What Makes Watt Media Different Than Other Web Companies?

At Watt Media, we create fully customized websites for all industries. We’ve specialized in several niches, including chiropractic, dental, and shopping cart websites, and our work is always unique for each client. The following are some features that set us apart from other web design companies:

No template sites. Every site is customized. Many other website companies use templates, which means that your site will look just like everyone else who chose the same template as you did.

You own the site. With virtually all of these template companies, they own your site. This means that if you ever wanted to move your site elsewhere, or wanted to stop using them for some reason, you can’t take your site with you. They own your site, and will seldom tell you that. This is a very important thing to look out for.

Our sites are clean, professional, and simple. Your home page won’t look like the home page of Yahoo. Many template web companies go overboard with content. Who needs thousands of articles? Your website should be simple and effective – no need to look like CNN.

We do it all. Our clients don’t want to take their time, or their staff member’s time, uploading photos, writing content, choosing a template, etc. They don’t want to bother with any of that, which is why they hire us!

No hefty monthly fees. Many web companies will try to hook you in with low start-up costs, but you end up paying more in the long run with hefty monthly payments. I’ve seen companies charge $75 to over $100 a month for hosting. This will usually include services their clients aren't even using. With us, you can pay as little as $19.95 if all you need is simple hosting. While our up-front design cost may be more, our services are actually less in the long run due to our nominal monthly hosting cost.

Now you know the difference!

Domain E-mail Options

In a past article, I wrote about the benefits of using a domain e-mail, such as bob@company.com instead of using a hotmail or aol-type e-mail address. I’d like to explain the options available when using a domain e-mail, since this is a commonly asked-about topic by our clients.

First, keep in mind that when you own a domain, you can create any e-mail address you want at that domain. For example, you can have bob@company.com, mary@company.com, info@company.com, sales@company.com, or anything, else. In these examples, “company.com” is used as an example of whatever your domain actually is.

There are basically two ways to set up domain e-mails:

Option 1: The e-mail address can forward to another existing non-domain e-mail address. For example, bob@company.com forwards to your personal bob@hotmail.com e-mail. That would mean that any e-mail sent to bob@company.net would automatically forward to bob@hotmail.com. The benefits of setting up the e-mail this way is that you still get the professionalism of having a domain e-mail, and also that you don’t have to check two separate e-mail accounts, since all e-mails are going to your personal hotmail, yahoo or aol account.

The negative thing about having your domain e-mail forward is that when you reply to e-mails sent to your domain e-mail, the recipient will see your hotmail e-mail address, not your domain e-mail address. For example – Joe sends you an e-mail to bob@company.com. That e-mail forwards to your bob@hotmail.com e-mail address. When you reply to Joe, it will show that the e-mail you sent came from bob@hotmail.com.

Option 2: Set up your domain e-mail address as a separate account in Outlook or your e-mail program. This is by far the more professional option, since any e-mails you send out will show your domain e-mail address. The only down-side is that you need to set up this separate account in Outlook, and check it separately from your personal e-mail account.