About


Smallshock is a publication written by a web designer for small business owners who wish to enhance their web presence and optimize their web sites to grow their businesses. New posts are published each Monday and Thursday.

Eric J Gruber

Smallshock is written by freelance web designer/developer Eric J. Gruber of the Lawrence, Kansas based Rumblestrut Studios.

In addition to freelance work, Eric spends his day as webmaster for the City of Lawrence, Kansas, and is a member of the National Association of Government Webmasters and the Kansas City Metro Area Government Webmasters Group.

Previously, he was worked as a web designer for Kansas City’s Mid-America Regional Council, was a reporter for The Eudora News and The De Soto Explorer, and worked as a page layout editor for The Ottawa Herald.

Eric lives in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife, Amy; his daughter, Ember; and their two Guinea pigs, Butterscotch and Espresso.