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We have the full range of products and services to support your presence on the Internet, whether it be your first website, upgrading to move into E-Catalogues and Shopping carts, upgrading to full e-Commerce or enhancing and making you web-site efficient and search engine friendly.
LOW COST, HIGH IMPACT Template Web Solutions
We offer a range of low-cost, high impact template driven websites that can get you on the Internet with a professional image for as little as £200. [Show Me More]
For those requiring Flash Animation we can get you going for as little as £250. [Show Me More]
For those requiring an E-Catalog and shopping cart, we can get you up and running for as little as £350. [Show Me More].
If you then like that Flash website to be copied onto Multimedia CD-ROM business cards, we can do that for as little £1,000 for 500 cards.[Show Me More]
For those requiring a full e-Commerce solution with Secure Payments, we can get you going for as little as £2,000. [Show me More]
SPECIALISED INDUSTRY SPECIFIC websites
Web based solutions designed and built specifically to meet the needs of specific industry and service sectors.
For Photographers we have the Online Album, which alows for the photographs taken at any event, (Wedding, Corporate, school, Club etc), to be loaded onto the photographers website where they can be viewed by prospective customers and orders taken directly over the internet. With both purchase and rental options, a very fast Return on Investment (ROI), and Improved Customer Service, this is a must have for all serious event/wedding photographer [Show me More]
SOPHISTICATED BESPOKE Website and Internet Solutions - At a price you would not have thought possible.
As part of the Spear Solutions network, we can bring you the benefits of low cost but highly experienced and effective offshore development of your requirements.
Whether it be based on Internet, Intranet, Extranet or database technologies, Spear Solutions has the skills and resources to design, develop and support sophisticated solutions.
The combination of low cost offshore developments coupled with strong Project Management from your local Business Consultant backed up by the Spear Network, gives you the best of both worlds - as well as the stability and strength afforded by an International network. [Show me more]
WEB MARKETING & SUPPORT SERVICES.
To be successful, any website solution needs a range of reliable, efficient, and cost-effective services, not just at the design stage, but throughout the sites entire lifecycle. [Show me more]
THE SME marketplace is littered with websites that have filed to meet expectations, have little or no visitors, or are out of date and have fallen into misuse. We offer a range of professional and cost-effective web marketing and support services that are aimed at getting your Internet presence back on track and exceeding expectations.
Website Development & Design.
HTML and e-Media Flash websites.
Traditionally, the first steps taken to get an Internet presence is to have a Corporarte website offering information about the organisation, its culture, scope, products, services and people. This is often referred to as a 'Vanity Site' or 'Brochureware'.
e-Biz site gives you a good looking multi page HTML website, e-Media site gives you an attention getting Flash website.
e-Biz site.
The e-Biz site is an industry leading template based web development tool that gives the client the benefits from the use of many hundreds of template visual images, so that no two look the same. The ability to easily place and manipulate company logo, graphics, photographs and text using a variety of backgrounds enables each e-biz site to have a look and feel of its very own. From £200 + VAT
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e-Media site.
The e-Media site is a state of the art, media rich website production tool that quickly produces highly visual and dynamic Flash websites. Until now the development of these Flash sites has necessitated the involvement of both very techy and very expensive people using such tools as Macromedia TM to achieve the desired effects. The e-Media Interface allows the same results to be derived in a fraction of the time.
From £250 + VAT
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e-Biz Media Business CD Cards
| Get your company noticed - Stand out from the competition - leave your customers with an exciting and memorable impression - use the e-Biz Media. You can now condense all your promotional material into an “all-in-one” compelling Flash presentation. Compare this to the traditional forms of promotional printing, which, once received, are often thrown away or at best filed away and rarely read again. From £2.00 + VAT each |
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Corporate Brochure, Product Catalogues, Press Releases, Annual reports, File & Picture Libraries, Business Presentations, Special Product Launch material.
To see a copy of the brochure (pdf - 367kb) Click Here
OR If you would like us to send you a copy Click Here
e-Catalogue and e-Commerce Solutions.
