E-Learning

AM Media Creators develops high-quality, e-learning content. We employ the combined technologies of Adobe Presenter,  Adobe Acrobat Professional, and Mindjet Mindmanager. Presenter provides ag professional environment for publishing next-generation PowerPoint presentations with capabilities for video, narration, and flash animation. Other features include search capabilities, customized players, and integrated notes from PowerPoint. Acrobat Professional provides the content management tool that is often necessary in e-learning environments. The stack of journals is transformed into a professional, web portfolio. Mindjet Mindmanager organizes the entire online course into a whole unit.

Samples

• Professional PowerPoint
• Interactive Web Portfolio
• Course Mapping

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Web Design

Hosting

Need a website? Well, the first place to begin is AM Media Creators. We provide first-class Linux hosting. Our servers contains all of the necessary technologies to maintain an up-to-date website. All accounts are managed using cPanel. For information concerning hosting, please visit our hosting page.

Standard Websites

AM Media Creators creates dynamic web pages that will attract and retain visitors. The key is to create an intuitive, manageable and simplistic interface. Standard websites are created using CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) that determine the style and layout for every page on the website. In essence, you should expect the same result for every page – dynamic, clean, and informative content. For more advanced websites, AM Media Creators uses PHP (Hypertext Processor) to execute efficient yet powerful web applications. So, in other words, leave the problems and headaches to us! Just expect an outstanding website that will meet your needs!

Content Management Systems & Blogging

AM Media Creators specializes in content management systems (CMS). These systems are essentially online web editors that house and edit information on a website. Instead of a collection of static web pages, a CMS collects the site’s information in a database. This process ensures that content remains consistent and clean. Furthermore, a CMS provides the opportunity for the end user (you) to make changes to their site without special software or knowledge of web languages. The software acts much like a word processor such as Microsoft Word or Open Office Writer.

We use WordPress, an open-source tool, as our CMS client. Being open-source provides access to an incredible database of web resources such as templates, site tools, and technical support. Furthermore, WordPress is becoming a standard tool for internet bloggers. In recent years, blogging has gained tremendous ground for people of all sorts. Business Executives, Non-profit leaders, and your everyday “Joe” are using blogging to communicate their ideals, passions, and beliefs. For more information regarding WordPress, select the icon.

Multimedia

Have a video or audio message? AM Media Creators can integrate the power of multimedia into your website. For example, you have a sermon message for the current week. We can host your sermon message as an audio or video file on your website. Below is one sample media player(click the link for a separate page).

For the more sophisticates website, a video file is embedded into the webpage. Video files are available as Window Media Videos (WMV), Flash Video Files (FLV), or Silverlight. Remember that large video files will consume bandwidth, which is required for efficient web viewing.

If you are looking for a site dedicated to multimedia (videos, art galleries, audio, etc), please contact me to discuss the options. Another option for your website may include a photo gallery. These galleries enable you to show pictures in an excellent, interactive format. Click the  following link for a demonstration. There are a number of choices for web galleries from basic templates to highly customizable flash galleries as provided in the sample link. One quick note, flash galleries ensure that picture remain confidential and without the ability to download. This is especially important for professional arts and museums.

Google Apps™: Integrated E-Mail, Calendar, Contacts & Communication Suite

Many larger organizations rely on powerful communication suites to manage their e-mail and calendar . One popular example is Microsoft’s Exchange Server. Although these systems are powerful and comprehensive, the major problem is the associated cost. A mid-sized organization would budget in the thousands for an Exchange Server. Whereas, smaller to mid-sized organizations would rely on clunkier and more obsolete systems that failed to adequately meet the needs of the organization.  Or, such organizations rely on popular e-mail services such as Yahoo! GMail, or Hotmail. But, the associated problems outweigh any possible benefits.

To overcome these performance and cost gaps, AM Media Creator uses Google Apps™, a sophisticated e-mail, calendar, contact, and communication suite that uses GMail technology with your own domain (e.g. ammediacreators.com). With this setup, you are not required to use clunky and obsolete server-side e-mail systems, rely on unprofessional e-mail addresses, or pay the heft cost associated with enterprise solutions.

Why Google Apps™?

It is simple. Save money, save time and improve security!

Outsourcing to Google lets you run your business instead of running routine IT systems.

1. Google Apps™ is 1/3 the total cost of competing solutions.
2. No special hardware or software is required, and Google runs the servers so you can focus on your business.
3. Get better reliability than on-premises solutions, with a 99.9% uptime guarantee.
4. Data can remain on Google’s infrastructure, rather than on unsecured devices.

The Google Apps™ system has two versions available for organizations. 1) The standard edition is a free version that offers 7GB of server space for up to 50 individual users. 2) The premier edition is $50 per user per year and provides 25GB of server space for each user. Along with additional space, the premier edition holds many of the same features as Microsoft Exchange Server. Contact us for more information regarding specific solutions for  schools, non-profits, and for-profit organizations.

Calendars

Most organizations, businesses, and individual have a schedule of events. Schedules usually end up on someone’s computer while the audience is unaware of upcoming events and opportunities. When this happens, individuals and groups must rely on quick, non-effective literature that never reaches the appropriate audience.

AM Media Creators takes preparedness and communication to another level. We use the powerful technologies of Google Calendar™ (in combination with Google Apps™) to bring your schedule to the website audience.

