Hard Times lead to New Opportunity for one driven Nerd.

PRLog (Press Release) - Nov. 6, 2011 - His story isn't different from that of many people right now.  Paul Ferro was feeling the tightening economy around him.  Although he hadn't lost his job or his house, as many around him were, he was still feeling the crunch.  Increased prices for every day items, less credit available, and a dwindled savings left him searching for a way to just get back to square one.

He and his wife had attempted to start their own business years ago.  Holly's baked goods became famous with friends and family and they tried to get them out to the buying public.  While the reception was generally positive, and they actually received some attention, the logistics of selling homemade food were just to difficult to keep in line.  In the end, the food safety regulations were just too much of a wall to get past.

After that, they tried something a little different.  Still in the sweets genre, but this time packaging other peoples treats in creative and unique ways.  Again, the reception was positive, but keeping up with the logistics was difficult.

Fast forward to a few years later, and Paul is trying to figure out what he's missing.  And it  hits him; with both of these business, they spend thousands on new websites, graphic design, and even a mobile app.  These skills were something Paul new a little about.  Growing up, he was, well, a little bit of a computer nerd.  He didn't keep up with many of the changing technologies as he got older, but the fundamentals were still there.  Additionally, many of his friends were still very much the nerds they were years ago.

Paul was excited.  He quickly got started putting together a group of talented friends to cover the most in demand technology needs.  Website development, desktop software development, mobile app development, database development and management, and graphic design. 5 Nerds.

A quick website was built (www.5NerdsSoftware.com), and just to test the waters, Paul posted a few ads on Craigslist.  Well, the waters were warm...to say the least.  Paul received a huge response.  Websites & Mobile Apps made up about 75% of all the requests coming through.  People were happy to be working with a local group of developers and Paul was more than happy to be working with them!  His entire team telecommuted which kept their overhead costs at a minimum.  The difference, however, was that Paul actually passes this on to his customers.  Apps that would normally cost between $10,000 - $40,000 to develop were being created for $2,000 - $9,000 without sacrificing quality and service.

5 Nerds has celebrated its first birthday, and things are going strong.  When asked about what made this business venture different, Paul said, with a grin "If I would have just stopped trying to think of a unique idea and just thought about what I knew, I could have done this a long time ago!"

You can see some of their incredible work in their online portfolio at: www.5NerdsSoftware.com