Your business can now be open and taking orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Your customers can order when they like, and take their time over making the order without interrupting your staff.
These two very affordable template based solutions, will get you trading on the web at a price you would not have thought possible.
e-Biz Catalogue.
An extension to the e-Biz site, the e-Biz catalogue gives you a very cost effective entry into the world of e-Commerce, allowing you to present your Sales Catalogue and start to trade on-line. Targeted at the organisations with a condense product set, the E-Biz Catalogue is a scaleable solution allowing for 25, 50 or 100 products. (if you have more then look at the e-Commerce solution below). From £350 + VAT
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 | Present your products and prices and allow the user to use the shopping cart to select and make purchases on-line. Move to the Checkout, and you can accept payment directly or have an email sent to both parties confirming the order. To allow for the changing world there is an End-User Interface that allows you to maintain your sites content, products, prices and pictures unaided.
e-Commerce
With the ability to hold up to 10,000 products, a multi layered product Category, Sub-Category, Product and variations definition facility, the e-Commerce solution is a very powerful and sophisticated software set. Track Promotions, offer gift vouchers, track customer orders status are a few of the facilities included. Utilising SSL technology, Credit card payments can be securely accepted for processing. From £1500 + VAT
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 | A whole set of Back office functionality for managing orders, stock and customers is provided. A comprehensive site statistics review facility allows you to see how many visitors your site had, who ordered, who did not, etc - giving you valuable insight into how to manage your stock promotions and customer management.
Sophisticated Bespoke Solutions.
If you have a clear vision of what your internet presence should look like, or your requirements are unique and do not fit the template approach, we can get your solution bespoke built at a very sensible cost using a combination of Local Project Management and an Offshore Design, development and test team.
| Clearway Business Solutions is part of the Spear Solutions network - Spear Solutions are market leaders in bringing the benefits of low-cost, yet highly experienced and effective offshore development, to the SME marketplace. The vehicle for this has been the creation of an exclusive network of Business Consultants, operating a business model supported by the established Spear IT infrastructure |
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Together we provide small and medium sized organisations in the UK and Europe, with a range of services that will enable them to gain tangible business benefits from their online presence. Whether the requirement is based on internet, intranet or extranet technologies, we have the skills and resources to design, develop and support sophisticated solutions.
It may be you have your own in-house Internet development team, but need to get some urgent projects completed quickly, efficiently and within a tight budget. Talk to us about how we can manage your requirements.
The best of both worlds.
Emphasis is placed on a process of client discovery, which enables our consultants to understand your business needs and objectives. As very experienced Project Managers, and armed with this information we work closely with you to assist in the development and smooth implementation of a successful solution, and we hope, the start of a longer term business relationship. We aim to deliver On time and to exceed your expectations.
What makes this proposition different is that we combine the benefits of our locally run business with the strength and security of an international business (Spear Solutions). This unique approach takes away the worry of what would happen to your site, or solution, if your web developer were no longer around to provide you with support. Each year hundreds of small web development businesses fail, leaving their clients high and dry and with no way to recover their investment. Don't let this happen to your web presence.
| With well over 250 clients, 1,000 web-sites and customers like Microsoft and Expedia - you are in good company. Click on the logo to see the Spear Solutions website. |
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Technologies
Here is a representative list of some of the software technologies used:-
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* ASP, Cold Fusion, JSP Servkets, .NET Platform |
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* MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle 8i |
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* Java Script, VB Script, Action Script |
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* Visual Basic, Java C, & C++, .NET |
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* Apache, IBM HTTP Server |
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* IBM Websphere, Cold Fusion MX, JRun |
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* Cold Fusion Studio, Jbuilder |
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* Adobe Photoshop, Page Maker & Illustrator |
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* Dream Weaver, Flash, Flash MX, Fireworks. |
Web Marketing and Support Services
Just like any other Marketing Channel, a good productive website is not just a one off production - Its content, performance and effectiveness needs review, assesment and attention.
Below you will see a whole set of Web Marketing and Support packages that are availble to you as a Clearway client. You can Pick-n-mix from the list of services to create a package of services that is unique to you.