Google’s simple and easy interface allows for quick additions, changes, and uploads to your calendar. Therefore, information is readily available to your audience.  Follow the link for a live example.This calendar is also available as an RSS feed that keeps your audience up-to-date via e-mail or RSS reader as you make changes.

Maps and Directions

Many organization have locations to meet, worship, work, and/or fellowship. With available technology, it is now easy to provide directions and map for their visitors. Below is an simple example of Google’s Maps technology that permits the site visitor to enter their location and receive directions. Other options such as street view and satellite view are available.

Form Processing

Need to compile a mailing list? Want to collect data from your audience? We develop forms that will process simple to complex data. Data is accessible via email or in a local database. Visit our website request form for an example.

These forms will improve your ability to make decisions and inform your audience. The greatest opportunity for every website is to obtain information from their audience while they are navigating through the site. Additionally, forms are convenient for managing office request.

PayPal

The major form of payment in today’s market is credit card. PayPal provides a unique platform for integrating credit card and bank account payments into your website. Depending on the workload, you can select various plans that meet specific needs.

PayPal is compatible with the following formats:

1. Buy Now – Have customers pay for a service on a one-time basis. This function allows you to set the price for the product or service and provide the option for shipping cost.
2. Subscription – This function is similar to the Buy Now except it creates a payment system on a recurring basis.
3. Donation Buttons – The donation function allows customers to contribute a one-time or recurring amount to the specified account.

The possibility of advance PayPal options will be determined in the design process. For further information and questions about PayPal payments, consult the corporate website.

Security

Increase the confidence of Web site visitors and reach the full online potential of your business. SSL Certificates…

1. Encrypts sensitive information during online transactions
2. Contains unique, authenticated information about the owner of the site as to guarantee validity
3. Verifies the identity of the web site owner.

AM Media Creators uses VeriSign to purchase and install the SSL certificates on your website. For more information on how SSL work, visit the following link. SSL Certification is required if you intend to host an online store or private data.SSL Certification is for website owners who (1) have an online store, (2) offer a login to their site, (3) process sensitive data including personal information, (4) need to comply with security standards, (5) and value the privacy of their customers.

Website Analytics

A portion of the web design process includes an integration of Google’s Analytic Software. This software enable you to track various aspects of your website including site visits, paid advertisement effectiveness, and intended market segmentation. Google Analytics includes access to advertising ROI (return on investment) research, multimedia tracking, data visualization, customized reporting, and integration with other Google products. For more information regarding Google Analytics, visit the product website. Please note that Google Analytics is a free service and is included in the web development process.

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Marketing Services

Social Network Optimization

There are a number of social networking sites that can promote your web pages (e.g. Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, digg, MySpace, Windows Live Spaces, Orkut, StumbleUpon, linkedin, and so many others. With these, we create an account, add content about your company, and provide links to your webpage. Social Networking also includes Social Bookmarking and Sharing services which adds your web page to various social networking accounts. In Facebook, we can create a Facebook page for your company. You can then share this page with your friends. Facebook also provides an opportunity to create paid advertisements that will target a specific audience. The rule of thumb is to connect all of these social networking mediums together.

For example: 1) Upload a video to YouTube, 2) Post the Video on Facebook, 3) Share this video with your Facebook friends, 4) Add this video or link to your site on every social networking account, 5) Add a link to your video on your Twitter account. From there, the cycle will continue and grow. The point is to maintain active and fresh content on all of your social networking accounts. This will increase traffic to your site as people see the link to your web page. Also, when a link is available in more places, search engines will be more apt to recognize your web page.

Social Network Optimization works hand-in-hand with paid advertisements and other Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques. These services are available through almost all search engine providers. Payment of these services is dependent upon the number of click-throughs. For instance, Google charge $5.00 for an activation fee, $.01 minimum for every click-through, and $.25 minimum for every 1,000 impressions (the number of times that your advertisement shows). The account is pre-paid, so you will not accumulate a cost above your expectations. On YouTube, your videos can be sponsored for a similar rate.

The combination of Social Networking Optimization (SNO), Paid Advertisement, and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) will help promote your website and and increases site traffic. Contact us for our pricing plan.

Email Marketing

In addition to a great website, organizations and individuals alike can benefit from increased visibility. One way to increase visibility is through e-mail marketing. This unique form of marketing harnesses the power of e-mail into a manageable service that will provide seamless delivery and track responses. AM Media Creators use a third-party company to assist in the development, delivery, and reporting functions of email marketing.

Email addresses are collected through a request form on the website. The service then compiles a list of all subscribers and alerts you to new subscriptions. Other features include an unsubscribe option. Please contact us for further information and pricing. Non-profit pricing is available.

Surveys

When you need to collect data, AM Media Creators can create, send, and compile online surveys. Through a third-party, we provide powerful reporting tools that allow you to view summary reports, compare responses, and apply filters. Data is also available for export in multiple formats. Please contact us for further information and pricing. Non-profit pricing is available.

Print & Digital Media

AM Media Creators goes beyond the World Wide Web. We offer extensive services in print and digital media. Posters, postcards, mailers, professional Power Point, and slideshow videos are only a small portion of our capabilities. contact us for further information.