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Reasons for Having a Web Presence on the Internet



Why in the World Wide Web Would You Want To Buy a Web Site from a Newspaper Company?



We're glad you asked.



More and more businesses are looking into establishing a presence on the Internet World Wide Web. The experts say businesses who are not represented on the Internet risk losing out big time to businesses who are. That's all the more reason to turn to an experienced and established media leader when you're investigating the "new media" and how you can integrate it into your business strategy.



The Moline Dispatch Publishing Company has been in the information business for over 130 years. We're proud to offer our custom web page design expertise to businesses throughout our area. With the resources available through our newspapers, specialty publications, library archives, graphic and photo departments, we've got the tools to help you develop the Web presence you want with the means to tell the business and Internet community about it. An important question to ask yourself is..."What good is a page on the World Wide Web if no one knows it's there?" We will not only get your web site listed in all the right internet search engines but also promote your site in our newspapers to reach the local market.

Great Reasons to have your home page on the Internet

24 HOUR REPRESENTATION OF YOUR BUSINESS


Your organization is on-line to offer information, answer questions or take orders at home and around the world 24 hours a day. This means your advertising or organization information is suddenly available to millions via the Internet 24 hours a day. Internet users can shop and gather information from your web page in their office or home at their leisure. And they can print out your information in hard copy for future reference.

EXPAND YOUR MARKET


Gives you the power to expand your offering of goods and services to prospects far beyond what local and regional advertising can deliver. You'll be surprised at how cost effective reaching new customers and clients can be.

COMMUNICATE CHANGES IN YOUR SALES MESSAGE INSTANTLY


With your home page you instantly have the capability to update or change your sales message as conditions change via full color photos, full-motion video, audio, e-mail and interactive capabilities. This can be done in a fraction of the time it takes to reprint sales material and get them to clients and prospects.

PRESTIGE


Your presence on the Internet identifies your organization as a dynamic, market conscience leader in your field.

START SMALL AND GROW


The dynamic nature of electronic media offers smaller organizations an excellent opportunity to establish a presence on the Internet (at very low cost) and present a professional image...then upgrade to a full blown multi-media presentation when the time is right. Your customers will know where to find you and will enjoy your new additions along the way.

ESTABLISH A BIG PRESENCE ON INTERNET QUICKLY


No matter what size company or organization you have, In a matter of days or a few weeks you can have your home page on the Internet reaching people and doing business.



For More Information: support@qconline.com, or phone: (309)757-5037

Get Connected To The Internet



Getting connected to the Internet World Wide Web is easy with Quad-Cities Online. We offer local subscribers total access to the Internet at reasonable rates plus local news, e-mail, teleconference, community events, listings, classifieds and much more.



Our Welcome To The Quad-Cities home page is the areas most extensively developed information site on the web. It offers information on our area: historical, industrial, educational, recreational, shopping, services plus links to the world via the Internet. You can visit our home page at http://www.qconline.com/.



Many bi-state subscribers have found Quad-Cities Online offers great service at significant monthly savings versus national online providers. We offer a discount to Dispatch and Rock Island Argus subscribers and a monthly time bank option for frequent users. Iowa users can access a local Iowa phone number to avoid long distance charges.



For information on how to subscribe to Quad-Cities Online please see the Getting connected page.


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  Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: Fanatics have grown wonderfully civil since the president snubbedthem by revoking Burnside's infamous attack upon the freedom of the press.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Interstate baseball league has collapsed, leaving Davenport'sleading team without a league connection.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Passengers were stunned yesterday when lightning struck a LongView street car at 9th Ave. and 25th St.
1938 -- 75 years ago: X-ray examinations today traced the trouble with Dizzy Dean's$250,000 pitching arm to a pulled muscle back of his right shoulder blade.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Radio station WQAD in Moline is being considered by the NationalCivil Defense Office for selection as a "secured communication center" Mrs. Gault,executive deputy director of the Moline Civil Defense unit reported today.
1988 -- 25 years ago: "Marketplace 29 A.D." an unusual vacation Bible school programthat will allow children to live three days as people did during the Bible Times June 21-23. The three day program, is a joint project of Aldersgate and Bethel-Wesley UnitedMethodist churches.






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