Managing Your Online Presence

Want to build your online presence with minimal effort? Let me take care of your social media or website!

Welcome to J Hamel Solutions!

Hi, I’m Jane Hamel, and I’m thrilled to have you here. Fun fact: while my first personal social media account didn’t surface until 2009, my journey with websites goes way back to 1996. I can still vividly recall the excitement of coding rainbow letters—ah, the joys of the early internet!

Fast forward to early 2019, when I found myself managing my local farmers’ market near Boston. It was during this time that the pivotal role of a robust social media plan and a well-designed website became crystal clear. Learning from key board members, we worked diligently to cultivate a vibrant online presence, boosting market attendance, and championing the 60+ businesses who participated each season.

Yet, in my conversations with passionate small business owners, a common frustration emerged—they were eager to harness the power of social media and optimize their website, but time wasn’t on their side. Juggling products, customers, and the myriad tasks that come with running a business, diving into the intricacies of social media and wrestling with website updates often felt like an insurmountable challenge.

In response, drawing from my love for community and driven by a passion to support local businesses, I started offering my services. Having experienced firsthand the transformative potential of a community-focused social media presence, I was determined to extend this opportunity to more in-person businesses.

So here I am, ready to bridge the gap—bringing together my love for thoughtful website design and the power of social media. My goal? To empower businesses like yours to thrive virtually without the overwhelming hours of decoding the online landscape.

FAQ

What do you mean by online presence?

It’s any part of your online footprint as a business. While I focus mainly on social media and websites, your strategy can also include email and blog material, community listings, and search results.

How much time is required of me, the client?

To fully understand your brand, you complete several questionnaires and a phonecall when we first start working together. The longer we work together, the more we get in the flow of communication, but different services require a different amount of time from you.

How do you come up with your prices?

As you know, social media and web design can eat away at your time. To stay efficient, I build in technology, time, and resources to deliver value and meaningfully contribute to your business goals.

Why should I trust you with my socials?

I am an independent professional with 5 years of experience. While many business owners like you struggle with their social media, I have found that I enjoy the challenge and ever-changing landscape! I love to learn and stay abreast of best practices and use my own account to try out new techniques, so they’ll be ready for your accounts.

I’m not sure I need a quarterly service, do you have something short-term I can try?

YES! Check out the a la Carte options for social media!

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What people are saying:

Absolutely love the list of CTA’s!

Ellen

Book Store Owner

These are wonderful ideas… I never thought of taking pictures and using that. What a great idea! I just wanted to say thank for doing all this. It’s been so extremely helpful for my business!

Melissa G

Antique and Vintage Dealer

Jane you’re a genius, I’ve never had interaction with my posts before!

Laura

Reiki Master

I was very happy working with Jane to get my website modernized and clarified to bring in more business. She is very easy to work with, sets clear deadlines and has great ideas. I got a random customer right away after she finished updating my website, I was astonished! Highly recommend.

Syrah M.

February 11, 2025.

I recently had the opportunity to join a social media support and accountability group with Jane. This was during one of the busiest times of the year, but with Jane’s “every step counts” approach, I was able to make and meet various marketing goals over the course of the group. The supportive messages I received from Jane and the other members upon reaching these small milestones also gave me a confidence boost, and helped me tremendously in moving forward. I also did a one on one power hour and Jane offered so many practical ideas on marketing my services locally, and she was a positive voice reminding me that every step forward counts, no matter how small. If you’re feeling stuck and need some guidance, or just need practical support and solutions, I highly recommend Jane!

Maria Read

February 11, 2025.

I just had the pleasure of working with Jane to get my new website up and running. I couldn’t be happier! Jane is very good with listening to your needs and she goes above and beyond to make sure you are happy. She has the best personality and so many helpful ideas. We will definitely be working together in the future!

Melissa Gendreau

Dusty Memories and Vintage Finds

Working with Jane was a pleasure. My website had to include a lot of different aspects of my activities, and Jane was able to transform my (many) ideas into a very nice and coherent result. Also, I really appreciate how flexible she was regarding timing and meeting. She is a great professional and also very kind in wanting to help me with all the technical issues after the website was done. I am grateful I got in touch with her I will ask her again for other services and I highly recommend her!!!

Silvia Miotti

December 8, 2024.

I loved working with Jane, she makes you feel brilliant even when you have very little idea of how to put a website together! Best teacher and advisor!!!!

Julia Lisella

https://julialisellapoetry.com

Jane has nurtured me into a stable, cohesive online marketing plan and helped me work through some self-limiting beliefs around social media usage. If you are a brick and mortar small business owner, book a consultation with Jane. She was the fresh set of eyes I needed!

Yinh Kiefer

Ten Wellness

My main issue was lack of time for a social media strategy which was limiting the visibility of my business. My biggest stumbling block was content generation–fear of not having good content or enough. After 3 months with Jane, I’ve received positive compliments on my business’s improved social media presence and content quality. Thanks SO much, Jane!

Melissa Landon

The Worklery

With Jane’s help, I was able to recruit a team of coworkers, create a schedule for posting each day, and she provided a calendar with new ideas. Since then, our engagement has gone up exponentially, and we’re adding new followers weekly. We’ve even had colleagues comment on what we are posting. In just the first month, we increased followed by 20% and increased our reach by 35%! I couldn’t recommend Jane more! You will be so glad you’ve hired her.

Sara Kellum

Corners Outreach

“It is such a relief to have a beautiful, easy-to-use website to direct current and future customers towards, and center my social media platforms around. I struggled to create a website for several years before realizing I could do this with someone like Jane who really listens and gets what I was trying to do–make a website that fully represents Book Wonder and our social mission. Jane helped me every step of the way, and worked with me in future years to update language when my pop-up changed locations and I began to focus more on community events. I’m so thankful for her calm and clear approach to website design and functionality.”

Book Wonder