Joseph Ferrieri | Software Engineer and Founder

I build websites for people anywhere in the country. I live in the Hudson Valley and work closely with shops near me.

Who I am

Founder and owner of VF Media Group, a high-tech marketing agency. vfmediagroup.com
The build. Sites, apps, CRM, and the systems the campaigns run on. Ferrieri Forge is that practice.
Genealogy. Family records. The Horan Archive.

What I take on See the work

How I work

Built around your work Not a template.
It should keep working Not just look finished on launch day.
Careful when it counts We talk about risk before I build.

HTML

Clear pages a browser can read

TypeScript

Code that stays readable

CSS

Layout that holds on a phone

Next.js

When the site needs it

Selected projects

Live sites and a few previews. Not every job has a public writeup.

CarbonixConsulting

Carbonix Consulting

Site for Mason Carbone of Carbonix. Mason works with artists on streaming and social. The page is a shop window for that work.

Visit carbonixconsulting.com →

TradesQuote tools

Trades quote tools

A sample quote page for trades. How a crew might price a job. Real quotes stay on your terms.

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The numbers

What it costs to be invisible

2026 research on what a bad site — or no site — actually costs small businesses.

Lost every year💸

$17,000

Average revenue small businesses lose annually without a proper website. That's the cost of being invisible.

Bounce on slow sites🏃‍♂️💨

53%

Of mobile users abandon a site that takes more than 3 seconds to load. Most template sites don't make that cut.

Mobile-ready📵

22%

Only 22% of small business sites are fully mobile-optimized. The other 78% lose calls every day.

Check first🔍

76%

Of shoppers check the website before calling or visiting. Your site is the first conversation — make it count.

Research online🌐

98%

Of people research a business online before reaching out. If you don't show up, you're not in the running.

Local search ROI📈

300–800%

Return on investment from local search done right (Google + Google Business Profile). Few channels beat it.

Hudson Valley reality📞

Daily

Trades and contractors across the Hudson Valley lose calls every day to competitors who rank higher. It's not a fair fight — it's a winnable one.

Fix it🛠️

Get a site that earns its keep.

Hand-coded, mobile-first, local-search ready. Built once, easy to maintain, and fast enough to keep the 53% from leaving.

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Sources: industry research on small-business web performance, 2026.

The numbers

What it costs to be unsecure

Plain HTTP, skipped updates, reused passwords. What that actually costs in search, trust, and downtime.

Not Secure🚫

HTTP

Chrome has labeled plain HTTP Not Secure since 2018. That warning is the first thing a customer sees. Forms and logins on HTTP can be read in transit.

Chrome warning page🛑

Oct '26

Chrome 154 turns on Always Use Secure Connections for everyone. HTTP sites get a permission screen before the page loads. That visit never becomes a call.

Google ranking🔎

Tie

HTTPS has been a lightweight Google ranking signal since 2014. It will not save a thin page. HTTP loses the tie — and the trust after the click.

Ransomware victims🏪

96%

Of ransomware cases where Verizon knew the org size, the victim was a small or mid-size shop. This is not a Fortune 500 problem.

Involve ransomware🔒

48%

Nearly half of confirmed breaches in Verizon's 2026 set had ransomware somewhere in the chain.

Unpatched door🕳️

31%

Vulnerability exploitation is now the most common way in — ahead of stolen passwords. Old plugins and skipped updates are the shop version.

To close a known hole⏱️

43 days

Median time to fully remediate a CISA known-exploited vulnerability. Attackers do not wait that long.

Stolen logins🔑

38%

In SMB breaches, compromised credentials still open the door. Reused passwords and no MFA are enough.

Human element🗣️

62%

Someone clicked, trusted a voice, or reused a password. The build and the process both matter.

Median ransom paid💵

$140k

Most victims (69%) did not pay. Downtime and the rebuild still land either way. IBM's $4.99M average is studied orgs — not your typical invoice.

Fix it🛡️

Lock the door before someone else does.

Updates, HTTPS, no leftover admin panels, scoped like a real system. I build it that way the first time.

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Sources: Google Search Central (HTTPS ranking, 2014); Chrome Security Blog (HTTPS by default, 2026); Verizon DBIR 2026; IBM Cost of a Data Breach 2026.

What I take on

We talk first. Then I write a clear price. Nothing to buy on this page.

Sites for trades and nonprofits
Websites I write. Next.js when it helps.
QR codes that open the right page
Careful work when the data matters

Contact me

Get in touch

Tell me what you need. A first site. A refresh. Something small. See what I take on. We set the scope after we talk.

I live in the Hudson Valley. Work can be anywhere. Text, email, Instagram, or the form. I prefer those to a cold call. I usually reply in a day or two.

Text 845-531-7179

Phone and email

845-531-7179 joe@ferrieriforge.com

Open email with subject filled in

Or use the form

Send a message

Same inbox as email. I usually reply in a day or two. Include links or context if you have them.

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