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Reasons for Having a Web Presence on the Internet
Why in the World Wide Web Would You Want To Buy a Web Site from a Newspaper Company?
We're glad you asked.
More and more businesses are looking into establishing a presence on the Internet World Wide Web. The experts say businesses who are not represented on the Internet risk losing out big time to businesses who are. That's all the more reason to turn to an experienced and established media leader when you're investigating the "new media" and how you can integrate it into your business strategy.
The Moline Dispatch Publishing Company has been in the information business for over 130 years. We're proud to offer our custom web page design expertise to businesses throughout our area. With the resources available through our newspapers, specialty publications, library archives, graphic and photo departments, we've got the tools to help you develop the Web presence you want with the means to tell the business and Internet community about it. An important question to ask yourself is..."What good is a page on the World Wide Web if no one knows it's there?" We will not only get your web site listed in all the right internet search engines but also promote your site in our newspapers to reach the local market.
Great Reasons to have your home page on the WWW
- 24 HOUR REPRESENTATION OF YOUR BUSINESS
Your organization is on-line to offer information, answer questions or take orders at home and around the world 24 hours a day. This means your advertising or organization information is suddenly available to millions via the Internet 24 hours a day. Internet users can shop and gather information from your web page in their office or home at their leisure. And they can print out your information in hard copy for future reference.- EXPAND YOUR MARKET
Gives you the power to expand your offering of goods and services to prospects far beyond what local and regional advertising can deliver. You'll be surprised at how cost effective reaching new customers and clients can be.- COMMUNICATE CHANGES IN YOUR SALES MESSAGE INSTANTLY
With your home page you instantly have the capability to update or change your sales message as conditions change via full color photos, full-motion video, audio, e-mail and interactive capabilities. This can be done in a fraction of the time it takes to reprint sales material and get them to clients and prospects.- PRESTIGE
Your presence on the Internet identifies your organization as a dynamic, market conscience leader in your field.- START SMALL AND GROW
The dynamic nature of electronic media offers smaller organizations an excellent opportunity to establish a presence on the Internet (at very low cost) and present a professional image...then upgrade to a full blown multi-media presentation when the time is right. Your customers will know where to find you and will enjoy your new additions along the way.- ESTABLISH A BIG PRESENCE ON INTERNET QUICKLY
No matter what size company or organization you have, In a matter of days or a few weeks you can have your home page on the Internet reaching people and doing business.
Great Reasons to have Quad-Cities Online Design your Home Page
- SUPERIOR CREATIVE SERVICES
Quad-Cities Online offers you design services by master web designers with years of internet experience. Our design team knows what it takes to build your electronic brochure for the internet. Whether starting from scratch or from your existing promotional material and artwork we will give your home page the first class professional look you want.- EXTENSIVE SUPPORT RESOURCES
As one of the areas largest media companies we are able to offer our web page clients vast resources to enhance their home page. This could include news, graphics and photos from our library which can be incorporated into the design and maintenance of your web site. Smaller web design firms cannot offer you this high level of information support.- A UNIQUE ONLINE/PRINT ADVERTISING MIX
Many have found it takes more that just being "on the web" to benefit from a presence there. With Quad-Cities Online, your new site is announced not only to the Internet, but also to local users through announcements in our local papers.- HIGH LOCAL USER TRAFFIC
As our web design client your page will automatically be linked to our "Welcome to the Quad Cities" home page which receives hundreds of hits per day by subscribers here in your market.- HIGHER USER TRAFFIC GLOBALLY
We register your pages with all the proper global search engines around the Internet for maximum reach of a global audience.- SPECIAL ONLINE ACCESS DISCOUNTS FOR WEB CLIENTS
Included in our web page design agreements are discounts for Quad Cities Online service for you or others in your organization. With your Web page and Online Membership, you can communicate with customers via e-mail, announce and showcase new products quickly and supply answers to your customers questions.
Your home page on the Internet World Wide Web can be updated as often as you wish to deliver your information around the block or around the world!
We invite you to contact us for a demonstration of our web design services in our conference center for 1-40 people. Or we'll be happy to schedule an appointment with you at your place of business. For an appointment, please call our web page representatives at (309) 757-4912. Or you can e-mail us at newmedia@qconline.com.
Who's Who at Quad-Cities Online,
"Experience Makes The Difference"
- Greg Booras -- Electronic Systems Manager
Greg is technical administrator for Quad Cities Online, and electronic systems manager for The Dispatch, The Rock Island Argus and The Leader and. Greg has over 20 years experience in buying, building and computer integration of both hardware and software. He is responsible to keep our systems online and on the cutting edge.
- Leslie Dupree -- Quad-Cities Online Administrator
B.A. in Communications, University of Illinois, C-U, 1974 Cobol programming sequence, Scott Community College, 1977. Has served as a reporter, copy desk chief, and assistant managing editor for The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus; also head of Research and Development/New Media for Small Newspaper Group. Experienced editor and writer; developer of Quad-Cities Online ISP services since 1994.
- John Beydler -- Quad-Cities Online Editor
Attended Missouri Southern College and has been a reporter and editor for several newspapers, including the Joplin Globe, Kankakee Daily Journal, The Dispatch and The Rock Island Argus. His positions have included editorial page editor and metro editor for the local newspapers.
Special Note: Both John and Leslie have won awards for information presentation and design, and are experienced in using Photoshop and QuarkXpress. Specific skills: editing, writing, organization of written material, use of Internet hyperlinks to logically link related content; use of photos, maps and other graphics to illustrate content; archiving; and integration of site feedback mechanisms, such as e-mail, questionnaires and other forms. In addition, John and Leslie have lived in Scott County for more than 20 years and are familiar with the Quad-Cities area.
