Case Study Details
www.OnlineQuickQuote.com
Working with Aplus.Net gave me the business edge I need to build success, with a reliable service I can trust at an amazing value.
— Loni Shiver
OnlineQuickQuote.com
Company
Viewpoint Insurance Services specializes in both personal and commercial lines of insurance across many lines of business. With a potentially confusing and vast area like insurance, Viewpoint aims to use their experience and expertise to help guide clients to the best insurance for the lowest price.
Critical Issue Resolved
Viewpoint needed a reliable, professional looking web presence that also conveyed their personal touch. Furthermore, they needed a reliable web hosting firm to host the site.
Results
Loni Shiver says, “As I look forward to the future of my business. I have Aplus.Net to thank for an exceptional experience, the staff, their efforts, the web design and support is more than I expected.”
“Aplus.Net has provided an outstanding web design for my company. First impressions are important, and Aplus.Net gave me that quality through the Internet.”
“I could not have experienced better results from a company. I will continue to work with as well as refer any person looking for web design.”
“Aplus.Net has provided an outstanding web design for my company. First impressions are important, and Aplus.Net gave me that quality through the Internet.”
“I could not have experienced better results from a company. I will continue to work with as well as refer any person looking for web design.”
www.BestSportsCliches.com
“Aplus.Net provided me with eye-catching website design and excellent customer service.”
— Dr. Don Powell
BestSportsCliches.com
Company
Don “Dr. Cliché” Powell is the founder, president, and CEO of Sports Cliché’s Press. A best selling author, clinical psychologist, sports aficionado, and lifelong student of the game, Dr. Powell has a unique perspective on the sports world which inspired him to write the first ever book on sports cliches titled Best Sports Clichés Ever.
Critical Issue Resolved
With the successful book already receiving rave reviews, including a feature on ESPN, Dr. Powell needed a central point on the web to publish reviews, news clippings, and press releases for the book. He also wanted a place to sell the book directly to the public.
Results
Dr. Powell says, “Aplus.Net provided me with eye-catching website design and excellent customer service. I couldn’t be more pleased as the site is receiving a large number of hits and I am selling many copies of Best Sports Clichés Ever directly to consumers.”
www.Hyena-Empire.com
“Today, I get most of my projects as a result of the website.”
— Joseph Watson
Hyena-Empire.com
Company
Hyena-Empire’s founder, Joseph Watson, is a conceptual artist who specializes in visually conveying ideas for commercial projects. Some of Mr. Watson’s clients include Mattel, Indian Motorcycles, Levis Strauss and Midway Games. His concepts have been used to build video games, illustrate game covers, develop action figures for kids and even design clothing. The list of applications for Mr. Watson’s concepts is as broad as his imagination.
Critical Issue Resolved
Mr. Watson needed a forum to display his concepts and capabilities to prospective clients. He also needed the flexibility to be able to quickly change and update the artwork displayed on the site. “The Miva Tool that Aplus provided gives me the metrics I’m looking for, and the ability to make display changes on my own – and at a moment’s notice”, says Watson.
Results
Joseph Watson says, “Today, I get most of my projects as a result of the website. It is never down and always accessible to prospective clients who want to review my capabilities. Since being introduced to Aplus.Net by a colleague, I have recommended their services to many others. I would definitely not be as successful as I am today without my website and the professional services and support Aplus.Net has provided.”
When Mr. Watson decided to build a second site (www.josephwatsoncollection.com) to display his art collection, he turned to Aplus.Net once again. “There was no reason to shop around. I knew Aplus.Net was a reliable company who I could trust.”
DassDance.org
“Aplus.Net delivered services that were both creative and cost effective for my non-profit organization.”
— Daniel Wilkins
DassDance.org
Company
Choreographer Daniel Wilkins is the founder of danielandsomesuperfriends (DASS), a NYC dance company driven by a curiosity to push physical limits in an arena that reflects the trends, styles, and technology of today. The members of DASS are some of the most athletic, authentic, generous, and physically gifted dancers on the New York stage today.
Daniel’s choreography tackles social issues with realism and intensity set in a forum of creative, moving multi-media dance performances.
Critical Issue Resolved
As a choreographer, Daniel has the ability to envision creative works that don’t exist yet. One such work was a website that encompassed the full scope of the DASS dance company and vision. There were two main points here – he wanted to express the creative scope of the group visually, conveying the group's skilled mastery with a professional website.
Results
For Daniel and the members of DASS can now promote their group as easy as saying, “Have you seen our website?” The site provides an activities calendar, press clips, biographies, and information about every aspect of the group.
Daniel says, “As an artist it is crucial that my vision come across clearly and accurately. Aplus delivered services that were both creative and cost effective for my non-profit organization.”
www.SQLManager.Net
“Our new dedicated server from Aplus.Net is extremely fast, with bandwidth and processing speed. Thanks for excellent service!”
— Vladimir Sokolov
SQLManager.Net
Company
The EMS Software Development Company specializes in producing database administration tools and utility applications for database management, such as MySQL Manager, PostgreSQL Manager. As an innovative, customer-focused company and a developer of leading database administration tools, over 35,000 clients in more than 90 countries trust EMS software to manage their data.
Critical Issue Resolved
EMS produces a great amount of sales through the sqlmanager.net website, so characteristics such as dedicated server processing speed and reliability occupy are critical to EMS’ business.