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DRIVE MORE VISITORS to your Website |
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* Web Doctor Service
* Website Review
* Website First Aid package
* Web Marketing packages
* Pay-Per-Click campaigns
* Site Update Packages
* Managed Hosting |
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Web Doctor Service How healthy is your Website ??
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If your website has one or more of the following symptoms
º Poor or outdated design
º Not enough Viisitors
º Unrealiable hosting
º Expensive to update
º Does not conform to the latest regulations
Then the Web Doctor service has been specifically designed to help your
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 | After the initial consultation using our proven website therapy, we are confident we can deliver:-
º Advanced site design
º Improved layout with better site navigation
º Increased visitors - with regular reporting
º Content Management System to allow regular site updates to keep your website fresh and current
º Fast, relaible Secure Hosting
The objective of the treatment is to attract more visitors, and when they arrive, give them a more rewarding experience.
"The Website Health Check provided an excellent synopsis of what had been going wrong, and what needed to be changed for the site to achieve its objectives"
From £50 - £195 + VAT - Can you afford not to ?
To see a copy of the brochure (pdf - 415kb) Click Here
OR If you would like us to send you a copy Click Here
Website Review.
As the title suggest, our highly experienced Spear Solutions Technical Consultants will analyse and review your website and we will report report back in a formal report with a result of the findings, and recommendations for improvement. Special attention is given to the critical aspects of your site, i.e. Design, Navigation, Content, Keywords and the all important Search Engine Positioning.
From £200 + VAT.
Web Marketing Packages.
The Web Marketing packages include a site review and then some development to optimise your website with a view to making your web-site a lot more search engine friendly, and inclusion with the major Search Engines and directories.
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Bronze |
Silver |
Gold |
The entry level Bronze package includes some basic optimisation, development and submission to major search engines & directories.
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Title and Meta Tag Development |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Optimisation of Home Page |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Optimisation of Additional Pages |
No |
Yes (2) |
Yes (5) |
| Submission to Major UK search engines |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes * |
| The Silver package extends the services of the Bronze by further optimisation and search engine submission work, along with a further review after 6 months to assess the results. |
Submission to Major UK Directories |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes * |
| Submission to Related Portals |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Strategic Link Planning |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Site Assessment & Keyword Analysis |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
The Gold Package includes all of the Silver package plus a regular monthly service aimed at further improving search engine rankings. A regular quarterly review is published to keep track of results and how the campaign is performing.
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Improved Navigation to improve SE Rating |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Campaign Reviews |
No |
Yes ** |
Yes ** |
| Yahoo Listing |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ongoing Optimisation |
No |
No |
Yes *** | * Includes major international search engines & directories
** Silver - Half yearly, Gold - Quarterly
*** Optional Monthly plans available
Packages start from £350+ VAT
We also are available to offer help and assistance on the Marketing of your website - It takes time and effort to cover all the angles and include references to your website in all the right places.
Pay-Per-Click Campaigns.
A search engine organisation will guarantee top positions within a category in exchange for payment. Web-site owners bid against each other to obtain top positions for certain keywords or phases. Typically the higher the bid, the higher the ranking. The website owner is charged each time a person clicks through to the website from the search engine results. This service includes assistance with the planning, executing and constant monitoring of the campaign, to ensure the campaign objectives are being met and typically an optimal balance of bid value is being achieved .
To see a copy of the brochure (pdf - 268kb) Click Here
OR If you would like us to send you a copy Click Here
Site Update Packages.
For a website to be successful it is important that it is kept up to date and the content kept fresh and interesting. This may involve some simple updating of text, addition of new graphics or some more programming to add new pages, or change the structure of the site. Not all web-site owners want to or feel qualified to take on this all important task. There are a number of ways we can handle this work.
a) A small retainer and each request is handled as a separate fixed price piece of work.
b) We can incorporate a Content Management System into your web-site design and either yourselves or we can on your behalf make changes quickly and efficiently.
c) We can ofer a monthly update contract including the services you require, which may include such items as Photo, image and Content updates, Repairing broken links, Layout changes, New Pages, Extra Programming or maintenance of your on-line store to your specifications.
