Los Angeles Media Factory

I don't usually like to talk bad about people but this kid is something else. When I say kid, I mean an absolute amateur that heartlessly backs NON-PROFITS in a corner. Let's begin: 1) Dakota never answers his phone in a timely manner, and when he does he is always at his main job - so if you are are expecting some kind of dedication to your project, forget it. 2) He craftily combines all of your hosting and account information with the rest of his clients, both which is a HUGE security risk (which I don't want to get in to for the sake of time) AND makes you open up your wallet each time a simple change needs to be made to the site. 3) He is extremely arrogant, overconfident and unprofessional by failing to meet deadlines, over promising and under delivering. 4) The post-work customer care of this business is absolutely terrible. If you want to make any changes to his idea of "creative design" it will cost you $250 an hour. The bottom line: Please, please, please, do yourself a favor and avoid Dakota and his "side gig" at all costs. Thankfully I was able to find a different developer which saved the day regarding our company site.
Apr 20th, 2018

Thanks Dakota you're one of a kind.
Feb 15th, 2018

We paid for a "package" up front. The main item we paid for was a website. It took Dakota up to six months to produce an incomplete website. He agrees to complete something with a deadline in place at a price paid up front, and later changes his mind and does not complete the project. He avoids calls and messages. He does not communicate well. Instead of voicing his opinion, he ignores calls for weeks at a time, which is very unprofessional. Meanwhile, he requires you to use a host which he sets up and controls in order to demand money for small changes. Communication is key, and if he was transparent and honest, it could have been much smoother process. In the end, instead of acting like a professional, he messaged me in a demeaning manner belittling me, which is no way to treat a client. All in all, the whole process was stressful and anxiety-filled. Lesson learned.
Nov 2nd, 2017