CHICAGO, Aug 02, 2005 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Many small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs) unconsciously make common mistakes when designing their Web sites. These errors can negatively impact their business. Hostway Corp., a leading provider of Web hosting and managed services, will hold a live audio Web seminar on August 16 to educate companies on how to avoid creating these blunders. The Web seminar will explore consumers' reported pet peeves of commercial Web sites, discuss the implications on businesses, and provide advice on available resources for creating an appealing site.

Who

Small-to-medium-sized businesses, current and aspiring Web designers and the media are encouraged to attend this Web seminar that will include the following panelists: Sam Perry, product manager, Hostway; Mark Rattin, president/creative director, 15 letters, a creative agency specializing in online marketing and Web development.

What

Hostway is producing a Web seminar titled "How to Design a Consumer- Friendly Web Site." The panel will use the results from Hostway's latest national survey titled "Consumers' Pet Peeves about Commercial Web Sites" to discuss consumers' primary complaints about commercial Web sites and implications for businesses. Following the survey highlights, Rattin and Perry will provide business professionals with various tips on how to create an effective Web site.

When

-- Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 10:30 a.m./CT


Where

-- To register for the Web seminar, "How to Design a Consumer-Friendly


Web Site", please visit https://hostwayevents.webex.com/hostwayevents/mywebex/default.php?Rnd3748=0.98 5428581332553 between August 2 and August 16.

To learn more about the event please visit
http://www.hostway.com/sitedesignwebinar/


About Hostway

Hostway Corporation provides Web hosting and managed services to more than 300,000 customers worldwide. Hostway helps individuals, small businesses and large enterprises achieve more value from state-of-the-art Web-based technologies by reducing their complexity and cost. Founded in 1998, Hostway is one of the five largest Web hosting companies in the world with offices in North America (Chicago, Tampa, Austin and Vancouver), Europe (London, Frankfurt, Hannover and Amsterdam) Asia (Seoul) and Australia (Sydney). For more information about Hostway Corporation, please visit http://www.hostway.com or call 1-866-467-8929.

CONTACT: Jennifer Mussman, Hostway, 312-994-7720,
Jennifer.Mussman@hostwaycorp.com
Tina Janczura, Slack Barshinger, 312-970-5841,
Tina.Janczura@slackbarshinger.com


SOURCE Hostway Corporation

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