Tahoe Web Service

Hello All,

We thought we would share some questions that have been rolling into Tahoe Web Service with you. We also noticed that it is has been some time since we last did a blog (we have been very busy), so what a perfect way to start.

We have several things lined up for this blog and we promise we will try to do this once a week. We hope you enjoy the questions that have been asked.

Technical Support:
how strong is your technical support division?

Our tech support division is very strong.. We pride ourselves on being able to help our clients at all times.

What do they provide?

We provide full support. We take calls that last a few seconds and we take the calls that can last over a hour. We never limit our clients when it comes to support.

When are they available?

We are always around M-F 8:00am to 5:00pm pacific standard time. After hours we offer a service that will find should you call in. Not to mention all of our clients know how to reach us via cell phones, email or home phone numbers

Does tech support cost extra?

Will Tahoe Web Service register your Domain name?

Yes we will register the domain for you. We will do this under our name Tahoe Web Service (this saves you the charge of private registration).  You have total control over your domain. If you choose to have the DNS pointed to another host! Just call us with the name servers and we will be happy to change the DNS for you at no charge

How long will it take?

It takes about 10 min.

 Is there any extra cost to you?

Design:

Do have a builder that I can manage easily?

Yes we do. Our interface is very easy to use. We offer hundreds of templates (more on the way). Stock photo images, banner programs, etc.

What type of computer background do you need to design your site?

The great thing about our interface is as follows. We have expert web designers building amazing websites and we have clients that have never built a site that are cranking out amazing sites as well. We have hundreds of help pages listed as well as tech support. Once you get in and start to play around with our interface you can have your website up and running in minutes.

Do you have internal control over content and updates?

Will they have your domain name in them for a more professional appearance?

They sure will.

What is the cost to add extra emails?

 Are there any additional costs?

$20.00 a month for hosting. Unless you would like us to build the site for you you will be charged for hosting as well as a build fee. This build fee will always remain in your budget.

What are the initial setup fees and what do you get exactly?

The initial setup fee is your hosting and domain name.

What are the monthly maintenance fees are what do they cover?

We do not charge you a monthly maintenance fee what so ever.

 
Are there any additional charges?

No. We do not use contracts with our clients. You can come and go as you please.

May I cancel at anytime?

You sure can.

Are there any penalty fees for switching or closing my account?

No.

What happens to my content?

Who owns Tahoe Web Service? Is it a public company or Private company? Can I contact the owner? How many people work at Tahoe Web Service? Can I work for Tahoe Web Service.

Tahoe Web Service is owned by Len Cavanaugh and is a private held company.  Of course you can always contact him as he has an open door policy. Try calling or sending him an email Len@tahoewebservice.com . As for the people working at Tahoe Web Service.. Right now 5 people are working non stop at Tahoe Web Service. Not to mention our partners that help us. We like to keep things small, this way we have a personal relationship with clients. In other words you will never be a account number with us, we have clients that call just to call and say HI (we really enjoy that). Of course you can work for Tahoe Web Service, anytime we have a postion open we post an add over at www.craigslist.com or we post something on our blog or website. As for right now we are really not looking for people as we have everything covered the more we expand we will start looking again.

Does Tahoe Web Service offer a referral program?

We sure do! Send us a client and let us know and we will give you a free month of service.

Kathy C.

The Tahoe Web Service classified program is a great option for any active website that wants to capitalize on its traffic by selling ad space or providing a free classified for their users. The program is a standard feature at Tahoe Web Service and is available to everyone with a hosting account.

The classified is very configurable allowing you to specify categories, sub categories and pricing and options to us. This program will allow users to post free ads or you may charge them for the ads. The program will auto expire ads at the time interval you specify, so all ads are current. The maximum ad duration is 3 months with a minimum ad duration of 1 day.

Ad pricing can be set by category, so you could allow free ads for “lost pets” and charge $10 for “realestate for sale” and charge $5 for a car for sale. This allows you flexibility in ad value.

The program supports up to 500 concurrent ads with 1 photo each. Photos are optional and you can even charge an additional fee to insert a photo in the ads. You can let users edit or delete the ads or just let them expire at the set interval automatically.

You can also charge a premium for featured ads. The featured ads will appear on the main page as well as appearing in bold print in their main listings and searches. You can choose to fill the slots with unpaid ads when there are no paid ads available. As soon as there are paid ads the system will stop displaying the standard ads.

The program also allows users to search all the ads so they do not have to scroll through 50 pages of 10 ads each as your classified fills up.

This classified will work well if you want to run a small classified for an organization such as a church or club or an all out business to business services classified. It will work as a personals classified, a jobs classified, an industry specific classified, a local community classified or pretty much a classified for anything you can think of.

The program can also be a huge income generator. If you run ads for 30 days and charge $10 for each ad, 500 ads would give you a monthly income of $5,000.00 or $60,000.00 a year. Even with only 100 ads at $2.00 each that is $200 a month less the cost of hosting.

A program of this caliber has massive potential and appeal. The earning potential is huge and the possibilites are endless. But don’t get over confident and don’t lose sight of what your website already has in the search of the big advertising bucks.

It is always easier to launch your classified in a smaller or targeted market. If you run a car club, offer the listings to your members and others will surely add their own cars. Or target a local market or community that is reachable through local advertising. If you can get people to your classified, the programing will do the rest.

This is a fully automated system that can change the dynamic of your website and make it an interactive and informative marketplace for your industry.

The program should be used for what it is and you should not expect to be launching the next craigslist. It will serve as a great small classified and a powerful tool on your website. A website can be built around the program or the program can be an extra for the main site content. In either case, it is a powerful tool and is available to every website.

You are free to contact us if you would like this system installed on your website. Or if you would like to try your hand at running a full classified website you can purchase a domain name with hosting to give it a shot. Please note you must be using our shopping cart for this system to work. If you had us build you a website and did not want the use of the cart you are going to have to figure out a way for us to make the cart work on your site (looks wise).

You can view a sample of a live working classified we launched a few days ago. You are free to post your website or services on this classified. If you are posting a paid classified please contact us and we will allow your ad to be placed for free. View the classified at www.theliveclassifieds.com