HomeFront

Advertise Yourself 24-7

The Internet is a powerful tool for marketing and advertising yourself. Not only can you be in people's homes 24-7, it is done at a fraction of the price of many other advertising techniques.

People want information; they want to be able to make up their minds quickly and efficiently that they trust you. The Internet provides an excellent means to sell the message - you are the real estate agent to sell my home.

Unlike a brochure, where you only have a certain amount of space, your own website provides an effective means to put everything your client needs to know about you. Coupled with a great way to promote and sell your properties, it tells your clients you use the latest, most professional methods of marketing their property.

So What Is Involved?

The thought of creating your own website can be a daunting task to say the least. Just the terminology alone is enough to call it quits before you even begin. At Homefront, we aim to make the whole process as easy as possible, with packages and systems in place to guide you through the maze.

So what do you need to know to start with? First of all, there are three services we offer and you will need to understand the difference between them.

1. Website Design
2. Website Hosting
3. Website Programming

Website Design

Homefront can create a unique, custom-built website that looks fantastic. This service includes:

	Uploading of your site files;
	Marking up of individual website pages in HTML;
	Creating and or compiling graphics/images for individual pages;

You need to supply any particular images you would like to including your logo, the copy for each page, any colours or themes you would like to go with, the number of pages you are going to need. We have kept the pricing very simple – you just need to work out how many pages your website requires. We provide a website menu template to help you work through the structure of your website and the number of pages you will require.

Website Design is only available with our Website Hosting Packages.

Website Hosting

Website Hosting is the necessary step to get your website viewed on the World Wide Web. In order to accomplish this, you need to find an Internet Provider that offers a package that fits your budget and website requirements. Homefront provides the complete website package so you don't have to organise a thing. We take care of the design and hosting, and even your domain name registration if you require. With website hosting for as little as $19/mth you receive a huge list of features and benefits necessary to run a great website.

Website Programming

Website Programming is required when you need your website to perform more complex functions outside of just simple links as supplied in Website Design. Website Design provides a website somewhat like a large advertisement. The main function is to display information in the form of text and photos, but the client interaction stops there.

If you want your website to work a bit harder, for example to collect people’s names and information, use forms to do surveys and collect specific data, display properties for sale, have a search engine within your website…. then you require Website Programming.

This includes things like:

	User Name / Password Set up
	E-commerce transactions
	Shopping Cart Integration – for online payment processing
	Database Driven Forms / Interfaces
	Set-up for in-house update of website – eg. Having the ability to update your properties yourself
	Set-up for Search Capabilities eg. Properties advertised on your site.

Homefront is currently putting together some package deals based on the some standard programming requirements for Real Estate websites. Currently this service is provided on an individual quotation basis.