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Building websites since 1998, and still answering the phone
Mako Web is a full-service web design and development company in Sarasota, Florida, founded and run by Bernie Clark.
Our story
From Michigan to Sarasota
Mako Web was founded in 1998 by Bernie Clark in Michigan. Bernie had been building websites since 1996, before visual editors and online store builders existed, so he learned web programming the hard way. As a C, Fortran and Pascal programmer, HTML was just one more language.
We started building e-commerce websites when online shopping was just getting started, and went on to create business and government websites across Michigan before taking on clients around the country.
In 2004 we moved the business to Sarasota, Florida. Today we’re a full-service web company offering design, programming, hosting, maintenance and marketing, all aimed at one thing: our clients’ success online.
1996
Bernie builds his first websites and online store
1998
Mako Web is founded in Michigan
2004
We move the business to Sarasota, Florida
Today
Design, programming, hosting and marketing for clients across the country
Meet the founder
Bernie Clark
Bernie became fascinated with programming at an early age. He joined General Motors in 1978 and was writing software by 1985, before Windows.
At GM he helped install an industry-first broadband cable system, programmed the first paperless assembly management systems, helped build the plant intranet used for employee safety training, and developed GM’s first electronic purchasing system for skilled trades, which saved millions. Along the way he worked in Fortran, Pascal, C++ and Oracle PL/SQL.
Today Bernie builds WordPress plugins, payment integrations and custom web applications, and he’s always looking for new solutions to old marketing challenges.
Certifications and memberships
- Certified PayPal Developer (Levels I and II)
- Certified Authorize.Net Developer
- Authorize.Net Preferred Reseller
- Google Ads Certified Professional
- Microsoft Cloud Essentials certification
- Microsoft Web Solutions Partner
- Member, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Related services
Custom Programming
Plugins, databases and integrations built for how you work.
Ready to talk about your website?
Consultations are free. Call us or stop by our Sarasota office.