How can you not give the Houston Press five stars? Want your money back? It's FREE!! These guys are…read morereally doing Houston residents a service. Not only do they have a list of the coolest events going on around town, they do some hard-hitting, in-depth reporting on some issues that the major newspaper might not want to get into. These days, the press is generally cutting back on everything, but nothing beats a reporter on the beat, asking difficult questions at City Hall. Since this is a weekly publication, the Press has the opportunity to go more in-depth in some issues that a daily newspaper mightn't want to take on. It's all free! The paper is heavily driven by advertisements, but they tend to be colorful and interesting to read. I wish they had more regular features that seem to have been cut out, like the News of the Weird, or a few more cartoons. I miss Life in Hell! Houston doesn't have a lot of options when it comes to free local news to read, and this is a valuable resource. I suggest you pick one up where ever fine free publications are served. If you're not into the news copy in this free publication, it is always good as a fly swatter or material for papier mache.

Free is always a good thing in my book…read more Whenever I'm bored I pick up a copy and check out what's happening in Houston. From time to time there are some really interesting articles from some cool POVs. My biggest complaint about this thing is the endless adult ads. Yes I understand that a free publication has to pay for itself somehow, but really how many super spas and strip clubs are there?!

Fastboy grew big and sadly became too greedy…read more I have 2 of my salons using GoPOS and GoBooking. The first salon I used GoPOS since 2021 and everything back then was fine. The newer business I registered GoPOS in late 2023/early 2024 and it's been a big mess. First of all, DRITY TACTICS with promises on promotional package to lure customers into year-long contact while the promises fell short of expectations. Before, the GoPOS and GoBooking were flexible and could work with any merchant processor, then they locked it down with Rich payment as their preferred payment processor. I purchased year-long package with hardware and Rich Payment merchant contract unknowingly that I was tricked into a rabbit hole of expensive software and rate. Rich Payment couldn't match my on-going rate so I didn't use it. When I wanted to drop Rich payment, my account manager said I had to pay around $700 as payment for hardware or pack it up and ship it back. Like I had the time to do so and my salon was already in operation. So I used my own merchant processor while leaving Rich Payment alone and paid the $30 penalty for 12 months. After a year, I called to cancel Rich merchant and they didn't explained clearly "stand alone" mode (you can't use POS with another processor), which is a new policy in 2024. Account manager went ahead and updated my POS with a locked down "stand-alone mode" version. Now I'm stuck with an expensive POS and still have to do payment MANUALLY. When I asked to roll me back, they said they are no longer working with Rich Payment and I must use their own Fastboy merchant processor. WTF! What's the purpose of paying for a POS when I had to put in tickets by hand. Second, software falls short of expectations with too many bugs and slowness. Version 3.0 is a disaster with unreasonable task flow, slow response time, too many bugs, too many updates and they made things complicated. But we were all forced into using version 3.0 because it's the only one that works with iPad & Clover Terminal. Every time Fastboy rolled out new update, customers were being kept in the dark because there were no feature-list or update list to follow up. Fastboy treated its clients like guinea pigs with new features and just forced update during business hours. It's 2025 and Version 3.0 doesn't fully work on iPad or mobile phone screen. Good luck managing your business on the road because it's impossible to do so. I'm still using the old version 2.0 for booking/monitor appointments on my phone because it works fast and reliable. Then what am I paying extra for the newer version for?! Third, Fastboy doesn't know how to honor its loyal customers. No flexibility no compromise, they just had different sale packages here and there and forced everyone to follow suite regardless of the situation. As the company grew, it neglected its client and got too greedy instead of focus on customer service and improve its software. Sale rep/manager were helpful but got too tied up with company policy so they couldn't do much. They even lied to me about technical issues (I'm a IT guy, I know what can't and can be done server-side) It's a shame because I do like the software of the old days and it takes too much time to re-train my staffs with new POS but if it's what it takes to make things easier and cheaper, I will be looking else where.

Deceptive marketing , need to pay attention to your contract…read more We bought their software from promising us they can "REMOVE" negative reviews on your YELP page-(xoa bad reviews). They told us they know the system and how to erase the bad reviews on Yelp and Google; what a bunch of liars. Other services I found out you can do it yourself such as Facebook marketing and Google Map. I gave them 2 star because they opened my eyes to learn how to do marketing the "RIGHT WAY" by ourselves for fraction of the cost. Before you commit to any expensive service , please read the fine prints carefully and check out their services or contact other businesses to see if it work. Please see the posting from YELP direct legal department.

Excellent service! Edward helped a total amateur (me) undo some serious mistakes on our website. He…read moregot us up and running again, and he was very calm and gracious about it. My hero.

