Why Lucky Gorilla Small Business Web Sites Are Different
Sure, small business web sites are commonplace in 2008 - it seems like just about every business has one (actually only about 1/2 of the small businesses in America have a website). However, as common as they are, many web sites contain out-of-date information, inaccurate information, and result in lost opportunities.
There is nothing worse than a stale outdated website.
Why do so many small business web sites have old and stale info? Simply because it is a huge hassle to update most web sites. Small business owners struggle with the need to keep information current, and often are forced to rely on a single web master, web designer, or volunteer to make these updates. What they really want is a way to easily manage and update all the information on their website without talking to the "tech guy".
We have a very cool solution to this problem that you will absolutely love... we call it the “Lucky Gorilla Auto-Pilot Marketing Machine”! It is a website solution designed specifically for the small business who needs an easy to manage, but feature rich, website that does all the same stuff as the big guys - but without the expense. E-mail campaigns, password protected pages, newsletters, calendars, contact forms, and lots of other key marketing pieces.
When you partner with Lucky Gorilla to build an “Auto-Pilot Marketing Machine” for your business, we add almost 40 different "big business" components along with an easy-to-manage website interface.
The most important feature is we built a “Content Management System” that allows easy, “on the fly” changes to your web site - no programming or technical knowledge is required.
Here are just a few of the cool things our
custom built small business web sites can do:
100% Web Based - Make Updates From Any Computer: You can make changes and update your website from the office, at home, or on the road. Your staff has instant access to update content and access features from any computer connected to the Internet. No technical knowledge is needed - it's easy!
Password Protected Pages: Create private, password protected areas - not only can you manage and update your public website pages from anywhere, you can also create and manage private site areas for your staff, customers, members, or partners to access.
News Articles: Post current news articles to your website instantly. You can also easily post sales materials, promotions, coupons, etc.
Online Calendars: Create calendars for your website with complete control over who can update them and who can view them. Have one calendar for visitors to your website and one that only your employees can see. Another that only clients or customers can see. Have as many as you want!
Staff Directory: Add a staff directory to your website, including photos and contact information.
Photo Galleries: Upload your photos and create your own photo galleries and custom slideshow pages. Show off your stuff!
Downloadable Files: Make any file available for download from your website. Control access to downloads based on a user's privileges or automatically after an online purchase.
Contact Database: We include a fully integrated contact database that can be populated and updated automatically. Segment contacts into groups and delegate access to specific users.
Send e-Newsletters: Save postage and printing by e-mailing your newsletters to any number of mailing lists. Duplicate addresses and opt-outs are handled automatically. Building an in-house mailing list is one of the most valuable assets your business can have.
Online Surveys: Create a survey to gather feedback from your customers. Coordinators can be notified via e-mail when surveys are received and view results within a spreadsheet.
Quizzes & Certification Testing: Create online quizzes or tests and even display a certificate for those with a passing score.
Contact Forms: Add contact forms to your website to capture and route requests. Contacts are automatically added to the contact database and auto-responders and notifications are e-mailed.
Guest Book: Let visitors post notes on your website.
Classified Ads: Allow guests to post items of interest for others to read.
Sign-up Forms: Allow visitors to sign up for events online. E-mail event information to the submitter automatically and notify the event coordinator when a registration is completed.
We also offer a complete e-commerce solution that includes:
Real-World Commerce: Easily manage orders for shippable merchandise, donations, payments, recurring fees, perishable goods, and gifts to multiple recipients with a single e-commerce solution.
Shopping Cart Builder: Built-in shopping cart features allow you to create simple or complex secure shopping and checkout processes.
Order Form Builder: Products can be displayed on order forms in many different ways, depending on the eCommerce application. Link any number of order forms together to guide customers through specialized order processes.
Personalized Quotes: E-mail personalized quotes or saved carts that can be updated by both the customer and your sales team.
Product Catalogs: Create product and service catalogs for browsing products by brand, type, price, or other groupings.
Accept Credit & Debit Cards: Payments are deposited into your bank account automatically through a real-time secure gateway after the purchase card is checked for fraud and available credit. Several payment gateways to choose from.
Accept PayPal Payments: Allow your customers to purchase your products and services using their PayPal account.
Sell Recurring Services: Automatically charge a debit or credit card for recurring service fees over a period of time.
Sell Access: Sell access to private site areas, content, micro sites, downloads, documents, or multimedia. Access can be granted automatically upon online purchase.
Sell Downloads: Offer downloadable goods such as software and e-Books. Once ordered, a link to the protected downloads can be send via e-mail automatically.
Special Offers: Create discounts for preferred customers or to move certain products. Special offers can be based on offer codes, products, quantities, key codes, or date ranges.
Express Checkout: Billing and shipping information is pre-filled automatically for returning customers.
Up-Selling: Products and offers can be displayed based on products placed in the shopping cart. As products and quantities change, new deals can be continually offered, increasing sales.
Order History: Customers can return at any time and view past orders and reprint receipts.
Instant Reordering: Customer can return and quickly reorder products and services.
Customized Receipts: Display a customized order receipt and optionally e-mail product-specific information for each product ordered.
Drop Shipments: Specify an e-mail address that will receive an e-mail copy of any orders that include a specific product.
Account Management: Customers can login and update their contact, billing, shipping, address book, and e-mail preferences in one convenient location.
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