One important advantage of advertising on the World Wide Web over other kinds of promotion is the ease and speed in making periodic changes. If we maintain your site for you, usually a simple e-mail or FAX exchange and the Web site can be updated within a matter of hours. These periodic alterations might reflect modifications in your operation, new products, seasonal offerings or just an occasional addition or removal of graphic images to give your Web site a fresh look.
In an effort to maximize that advantage, we offer our customers prompt service to all their updating and maintenance needs. However, for web site owners who prefer the speed and freedom of making their own changes to frequently updated pages, we will design your web sites with a password protected administrative area. This will allow customers the ability to make independent changes by simply filling in custom designed online forms for that purpose. There will no need to learn HTML coding, style sheets or other web page design tools. Fees for maintenance, design work and hosting are discussed on the Pricing page.
So that we can offer a wide range of computer based services, Scott Web Services has established a working relationship with TCR Solutions, LLC. TCR Solutions, LLC offers local support for exceptional quality, computer hardware and software, scanners, printers, digital cameras, accessories and office supplies at affordable prices.
Once your Web pages are designed and ready for public viewing they need a "home" on the World Wide Web so they can be accessed by Internet traffic (your prospective clients). This is done by placing them on a hosting service "server" which rents space on their machines which are connected to the Internet 24 hours a day. Scott Web Service of Wisconsin offers very reasonably priced Web site hosting for your virtual or non-virtual Web site.
As an added value, weekly (and monthly) Web site statistic reports are e-mailed to ALL customers whose Web sites are hosted by Scott Web Service of Wisconsin. From these reports you can determine:
- the number of visitors to your web site each day/week/month
- which hours of the day the activity on your Web site takes place.
- which of your web pages are receiving the most traffic
- how they found your site (referrers) and more...
These reports are provided at no additional cost and are useful in evaluating how your site is doing and in helping to decide if making changes or additions to your site would make it more effective.
As part of our service, we will set up mail boxes or e-mail forwarding addresses as required.
We will register the Web sites of all Scott Web Service clients, individually, with the major Web Search Engines: Alta Vista, AOL, DMOZ Open Directory, Google, HotBot, Infoseek, Lycos, Northern Lights, MSN Search, Snap, WhatUSeek, Webcrawler, Yahoo and others.. These Search Engines consist of huge databases that are accessed by millions of Internet users each day and are the primary tools used to find information on the World Wide Web.
We use a number of web page designing techniques that will consistently place "our" Web sites high in search engine queries. This is very important as it will be the Web sites at the top of the list that receive the most traffic. A Web site with few visitors has very little value.
An important aspect of deciding where to host your Web site is knowing if the hosting service can keep up with the access needs of prospective visitors. Our Server runs on a collision-free, low-latency, fully switched LAN, connected to five separate fiber optic DS-3's and OC-3c's for outgoing bandwidth.
World Class Network
Our network connectivity is second to none. Multiple fiber-optic connections (DS-3 and OC-3c circuits, running over OC-12 and OC-48 fiber) to a record-setting eight backbone providers ensure that your Web sites will always load quickly and give your visitors the fast and smooth experience they demand. Industry-leading routing and switching hardware from Cisco Systems, Juniper Networks, Foundry Networks, and Extreme Networks keep your data flowing quickly and efficiently on our fully switched, collision-free, congestion-free network.
Top of the Line Web Hosting Servers
We use only top of the line, custom-built Intel Pentium III and AMD Athlon servers running the ultra-stable and secure FreeBSD UNIX operating system. The security, stability, and reliability of our security-hardened servers is passed on to you as a direct benefit. Specializing in one platform ensures that we are able to provide you with the best possible service and support. We continually upgrade our servers as more powerful equipment becomes available. Your Web site will always be hosted on state-of-the-art equipment, with plenty of room for growth.
Uptime and Reliability
Our network is monitored and maintained 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Our server and network uptime is well in excess of 99.9%. Your data is backed up daily to ensure full recovery in the event of a disaster. Our entire facility is protected by multi-stage security, FM-200 fire suppression systems, Powerware battery backup systems, and a 750,000 watt diesel generator that can run indefinitely so your data is always safe.
Security
Your data is kept safe with a combination of multi-layer physical security and comprehensive network security. Only authorized systems administrators are permitted to access our datacenter facility. All restricted areas are protected by video surveillance as well as on-site personnel, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Redundant Systems
Our server keeps your Web site online through redundant network systems. Our diversely connected network ensures that your Web site will be available on demand regardless of most network problems or circuit failures. Your data is protected by multi-layer security, fire suppression systems, on-site and off-site data backup systems, and a 750,000 watt diesel generator that can keep your Web site up and running indefinitely. Our systems are designed to always stay online.
Our backbone providers are:
- AT&T - OC-12c
- Sprint - OC-3c
- Genuity - OC-3c
- Global Crossing - OC-3c (OC-12c pending)
- Cable & Wireless - DS-3
- e-Xpedient - Fast Ethernet (in use with PitX)
We operate our own dedicated, multi-homed network in our datacenter. Our local network is fully-switched and collision-free, while our external connections are OC-12c, OC-3c, and DS-3 to six diverse backbone providers. Our Server owns and operates its own leased lines; they are not shared with any other service nor resold off of anyone else's network or servers.
Through hand-tuning in addition to BGP route selection, we ensure optimal route selection and automatic failover in the event of outages.
Our network focuses on delivering outgoing traffic through private peering points, and is continually being upgraded for additional capacity and diversity.
There is no pornography allowed on our Server which greatly aids in the speed and availability of bandwidth.
The number of new Web sites being added to the World Wide Web is astronomical. For that reason it is important that a Web site describes products, services or organizations clearly, memorably and in a professional manner. It should load quickly, be visually compelling to help hold visitor's interest and be well organized and easy to navigate. We work closely with our customers to design attractive, fast loading and consistently arranged Web sites where information can be found quickly and easily.
If desired, we will design Web sites in their entirety with minimum client consultation. However we prefer to have client input in the form of suggested text, existing logos, brochures, and graphics from which to build an effective Web page and one that continues existing advertising themes.
We offer the "Standard Web package" for simpler sites and the "Custom" web site designing for more complex sites with multiple pages. Some customers prefer to start with the Standard Package and in time have it modified to a Custom site. Our full complex of design and formatting services include: graphic design, photographic & scanning services, HTML coding, autoresponders, image mapping, cascading style sheets, visitor counters, customer input forms, tables, frames, animated graphics, Flash, PHP scripting, mySQL online database support and more. Visit our Links Page to see a portfolio of our current clients.
When used properly, graphics and photos can greatly enhance the overall appeal of a Web site. But when used incorrectly they can actually inhibit its effectiveness. So that the "look" of your Web site will be unique, we prefer to create original graphics (including logos) rather than "borrow" them from Clip Art or other Web sites. The graphics we create are designed with visual appeal, speed of loading and utilization by Search Engines in mind.
Graphics possibilities:
- Company logos or icons.
- Images (usually photos or sketches) showing your product, persons using your product or services and exterior or interior views of your business site or personnel.
- A road map to your business location
- Navigation buttons / menus
- Image maps
- Animations, Flash or highlighting graphics
Customer-supplied photographs, negatives or slides will often suffice for Web page images if they are sharp and properly exposed. Some customer-supplied photos can be improved or manipulated using our professional imaging software, PhotoShop.
You may decide to give your site a competitive edge by using professionally created photos. Consider using the services of our internationally published staff photographer to add professionalism to your Web site. All photographic services are charged on an hourly basis.
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