Content Management Systems
At Monclaire Marketing, WordPress is our preferred CMS for most projects. Although, we also have experience working with Drupal and ExpressionEngine, WordPress has always seem to impress us and our clients. WordPress CMS system has come a long way since its launch as a blogging platform in 2003. Today it can be used as a full content management system, suitable for almost any type of website you can think of. It’s used by such big names as eBay, CNN, and WIRED, and best of all, it’s completely FREE!
For large websites that requires special groups, roles, and security permissions, we recommend using Drupal CMS. Still not convinced? Check out some of the cool sites developed using Drupal.
Google Apps for Small Business
Monclaire Marketing provides integration services with Google Apps Solutions for small to medium size businesses and non-profit organizations. Are you a education or non-profit organization? If so, contact us and we’ll show you how your organization can sign up with Google Apps Solutions for FREE!
Google Apps Solutions provides powerful enterprise level email service similar to Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 without any unnecessary user access licenses, software, or hardware to purchase. It also comes with Google Calendar and Google Docs to help employees share information and collaborate more effectively.
What’s more, Google Apps Service is just $50 per user per year. The service includes:
- 50X more storage than industry average – 25GB of email storage per employee.
- Data security and trust – Google’s network is designed from the ground up with security in mind.
- Proven cost savings – Google’s web-based applications require no hardware or software.
- Mobile email and calendar sync – Employees can be productive on the go.
- Email archiving and e-discovery tools
Additional Support Services Included:
- Manage DNS Settings
- Activate & Verify Google Apps
- Customize Google Apps Settings
- Provision User Accounts
- Customize Google Apps with your Logo
- Email migration
- Training and email support
E-Commerce Shopping Cart
E-Commerce shopping carts provide you with a platform to sell your products online. There are many e-commerce solution providers that charge an arm and a leg with outrageous set-up costs and ongoing monthly fees, but we are not one of them. We love and use open source standards and technology in all of our projects and because of this, we are able to pass on significant savings to you.
We have a range of experience with shopping carts, but our preference is to work with Magento Commerce. Magento Commerce provides feature-rich e-commerce platforms that offer merchants complete flexibility and control over the presentation, content, and functionality of their online channel. We customize every aspect of the store to fit seamlessly with your design, assist you with product setup, and advise on merchant account providers and online payment gateways.
Online commerce isn’t just for the big guys, we have created effective, profitable, easy to use e-commerce solutions for many small businesses as well. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, we look forward to hearing from you. Let us be your website design company.
Internet Marketing and SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the practice of optimizing a website to rank on your desired and relevant keywords and phrases. In addition to website content, there are many other practices that can enhance your websites ranking in the search engines. Be wary of any company that offers a guarantee about any particular ranking, as ultimately, the exact ranking is out of their control.
Monclaire Marketing offers a Search Engine Optimization package that includes a detailed report and expert web developers to address the following:
- Analysis of visible website content with suggested changes
- Analysis of meta tags and title tags in your source code with suggested changes
- Detailed incoming link report and link building suggestions
- Keyword research on your targeted keywords and phrases
- Keyword competitor comparison (what are your competitors doing right?)
- Creation of Google Analytics Website Stats and Webmaster Tools accounts if needed
- Creation of Google Local (Google Maps) and Yahoo Local listings if needed
- Manual submission of website to Google, Yahoo, Bing and DMOZ
- Creation of search engine friendly site map
- Creation of optimal robots.txt file
- Image alt tag optimization recommendations
- Creation of custom 404 error page if needed
