Web Hosting Services are available in almost every country in the world. There are many approaches to Web Hosting. Some are built by the seat of the pants and others are over engineered. The one overriding issue with Web Hosting is the knowledge and reliability of your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and the strength of the hardware implementation decisions made by them long before you even inquire about their services. The ISP's financial stability and Internet delivery hardware system must be reliable, fast, easily maintained, technically suited to the task and affordable. It must be able to serve your web page visitors with speed and accuracy. Many protocols are involved and the technical engineers required to operate consistently and successfully in this demanding arena is no small task. They must be able to distribute your valuable information in a timely and efficient manner. After all, that's what the World Wide Web is all about isn't it; disseminating information. Most firms and organizations are on the web to market their company or organization to the world. A lofty goal. Can the Internet deliver? Your expectations may be greater than reality but set a goal, any goal is better than none at all. The Internet will open your firm or organization to the on-line masses. But there's more than just putting up a web site. Marketing your web site is all important to generate traffic. But you don't just want traffic. You want the right kind of traffic. People in your industry or those interested or could be interested in your products and services.

So why not build your own web site. You can...... and if you decide to build your own we can assist with Internet Business Consulting Services to hold your hand until your self contained and self sufficient to manage independently.

Most firms and organizations will out source their first and many times all their web site needs. It makes economic sense. The average in-house (build your own) Web Site is reported to require an investment of $81,000.00. How can that be, you ask. When one examines the resources required this figure will start to make sense.

One can out source the web hosting and web support services (24 hours per day 7 days a week) as well as web traffic reports, e-mail accounts, Internet access, etc..

One can also build their own web site. This involves many more resources than most people realize. Let's look at what a typical web site requires:

Web Server (computer), Pentium or equivalent, 500 MHz, 2+ GB and/or JAZZ Drive, ZIP Drive, 56K Modem, Monitor, Mouse, Tape Backup System, UPS, Printer, Scanner, CD-ROM, Ethernet
Router and CSU/DSU
Internet Connection with an Internet Access Provider
Dedicated Telecommunications Line to telephone companies Central Office (CO)
Frame Relay Services from local telephone company

Software:

Operating System
Programming Languages
Web Server Software, some are free but the best are commercial products
Web Browser Software, some are free but the best are commercial products
Web Page Design Software, many types and flavors are commercial available
Web Page Scripting Software, to parse web form data elements as needed
Web Site Management Software, sometime included with the above
Graphic Design/Editor Software, many are available

Staff:

System Administrator (part-time)
Webmaster with workstation (full-time)
Graphic Designer, with Graphic Design Workstation (could be full-time)
Programmer, in perl, c++, Visual Basic, Java, etc., (part-time)

Is it any wonder why so many firms and organizations are outsourcing their web presentation design and hosting?

When Interlink Concepts becomes your Internet Presence Provider

you're adding a "Marketing Business Partner" to your staff.