Palm Springs Webs

Due to the time involved for programmers and graphic designers to create a professional website, it is not unusual for a business website to cost from $10,000 to $20,000. However once a website has been made for a particular market, then much can be used again. In the case of showroom websites, the software required to run the database, enter products, invoicing, reports, auto-email, photo gallery, showroom tour and other features can be re-used and lower the price considerably.

Complete showroom package for $2,500.
Our basic showroom package includes all the features listed below and seen in our Demo, plus unique graphics created by our artists that represent the style of your showroom. This price also includes registering your domain name and building your website on a business server.

Catalogs and Products.
This price also includes scanning the covers of 10 of your catalogs, plus 2 pages from each catalog as well as up to 30 individual products.

Monthly Server Charge.
Your website will be installed on a professional server that specializes in business websites. The monthly cost for your website is $40 which is payable at the first of each month via credit card.

Retail Store Package. $995.00
The retail software package is a smaller version of the showroom software. It does not have the Catalog, Photo Gallery or Representative modules, and is not password protected. It can be made with or without a Splash page and is very easy to operate.

Products.
This price also includes scanning the images of 30 of your individual products.

Extra graphical work is at the rate of $40 per hour while data entry and scanning of your catalogs is available at $20 per hour.

We take particular care in designing your website. It's important to us that we are able to properly present the image, attitude and feel of your business to your customers.

Our graphics designer will meet with you and create a unique look and feel that puts across the right image for your business. Your company logo or trademark can be used as well the proper selection of colors, style and look you desire.

If you already have a website and like the look of what you have, we can extend the style already created and apply it to the rest of your new website.

If you do not have a website, you might want to surf the NET and find styles, colors, and layouts that appeal to you. this can be a great help to our designers.

Palm Springs Webs has developed a complete Internet Software Package made especially for Showrooms. It is tailor made for your industry so that your Showroom can move into the growing, Billion Dollar, electronic commerce market.

Using the latest Database Technologies and ASP programming, we have designed this Website Software to operate just like your showroom, allowing anyone to run this State of the Art Website, and increase your sales through better contact with your customers and representatives.

This is a business website with the emphasis on selling your products. It's very easy to use and requires minimal Internet experience. You are provided with on-screen forms to fill in information about your products, customers, sales and representatives. The data is stored in a database and creates your web pages on the fly as your customers and representatives ask for it. Here are some of the features.

Catalog Reader: You can scan your catalog pages and load them right on to your website. Our software presents them on-line to your customers who can start orders and choose items right from the catalog pages, just like they would in their store.

Product Listing: For individual products, your customers select the TYPE of product they are interested in, like candles, pillows, lamps, etc.. The database then creates a web page of the selected product TYPE along with a small photo of each of your products size, price and basic description. Click on the photo and see a large view of the product along with more information. Customers can Add to their order right there.

Photo Gallery: How about a special Photo Gallery of selected items. Say a customer calls from Wisconsin and wants to see something you have in your showroom. Grab your digital camera, take a picture of it and put it on line by filling in the information in the Add A Product To Gallery form. Within minutes it appears in your Photo Gallery for them to see. A great tool for your reps.

List of Representatives: This is a concise list of all your representatives, the area they cover, and their email and telephone numbers. Just fill in the information using an easy to use form, and the database presents the information on the Website.

Showroom Tour: How about a Showroom Tour of your website allowing customers to walk through your showroom and see what’s new. It’s all done again with a digital camera and special software that makes a slide show of your showroom photos.

List of Mart Shows: Several times a year your Mart has Special Shows for your customers. Make sure your customers don’t miss the show. This is a list of upcoming events.

Back Office: Behind the scenes, password protected for management only, here are the input screens to enter information about your manufacturers, catalogs, products, customers, representatives, photo gallery, showroom photos and upcoming events. The information you enter is stored in an on-line Microsoft Access database and creates almost all of your web pages for you. No programming, html, Frontpage, or Internet experience is necessary. If you can fill in a form, you can run your own Professional Business Website.

The Back Office also has Lists of Products, Catalogs, Manufacturers, Orders, Shopping Cart Items, Customers, plus Reports on Sales and Guests to the Website.

Other Features Include;

Ø	Search for any product by stock number or product name.
Ø	Catalog Search Command for those not familiar with what’s in your catalogs
Ø	Customers can place their order right on line 24 hours a day and receive a confirming email.
Ø	Customers can look up their previous orders.
Ø	Password protected, so access to your website and orders are private.
Ø	Visa and Master Card numbers can be checked on line for valid numbers. You can assure your customers security with our credit card encryption program.
Ø	On-line HELP screens are available for both you and your customers.
Ø	Automatic Email program that sends auto-responder emails to your customers. You can even send out a monthly newsletter to your reps, customer, stores, designers and wholesalers.
Ø	Print out Customers orders and send them confirming Emails.
Ø	You can control all the information on your web page

Registering a Domain Name
Your domain name is the address of your website on the Internet. If your company name is Country Homes, then your domain name would be www.countryhomes.com.

We will register your name for you and list you as the owner and Palm Springs Webs as the administrator. You will never have to deal with the server company or the Internet registration companies. We take care of that for you. The cost of registering your domain name is normally $15 per year. We pay for the first year and you are responsible for the following years

Your Domain Name.
There are already over 60 million websites on the Internet and many names are already taken. We will try to get the name you want, however it is not always possible. Sometimes you can find the name with a .net extension, making your name www.countryhomes.net.

It takes about 3 days for your domain name to be registered and be active on the internet.

Here is how it works.

To begin with we need to get your Domain Name registered. Please give us 3 choices for the domain name of your site, like designerlamps.com, or thefabricstore.com, or scentedcandles.com.

We will need our designer to meet with you and discuss the design of your website. A layout will be made for you to approve before the final work is done.

Next we set up your website on the server and load all the software that makes it run This takes 3 - 5 days.

Next we need the product formation for about 30 individual products, 10 of your catalogs, and some photos of your showroom. We will scan your catalog covers and 2 pages from each catalog to get you started.

We will need a list of your representatives with their names and address and phone numbers.

Your website should be up and running with 2 weeks.

We will provide you with help screens and training on how to run your website so you can maintain it yourself without our assistance.

Backup Your Database

Your website runs off of a Microsoft Database that holds all the data for your products, orders and customers. We will back up your database twice a month to prevent loss of da

Your monthly server charge is $40 a month which includes telephone help and 1 hour of edits, changes or programming help to keep your website going.

We are always available to add special features to your website