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September 15, 2002

Plan It. Design It. Build It. Put Your Web Site To Work (cont'd)

Tips for Choosing a Web Publishing Firm

• You may want to use a firm that can also provide hosting services so that you do not have to spend dollars and staff on maintaining a Web server and bandwidth.
• Use a company that has some experience with education. Business solutions do not necessarily work in education environments.
• Select a firm that is willing to be a part of your Web planning committee. This would give the company an opportunity to learn about your specific needs and suggest potential solutions.
• Make sure that the firm will be available and willing to continue adapting the system as conditions change.
• Make sure that there is a backup policy in place and that you receive copies of backups.
• Make sure that both the firm and your school district are in agreement on who owns the code for your Web site. If you own the code, then you have the option of changing hosting companies or even moving the system over to your own server. This will likely cost more money, though.

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