Website Services
WEB PAGE SERVICE
Your Chamber understands the importance that internet plays in today’s business economy. Usually when developing a web site, you will be dealing with 3 different entities when setting up your web site: domain registrar, hosting company, and designer.
We have established a user-friendly way to make the process of developing, registering, and launching your web site for all Chamber members. Your Chamber has made these services available to you at a reduced rate and with that one-on-one business setting really allowing you to have a bigger input in your web site.
THE PROCESS OF BUILDING YOUR WEB SITE
The following breakdown the basic needs of a basic web site:
1. Domain Name: Example - www.your_business.com. Your domain name must be unique. It is registered with companies such as register.com or Network Solutions. There are different extensions available. Some of the most popular are: com or biz for commercial type sites such as most businesses (com is more popular), org for organizations, and net for networks. When you register a domain name, the server you are hosting the pages on is registered with it. This enables other computers on the internet to know where your web site is located.
2. Hosting: Your web site must reside on a web server.
3. Design: If you are not creating your own pages, you must employ a web site programmer/designer.
4. Search engines and advertising: Once your web site is available, it is not automatically found through search engines. This is a 4th process to getting your site up and running. Your web site address and information must be provided to each of the major search engines. The most effective way to get visitors to your web site is to include your web site address in all advertising, business cards, etc. Having your site return in online searches may take many months.
NEED SOMETHING MORE THAN A BASIC ONE-PAGE SITE?
Want to offer your complete menu, or sell your products through your web site? Your Chamber has worked with the webmaster to provide more services for all your business needs.
E-commerce Shopping Basket
A shopping basket is the usual way to allow people to browse through your site, choosing which products they wish to choose as they go along. At any time the customer can check the contents of their basket, edit the quantity required (where appropriate) or remove items if they change their mind. Once they are happy with their purchase they can then proceed to the checkout and use an order form to complete the order - using their credit card if appropriate to pay for the goods
Custom Design
Need to add additional pages? Or would like a custom designs? We will arrange for you to meet with the webmaster to set-up your customer deigns.
Cost Savings
Normally it will cost $ 40 - $ 100 per hour for all custom work with a flat charge for 5 hours with no prorating. For Chamber members, custom designs are $ 30 per hour with a basic site taking approximately 3 hours. They will also pro-rate to ¼ hours, not half, and there is no hourly minimum. If it takes one hour YOU are charged just one hour.
SAVINGS TO CHAMBER MEMBERS
All Fees are for one year. Chamber Members Pay:
Basic Fee:
Get a one-page web site $ 60 Get a one-page web site with 2 minor updates
With 2 minor updates
1-year web site hosting $ 240 1-year web site hosting
1-year domain registration $ 15 1-year domain registration
Total $ 315 Total Savings $ 240
Total Package $ 75
After visiting with a Chamber volunteer or staff member, we can go online to develop your website. Members of the Fort Stockton Chamber of Commerce may go to http://www.westxdesign.com/coc/ sign up for web page services provided by the Chamber.
If you are interested in a more specialized website with shopping carts and/or a custom design, we will set up an appointment with the webmaster.
For more information about rates, please contact the Chamber at (432) 336-2264.
Important note: yearly renewals are required to maintain your hosting and domain name. Accounts not paid 1 month prior to their renewal date risk losing their domain name and access to the web site.
*Certain restrictions apply: One page site will include basic layouts and color schemes, business name, address, hours, 2 pictures, and one paragraph of text describing your products or services. Minor updates include phone number changes, changes in business hours, or any other change that can be completed in less than 15 minutes. |
