Check out our $99 special promotion. For a limited time only, we are offering a Three page site hosted on our server as a subdomain, including design, text editing, and graphics, for one year. We are offering this to illustrate our array of capabilities, and as a way of introducing Metro Direct as your reliable web service partner.

WHAT IS METRO DIRECT?
Metro Direct is a World Wide Web electronic and media publishing company, based in Largo, Florida, USA. This site is a commercial portal for a variety of Web sites and pages that provide access to a unique mix of products and services. Metro Direct provides Web hosting services for sites, ranging from personal Web pages, to those for complex commercial sales and service companies. Whatever your business, we can provide you with the right Web presence for your particular needs. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with our services by reading the information provided here, then let us know how we can be of assistance to you in your quest to tap into this vast and exciting communications medium.

PUBLIC SERVICE
As part of our commitment to provide information that serves the public interest, we offer complimentary services to a number of public service organizations whose contributions to humanity and the health of Planet Earth make them worthy of special attention. These include a variety of nonprofit organizations whose activities address environmental, ethical, and humanitarian concerns. If you feel your organization qualifies for these services and are interested in developing a Web presence, please apply directly to us via E-mail through our PUBLIC SERVICE area.

SITE DESIGN AND PROMOTION
In addition to Web hosting, Metro Direct offers a full compliment of services from talented writers, designers, and programmers, who efficiently use the dynamic range of capabilities offered by this medium. Once a site is constructed, Metro Direct offers access to state-of-the art promotion advice and services to guarantee your Web site will be seen by a maximum number of visitors from your targeted audience. Let us guide you through the process of creating a Web presence that will become an indispensable asset for your clients and customers. We dedicate ourselves to providing content and information in a setting targeted to the kind of user who is most likely to benefit from the type of products and/or services you offer.

SOME THOUGHTS ON SITE DESIGN
It should be understood that, for most businesses, a Web page should not simply be a billboard. For those whose services or products are relatively static (attorneys, medical services, consultants, etc.) a simple page, updated perhaps quarterly, may be sufficient. However, for a more dynamic business, with changing product lines and services, a Web site should reflect those changes and be updated on a regular basis. For these, the billboard type of site represents the least effective way to use this essentially interactive medium.

In order to attract visitors and keep them coming back, every page on a site must have value. Such value can reside in the artistic design of its constituent elements, but much more frequently, in the value of the information provided. Those who participate with us as clients in building this wonderful medium, soon grow to appreciate the collaborative, interactive nature of the unique and intimate media of the Internet.

For some, snazzy, animated, eye candy graphics are the most effective means to reach the kind of customer most likely to be interested in their product or service. But for the vast majority, a simple, tasteful, but useful and primarily informative site, will be the best way to attract and hold the attention of those who are seeking the kind of specialized information and/or products and services only you can provide.

Perhaps the most essential part of any live Web site (as opposed to the more static, billboard type) is its continual refreshment with updated content. Nothing discourages visitors more than finding a website that has not been updated in 3 years. A great deal of the information flow in our society is contingent upon current conditions. Users will install your site as a Favorite or Bookmark on their browsers, only if it shows evidence of addressing the dynamic character of this flow. After all, you wouldn’t subscribe to a magazine that never changed its editorial content; neither would you return to a Web site unless you could count on it to show you something truly new, and worth your time. We can help you establish a regular schedule for constantly updating your content in order to keep people coming back for more.

Whatever your preferences in design and content, be assured that Metro Direct’s talented Web site designers and writers can martial their skills to provide your company with a piece of Web real estate to which your customers, actual and potential, will return, again and again
We can of course, publish a rather nice page for, say, $125 per year, that is, if all you require is a personal web page for friends and family, or a simple commercial site to explain the basic services you offer. This will provide you with a URL address to include in your printed business materials. However, if you want a dynamic business Web site that will contribute to the prosperity you and your employees have worked so hard to achieve, something a bit more ambitious (and let's be candid, a bit more expensive) might be a better choice.

Because no two Web sites will ever be the same, pricing cannot be standardized. The cost of our design, hosting and maintenance services will depend on many factors, such as: the complexity of the design; the ultimate size of the site; the amount of time that must be spent maintaining and updating; and many other considerations. Be assured, however, that the cost of our services will always remain competitive with others who offer similar levels of technical capability.

HOW DO I GET STARTED

Contact one of our consultants today for more information, and to let us submit a proposal for helping you anchor your business in the swiftly moving currents of today’s cyberspace revolution. Be assured that you will find us courteous in manner, competitive in cost and, most importantly, genuinely concerned with your success. Some examples of our site designs can be seen by clicking on the links below. Please take a moment to examine these and consider the type of site that will best suit your needs. Then e-mail us, or give us a call for a free initial consultation.

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