'Net Features : sitemasher

SiteMasher Partner Program

Pete Prestipino — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:59:00 GMT

When Sitemasher released their online website platform a few weeks ago I knew in my virtual heart of hearts that there had to be more than the company was letting on to - and I was right. SiteMasher today launched a partner program aimed at firms focusing on website design, development, and brand marketing and consulting. Whether it's the best opportunity for freelance web designers is yet to be seen, but partnering with such website builder platforms (and especially one as strong out of the Web box as SiteMasher) might be a great idea and one to investigate.

Sitemasher's partnership program has three tiers (registered, silver, gold) depending on the number of websites published by the website design firm. Benefits of the program vary by tier and include listing as a partner on the Sitemasher partnership page, customer leads, a free subscription for the design firm's website, varying levels of support, and volume discounts or commissions.

Sitemasher provides the platform for free to the development community and partners receive a free Premium license for a year for their own company website.

WM Morning Wire: 10-08-08

Pete Prestipino — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:13:00 GMT

Welcome to October 7th, 2008! Below are a few press release that caught our attention this morning that you might find interesting. We'll be covering some of these releases throughout the day. If you have a news announcement you would like to share with the Website Magazine community, please contact Website Magazine editors now.

Over 80 Percent of Business Websites 'Throwing Away Sales', Survey Reveals
A survey carried out by Backbone IT Group and Lancaster University concludes that the majority of websites are wasting visitor traffic, resulting in a significant amount of lost business and substantially fewer sales enquiries.

BlogCatalog Launches First Comprehensive Search Engine of its Kind Developed by a Blogger Community
BlogCatalog.com, a premier social network for bloggers, launched a total aggregation search engine that delivers search results from the BlogCatalog directory, member blog posts, discussion areas, blog tags, post tags, and more than 20 social networks.

Sitemasher Launches Free Website Design Contest
Sitemasher's newly released online website platform unleashes the design process from the complexities of coding. To encourage both students and professionals to experience this design freedom, Sitemasher today launched a free website design contest that rewards the best in design, usability, functionality and ease of maintenance.

Google Trends Used to Promote Fake Anti-Virus Software
Internet criminals are using Search Engine Optimization tactics to promote links to free hosted blog sites in an attempt to dupe unsuspecting visitors into infecting themselves with malware and fake anti-virus products, say experts from Marshal's TRACE threat team.

EnCirca Announces Surge in .Pro Domain Registrations
Today, EnCirca announces there has been a 100 percent surge in .pro domain registrations since RegistryPro relaunched the domain one month ago. This enormous surge in registrations demonstrates there is an unmet market demand for professional service firms who wish to develop their online brand.

Sitemasher's Website Platform Live

Pete Prestipino — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:42:00 GMT

Sitemasher introduced the full availability of its website building platform today. Before you shrug this off as "one more solution to consider," know that this is perhaps one of the more all-in-one offerings I have encountered in my ten-plus years on the commercial 'Net. The platform provides not just a website builder, but a content management system, built-in analytics, search engine optimization features and website hosting in one tool. The biggest advantage of using Sitemasher is that it enables everyone involved in the development and promotion of a website a way to collaborate throughout the project lifecycle.

Sitemasher is built around the four primary roles in advanced Web design and development: the business or site owner, site designer, information technology expert and marketer or content person. As participants in these roles typically operate in their own spheres and at their own pace, problems inevitably arise as a site moves from vision through to development and ultimately towards promotion. By establishing user-roles and workflows, site owners can minimize accidents, align tasks with corporate workflow and in short, see what's working and what's not.

Sitemasher hosts the tool as well as the website through its partner Peer1. This provides all tools with the latest infrastructure, security, and hosting requirements, including software maintenance, updates, and upgrades. Introductory pricing starts at $99 a month for a basic account that includes two users and a single published domain. A $249 a month program includes up to five users as well as the ability to set different roles, and a $699 a month program allows for unlimited users. At that price point, you better be sold on these features.