Our Unique Approach & Why You Should Care
Let’s Start With an Analogy
You probably own a car. Whether you realize it or not, you maintain it yourself all the time. You add gas to the tank. You clean the windows. You probably add air to the tires now and again.
However, when it comes to an oil change, while you probably could do it yourself, you choose to have a specialist do it. They have the equipment and know how, and they can recycle the oil so you don’t have to deal with it. It just makes sense.
When it comes to other maintenance tasks, there are likely some which you simply don’t have the knowledge or the tools to do.
Maintaining Your Website is Like Maintaining Your Car
Let’s face it: the basics of working with a website are pretty easy Chances are you’re capable of doing some maintenance yourself. For example, you may know how to change text and pictures on your own but you may not know how to install a specialized script. And, sometimes, when you want to change something, it might not make sense for you to perform the change yourself–you’re too busy maybe you don’t have the right equipment.
FastWebUpdates.com Focuses on Improving Website Maintenance
Our goal is to make website maintenance easier, faster and less expensive. How do we do it? Our simple strategy is to focus on doing the basics of website maintenance really well.
First, we have the right combination of software and knowledge to maintain most websites. Software includes products from Adobe, Microsoft and Macromedia. Knowledge includes extensive experience with almost all website technologies: HTML, PHP, Flash, ASP, JSP and much, much more.
Second, we focus on completing your changes in about one business day. All work is completed in our Oak Park (Chicago), IL, office by regular employees. Email, phone or fax your changes to us, and you’ll see progress on your website quickly.
Finally, we work with you in the way that’s right for your website. In some cases, this means we do everything. In others, it means we handle just the heavy lifting–things that are too time consuming for you to work on. Whether you have us change words and pictures or update scripts and hosting, our goal is to work with you in the way that fits well with your operations.
Why You Should Care
#1. Lower Price. Our standard prices are about 20% less than other professional web services organizations. In a recent survey, the average hourly rate for website maintenance was $64. Most of our customers pay over 20% less, just $50 per hour.
#2 Advanced Technology. New software comes out all the time. We regularly purchase the most recent versions of leading edge software so you don’t have to. Our extensive investment gives you access to the latest versions at a reasonable price.
#3. Better Communication. Communication is the backbone of any customer service operation. Website maintenance is no different. When you contact us with changes, you’ll often deal directly with the person in charge of completing them.
#4. More Stability. We’ve had the same phone number since January, 1996. Whether you need an update every week or every year, you’ll be able to get in touch with us quickly and easily.