So, why are we the best anywhere and why do we call our package the Ultimate Web Site Package?

The Database Difference:
Our web sites are run through our SAW (Self-Administrating Web site) control panel, which is a database program.  We don't actually create normal HTML web pages, we create a database that all of your page code and graphics are uploaded into.  This opens up for you many features that you can't get in normal HTML.  For instance, want to change pictures on your web site from one page to another?
The Old HTML Way:  Run your web design program (DreamWeaver, FrontPage, etc.), bring up the page with the pictures on it, delete them, save the page, open the next page, put the pictures and/or the links to the pictures on it, save the page, run your FTP program, send the files of the two pages up to the web site server, wait until sometime overnight when the server re-caches the files.  Approximate time: 30 minutes to an hour, depending on how good you are at picture and link manipulation.  Changes seen by visitors the next day.
The Database Way:  Log on to our SAW control panel, edit the page with the gallery database code on it, delete the code, save the page, open the page you want the picture gallery to appear on, place the gallery code on that page, save the page, done.  Approximate time: 2 MINUTES!  And the changes are immediately available to visitors since you have updated a dynamic database, not an HTML page.

The SAW Control Panel:
We have developed a web site control panel that allows you to edit your site from just about anywhere at any time.  This control panel features an on-line HTML editor (so that you need no other software), many styles of picture galleries to display your products, a File Manager to manage downloadable files (such as newsletters, brochures, sales flyers, manuals, etc.), an easy-to-use form generator with unlimited forms and a log of submitted forms, an on-line calendar, and statistics.  Let us give you an on-line demonstration!  You can see our Design Gallery and log in to the control panel from this link.

Custom Design:
We custom design your web site.  Many products and services that are like ours offer pre-designed templates for you to chose from, and they are the only choices you have (this allows those companies to have a more "hands-off" business).  Would you want your web site to look exactly like many other web sites out there?  We design your web site with you, step-by-step, so your site will look exactly like you want.

We also use Cascading Style Sheets so that each page of your web site has the same fonts and text color (unless you change it).  This makes your web site look fully uniform, color-coordinated, and professional.

Additional Modules: 
If you want an additional module specific to your business such as a Shopping Cart or Real Estate Listings, we have the snap-in modules to do it.  If we don't have it, we can custom develop one to your specifications, so it looks and acts just like you want it to.

Custom Development:
If you want a function for your web site, such as a shopping cart, but want it to work or look a certain way, we can customize a module for you.  If you want a function we do not already offer, we will likewise develop it to your specifications.  We can do just about anything you want.  For a gallery of some of our custom applications so far, see our Custom Applications page.

Many web hosting companies can offer you either custom design or a control panel to allow you to manage your content.  We offer not only both of those features, but also throw in custom development.  With the total Ultimate package, we are head and shoulders above the competition.

Development and Design Tools:
We use only the best development and design tools.  Our servers run Macromedia ColdFusion which is a high-end web development platform and we utilize the features and functions of this program to create custom code for your web site.

Our design tools include, but are not limited to, Macromedia Studio MX, which opens up all the functions of ColdFusion, and the Adobe product line for photo and graphic manipulation.  These are cutting-edge tools to make you web site look the best it can.  See some of the web sites we have designed usign these tools on our Design Gallery page.

Unlimited IMAP E-mail:
That's right, UNLIMITED.  Most hosting plans only allow you about 5-10 E-mail addresses - we allow you as many as you have disk space for.  And it's IMAP mail, as well as POP mail.  POP mail makes you download the messages to your local machine and then you can't get it when you're somewhere else.  IMAP mail runs off the server so you can get your E-mail from anywhere.  We even have a WebMail client program you can use.  You can also have unlimited aliases, auto-responders, and listservers.

But Wait!  There's More!!
You wouldn't think we could possibly put more into a web hosting package, but we did!  You also get a domain control panel that allows you access to domain functions that many web hosts won't let you do yourself, such as E-mail and sub-domains.

You can create your own E-mail addresses, aliases, auto-responders, and listservers - only limited by your available disk space.  You can create sub-domains, password-protected folders, SSL connections, and more!

All this, and at a price even the smallest company can afford!  So, let's talk about price:

Price:
We charge a yearly hosting fee of $600.  This sounds like a lot, but when you consider you are getting the web site and E-mail hosting, plus the doman control panel, plus the SAW control panel license for one year, plus a ColdFusion site license for one year - it isn't really that much.  We offer 500MB of disk space to start, which is more than most, with tons of bandwidth, and an automatic allocation of space for an additional fee as you grow (for a complete and detailed list of hosting features, please see our SAW Site Features page).

We charge a one-time fee of $800 for design of the web site to your satisfaction, integration of the design into our SAW control panel, set up of the domain control panel, and training you on all the features.

If you want an eCommerce site with a shopping cart and PayPal integration, we charge a one-time fee of $600 for the shopping cart (customized), and a one-time fee of $400 for PayPal or other merchant account integration.  This may also sound like a lot, but it is a one-time fee.  After this, it is all profit for you - not a lifetime monthly fee.  And, while many of our competitors limit your number of items in the shopping cart, with us, it's unlimited.  In fact, you can also have an unlimited number of individual, separate carts that you can put on separate pages!

What Do You Think?
We think our package is the Ultimate and dare anyone to find another package that is better or a function or a feature we can't offer.  Please call (307) 886-1122 or E-mail aortenzio@little-pines.com with any comments or questions.