Born and raised in a rural area of east central Ohio. Clinton enrolled in a summer course that Belmont Technical College provided to High School students. Little did he know way back in 1983, how important computers would become. At that time Clinton aspired to become a computer programmer. By the time he graduated from High School (1984) the economy of the area was at an all-time low. Clinton was forced to move away from the area like many other of his classmates to find gainful employment. College/Tech school would just have to wait.
By 1987 Clinton found himself living in Columbus, Ohio. Working at The Limited. Computer usage was just becoming a standard in warehouse logistics. As he left The Limited various different jobs came and went all the while he was learning about computer uses.
By 1998, PCs were becoming commonplace in households. Clinton received a hand-me-down PC and became instantly hooked on the internet. He would spend hours upon hours looking at all the information readily available. At this time Clinton also became very interested in the music industry. He found himself out on weekend nights stage managing a local rock band. As anyone who has been in local bands knows. Money funding is not an easily gotten thing. The band wanted to have a web presence and at that time finding a web designer was few and far in-between. The leader of the band was convinced that it would take thousands upon thousands of dollars to have a website.
Well, this is where it all began. Without having clue on how to design a website Clinton began his ever-learning experience. In a few months time, he put together a complete website for the band and the cost was very moderate. Since he did all the work on his own and used a free hosting service. The only expense was the cost of the domain name.
As fans of the band visited the site their immediate response was who designed this site? He is very talented. The responses went on and on. All the while he was learning more and more and experimenting with different methods making the website better and better. The band, family, and friends became very supportive of his talent and skills.
In 2000 Clinton made the decision to take website design online courses and on Jan. 1, 2001, CJ’s Web Services was born. Over the past years, the internet world has changed dramatically and Clinton constantly strives to change with it. Clinton has designed very small sites to very large scale sites and continues to this day.