Results
President and CEO of EMS Software Vladimir Sokolov says, “After moving our web-server to Aplus we realized how our website should work! Now, even when at its busiest, our server works without traffic hold-ups, and our visitors can download our software faster than ever before! Thanks to Aplus, our website now works five times faster!”
“We are greatly impressed by both the quality of technical support and attentiveness of the managers whom we are contact with. All of our needs are satisfied within the shortest time, and the only thing to we wish is that you keep up the good work!”
Bookins.com
“We expect huge growth for our used book exchange service. Aplus.Net set up our dedicated server to accommodate for rapid expansion.”
— Mitchell Silverman
Bookins.com
Company
Bookins.com is a revolutionary new way for avid readers to exchange used books. Taking a page from Netflix, Bookins CEO Mitchell Silverman realized that regular readers could use a quality book exchange service. Bookins.com has upped the ante by having no monthly membership or subscription fee, and by automating the service. There is no bidding or negotiating, and members don.t even have to go to the post office because they get postage right from the website. Book-lovers across America can exchange as many books as they want, all from the comfort and safety of their own homes.
Critical Issue Resolved
With a unique idea and the real potential to explode in popularity overnight, Mr. Silverman needed a company that would offer him both real-time tech support and expandability for his dedicated server needs. If Bookins.com needed to quickly grow, add servers, or services in response to high traffic, the Web host had to move.
Results
Mr. Silverman chose Aplus.Net to house the Bookins.com technology. With such a large project ahead of him, getting everything setup correctly and with expansion in mind took some real effort and time, and Aplus.Net was there to go the extra mile for the client when a problem arose on the Bookins.com server.
When a problem arose on the Bookins.com server, Mitchell Silverman took the time to write Aplus.Net’s management team about his great experience with Aplus.Net support:
“Specifically, Christian Dell took responsibility for my machine, and quickly got everything up and working without any conflicts. I especially appreciate that he took the time during his off hours to check in, and to make sure all was moving along. If there is a service award in your organization, my vote is to give it to him.”
Newyork.com
“When we needed bullet-proof, industrial strength hosting and world class technical expertise for our website’s hosting needs, we chose Aplus.Net!”
— Leland Hardy
Newyork.com
Company
NEWYORK.COM is an internationally renowned website that provides a broad range of services to users in multiple languages around the globe. The website offers hotel rooms in cities all over the world, 4,000 sightseeing tours in 40 different countries, theater tickets to every Broadway show in New York and London, and more.
Critical Issue Resolved
With large influxes of web traffic at certain times of the day and during large NY-based events, NEWYORK.COM’s servers would occasionally fail under the load. Aplus.Net solved that problem, upholding their 99.9% uptime guarantee.
Results
Leland Hardy says, “Aplus.Net assessed our traffic patterns, suggested a load balanced solution, and implemented a hosting infrastructure that solved our problems. Their team of engineers and strategists determined what we needed and promptly delivered it to us”.
Whitepapersource.com
“Having worked with Aplus.Net for years, I can say that their uptime and technical support is first-rate.”
— Michael A. Stelzner
Whitepapersource.com
Company
WhitePaperSource.com is the largest destination site for writers and marketing professionals who want to learn more about white papers. More than 13,000 readers subscribe to the WhitePaperSource Newsletter, and the site includes an active forum.
Critical Issue Resolved
WhitePaperSource.com needed the ability to host an ad server, perform cron jobs, host a forum, and deliver dynamic content. The company also needed a cost-effective solution to launch a site that included server log analysis.
Results
Michael says, “Our sales representative at Aplus.Net was very helpful in getting us what we needed and Aplus’ technical support team helped us overcome some of our challenges, such as a worm that was attacking our forum. The access to knowledgeable, live tech support, and the guaranteed uptime are the reasons we rely on Aplus.Net!”
Joanhammel.com
“Having worked with Aplus.Net for years, I can say that their uptime and technical support is first-rate.”
— Joan Hammel
Joanhammel.com
Company
Joan Hammel is a professional singer who has appeared in numerous live performances, television, film, and commercials. She headlined the Winter Olympics in Las Vegas, New Year's Eve shows for the troops, and was a 2005 Pop Entertainer of the Year Nominee at the Chicago Music Awards.
Critical Issue Resolved
Joan needed an affordable and flexible hosting service to cater to her web site’s ever-changing and expanding content. Since she was often on the road, web access to email was also a necessity.
Results
Joan says, “The ability to upgrade plans as needed and check e-mail from anywhere in the world has been extremely convenient. Answering messages promptly is key to me in my career, and Apus.Net enables me to have that essential touch of professionalism.”
Rent-ahead.com
“With the help of Aplus.Net's superior business resources and good, old-fashioned customer service, we have gained many new customers!”
— David Manzuarte
Rent-ahead.com
Company
Rent-Ahead provides state-of-the-art mobile restroom facilities for upscale planned events.
Critical Issue Resolved
David Manzuarte needed a unique and to-the-point website to display his services. He also wanted to get a consistent method of obtaining quote requests from prospective customers.
Results
Aplus.Net created a distinct, professional website with the necessary functionality to cater to David’s business needs. David says, “Aplus.Net amazed me by bringing to life what I had envisioned in my mind’s eye, and they did all of this in less than 24 hours! Their designers are very perceptive, talented, and extremely fast!”
