Why Outsource Your Website Hosting?

Although it is not uncommon for school districts to host their school sites on a Web server managed by their IT Department, there are some compelling reasons to consider outsourcing this to the experts in this area:

With the rapid change in technology, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep servers up-to-date and secure. Due to constant upgrades and the expenses involved with those upgrades, it can save the district money and the IT staff time, by leaving this to companies where this is their core competency.

• Your IT staff has its hands full with technology issues. Expecting them to be designers, writers, Public Relations savvy, and to seek out and manage your website content on an ongoing basis is often unrealistic.
• Someone skilled as a dedicated webmaster (programming, writing, graphic design) is a significant expense. The cost for a full-time webmaster can range from $50,000 to $80,000 annually. Letting School Webmasters manage your hosting, updates, and design, eliminates the need for an in-house webmaster. You also eliminate the problem with staff turnover and inconsistency in upkeep and style preference.

And, don't forget that the hosting portion of your Web site qualifies for e-rate reimbursement. Learn more»

Our full-service hosting includes improvements, updates, and other graphic and content revisions or additions that are necessary to keep your Web site fresh, informative, and accurate for the duration of the hosting agreement. This includes the design and development of additional Web pages (not to exceed 10 additional Web pages per year/per site unless otherwise agreed upon by both parties). Our hosting services are E-rate eligible.

Our hosting services include the “housing” for the Web site on a server that is permanently connected to the Internet.

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Additional Web development stages and services include:

• Custom Web Site Design
• Professionally Written Content
• Updates and Maintenance