargon, no upsell
- A fixed price in writing before anything starts
- Your site, your domain, your content. You own it all
I won’t hold your website hostage
Somewhere along the way most business owners run into it: the website is in somebody else’s account, the domain is registered to a company that stopped answering the phone, and getting your own business back costs money you shouldn’t have to spend. I’ve watched it happen, and I’m not going to be that guy.
You register the domain
In your name, on your card. I’ll sit on the phone with you while you do it if that helps.
The accounts are yours
Hosting, Google Business Profile, email. Set up under your name, with your logins.
You grant me access
Then I do the heavy lifting inside them. You can watch, and you can take the keys back any time.
Leaving is easy
No lock-in contract. If you ever move on, you get the files and I remove my access. No ransom.
That’s not a favor. It’s how it should work. If I want to keep your business, I should have to earn it every month.
Timeline
- 1999Graphic design degree
- 2005Co-founded a web company
- 2012Moved into industrial controls and UL 508A panel shops
- 2021Started FT Media
Let’s talk about your business
Tell me about your business. If I’m not the right fit, I’ll tell you that too.