Content Management System

A Content Management System is a website that allows you to manage, edit and publish content in a consistently organized way without special software or knowledge of programming.

Content Management Conversion

If you currently own a "static" website, you know that to add new pages or update existing pages within your site, you have to send the change request to your site developer, and wait for them to make the updates — Variant Studios can convert your existing site, content and design, to a Content Management System.

All E-Commerce website

E-Commerce allows you to sell products, services, file downloads or premium content online. Variant Studios offers four different solutions that vary in features, capability and power, making E-Commerce a reality for any business.

All Flash Website

An all Flash website is a site that is built completely using the Abobe Flash plugin. Flash websites are very interactive and best suited for Artist, Musicians, Event Promotions and sites that do not need to be frequently updated.

Blogging/Articles

A blog, in it's simplest form is a section of your website where you can periodically compose and publish articles.  Visitors to your site can subscribe to your blog which will notify them whenever a new article is published.  Some blogs allow visitors to comment on the articles, these comments can be read and responded to by other visitors.

Forums

A forum is the perfect solution for websites looking to build an online community among their users.  Forums allow users to have topical discussions with one another by posting and responding to messages or questions.  Discussions are organized into folders by topic and all messages are searchable.

Gallery

A regularly updated photo gallery is a great way to engage users.  Photo galleries automatically organize and resize images to present a clean, professional and easy to navigate visual experience.

Audio, Audio-Casting (Podcasting)

Podcasting is an excellent promotional tool which many businesses use to educate their listeners.  A podcast automatically delivers the audio content to subscribers once it becomes available.  Examples of content that could be podcasted are lectures, sermons, rebroadcasting of live events and radio shows, or promotional music.

Video, Video-Casting

Video has become relatively easy to distribute to users who have high speed Internet connections.  Like a podcast, video can also be automatically distributed to subscribers as they become available.  

Contact Form

A contact form is possibly the easiest way to connect with your site visitors.  The contact form can be configured to forward visitor requests to different email boxes based on the subject of the message.  At the least the contact form should capture the visitors name, email address and message.

E-Commerce

For organizations looking to sell a moderate number of products online, e-commerce solutions can be integrated directly into your site.  An integrated shopping cart allows product orders to be taken online, shoppers can checkout using one of several payment options.  For organizations looking to sell a high volume of products a dedicated e-commerce website is recommended.

Weather

Weather forecasts supplied by 3rd party websites like accuweather can be displayed directly on your website.  Show visitors the current weather conditions, and what's coming tomorrow or later in the week.

Google Map Integration

Numerical data is typically only organized into tables, charts and graphs, but if we add location information such as an address or geo coordinates to the data we can now integrate that data onto a map!  Google map integration is a great way to explore geographic data interactively.  Points on the interactive map can represent the location of a real estate listing, event venue or incident report.

Advanced Search Engine

When all else fails find what you are looking for by search!  Any content within your site can be easily found using an integrated search engine.  Advanced search makes it easy for users to easily sift through the content of your website to find exactly what they are looking for.

Membership Management 

Having a Constituent Relationship Management or CRM system built into your site is an excellent way organize events and fund raising campaigns.  A CRM also helps you stay in touch with contributors through email and direct mail campaigns, track memberships and accept payments online.

Social Bookmarking

Social Bookmarking is most often paired with a blog or news based websites.  Social bookmaking links (often placed near the bottom of the article) make it easy for readers to share a link to the article with others through one of several social networking websites such as facebook.com, del.icio.us or digg.com.  This is a very powerful tool to help you passively promote your your website.

News / Event Calendar

A public calendar is an easy way to keep your site visitors notified of upcoming events.  Clicking on an event within the calendar present the user with more detailed information about the event.  Events can be organized in a calendar view or list view.

Printer and PDF versions

Visitors use the "Email this Page" feature to invite their friends to view the content of a page that they find useful or interesting.  Recipients of the automated email message see a short blurb of the content within the page, a message from their friend and a link to the actual page on your site. 

Polls

Polls are a great way to get instant feedback from site visitors.  Statistics from the poll are instantly tabulated and presented to the user once they have submitted their opinion.

Search Engine Optimization

Website statistics allow site owners to see who is visiting their site, how they discovered the site and where they live geographically.  Stats can also tell us exactly how many new people are visiting the site, how long they are stay, how many pages they view and which pages are visited most often.

Feed Integration

With Feed Integration your site can capture user activity from social networking sites, blogs and podcasts throughout the web and organize it within your website.

Copy Writing / Editing

Often times, you have some idea what you want to say, but just can't seem to organize your thoughts or find the right words. Variant Studios can help. We offer copy writing services so that the information on your website is relevant, smart and search-engine friendly.

Search Engine Optimization

Search engine optimization is the process of improving your websites code, content and layout (and many other elements) to increase your ranking within search engines like Google, Ask, Yahoo! or Bing.

Newsletter Management

Staying in touch with your customers on a regular basis is a great way to keep your business in the forefront. Variant Studios' e-mail newsletter service gives you a quick, simple, effective and attractive way to deliver timely news, promote an upcoming event, alert subscribers to coupons or specials and much, much more.

Hosting

Hosting is the service of "serving" your website. The hosting service often includes, hosting your website and your email, as well as regular maintenance and updating of the server computer to ensure that your website always stays online.

Domains

A domain name is the ".com" or ".org" name that you choose for your website to be accessed from. For example, "google.com" and "variantstudios.com" are both domain names. Your domain name may also be used for your email addresses such as "info@variantstudios.com." Domains must be purchased from a domain name provider and must be renewed each year.