Our Services
Our TEAM has worked together since 1999 creating & building custom websites for clients in Canada & the USA.
We build your site using Joomla, a customizable content-management platform, utilizing the professionally designed extensions needed to create results-driven solutions, benefiting you in cost & time. The platform can adapt with your needs going forward, such as adding or editing content, removing or adding images & much more including:
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individual user registration / login
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shopping carts using integration with PayPal & other credit-card processing applications
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membership subscription
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online data-input submission forms
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online booking
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image gallery options
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user communities / forums
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secure storage of files for access by registered users
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secure email contact forms
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AND THE LIST GOES ON ....
A reliable hosting service is one of the most important choices you have to make before launching your website.
We Provide Complete PREMIUM Hosting Service For Our Clients
Quarterstaff Web Hosting services are offered at competitive rates. In order to keep your website operating properly & securely our server is kept up to date with the most recent versions of all administrative & security software. We make sure that hosted sites don't violate any laws or run services which could negatively impact the performance of the server, or affect other clients' websites. Our servers are located in Canada with a 99.996% UPTIME record.
Services Include
- large-capacity storage
- nightly server backups as well as 3rd party location nightly backups
- SSL Certificate for your site is included (this is an industry-standard requirement)
- periodic maintenance to keep your site platform & installed administrative components up to date - time is logged & billed at an hourly rate
- in the rare situation where your site is compromised due to malicious attack we will restore it as quickly as possible using the most recent nightly backup to avoid lengthy down time... at no extra charge
- initial set up of email accounts
- assistance with domain name registration & email account set up if required
Our years of experience in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), assure that visitors can easily locate the information, services or products you provide & search engines will find you to collect your data for indexing.
What Is SEO?
SEO is the term used for improving your site's placement in search engine listings. It starts with GOOD DESIGN principles and WELL-WRITTEN MEANINGFUL CONTENT. Without proper optimization your site could be ignored by the search engines.
Beware Of High-Pressure SEO Companies
A professional, honest SEO company will not make 'page one' promises. Beware of companies offering up a list of erroneous, meaningless site stats to back up their attempt to scare you into parting with your hard-earned money. Optimization alone CAN'T guarantee your site will be on page one or in the top 10 page results. Yes, it is advisable to 'tweak' your content text and meta tags, from time to time, if analysis shows that people are searching for your product or service using different or additional words etc. And never fall for ..."We will submit your site to 1000s of search engines & directories for a fee". This is NOT necessary because the search engines will quickly find your site, all by themselves, after it is launched.
Bottom Line!
If your site is properly designed & optimized, has well-written content, utilizing keywords & phrases relevant to the products or services you offer & designed to be easy for site visitors to navigate, then the search engines will like it as well. A well-optimized site will achieve decent 'organic' results. And keep in mind that, even if your site pops up on pages 1 - 5 in a search on any given day, it will not show up in the same position the next day because those results are governed by the search engine algorithms which fluctuate CONSTANTLY. If you really need your site at the top of the first page in Google you should hire a marketing expert & pay Google.
SEO May Not Be Enough.... You May Need Social Media & Search Engine Marketing Strategies!
Social Media Networking is a key element in marketing success on the Internet, so you should consider hiring a reputable Search Engine Marketing (SEM) or Social Media Marketing (SMM) expert to help you come up with a workable strategy to effectively market your business or service as economically as possible.
We can look after your website's maintenance, while you concentrate on growing your business.
- adding / removing content or images
- installing additional plugins as needed
- modifying site layout to accomodate new features or content etc.
- updating software running the site when newer versions are released & deemed necesssary for the smooth & secure running of your website
RATES: $75/hr. logged as work is done & billed when the amount reaches a size worth invoicing.
NOTE: We provide hosting & site-maintenance services ONLY to clients we have designed websites for.
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