Online catalogs are designed with two objects in mind.
First, to provide your customers with a list of products you have available for sale and an online means to purchase the products.
Second, to provide your visitors with an idea of the types of products you carry in your store, and a means to obtain more information on these products.
Online catalogs can be exclusively text based, or include small images of each product with a Hyper Link to a larger, more detailed image of the product.
Online catalogs are maintained by the owner of the web site to facilitate timely updates to the catalogs. We can provide this service for you with an additional monthly fee to your Maintenance Contract.
Streaming Audio
Streaming Audio files provide an interesting background to web pages, they can help set the tone of your web site, enhance the experience your visitor receives while at your web site, and provide a little entertainment while visiting.
There are many audio file types available on the Internet, most non-streaming, they must fully down load before the web browser can play the file. Streaming Audio begins to play within a few moments after the web page begins to down load. A MIDI file is a good example of Streaming Audio. In addition, non-streaming audio files have large file sizes; they increase the time a web page loads.
We recommend using the MIDI audio file format, the file compression method used renders a small file size, yet encompasses the instruments of a full orchestra. The World Wide Web hosts thousands of MIDI files created by many of the very best artists and composers in the music industry. Most of these MIDI files reside in the "Public Domain" and are free to use on all web sites. MIDI files are created using an electronic keyboard, music editing applications, sequencing segments of the file, and compressing the audio file into the MIDI format.
We recommend setting up your web site with the "Crescendo StreamSite" application. This will enable you to have any MIDI file on your web site Stream moments after you visitor begins viewing your web site. The Crescendo MIDI Player requires plugins for Netscape Communicator and Internet Explorer. These plugins are available from the Crescendo web site at NO COST to your visitors.
The ability of MIDI files to be created and recorded using an electronic keyboard enable many talented artists to create their own musical files. You may have such an artist in your own organization.
In the event that we cannot locate a MIDI file of your choice in the "Public Domain", you may elect to have a professional musician record your tunes and format them for the MIDI Player. In this event, these will become unique recordings and may carry "Copyright Protections" with them; in this event, we will include the copyright notification on your web pages and a Hyper Link to the artist.
Message Board, Bulletin Board
Message Boards and Bulletin Boards are an easy and accessible means for communicating ideas and problems related to the subject of your web site. These boards encourage visitors to return to your web site often to interact with people who share a common interest.
For instance, your web site might be about Lawn Mowers and selling Lawn Mower Parts.
One Message Board could be dedicated to people with a common interest in Lawn Mowers.
One Message Board could be dedicated to troubleshooting lawn mower engines.
One Message Board could be dedicated to locating hard to find repair parts.
The Message Board application we recommend enables us to incorporate a large number of unique subjects under the major subject of the Message Board. You will not need to have a separate message board for each minor subject. The Message Board application is a free program; there is a setup and configuration fee involved in creating the message board. The message board will reside on your web server and your staff will be responsible for the maintenance of each subject in the Message Board. Extensive Message Board Moderator instructions are provided for your staff from the Message Board application. Maintenance of the message board is understood to mean setting a security standard for members, addition, or deletion of membership to the board, editing content of the board, and keeping the theme of the boards within the theme of your web site.
Maintenance of the Message Board Application is understood to mean modifying the structure of the board, adding new boards, deleting existing boards, modifying the visual content of the boards, and assigning authorized personnel (your staff members) to manage the message boards. This service is available through a negotiated Maintenance Contract. It is also available on a case-by-case basis with an hourly fee.
Online Catalogs