Our core business always has been and will be website design, maintenance and hosting. Coattail Creations started from an idea, grew in to a purpose, became a goal, and then a reality. In that journey, we've helped many businesses and individuals along a similar path, and met a lot of great people in the process.

Being a small business, we know that timelines and budgets are important and not an optional guideline to follow, we respect your time and your budget. We don't re-invent the wheel for every website design project, and always leverage open source technology and solutions whenever appropriate to keep your costs low. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, we look forward to hearing from you. Let US be YOUR website design company!


Website Design
What you can expect with every website design project:

Great, fast loading, modern design

Domain name if you do not already have one

Private, in progress viewing during design and development

Content management system or shopping cart if required to easily edit your website

Basic search engine optimization to help you rank better

Professional stock photography as needed during design, to help establish site theme

Site map to help visitors find what they are looking for

User friendly/Search engine friendly navigation menus

Email/information request forms to allow visitor feedback and inquiries

Upload to your website host when going live

Manual submission to Google, Yahoo, and Bing

Free minor changes for two weeks following launch of new site

Ongoing support for questions and issues

Website Maintenance
Whether you choose Coattail Creations to build you a site, host a site or simply maintain a site you already have elsewhere, you will get the same great service and support!
By letting us maintain your site, some of the benefits you will receive are:

Have a web expert at your fingertips whenever you need one-no need to train your staff

Fast Turnaround. Most requests completed the same day

Cost-Effective. Fresh websites make more money

Detail oriented. You already have enough to think about

Product changes and additions

Updates to calendar or events

Add breaking news or upcoming events

Add photos, graphics, graphs and charts

Text re-writes and improvements

Site facelifts and makeovers

Testing after every edit

Full Backup copy of your website

Monthly, detailed invoicing

Communication by e-mail or phone

Friendly, personal service!

Pricing for maintenance starts at an hourly rate of $50.00 billed on the quarter hour, depending on the frequency and type of changes.



Website Hosting
We use a 3rd party company for our hosting services. Many of our clients host their website through us as they have exceptional uptime, lots of features as well as great 24/7 customer support.
Some of the features include:

Unlimited Sub-Domains, Domain Pointers, Auto Responders

Unlimited Email Redirects, Mailing Lists, POP3 Accounts, Spam Filters

Unlimited FTP Accounts, MySQL Databases

Secure Shell (SSH)

Web-Based Email Access

PHP 5 / phpMyAdmin, PERL 5, FULL CGI Support

Password Protected Directories

Frontpage Extensions

Secure Socket Layer (SSL)

Custom Error Pages

Server Side Includes (SSI)

Graphical Site Statistics

Forum / BBS Software

Streaming Real Audio / Video

Shopping Carts / eCommerce Software

Fantastico - Dozens of FREE scripts installed at the click of a button.

Pricing starts at $5.00 a month and final price is determined by disk space and bandwidth usage. Our average clients hosting costs between $60 and $100 per year.



Website Banners
Our aim is to provide custom banner design which will suit your specifications in detail. Your web banner design will be created in such a way that your target audience will be easily reached.

High Quality

Punctual services

Animation/Rotation

728x90, 468x60, 234x60, 180x150, 125x125, 88x31, 120x600, 160x600

Pricing for banner design is billed at an hourly rate of $50.00 billed on the quarter hour.

We've have also branched out to offer other services and we do them well. Here are a few of the other services we offer:

PC Repair/Upgrades
Tired of calling technical support, sitting on hold, and waiting for that one unqualified Computer technician to answer the phone only to give you a runaround answer? We support a all brands and types of pc's and/or hardware including:

Cases

Motherboards

Memory

Hard Drives/CD/DVD

Network Cards

Video Cards

CPU's

Power Supplies

Monitors/Dual Monitors

Screens/Inverters/Backlights

Cables

TV Cards

Card Readers

Pricing for computer repair is billed at an hourly rate of $50.00.
If it needs fixed and we can't fix it, you don't pay! No service/diagnostic fees!!


PC Setup/Tune-UP
New System Optimization and Virus Prevention:

Removal of unwnated junk applications

Clean-up of start-up items and that slow down system

Installation of Free Anti-Virus application

Installation of spyware and malware removal applications

Installation of any printers that you may have at your location

Connection to network at your location

Network Setup:

Includes setup and installation of Modem/Router/Switches/Hubs (hardware not included)

Includes installation of client software if required

Firmware Updates

Training on how to work with network connections

Locking down your network with secure encryption

File and Print Sharing Setup

Virus/Spyware Removal/Optimization:

Installation of spyware and malware removal applications

Installation of Free Anti-Virus application

Clean-up of all temporary files and rogue start-up programs

Removal of all spyware applications from program list

Training on how to prevent future spyware or Virus Attacks

Full System Reload and Data Backup:

Data Backed Up (Includes MyDocs, Favorites, Email)

System formatted and re-loaded with Original Operating System

Installation of Free Anti-Virus application

Data Transferred back over

Installation of spyware and malware removal applications

Installation of any printers that you may have at your location

Connection to network at your location

Pricing for pc/network setup/tune-up is billed at an hourly rate of $50.00.
If it needs fixed and we can't fix it, you don't pay! No service/diagnostic fees!!


Company Promotion/Marketing
To achieve a truly integrated marketing communication plan you need to be in the headlines. Our public relations consultants support your brand image and create key opportunities to reach your target audiences through media relations. Third-party placement of news or feature stories will bring you positive, objective exposure that cannot be purchased—earned through the professional art of media relations. We specialize in both traditional media pitches (newspaper, magazine, TV, radio) and new media tactics (Facebook, MySpace, blogs, RSS feeds).

All public and media relations begin with strong message development that supports your brand attributes, mission, and vision. Messages developed for a news format will resonate with credible editors, and those same development techniques are used as a component of the media training we offer to your institution’s spokesperson.

Under the realm of public and media relations, we offer event planning services on a variety of levels. From initial creative concept to full-blown media coverage, we are there to make your event successful.

Our broad range of in-house creative services offer:

Strategic market research, budgeting and implementation

Creative development management

Marketing plan development

Media placement

Corporate Identity development

Website design and development

Newspaper, magazine and outdoor advertising

Trade Show planning and production

New Product roll-out

Brochures, Direct Mail, Posters, Annual Reports, Presentations

Pricing for company promotion/marketing is billed on a per client basis due to the nature of requirements.


Logo/Brand Development

Includes design of 3 original logo concepts to include a tagline if applicable

Final production of new logo with tagline, including 2 rounds of revisions

Additional changes are billed accordingly

Final deliverables will be a CD of logos containing various file formats for clients future use

Pricing for logo/branding is billed at an hourly rate of $50.00 billed on the quarter hour.


Company Brochures

Standard Tri-Fold - 4 Color

Includes Layout, designing, typesetting revisions

2 rounds of revisions, file prep and final file submission for printer

Additional changes billable

Pricing for brochures is billed at an hourly rate of $50.00 billed on the quarter hour.