Frequently Asked Questions

& Good Tips

Basics

What are the components of your internet presence?  What do you need? How much, how often, how long, to whom will you pay?

What are the elements of a successful internet presence?  Set-up, promotion, follow through?

Questions about your name and address?  What's a URL?   Do you have a "home" page on another site?

View some of our projects, clients we have helped. Review the great feedback we have received from clients and their customers.

READY?!!   How do I get started?

Contact Mad River Consulting to design your site—pricing for basic to complex design and functionality.

Choose your domain and host with MadRiverWeb.

Need a list of good content?  Good links to other websites?  (Especially for those in the real estate field.)

Promote your site, very important for success.

How much will updates cost me? Can I do it myself?

Make your payment on-line with your credit card. Payment terms and conditions.

Legal information--coming soon (maybe never, we'll see)

Domain Renewal Requests  by Postal Mail

The Power of Email

TopSites solicitation by email  "Could you please be so kind as to update your listing in the TopSites directory by ___, if you don't mind? (We can only continue to list you if you click the Update button.)" A number of clients have received this solicitation and they have also sent to most of my domains.

My recommendation: If they indeed have a listing for you, I doubt they will take you out. Sites like this depend on a large body of listings to succeed. It may be wise for you to go there and see what they have for your listing, but they charge a fee, so if you make any changes, they are likely to charge you. If the listing looks acceptable, I'd leave it and ignore it. My opinion is they will still carry your listing and you should not worry about joining until they become the next Google or Yahoo.

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Business Services

Installation, set-up, training, and consulting on popular software such as the following:

Microsoft Word,
Excel,
Access,
FrontPage

Email, i.e.:
Eudora,
Outlook Express
Mail

Macromedia
Dreamweaver,
Cold Fusion,
Contribute

Photoshop,
Photo Deluxe,
Digital Camera Software

Quicken,
QuickBooks