What is Microsoft Office Live Small Business?
There’s growing trend for customers to search for products and services online, and their expectation is that businesses of all sizes will have a Web site. A proper Web presence is rapidly becoming as essential as having business cards or a phone number.
Microsoft Office Live Small Business is a set of internet-based tools to help small businesses quickly create a professional Web presence.
Office Live Small Business can help you to:
- Attract new customers
- Retain existing customers
- Keep everything in one online place available anytime, and from anywhere
Top Benefits of Office Live Small Business
Network 101 can help you get started, and introduce you to the full benefits of an online showcase for your business.
- Get a free domain name*. By obtaining a unique and personalised domain name, you've taken the first step toward giving your business a Web presence.
- Create and update your own Web site. Simple, yet powerful site design tools help you create a professional, fully customised Web site. Web hosting and storage is included at no cost.
- Project a professional image with company-branded e-mail. Quickly access and manage your e-mail, calendar, and tasks, whether you are in or out of the office. Access your important information from anywhere.
- Monitor visitors to your site. With Web site reports you can monitor the success of your site and track which search engines and keywords are most effective.
- Business tools. As your business grows or your needs change, you can start using Contact Manager, Project Manager, Document Manager and more to run your whole business online.
- Webspaces. Use online Webspaces to share documents and information internally within your business and externally with clients
* .com, .net, .org free for the first year, then £7.99 per year .co.uk free for the first two years, then £10.99 every other year.
Requirements for FREE Office Live Small Business account;
(1) Access to the Internet via dial up or broadband and an e-mail account (2) A web browser - Internet Explorer 5.5 SP4 (or above) or Firefox 2.0 for Mac or PC (3) A valid credit card to confirm your company identity, even though the service is FREE. (4) Certain optional features require Microsoft Office 2000 or higher.
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Sample Sites
The following example sites have been commissioned for our clients using Office Live Small Business.
What does it cost?
Sign up to the basic Office Live Small Business service from Microsoft is free. Network 101 offers a service to help clients get up and running quickly, and to make the most of Office Live Small Business from day one. We will set up a suitable domain name, build a website around your requirements, password protect the web space, provide a 1 hour introduction on how to use the online service and we will then hand over to you to update and maintain. Optionally, for additional cost we can update and maintain the site on your behalf.
Pricing Structure;
Entry Level - Business showcase site
- Website with up to 5 pages - £240.00 + VAT
- Website with up to 15 pages - £440.00 + VAT
- 1 year of updates (up to 3 pages per month) to web site £500 + VAT
- 1 year of updates (up to 5 pages per month) to web site £800 + VAT
Silver Service - E-commerce shop front site with payment links to Paypal
- Website with up to 5 pages - £440.00 + VAT
- Website with up to 15 pages - £640.00 + VAT
- 1 year of updates (up to 3 pages per month) to web site £600 + VAT
- 1 year of updates (up to 5 pages per month) to web site £900 + VAT
Gold Service - Paypal E-commerce, animated logos & multi-media
- Website with up to 5 pages - £640.00 + VAT
- Website with up to 15 pages - £840.00 + VAT
- 1 year of updates (up to 3 pages per month) to web site £600 + VAT
- 1 year of updates (up to 5 pages per month) to web site £900 + VAT
Bespoke Web Design
The ultimate freedom to get a different web showcase, the way you want it. Bespoke web design. This service can be integrated into an Office Live Small Business account or can be hosted at your own or our ISP. Each bespoke site is inividual, so please gather your ideas together and ask for a quote.
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