The Web Service that puts you in control of your own site.

You've got this bright idea...

.... and now you want to tell the world about it maybe even 'sell' it to them?! You've heard that the  way to do it is on the Web, Internet or whatever and you know that some people have been extremely successful at doing this - so where to start!?

 Well you are in luck because you have found one of the best places to start - OctEportal™. OctEportal™ is a low-cost web Content Management System-based  service which is ideal for micro and small businesses.  Unlike conventional web hosting, OctEportal™ makes it easy for you to update your own website or even build it from scratch with no technical knowledge.   And you can get professional help from an OctEportal reseller for any part that you do not want to do yourself.

OctEportal™ uses interlocking modules and pages to build an individually tailored website which you can easily update yourself.  This is important as it allows you to keep your website fresh by adding or altering the content as often as you like.  For a more detailed description go to the Support page

OctEportal builds the website by stepping you through  a set of simple questions to help you decide on the layout, what colours you prefer, what fonts you want to use, text sizes, etc.  It then creates a 'page design' for you and thereafter provides template pages each time you add one.  But if you want some more help getting the general design of your pages to look good, there are resellers available to help you do this. Once you have learned the simple technique of building your pages, you should be able to 'build' a very professional looking Website without any HTML ability but with just some occasional help which is always available.

Use tools other than OctEportal  and the result may look very attractive; and your website may do all sorts of clever things - super-colourful, gizmos, flashing messages.. Very impressive, but at the end of the day not much good at actually selling your goods or ideas.

If you have goods or services to sell,  of course you feel very confident about your bright idea but you also recognise it is wise to not go overboard to start with until you know there is a market out there. You might want to sit down and read our very useful guide - Making it in Mail Order - over 60 pages to download which will help you avoid some costly mistakes.

 Assuming that now you have done your homework and are still keen to proceed OctEportal allows you do this yourself at minimal cost. You start with a basic website and build it up as your need arises or your business grows more successful.

Obviously if you are 'selling' your bright idea then you will need to be able to accept orders, and collect money online. OctEportal lets you to do this via PayPal which you can set up within a few minutes.  If you want to use a merchant account, which can take longer to set up, OctEportal can provide an interface for you.