Computer Doctors of Maine, Inc., has launched three new websites this month for our customers.  All utilize our customized Content Management System technology powered by Joomla!  What is more exciting is that there are several more coming soon.  More businesses recognize that old-school web design provides a high expense and little value; instead they choose our custom solution to harness the power of database-driven sites that provide simple maintenance, functional design, seo optimization, and customized content.

• MAINE WOOD TREATER (http://www.mainewoodtreaters.com): Maine Wood Treaters is a family owned wood pressure-treating business in Maine.  They specialize in treating and selling products to commercial clients.  Their web-presence is an important first step in building a digital infrastructure for distributing information, maintaining customer relations, and ultimately processing orders.

• EquiVest Law (http://www.equivestlaw.com): EquiVest Law is a Law Firm in Florida, headed by former Senator Daryl Jones,  who chose Mauskar Technologies to deliver technology and web-based services.  In turn, Computer Doctors of Maine, Inc., is the provider responsible for the development and maintenance of this web-based corporate presence.

• Danielle Ann Millican, Inc. (http://www.danielleannmillican.com): Danielle Ann Millican, of New Jersey, was referred to Computer Doctors of Maine, by Michael Hoye (Hoye & Partners), former VP at Colgate.  Danielle had a unique challenge of finding a simple and effective way of presenting hundreds of collector prints outside of her gallery.   Computer Doctors of Maine, used our Joomla! powered solution and a customized e-commerce platform to deliver a web based catalog of the art work.  Danielle's collector items are mostly rare prints that range from a few hundred dollars to thousands.

Computer Doctors of Maine will be upgrading all of our Maintenance Level-2 and Level-3 customers to Joomla version 1.5.10.  Our upgrade process involves rigorous testing and pre-deployment,  site backup, and finally full deployment of new versions.    We are confident that each site will experience almost no down-time and work correctly past deployment. If you are Level-3 we'll also examine your plugins and make any necessary adjustments and updates to deal with the latest release.

Level-1 Customers are urged to upgrade themselves.  Upgrade instructions can be found at http://docs.joomla.org/Upgrade_Instructions.

· This is a security release and users are strongly encouraged to upgrade immediately.
· This release contains 66 bug fixes, one low-level security fix, and one moderate-level security fix. It has been 11 weeks since Joomla 1.5.9 was released on January 10, 2008.

Today we uploaded the latest revisions to http://www.mauskar.com, our close partern in South Florida.  Their new site, like all of our others, is filled with CMS functionality.   Now, the staff has the ability to easily update news and content as well as send out important announcements to their customers. 

Michael McLaughlin from BusinessKnowHow.com wrote a fascinating article about four myths that could be hurting your sales. They focused on how to attain and retain clients. Among those four myths was one titled "Website is just a promotional tool."

According to Mr. McLaughlin, a website essentially a virtual handshake that potential clients engage in, even after a referral; meaning it is the first impression. Therefore, a website must be integral to any customer relationship strategy as it will help introduce you (and your company) as well as re-enforce your committments. When building a website, it is important to provide content that goes beyond the generic marketing and mission statements and dives deep into your methods, so that clients can develop a richer understanding of your company.

There are many ways to open up the cyber-doors and allow clients, and potential clients, to better understand your company. We believe that among useful content should be a well developped blog. The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging is a useful book that can help you understand the value, means, and methods of blogs.

In a nutshell, blogs are informal, impulsive, and effective means of communciating ideas. ironically, they break down the barriers and increase intimacy in a world in which it is more common to text across the room than to yell. Furthermore, good blogs allow authors to easily publish information on the move, recording ideas when they are most raw. For your clients, they offer a way to better understand you. Obviously, we see the value of this and all of our developed web sites operate on a blog centered architecture.

Based on the article: http://www.businessknowhow.com/marketing/services-marketing.htm