E-Mail

• Office: 512-215-4329
• E-Mail: info@4jsgroup.com
• Web: http://4jsgroup.com

How We Do Business

• We are happy to work on a per project basis or by the hour. Contact us for hourly rates. 
• The initial, no-obligation, consultation meeting will be free of charge. If within a 100 mile radius of Austin TX, no travel charges will be applied. Outside of this area, actual, as incurred, travel costs will be billed.
• 4J's Group policy is a 50% up front deposit from new clients and for jobs between $2000 and $10,000. Balance on completion. Contracts priced at $10,000 or more require a 40% up-front deposit with  further staged payments at an agreed percentage at mutual agreeable milestones. 
• All work is subject to a minimum charge of $500.
• For long term projects with a monthly retainer fee, the first and last month's fee is payable at contract start.
• We reserve the right to charge additional "rush fees" of at least 25% of total project cost for jobs with deadlines of 48 hours or less, and at least 50% for jobs assigned on Thursday/Friday and due on Monday/Tuesday. 
• If project is cancelled for any reason after completion of first draft deliverables, 4J's Group is entitled to full payment of agreed-upon fee. 
• If project is cancelled during the development stage, 4J's Group is entitled to full payment of all hours invested up to that point. 
• For all written deliverables,  fees quoted include, one information gathering meeting, conceptualizing, copy generation and two rounds of revision. Additional revisions or meetings will be charged at an agreed hourly rate

• Alan J. Porter
• Gill J. Porter
• Paul Benjamin
• Anthony Davies
• Steve Hardwicke

Alan J. Porter - President and Founder of 4J's Group, Alan has 20 plus years in Corporate Publishing in the UK and USA. He has been involved in the development and adoption of various publishing standards and has been a regular speaker at industry conferences. He has held senior management positions at various publishing software and services companies, allied with extensive consulting experience. His client base has included Boeing, Canadian Government, Forbes, McGraw-Hill, Mercedes, Sun, UK Royal Air Force and many other Fortune 1000 companies. He is a published author with a couple of books and several magazine articles to his name. [Personal Web-Site.][ Personal Blog.]

Gill J. Porter - As Executive Vice President Gill provides 4J's Group with top class administrative support. Gill is a fully qualified Paralegal and  brings a wealth of administrative experience from a background in  the Health Care and Legal professions. 

Paul Benjamin - Paul has been working in international publishing for 10 years with a focus on developing projects for delivery across different media platforms.  As Managing Editor for the US division of one of Europe ’s premiere publishers, Paul helmed a joint publishing initiative in conjunction with a division of Time Warner.  He is a published author with a number of magazine articles to his credit and is currently working on a graphic novel trilogy the first volume of which is due to be published in 2007.

Anthony Davies - Tony has been working for nearly 2 decades in the engineering and publishing worlds with an emphasis on where they collide. Documenting and designing processes where utilizing software ranging from CAD Systems and Visualization tools to Content Management of the procedures that describe these processes. Tony has consulted with Boeing, Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Motorola and others with a recent project documenting and designing wire design processes and procedures for the 787 at Boeing Commercial Aircraft

Steve Hardwicke - Steve has over 10 years experience in all aspects of web development. He has help the positions of Manager Interactive Projects and Director Internet Business Solutions and has been responsible for several global corporate web sites. He also has extensive background in computer and network security and obtained his CISSP in 2004. He is a published author.