I have been working with Lamarr for several years now and he has kept my dental office up-to-date…read moreand present with the most current social media outlets. He has taken care of this very important aspect of marketing in today's commercial environment that I personally cannot keep up with on top of running a business and doing clinical work. The service that FlameGrower provides is invaluable and I highly recommend Lamarr and his team.

OMG I was in need of shirts and hats for a family union I…read morehad in February my team and I waited to the last minute to decide to order. Academy advertising Speciality came through in the clutch shirts came out perfect hat did not come out perfect but they had redid all the hats for us within the hour and to be honest it was our fault, but I recommend this place to anybody if you need hats shirts or for any of your logo needs. Three words come to mind Cheap , Reliable, Quality

Been going to them for awards, Tees, and personalized items since 2000. Family oriented people who…read morewill work within your budget. Love the personalized service. Their the first business that comes to mind when people ask for a recommendation for trophies.

Inner Loop Agency has been instrumental in expanding my business. With Amber's expertise in SEO,…read moremarketing, business growth and strategies I have been able to develop and implement key elements to my own business which have resulted and immediate growth and I expect long term growth in the future. Her exceptional ideas and professionalism have gone a long way and I would recommend Inner Loop Agency to any one looking to have more profitable margins and business growth. Thank you Inner Loop Agency for helping me take my business to the next level!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yet another free Houston magazine! This one, published by the Houston In-Town Chamber of Commerce,…read morehas an inner-loop focus, plus they host lots of networking events at area bars (even breakfast events - not at bars). The articles tend to be about local events and personalities, and the party photos are kept to a minimum (two big pluses). I actually find this magazine somewhat useful in determining good contacts/events for the central area of Houston. Another plus - no nasty cosmetic surgery ads!

ACF has never let us down and we challenge them! LOL I bet we are their most challenging client and…read morethey have delivered, time after time. Due to the nature of my job, I get instructions to get various awards for various reasons done in a very short time. ACFs Kalena always keeps her cool, helps me find what I need and gets it done in record time. The seats are always beautiful, carefully etched and delivered in a beautiful box. We will keep using ACF and recommend them highly!

I have used ACF Awards on two occasions in the last year. Both times they gave me quality products,…read moreexcellent design services, and fair prices. I used them once for a Yeti mug and once for a retirement commemorative clock. Both were beautiful and service was expedient. Thank you Bruce and team!

I wish I could give the Decode team more than 5 stars because they were one of the best vendors…read moreI've ever worked with. We used them to manage our social media, measuring our analytics, recommendations on ad spend, website development, and SEO. They were always available, basically 24/7 if we ever needed something changed or if there was any issue. Kathleen, Gavin, and the rest of the team were always very honest and upfront on what an appropriate ad spend for us was up front and simply just a pleasure to work with. I highly highly highly recommend!!!

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This is not about Houston Chronicle as a publication. There are a lot of excellent writers…read morecontributing to the excellence of the publication and I am happy to read it. However, as a paying customer, the Chronicle falls short. I signed up for a deal of .99 cents for 6 months. After ballooning up to $25.66 and feeling like I only read a few articles a month, I decided to cancel. Tiffany was my support person and initially was extremely cordial and offered everything down to the point where it was $0.99 a week, but once I mentioned I wanted to cancel again, she became cold and tried to rush me off the phone. Did not offer any kind of confirmation via email and said she's unable to do so. It helped me understand that I was actually making the right decision after all. The cancellation process was a nightmare. One can only cancel over the phone (#1) and the waits were extremely long. There was no indication of how long the waits would be and the automated prompts were frustrating to deal with. Eventually the phone line would disconnect after 20 minutes and I only learned recently that the phones are only open till 5pm on weekdays. To add to the frustration, their digital support service via email (#2) does not quickly reply. Eventually, I was able to call in the mid afternoon and cancel my subscription over the phone. They offered me as low as $.99 each week for 3 months, but given the technology woes, the inability to view billing statements online, and the hassle it took to cancel I declined. ___________ (#1) (713) 362-7211 (#2) digitalsupport@hearst.com / help@houstonchronicle.com

Absolutely impossible to cancel once you subscribe. How is…read moreit, in this digital world the Chronicle can't automate the subscription process to let you change your preferences? Really poor performance.

This is one of Houston's top and longest going graphic design studios, that offers so much more…read morethan just graphic design. Fabulous service; deadlines are no problem. (In fact, they seem to like tight deadlines.) I have used them for annual reports, brochures, flyers and ads... and they shine on all assignments. They listen to your ideas and offer their own suggestions to improve or cut costs: the result is a successful collaborative effort (often award-winning). Highly recommend.

From the owner: Gateway Design is one of Houston's leading creative marketing and advertising solutions agency,…read morewith full-service capabilities in all areas of print and web-based communications, along with custom software and database professional business services.