Small towns often have a hard time finding qualified people within their community, to take on the task of producing a professional website. Municipalities have issues that small businesses do not:

1. Legal compliance – your website has to conform to Municipal Code, and State Statutes.

2. Regulatory Issues – The federal government also requires some compliance for how your website is set up, and what you do with it.

3. The absolute need for a Web Admin Manual. If we build your site, you can get a discount on the standard Web Admin Manual cost.

4. The site needs to serve the dual purpose of attracting people to your community, while simultaneously serving the people of your community. There are many creative ways to do this, but many have a hidden backlash that won't be obvious without experience in this area.

5. The need for local people to be involved. No one else can describe your community quite like a local person.

The solution to meeting all these needs is to hire an experienced company to provide the technical expertise and the knowledge of small government entity website requirements. The right company can provide:

• A content management system that is customized to the feel and message that your community needs to present.
• Training to local people so they can learn to make content updates – this keeps local people involved in the website, and ensures that people who are talented at writing or photography can supply the content to the site, without having to be web experts.
• Assistance with a Web Admin Manual, to make sure that your site is sustainable. Without this manual, your site is a time bomb which can go off at any time. The manual provides a central place to record established policy, division of responsibility, limits of authority, acceptable use policy, copyright and legal compliance requirements, access information, and current marketing and improvement plans, plus much more.

You can be confident that if you work with Firelight Web Studio, that we have the experience and the technical ability to help you provide the services and support that your website needs. Everything from a simple brochure site, to a site with a business directory, local forums, or the ability for town businesses to purchase their own pages which they can update themselves in a controlled environment (where nothing goes live on the site until it has been approved by the admin).

We invite you to call or email us. The initial consultation is free, so you can talk to us about ideas without incurring a charge.