Experience with the Internet environment

Unlike many individuals and companies now offering web authoring and management services, we have been working on the Internet since the "covered wagon days" of the original ARPAnet. We know where the Internet has been and thus have a solid basis to see where it is going — its capabilities, its reach, and (most importantly for your business) who is using it and how they are using it!

• We are familiar with the capabilities and vagaries of the Internet, and know what to expect and how to handle it!
• We are familiar with "hidden bonuses" on the Internet — little-known resources and valuable connections — that less-experienced companies are struggling to find.
• We have been around the 'net long enough to know what not to do — see our list of mistakes we don't make to learn more.

Experience with the World Wide Web

• Spider's Loom staff has been employed as webmasters and is familiar with what goes into creating, maintaining, and managing a web site.
• We have the experience and knowledge to create web pages that look good and work for you regardless of which web browser your clients use.

Experience with Business Computing

• We have experience with analyzing and reporting on integration of Internet technologies into daily business operations.
• Spider's Loom has extensive experience with applying basic business practices to the somtimes unruly art of web site creation & maintenance.
• We make a point of discussing your requirements and desires with you before deciding on a particular approach or design to ensure that your web site seamlessly complements your existing business practices and image.

Experience with User Interfaces

• Spider's Loom staff was designing and implementing user help and networking systems in the 1980s, before the advent of the web or its predecessors (e.g., Gopher, WAIS, etc.)
• We have experience in working with users in government, industry, and the sciences to design systems with both the required functionality and the desired "look and feel".

Experience in Presentation and Education

• We have experience in creating web-based business business & sales presentations for trade shows and meetings.
• Spider's Loom staff have experience as classroom teachers, corporate trainers, and guest lecturers at symposia.

Not A "Cybermall"

Unlike a growing number of web sites, Spider's Loom is not an on-line shopping mall with dozens (perhaps hundreds) of nearly identical pages for its clients.

• Every job undertaken by Spider's Loom — be it a single page or a large-scale web site — is custom-designed for each client.
• Each client's pages feature custom-made graphics and/or graphics provided by the client; public domain images are used only minimally, guaranteeing a custom look.
• The primary purpose of every Spider's Loom web site is to advertise and represent your business, not ours!

Independence from Specific Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Unlike many other web design & management companies, Spider's Loom is an independent entity.

• You have complete freedom in choosing the ISP that will provide you with a level of service and cost you determine.
• We have no bias or "hidden agenda" when dealing with your ISP and/or other Internet entities
• We are not distracted from our contractual work by miscellaneous activities (e.g., rebooting servers, monitoring network traffic, arguing with the phone company over line speeds, etc.)
• You can choose to deal with your ISP on your own or have Spider's Loom serve as your representative; you determine the arrangement that best suits your needs.