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When talking to small business owners and operators, we have found that they have the same kinds of needs as large businesses, only on a smaller scale. Many small businesses would like their presence in the market place known and their products to be available throughout the world. Today, that is possible by purchasing a domain name and creating a Web Site on the Internet. However, the process, procedures and pitfalls are not clearly defined and there are few companies or individuals available to assist small businesses. We specialize in helping small businesses get started with their web site.

Once a business is successful and growing, there comes a need to protect it from destruction during a disaster. As a Certified Business Continuity Planner, I can assist small businesses with a Web Site design, Web Hosting and when the time comes, Small Business Continuity Planning. Click on Small Business Continuity link above for details. - Dee Halbrook, CBCP - Web Designer, Business Continuity Planner

web site design

The web site should describe your business and your products. You should position your most impressive products toward the top of the web site. This draws the visitor's attention as soon as the site loads. You may want prospective customers to be able to purchase products over the Internet. A web designer will first sketch each page and after approval, start the coding. See a some samples of our clients' web site home pages in the sidebar to the left.

There are many features that we can design into a web site. One of our client's home page contains links to forms that can be completed on-line, video clips and links to the agent's insurance suppliers.

We have a lot of tools in our toolbox to build your web site. Here, we will share with you some of the important parts of a web site and some of the tools we have to build that site. If you have special requirements, we can code up a special feature to satisfy your need.

Header or Masthead
The masthead or header is usually at the top of the every page. The home page is the first page that every visitor sees and it contains a header with the name of the web site (domain name) along with other things such as your company logo, other affiliations that you have and possibly a visitor counter.

NavLinks or Navigation Links
Each page will contain Navigation Links to allow a visitor to move around the site. There are several types of NavLinks listed here.

NavBar

NaveButtons
NavTab
NavImages

The first image below shows a NavBar. A visitor would click on the links on the bar to visit other pages on the site.

The figure below shows several NavButtons. A visitor would click on one of the buttons to visit the page denoted on the button.

NavLinks can also be imbedded in the text. An example of this is when writing about people, places, or things; a link can be established to a place on the Internet that has additional information on that subject. There are many other options that can be developed for navigation links.

Content
The main body of a web page is called the content and usually contains a few words describing the web site or the products. The Home Page is the first page to load. From that point the visitor can jump to other pages on the web site from the home page. The home page introduces the visitor to the site.

Footer
The Footer usually ends each page and contains the businesses contact information. It may also contain another set of NavLinks to allow the visitor to leave the bottom of this page and visit another page on the web site.

Special Software
If your site requires some special features, we can write those special features as a module and include those in your site. Several special feature modules that have already been written that can be placed on your site are:

Bulletin board code that allows updates on the fly
Add-to-cart and view-shopping-cart software
Side bar (shown on the left)
Video and audio players
JavaScript modules for many features
Flash modules
Many other modules

We can help you build your Web Site and assist with your Site Hosting. We will work hand in hand with you to create a Web Site that will make your products or services stand out from all the rest. We have clients from all across the U.S. and all types of businesses.

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web site hosting

Once the web site is designed, the code (software) that runs the web site written, it must be loaded on a computer (server) that is permanently attached to the Internet. Typically, you purchase this service (hosting of your web site) from a vendor that has a server on the Internet in a controlled environment (24x7 air conditioning and continuous electrical power). You will pay a fixed price by the month. We have our own server on the Internet and can provide you with that service for a monthly rate. Our rates for this service are very comparable to all other hosting vendors on the Internet.

web site maintenance

We can maintain your web site for you and post your changes. We guarantee 48 hour posting from the time we receive your change or you can schedule it at predetermined time. Maintenance is also billed by the month. Our maintenance plan includes five (5) minor changes per month. A minor change is a picture change, product addition or wording changes. Adding complete pages to the site is not included in the monthly maintenance charge.