A sincere Thank You for your support

What started out as a hobby and passion for a 24-year-old recent college graduate turned into a career, and a thriving business in the Twin Cities, Minnesota area.

How It All Began

Jessi Gurr, owner and lead website developer of Minneapolis-based website development company, Iceberg Web Design, started learning to hand-code websites at the age of 12 (in 1993). In the days of AOL, GeoCities, and dial-up internet connection, Jessi spent hours in front of a text editor online creating personal web pages – just for fun. Think: black backgrounds, lime green text, tables with red borders, and animated gifs everywhere.

Remember the <font> tag? <marquee>? (Yeah, those were the days…)

A few years later, Jessi began publishing her own freelance website projects. In college, she gained real experience with PHP and content management systems while working as the webmaster for student-run college radio, KUMM. During her five years at the University of Minnesota, Morris, Jessi gained life and work skills that allowed her to turn her hobby into a career.

Shortly after turning in an impromptu resignation notice at her full-time job, Jessi took out a small business loan, drafted a business plan, and consulted with a business attorney. On May 20th, 2005, Iceberg Hosting, LLC was officially born.

The business focused on selling website hosting service, and a customer base was built one client at a time. Advertising consisted of direct mail postcards, newspaper advertisements, and long hours at 6 area County Fairs the first two years. Iceberg gained 6 clients in the first 7 months, and by the end of 2006 the client list had grown to 24.

Jessi had been working part-time managing the local Food Co-op during Iceberg’s first three years. By mid-2008, it became apparent that the business deserved full-time attention, and Jessi left her part-time job to focus entirely on growing Iceberg’s client base and services provided. Word of mouth and referrals accounted for nearly all of the business growth in the first three years – and in fact, that is still Iceberg’s main source of new business today. By the end of 2008, Iceberg had more than 50 website hosting and design clients, 90% of which were located in the Morris, Minnesota area.

In 2009, Iceberg relocated to Anoka, Minnesota. Iceberg was also re-branded as Iceberg Web Design, and a new logo and website were launched shortly after the move. The company quickly started to grow – again primarily by word of mouth, referrals, and networking, and become well known in Anoka and the northern Twin Cities suburbs. We still hold close relationships with our clients in Morris, and communicate with many of them daily.

Steady Business Growth

In 2010, Jessi started hiring contractors to help with overflow. Iceberg took on its first additional employee at the end of 2013. Since then, the company has continued to grow. In 2015, we opened up a second location at the IDS Center in Minneapolis, and rebranded once more with an updated, more modern logo:

Today, Iceberg has a small, dedicated staff, and we have plans to add two additional full-time positions this year. Our mission is to be a leader in modern website development, and to provide excellent support to our existing and new customers.

Thank you!

Without support from the community and our customers, we would not be where we are today. We truly appreciate each and every one of our customers, and strive to be among the top website service providers for quality and customer support.

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We are very excited to be celebrating our 9th full year in business today!

Iceberg Web Design was incorporated on May 20, 2005 in Morris, Minnesota. Our company has grown one client at a time, primarily through referrals, since the business opened. In late 2008 we relocated to the Anoka, Minnesota area, where the business is now located.

A lot of time and hard work has brought us where we are today, but we would not be here without the support of our community and clients. A heartfelt THANK YOU is extended to everyone who has watched us grow over the years. Since the business was started, we have developed more than 250 websites and worked with hundreds of clients. Our business has grown a lot in such a short time, and we only expect to keep getting better at what we do and offer even more exciting services to our clients.

To show our appreciation, we are running some “specials on the 9s” for the next 9 business days. Early summer is a great time to revisit your online marketing, so take advantage of these deals before they expire on June 2nd!

 9% Off All New Website Development and SEO Packages

Sign up for a new website development project or Search Engine Optimization package with Iceberg before June 2nd and we will give you a 9% discount on the package price.

Start your summer marketing on the right foot by bringing your website up to speed with a new, modern layout and responsive design. Most website development projects can be completed in less than two weeks – let’s get started on yours today!

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 9 Months Free Website Hosting Service with Development

Through June 2nd, receive 9 months of free website hosting service with all new website development packages or website re-design packages from Iceberg.

Our website hosting service comes with e-mail accounts, FTP access, subdomains, and free customer support. We use reliable UNIX servers located at the SAVVIS Datacenter in Boston – one of the most secure datacenters in the world.

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 For website hosting customers: $9 credit on all 15 minute website update charges

For the next 9 business days (May 20th through June 2nd) we will be applying an automatic $9 credit to all 15 minute website maintenance and update charges for our current website hosting clients. No coupons necessary – your credit will automatically be reflected on your June invoice.

If you’ve been wanting to make a few changes to your website, now is the time! We guarantee a 24-hour turnaround time (one business day) for all small website update requests, and most changes are completed the same day you request them.

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 The Fine Print (Terms):

These specials apply only to new website development projects, new website hosting accounts, or maintenance and updates requested May 20, 2014 to June 2, 2014. Specials do not apply for current website development projects, and credits for hosting or design can not be applied to previous website projects. For new development packages, an order form must be filled out and down payment must be received before June 2, 2014 to take advantage of the 9% and 9 months free hosting offer. New website development and hosting accounts may take advantage of all three of these specials. Please contact Iceberg Web Design at 763-350-8762 or [email protected] if you have questions or would like more information.

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Eight years ago, on May 20th, 2005, Iceberg was incorporated as Iceberg Hosting, LLC. A lot has changed since then. We’ve rebranded as Iceberg Web Design (after receiving a few phone calls asking if we were a catering service…), moved from Morris, Minnesota to the Twin Cities, updated our hosting servers and pricing structure, and went through a few different spin-off businesses (such as design & print and social media).

A lot changes in 8 years. Trends in website design change almost daily – and we spend hours every week just keeping up with the most recent design trends and programming skills.

We would like to send a heartfelt, sincere THANK YOU to all of our current and past clients, colleagues, business partners, and supporters. We would not be where we are today without your help and encouragement. We hope to still be working with you, and with many others, in 8 more years.

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According to the Secretary of State, Iceberg Hosting, LLC was incorporated on May 20th, 2005. Today we are celebrating our 5th birthday – and what a wonderful five years it has been!

We would like to thank all of our clients for your support over the last five years, and we look forward to working with you for the next five (and hopefully more!).

To celebrate, we are offering some incredible specials for new and current clients:

$100 Credit on New Website Design or Website Redesign

Does your business need an online presence? Is it time for a website makeover, redesign, or upgrade? Through June 20th, Iceberg is offering a $100 credit to all website design projects quoted over $500. Contact us today to get started!

$200 Custom Hosted Blog Setup

Start blogging today! If you already have a website and want to start blogging, Iceberg will set up a hosted blog and integrate it with your existing website for just $200! PLUS – we’ll have it running for you in two business days, guaranteed. Start driving traffic to your website with your own custom, hosted blog that matches your website. Contact us today to get started!

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