Web Hosting is providing a means for your website to be accessible around the world 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In other words, an 'always on' internet connection, containing the various files and programmes which make up your website. When an internet user types in your URL (eg. www.yoursite.com) the user's internet browser (eg, Internet Explorer, Firefox) is accessing the files found on the web server, or host computer. Without web hosting your site is inaccessible. The server also has all of the necessary security programming running to protect your site and it's visitors.

• Cost Effective Advertising.
• Online selling.
• Increased geographic range.
• Wider customer base
• Efficient marketing.
• Improved customer support.
• Succesful market research.
• Customer feedback.

Just a few of the reasons why your business or organisation, however small, can benefit from having a professional web presence.

Your web site can be viewed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by anyone with a connection to the internet, anywhere in the World. With more and more people using the internet as their main method of researching and obtaining goods and services this is a potential market you can't afford to ignore. In fact, many people obtain nearly all of the goods and services they need almost exclusively from the internet. This means that if you don't have a web site, you are losing business to those forward thinking companies that do.

A website can be many things. In its simplest form it could be a single page advertisement, similar to one you would print in a newspaper or magazine, except that it would be available all day every day. A more useful website would consist of a few pages describing your business / organisation and informing potential customers of the products or services you offer. This can be coupled with contact information and a direct e-mail link so that your customers can easily request more information should they need it. More complex sites can contain an unlimited amount of additional information, can have complete online catalogues of the products you offer and even allow customers to order and purchase products from you online.

Some websites can even offer facilities and functionality that are not available via any other medium. A well designed website brings customers to you and brings you closer to your customers, opening up new opportunities for your business and providing your customers with the service they deserve. It is an ideal way of enhancing the service you provide.

If you are still unsure how the web could help you or your business, or would like to discuss the best way of approaching your first steps to obtaining a web presence, contact J W Technologies an we'll be pleased to help you.