Small Business
Even if you are a small business, or especially because you are a small business, you need a web presence. Survival of the fittest in today's world translates to getting your services and/or products in front of as many people as possible. And not just that, but they need to be presented in a fresh, modern form, the times of static, paper catalogs or imageless, printed price lists have passed.
Gulf To Bay Webcan help you present your products and services, in a fresh way, to a virtually limitless audience, utilizing any or all of the following:
All our web sites are built using a leading edge content management system that is completely and fluidly scalable to grow with you and your needs.
Photo Galleries can either be a stand-alone web site or they can be integrated in your web site and can be combined with online shopping (e-commerce). Photo Galleries are an easy and inexpensive way to show all of your art to an otherwise unreachable audience. Look at them as your mobile exhibition, accessible by anyone from anywhere at any time. They allow you to show your work in a variety of sizes and, combined with e-commerce, offer another way of generating revenue.
Online shopping (or e-commerce) can be easily integrated in our web sites (remember, they are scalable to grow with you). After all, what good is it to show off your works when visitors can't purchase them, right there in front of their computer screen?
Facebook is without doubt the leader in social networking. From "Joe Normal" to large, multi million dollar corporations, over 500 million active users are registered on Facebook, sharing their lives, daily happenings, services and products with their "friends". You can't miss out on this opportunity, and Gulf To Bay Web will ensure that you are well placed in this online community. We can integrate your web site, gallery and e-commerce with ease.
Twitter represents your world in 140 characters or less at a time. About 175 million members, with a similar make-up as Facebook, share happenings, hot tips and news. Twitter was a major player in relaying information in quite a few catastrophes. Unlike Facebook, you can not integrate your gallery or e-commerce with Twitter, but you can post (to your followers) where your art can be seen, enjoyed and purchased. You can announce your newest work, re-introduce pieces that have been collecting dust and much more.
SEO or Search Engine Optimization (also SEM - Search Engine Mangement) is the way for a lot of companies to make money from you. Think logically, there is only one "top spot" for any given search; however there are some companies out there promising you the #1 spot for Google, Yahoo, Bing and the other players in the search engine game, if the price (that you pay) is right. Don't let them fool you, a ranking can't be bought, it is achieved through a combination of content, keywords, and other factors. We at Gulf To Bay Web can (and will not) guarantee a #1 spot, but we can make sure that your site is well placed and easily searchable, thus expanding its visibilty and accessibility.
At Gulf To Bay Web we host your web site, gallery and e-commerce site on the cloud. No, don't worry we don't literally shoot it into space, the "cloud" is a collection of super fast computers and unimaginable amounts of available storage, all connected through higher than high speed networks. Those are spread all across the world, guaranteeing fast delivery of content to every corner of this planet (and maybe beyond, who knows).
The Domain Name is the name by which your site is known (i.e. the domain name of this site is "GulfToBayWeb.com). Under normal circumstances you can pick a name that you like, although it should make clear what it refers to, and usually that name will be available. However, unlike humans, with thousands having the same first and last name, the Internt will only allow unique names, so you may have to compromise. But don't worry, Gulf To Bay Web will help you make a decision on the right name and register and maintain it for you.
Backup and site security are often overlooked. Despite the fact that the cloud (see "Hosting), provides redundancies and guarantees a higher than 99.999% availability, Gulf To Bay Web will backup your site weekly and store those backups in a safe and secure location, just in case. As far as security, we are sure you have heard of someone (or it was yourself) that had their email account or web site hacked and used for malicious purposes, one of which is the sending of spam email using your name. Gulf TO Bay Web offers the newest Anti Hacker and Anti Virus Protection for your site, and we work with several national and international organizations in the pursuit and ban of those who try to hack our sites and abuse them for their often illegal activities. This is also especially important if you are running an e-commerce site and are accepting credit cards and payments over the Internet. So, you can rest assured that your site, content, and customer information are safe with us.
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