- Randy Fisk -- Web Director
6 years experience as QCO webmaster, 7 years international marketing and e-commerce experience beginning with own business marketing via BBS, e-mail and eventually web sites; 20+ years experience with computer hardware and software; familiar with various legacy systems dating back to Xerox 820's running CP/M; full time web site development and server administration since January of 1995. Limited programming in C and Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel. Abobe Photoshop v3-5.0, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Pagemaker, JavaScript, MS-DOS, Windows 3.0-95 and NT, limited Linux, O'Reilly's Web Site Pro server, Microsoft IIS, FrontPage and server extensions, HomeSite, WebEdit, understanding of HTML standards and markup, Cold Fusion programming, SQL query language, ODBC data source integration, SSI, SSL certificate registration and implementation, CGI, Perl scripting, Real Audio/Video servers and encoding software, Webtrends statistical analysis software, domain registration and administration, server security implementations, Post.Office mail server, MetaInfo DNS, ChatSpace server. All versions of Lynx, Netscape and Explorer browsers on Windows and some on Linux platforms, as well as numerous other TCP/IP based client applications.
- Ellis Kell -- New Media Sales Manager
B. A. in English and Journalism from Augustana College, Rock Island; 19 years experience in print advertising, promotions and marketing with Rock Island Argus, The Dispatch, The Leader, OIL The Music Magazine, Showcase Visitor & Entertainment Guide, Quad-Cities Online and Cityline audiotext information services. 4 years experience with web site development, associated online sales, banner advertising and web site marketing with Quad-Cities Online. Also featured music and entertainment feature columnist for Get A Life, in our papers and on the web at: www.qconline.com/getalife.
- Laurie Forgie -- New Media Operations Assistant
Computer programming through Black Hawk College, Unix audio-text services training via Brite Voice Systems, 19 years experience with Cityline, print advertising, and special publications for Moline Dispatch Publishing Co., L.L.C., and 4 years experience with online technical support, client billing and customer service for Quad-Cities Online.
- Ed Lee -- New Media Sales Representative
B.A. in History from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1997. Over three years experience marketing, recruiting, and sales in the Office of Development at the University of Michigan. Proficient on Internet use and with online search engines. Ed's primary focus at Quad-Cities Online is wireless broadband access sales and website development consultation.
- Kristian DeMeyer -- Customer Service Supervisor
Graduate with a B.A. in International Business Management from Marycrest International University, with courses including in Web Publishing and Internet Basics. Experience in technical support and customer service since 1997, maintaining the QCO Technical Support Site since 2000, and instructing several different Internet seminars offered by Quad-Cities Online since 1999. Familiar with most Windows operating systems from Win 3.1, and some working knowledge in Mac operating systems as well. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Publisher, Access, Excel, and Works for Windows. Internet experience with Dial Up Networking, Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Opera. Familiar with most E-mail clients including Outlook, Outlook Express, Eudora Light, Internet News and Mail, and Pegasus. Also knowledgeable other Internet related applications such as Hyperterminal, NetTerm, Commit, Windows Telnet, WS-FTP, WebTV, AOL, and most chat clients.
- Kim Ellis -- Installation Technician and Level II Support
Graduated from Moline High School in 1973. Began computer experience working with a PDP-8 mainframe via paper tape input, then a Texas Instrument TI-99/4A, to Apple ][ series, XT-Turbo clone, and all the way through his current Athlon-based systems today. Microsoft Certified Professional (Windows NT) and working on getting A+ certification. Knowledgeable on all Windows systems and familiar with Mac systems as well. Has detailed working knowledge in most E-mail clients, browsers, and other internet applications. Currently the Level II support for Quad-Cities Online, the in home/business installation technician, and the primary instructor for the free seminars offered by Quad-Cites Online.
Brandon Renkes -- Associate Webmaster
Graduated from Northern Illinois University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Illustration. Employed at Metanet Inc. in Palo Alto, CA from 1996-97 as web designer and art director. Currently working with Quad-Cities Online as the associate web designer since 1999. Creates traditional illustration and digital 2D & 3D illustration. Proficient in operating systems: Macintosh - OS 9.0 and Windows 98. Image editing applications: Photoshop 5.5, Painter 6.0, Adobe Illustrator 8.0. and 3-D modeling: Strata Studio Pro, Cinema 4D.
Jane Miller -- New Media Sales Representative
Fifteen years experience in the retail display advertising department of The Dispatch, Rock Island Argus and Leader newspapers, dealing with a wide variety of clients and organizations. Jane brings an extensive knowledge of the local and regional market to the New Media department, and will concentrate on the integration of audio-text, online and print advertising tailored to each client's specific needs.
For More Information on New Media: newmedia@qconline.com, or phone: (309)757-4910
Get Connected To The Internet
Getting connected to the Internet World Wide Web is easy with Quad-Cities Online. We offer local subscribers total access to the Internet at reasonable rates plus local news, e-mail, teleconference, community events, listings, classifieds and much more.
Our Welcome To The Quad-Cities home page is the areas most extensively developed information site on the web. It offers information on our area: historical, industrial, educational, recreational, shopping, services plus links to the world via the Internet. You can visit our home page at http://www.qconline.com/.
Many bi-state subscribers have found Quad-Cities Online offers great service at significant monthly savings versus national online providers. We offer a discount to Dispatch and Rock Island Argus subscribers and a monthly time bank option for frequent users. Iowa users can access a local Iowa phone number to avoid long distance charges.
For information on how to subscribe to Quad-Cities Online please see the Getting connected page.
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