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Hosting
I can host your company's domain on my server. This allows me to handle and develop your website, email, data management and some of your communication services.
I am not a robot!
IT and all things Internet but with the human touch. Stand out from the crowd and don't don't treat your potential customers like morons.
It's like a breath of fresh air on the very rare occasions you phone a company and the person who answers the phone is helpful, knowledgable and can solve your problem.
I provide a seemless blend of technology and responsive personal service to your customers.
Websites
I build websites directly from raw HTML. This has many advantages: greater security, faster load time and unlimited flexibility of content including ongoing updates and additions.
Websites made from templates tend to contain excessive amounts of code simply to modify the performance of the template. They also may contain numerous 'plug-ins' which are necessary to load html that is located on distant servers of unknown reliability.
None of this extraneous code assists Google in understanding your website and placing it in the search results.
Website design and build: £200 (£100 to commence & £100 when complete). Hosting, updating & maintenance: £35 per month for up to 8 pages, extra pages at £4 per month, payable by monthly Direct Debit.
No contract. Cancel anytime.
This cost covers design, build, maintenance, hosting and as many updates and changes as you require over time.
Registration with Google My Business is included. See below for other Google linked services.
Visibility
Though there are several search engines, in practice only Google counts. Unfortunately Google is unconcerned with anything except its own profits which are obscene. Google has been prosecuted three times by the EU and once by India. French authorities have raided Google's office in Paris and the state of Texas is pursuing legal action independently because the department of Justice investigation is taking too long.
Getting the best results from Google requires a thorough and realistic understanding of how the company works. Throwing money at Google in advertising is not the best approach.
Content & updating
Making use of Google's generic search algorithms is by far the cheapest way of getting seen in Google search results. Furthermore this method ensures prolonged visibility unlike paid for advertising which disappears as soon as the money runs out.
The two key ingredients are constant updating and substantive content. A website that is put online and rarely updated will soon vanish from the search results. Similarly, boilerplate or insubstantial content will be read by Google's algorithms and cause the website to be downgraded.
If I build and host your website you can have an email address with the same domain name as your website. For example if your domain is JoeBloggs.com your website would be JoeBlogs.com and your email address could be enquiries@joebloggs.com or joe@joebloggs.com or any titles or multiple titles.
The cost of a linked domain email is: £5.00 per month.
Your linked email has an online storage capacity of 3 GB. When you exceed this I backup older emails to offline archiving.
Such archived emails are kept for 3 years as standard or longer if you wish.
If you use Thunderbird as your email programme you can back up emails yourself offline by downloading them to your PC, MAC or external storage drive.
If you need a very large email capacity I can arrange this.
Email - more
Email was never intended to carry large files. It was, is, a simple quick messaging system. You may have noticed the initials 'SMTP' meaning SIMPLE Mail Transfer Protocol'. Over the years attachments have become bigger - maybe thousands of times bigger than the actual text message.
This is why many companies, when sending large files, use a link within the email to connect to HTTPS or FTP servers. You could use Dropbox but this will require your customers to login via a username and password that you supply, which is a clumsy way of doing things.
For a small monthly charge I can provide an area on my server where you can post large files that you can then link to any particular email. For most general usage I charge £5.00 per month, though you may decide you need a larger capacity.
I will show you how to use an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) access programme so that you can upload the files or images that you want each of your customers to see. It is advisable to use a PC or laptop for the process of uploading your files to your FTP storage, though it can be done via mobile phone. These files will then be available on the server for 28 days for your customer to download.
The link you place in your email would look something like this:
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This is another example of how I can help you 'punch above your weight' so that you have all the facillities of a large company.
Communciations
Info hub
Web Reports
Keeping it simple
A unique and easy to use real-time communication and event logging system. Always keep abreast of what's happening.
I build a system tailored to your requirements so your virtual back office is with you wherever you are in the world.
The system will do as much or as little as you require. No need to learn about someone else's operational requirements. Everything is on my server so your information is private and secure.
The system can be used for keeping track of appointments and updating events as they happen, such as new orders and customer enquiries, and as a record keeping system.
Your phone calls, voice mails, emails or text messages to me are converted into an online database which is always with you on your phone, laptop, tablet, Mac or PC.
FTP
Store, share or keep private. Your choice. Upload any type of file. Upload and download any type of file.
Sophisticated technology made easy that seamlessly merges my services directly with your company operation. Because there is no need to get distracted by complicated systems you can concentrate on making money.
Using Filezilla File Transfer Protocol programme on your PC, Mac or laptop or FTP Rush on your mobile phone allows you to connect directly with your folder on my server to upload and download any type of document, privately and securely. FTP is ideal for sending large files such as images or spreadsheets.
Info Hub facilities — Web Reports and FTP — are provided within the monthly service package (see Prices page).
