What happens when you disappear?

I have been at this since 1998, and I still work with the Maryland Aviation Administration on BWI and several sites under it. Twenty eight years is my answer to that question.

Will you hold my site hostage?

No. Your domain, your hosting account, your files, all in your name. You can walk any time and take every bit of it with you.

I only need a few hours, not a whole site.

Then buy a few hours. I bill hourly, and I would rather do the small job well than talk you into a big one.

My photos are terrible.

Honestly, pictures for the web don't need to be super high resolution, though it helps. Normally I can use the ones you have taken on your phone. I will tell you straight if I can't.

Are you too far away?

I'm in Northern Baltimore County, up in the Parkton area. But you think that limits us? Absolutely not. This is the internet here. Available anytime, anywhere.

How fast do you answer?

I answer my own phone. There is no ticket number and no hold music.

Whetstone Web Design. How sharp is your image?

The work

Let's get straight to what you're probably here for.

Six of them. Real businesses, real sites, still running.

Carroll Manor Recreation Council
Greater Jacksonville Association
Harford Signs
Chesapeake Landscape Materials
Inspired Data Solutions
Johnny Panzarella

What I do

Three things, done properly.

01

Design

Rather than building from the ground up, which obviously costs more, I match existing technologies, customize your imagery and content, and leave you with a site that is dressed to impress.

02

Hosting

I am not loyal to one specific host. I match your site's needs with hosting that lets it perform at its best. Like where you are hosting now? That is okay too.

03

Upkeep

Just paid to have your site redesigned and only need help taking care of it? I charge by the hour at a reasonable price. You are a growing business. Spend your budget on something else.

Since 1998

Welcome. I'm Todd. Thanks for stopping by.

My last name is Whittle. A whittler sharpens his blade on a whetstone, which is where the company name comes from. I did not pick the metaphor, it came with the name.

A little bit about the past and present. I began my journey with the web world right around 1998. I was doing okay as a project manager, making a decent living, but I wasn't challenged. So I was asked to take care of the company website. Ding. I was intrigued. Now these were the days when there was no content management system or design programs like Dreamweaver. Hell, I'm not sure if Front Page even existed.

Well, for some reason, I was hooked. I wanted to do more messing around with web sites. I interviewed with a friend of a friend who had his own design company, and began at the bottom of the ladder, in marketing. I was running search engine optimization reports for a number of small businesses after they were promised top rankings in Alta Vista, Yahoo!, AOL Search, Open Directory Project, Lycos, InfoSeek and the rest. I know I'm REALLY dating myself here. Google? What the heck is THAT!?

I worked in marketing for years, eventually getting into Pay-Per-Click, helped out with hosting websites, updating servers, database admin. Then I was asked to be a webmaster-for-hire, helping small companies maintain their existing websites. That was fun, because I dealt with all kinds of web sites. Baltimore Opera, Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, Baltimore Aquarium. It was fun. I REALLY started enjoying the work.

The passion continued when the Maryland Aviation Administration inquired about an experienced web master, and I hate that title, to take care of a redesign of the Baltimore Washington International Airport website. To make a long story short, I LOVED working with the MAA, and continue to work with them today. The BWI site was placed in my care, along with about four or five other websites covered under their umbrella.

So let me help YOU with YOUR website. Need advice? No problem. Need just a few hours of work? Great. I know you're on a budget. That's why I'm focused on small to medium-sized businesses. I can make a small business cast a BIG shadow on the web. Give a call. Maybe I can help YOU.

Todd Whittle

The real questions

What people actually ask me.

What happens when you disappear?: I have been at this since 1998, and I still work with the Maryland Aviation Administration on BWI and several sites under it. Twenty eight years is my answer to that question.
Will you hold my site hostage?: No. Your domain, your hosting account, your files, all in your name. You can walk any time and take every bit of it with you.
I only need a few hours, not a whole site.: Then buy a few hours. I bill hourly, and I would rather do the small job well than talk you into a big one.
My photos are terrible.: Honestly, pictures for the web don't need to be super high resolution, though it helps. Normally I can use the ones you have taken on your phone. I will tell you straight if I can't.
Are you too far away?: I'm in Northern Baltimore County, up in the Parkton area. But you think that limits us? Absolutely not. This is the internet here. Available anytime, anywhere.
How fast do you answer?: I answer my own phone. There is no ticket number and no hold music.

Start a project

Let's put an edge on it.

Tell me what you are working on, or just say hello. This comes straight to me at [email protected].

Or just call. (410) 967-0247 · [email protected]