Build Your Website - For FREE with OpenBox

The depths of a world-wide recession might seem like a challenging time to launch a new business, but when that business proposition enables clients to build their own website FREE – then what better time than a recession? That’s how three young Auckland entrepreneurs saw their plans for OpenBox.














The brains behind the business are: Joe Mansell - Creative Director, Tod Tait - Sales Director and Mark Davidson - Technical Director. Each with a respective background in web development and design, they saw a gap in the market for simple website solutions for consumers. Their perspective was that if the clients are the ‘Content Managers’ why should they pay for the website build?

OpenBox provides a unique opportunity for those with no technical experience to stake their place in the World Wide Web quickly, easily and with no design or build costs. The efficiency of their business model is proving to be a hit; since their official launch in February this year, OpenBox already has over 100 happy customers who have created an online presence for their business. The templated website design and Content Managed structure means that OpenBox provides a complete website solution - ideal for business, charity, club and organisation websites, as well as personal and special interest websites.

So, what’s the catch?

Quite simply, there isn’t one. You design your own website for free (no technical skills are required; you simply choose your website design from over 250 design templates). OpenBox websites are built on a user-friendly Content Management System which means that you have the power to update the content yourself – as the Content Manager. The only cost to OpenBox clients is a monthly website hosting fee which also covers 24/7 online support, video tutorials and updates to the system.

Better still, there’s absolutely no risk in getting your website, because OpenBox offers a FREE month long trial with no catches, no credit card and no contract.

If you’ve wanted a web presence but weren’t sure how to go about it, or the budget didn’t extend to costly website designers and programmers OpenBox is ideal for you. Now, you can quickly and easily build your online presence and take your business to the next level. You can even create your own online shop.

In the past, Content Management Systems were laborious and overly technical. OpenBox is very easy to use and allows you to tailor the website to your business or personal needs.

The websites can include:

• Image and photo galleries

• Contact forms

• Unlimited pages

• Paypal integration for selling products

• Blogs and forums

• Built in email and database tool

• Ability to add third party features and "widgets" such as google maps and analytics.

• 24/7 online support

OpenBox also offers the service of additional design work, so you can get custom logos and site designs that best represent you or your company with no need to shop around for designers.

Trial your FREE website today! call 0800 OPENBOX or go to www.openbox.co.nz

 

Published 15th Mar 2010

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