Press Release
Concentric® online tutorial provides Small and Mid-Size Businesses tools to
Fortify THEIR web business
Company
Provides One Stop Education and Professional Web Services to SMBs
SAN JOSE, Calif., July 8, 2008 – Concentric® announced today the free “Creating an Online Presence” Web
tutorial designed to give small and medium-size businesses (SMBs)
the building blocks to extend their business to the Web. The online
tutorial is available at the SCORE “Counselors to America’s
Small Businesses” Web site at http://www.score.org/online_courses.html.
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to
educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of
small businesses nationwide. By leveraging their online presence,
SMBs can gain valuable tips and strategy to fortify their business.
The Concentric Web
strategy online tutorial provides SMBs with a one-stop educational
resource. After taking the tutorial, SMBs will have valuable
information they can use to create an online presence. Coupled with
Concentric’s professional Web site packages, Concentric provides
SMBs with everything needed to plan, design, implement and maintain
their Web site and email communications.
“A Web site is a
powerful extension of a business that can’t be denied,” said
Barbara Branaman, executive vice president,
product and marketing of Concentric. “Having a strong Web
presence will increase a business’ visibility, branding and
revenue. We have been providing SMBs with education and services
for more than 10 years and are committed to providing our customers
with the tools for business success.”
SMBs who review the
online Web strategy tutorial will be educated and receive tips on
the following:
- What type of Web site would be beneficial for their business
- How to get started creating a Web site
- How to select a Web host and plan
- What is needed for Web content
- If the Web site can be managed and maintained internally or externally
- How to market the Web site
- Additional resource links
for further education
Concentric’s
professional Web site packages provide a flexible suite of options
for SMBS. The package options include:
- Web Site Design: Providing customers with Web
site design or redesign, including 17 hours of design
and production time and eight hours of maintenance and updates for
the Web site over a 12-month term. Included is a Concentric hosting
account, a “Contact Us” form, configuration of users and email
accounts, search engine optimization, Google Analytics set-up, and
thirty minutes of Google Analytics training.
- Web Site Migration: Designed for organizations that already have a Web site but
want to move it to Concentric’s hosting platform and need help with routine maintenance and enhancements.
Included in this package is a Concentric hosting account,
configuration of users and email accounts, optimization for search
engines, Google Analytics with thirty minutes of training, and eight
hours of maintenance and updates over the 12-month term.
- Web Site
Maintenance: Is ideal for customers who have a Web site and
need resources to perform ongoing maintenance or make enhancements.
The Basic Package includes HTML, content updates, and
hosting administrative help. The Advance Package covers more
advanced tasks such as ecommerce set-up, PHP coding, databases, and
Content Management Systems. These packages are sold at a discounted
rate with a minimum contract time of eight hours and a 12-month
agreement.
Pricing and Availability
The Web strategy online tutorial offered by Concentric and SCORE is free and available now at any time for viewing. To view the online tutorial visit http://www.score.org/online_courses.html
Click on “Learn Online”
and then the “Creating an Online Presence” hyperlink.
Also, Concentric’s
professional Web site services are available through Concentric’s
Web site at http://www.concentric.com. The Web Site Design Package
is priced at $89.95 a month. The Web Site Migration package is
priced at $69.95 a month. All packages are based on a 12-month
agreement with a three-month prepay and include Web site hosting and
email. For further information on Concentric’s Web Site services
packages or custom services please visit http://www.concentric.com or call (866) 500-9696.
About Concentric
Concentric provides Web
site and email hosting and hosted IT services
including enterprise-class domain management and perimeter
email protection. Concentric delivers superior
performance, reliability, and security and is the only Web hosting
service to hold a patent for its Clustered Hosting architecture.
Concentric accounts are backed by a three month Satisfaction
Guarantee, 24x7 customer support, and a 99.9% SLA. Concentric is a
business unit of XO Communications. For more information, visit http://www.Concentric.com or call (866) 500-9696.
About XO
Communications
XO, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO
), is a leading provider of 21st century communications services for
businesses and communications services providers, including Fortune
500 and leading cable companies, carriers, content providers, and
mobile operators. Utilizing its unique and powerful nationwide IP
network and extensive local metro networks and broadband wireless
facilities, XO offers customers a broad range of managed voice, data
and IP services in 75 metropolitan markets across the United States.
For more information, visit www.xo.com.
For more information contact:
Donna
Michaels
Loughlin Michaels Group
donna@lmgpr.com
(408) 370-5226