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Small Business Website In The Cloud

by Don Campbell on July 9, 2009 · 0 comments

I’ve been getting great feedback on the Expand2Web SmallBiz WordPress Theme. Many saavy do-it-yourself web consultants and small business owners have downloaded the theme and put their business online within an hour.

But it does require a little background to get things going. You have to choose a hosting provider, install WordPress, upload and activate the theme.

Many people told me they don’t want to deal with that – they are too busy just running their businesses. They want something easier, something that is ready to go right away. An “Out-of-the-box” website so to speak.

A New Way To Get Your Business Online

So I’ve found a new way to quickly get a professional small business website online. I’ve partnered with Platform-as-a-Service provider Etelos to provide a “turnkey” solution.

You see, Etelos has a marketplace of Software as a Service applications and they allow me, as a theme developer, the ability to provide a virtual server environment with WordPress and the SmallBiz Theme pre-installed.

This makes it super easy to get up and running quickly. Forget one-click WordPress installs – in this environment it is all ready to go. And you don’t have to upload themes or plug-ins – those are pre-installed too.

So all you have to do is name your website, activate the SmallBiz theme and you are ready to go!

There is a 7-day free trial so try it out, kick the tires, and let me know what you think!

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