Value-Added Maintenance and Membership Package
What you get when you host your Web site with us:
All of our customers' sites are hosted on tiered, high-performance Compaq and Dell servers co-located in El Segundo, California at one of the most secure hosting facilities in the world. Our servers are stored with Cable & Wireless (renowned for their security and performance) at special, secure facilities that protect our servers from fires, floods, earthquakes, power outages, or any other types of disasters. In addition to this, all of our Web site customers enjoy:
DISK SPACE & STORAGE
· 500 MB of storage space
· No bandwidth charges
· Same day set up
SECURITY
· Double layer firewall protection
· SSL encryption
· Secure Web site directories
· Daily redundant backups
· Secure server facility (with biometric access)
· 24/7 network monitoring
SERVER SPECIFICATIONS
· 99.999% up time rating
· Linux operating system
· OC-48 fiber optic Internet connection
FEATURES
· Multi-gigabyte data transfer capacity
· Unlimited hits
· Unlimited uploads and modifications
· No contract commitment
· Free technical support
· Free software updates
· Free domain name transfers
· Free search engine submissions
· E-commerce enabled
· Secure shopping cart
· Credit card processing options
· Web site traffic statistics
· Chat room capabilities
· And much more… | Hosting for business sites can range from $50-125/month and up. Hosting for personal sites is cheaper at $9.95-34.95/month. Either way, the customer is just renting web space and does not get the benefit of management tools, statistical tracking, the ability to make changes themselves, or any form of usable tech support. Watch for hidden charges buried in the small print. Some of the hidden charges you might uncover include: increasing monthly hosting fees as you add more pages to your site, additional charges just for adding a custom domain name and matching email addresses, a low monthly hosting but coupled with a mandatory tech-support contract in which you must pay heavy charges for any and all changes to your site, check to make sure YOU own the domain name and can take it with you if you decide to stop doing business with the current company, make sure you check out the cost of adding a product catalog and shopping cart, and find out what you will be paying for Search Engine submission. Make sure your website package will provide statistical tracking and include the capability to capture information and use it for your own email campaign to promote your business. | If you look hard enough you will find plenty of cheap site and cheap hosting “deals” on the Internet. These build-it-quick sites are not capable of providing you with a suitable online business website. Many of the tools that are vital to your online success are missing. Tech support is usually non-existent. Companies that offer these “deals” go in and out of business on a regular basis leaving their website customers high and dry. If you still plan on doing-it-yourself, here is a short list of some suggested software you can buy and learn to get started:
• Dream Weaver – website creation software program $399
• Flash – multimedia development software program $499
• Adobe Photoshop – image editing software $399
• Shopping Cart Software $349
• Secure Lines for taking Credit Cards- SSL - $445 annually
• Statistical Tracking $9.95-$99.95/month
• Search Engine Software $39.95 - $350.00
Remember to stay current with all the upgrades. All that’s left is to find a good hosting company and get your merchant account attached to your shopping cart.
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