From £100 + VAT per month.
Managed Hosting.
Customers of both our Template developed websites and the vast majority of our bespoke developed websites, choose to have there website hosted on the Spear Solutions Hosting Platform. A fast and secure server system, available 24 x 7 x 365 support, giving in excess of 99% uptime and a burstabe bandwidth is provided at competitive rates. One benefit our hosted customers enjoy is a wide range of regular comprehensive reports of giving site traffic analysis. An analysis of these reports will allow you to see not only the traffic hit figures, but how long they stayed, how many pages they viewed, when did they leave etc etc - All valuable information and input related to how your website is performing.
Annual contracts from £140 + VAT p.a.
Industry Specific Web Solutions
OnLine Album for Photographers.
Many of the potential customers for a photographers prints, are either not available when the proofs are doing the rounds, or as is the case with many weddings, live a considerable distance away - hence never have the opportunity to see and buy the prints.. If only there were a quicker and more cost effective way of distributing these proofs and to get more sales. There is - We have the answer.
| The Online Album allows photographers to quickly and easily upload prints to an internet based online album created for a specific event or wedding. This allows interested parties / guests to access the album, view the prints and place orders online - from wherever they are. The cost of incremental sales achieved in this way is very low which means the Online Album can significantly increase your margins on print sales. But thats not all - the Online Album can also contain other related items for sale - picture frames, personalised gifts - and other items related to the event. |
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Heres what one of the Online Album users have to say:-
"I have only been using my Online Album for a short while, but have already noticed the difference.
"I can distribute my prints to more people, and quicker. Three days after my last wedding, I had already received more orders than I would normally expect. On average my print sales have been 50% higher than they were before."
"The best thing is that i can now earn more money by doing less work"
Colin Smith - Stonecot Studios.
The Online Album is not only for weddings - It can be used for any event where there is the opportunity for print sales, including:-
° Sports Events - Football Matches, Golf Tournaments, Athletics Meetings. Tennis Matches, just about any club / organised event.
° Corporate days - Hospitality Days - Presentations, Dinner Dances, Golf Days, Horse Racing, Regattas, Motor Racing
° School and College Events - College & University Balls, Sports Events, Award Ceremonies. |
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To see a copy of the brochure (pdf - 600kb) Click Here
OR If you would like us to send you a copy Click Here
Web solutions for Hotels and Guest Houses
Clearways HOTEL SOLUTIONS Web Build Service allows us to quickly produce high quality websites, that represent excellent value. The service also offers the opportunity to incorporate advanced modules of bespoke functionality, specifically designed to help businesses improve the performance of their organisation.
Our Hotel Solutions can be categorised into FOUR different levels – each designed to suit the budget and requirements of different segments of the UK accommodation marketplace.
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The FOUNDATION level is aimed at the small Guest House, B&B and allows the client to select from around 50 template designs – each of which can be tailored to achieve a unique image. |
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The STANDARD level allows the client to select from2 basic layouts and then change logo’s, graphics and images such that a unique look and feel is achieved. The optional Hotel/Reservations online booking module can be included at this level as can the credit card payment gateway and the Content management system. |
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| The PROFESSIONAL Level gives the same facilities as the Standard level, but now enables a more sophisticated set of graphic options. We would expect this level to appeal
to the larger Guest House or small hotel that wishes to project a look and feel usually only associated with the larger Hotel groups. |
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The ENTERPRISE level encompasses all the features of the Professional Level but now adds even more sophisticated graphic options utilising the FLASH type of graphics. Suited to the medium sized Guest House / Hotel who may or may not have more than one site and wishes to have both Online Bookings, a Payment Gateway, and a back office system that allows data to be extracted for future marketing activities. |
 | To see a copy of the Features and Benefits of our Hotel Solutions (.pdf 767k) - click here
To see a copy of a documnet containg sample website layouts (.pdf 1,071k) - click here
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