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All Ground Floor Web websites are hosted solutions - we do all the system work and provide all the tools so you can concentrate on building and maintaining your site. All accounts start with domain registration, a single "catch-all" email account that's accessible from the web, site setup, initial content input and one year hosting on our server.

In addition to our standard products, Ground Floor Web team members offer services in a variety of areas including graphics, flash, audio and video, and custom web application development. These services are quoted on a "per job" basis.

All Ground Floor Web websites are built with a web application developed by Microsoft and enhanced by the DotNetNuke team. Content is managed with modules - tools that assist with input and presentation. Here are the modules that are available to all site owners.

Basic modules

  • Announcements - "mini-press releases" with expiration date and more info linking
  • Events Calendar - text list or calendar format
  • Feedback - allows visitors to send you an email without exposing your email address
  • FAQs - frequently asked questions (with answers, of course)
  • Image and Image Plus - simple image display or linked image with captions
  • Links list - simple text links to other web locations
  • Mapquest - links to map and/or driving directions
  • News feeds - pull in RSS content summaries from other sites
  • Pay Pal purchase - single item purchase
  • Survey - ask questions, tally the answers
  • Text and HTML content - several modules for simple and formatted text content
  • User options - Add to favorites, print this page, tell a friend, and rate this page

Advanced modules

  • Guestbook - get visitor comments and rating
  • Form mailer - collect complex information, such as surveys or applications, and receive the results by email
  • Articles Plus - build a reference library of online articles

Visit our Modules and More page for further details and samples.

Initial Site Setup Package

It's hard to say how many - or few - pages are needed for a good basic website. There don't seem to be any statistics on the subject on the web either. So based strictly on our current clients, we've set the basic site package limit at 25 pages. Of course that's not all you get - we'll help with domain registration, site setup, initial content input and even set you up with an email account.

For an initial fee of $250, you get

  • up to 25 pages
  • Unlimited text content
  • 100 mb disk space for images, files, documents and other uploaded content
  • Access to all standard modules
  • Domain registration (valid for 1 year)
  • One year hosting on a secure Windows 2003 server
  • "Catch-all" email account with 1gb inbox
  • Account setup in our database
  • Site setup for content layout and color scheme (style sheet)
  • Initial content input assistance (2 hours max)

Standard payment terms are 50% on order, 50% on site launch.

To request more information or get your site started on the ground floor, please go to our Contact page.

Our initial setup package price includes your first year of hosting. The base fee for domain registration, hosting and one email account is $120/year. Invoices are sent out quarterly with options for quarterly, semi-annual or annual payment.
Beyond initial site setup

Once you're set up on the ground floor, you may find you need more pages for a good presentation, more disk space for images or documents, or additional email accounts. We offer a number of add-ons to help grow your online presence.

  • Pages - additional pages are available on a case-by-case basis, fee varies with requirements.
  • Content - get up to 500 mb of disk space at $1/month/100 mb
  • Additional domains - $1/month/domain (directed to same site)
  • SSL certificates - $30 annually for the certificate plus $2/month/domain
  • Private registration - $1/month/domain
  • Email accounts - $5/quarter/250 mb account
  • Private site folder and database - $250 setup and $10/month