The BannerView newsletter is a biweekly publication providing tips and advice for conducting E-Business (Business on the Internet). BannerView.com, a Cenicola-Helvin Enterprises brand, is a variety of e-business solutions ranging from Web site development to email marketing software, e-commerce systems, custom online database solutions to Web site hosting & maintenance. In each biweekly newsletter, you can depend on helpful tips and advice for conducting business online. As always, archived versions of previous newsletters can be found by visiting the newsletter archive.

IS YOUR WEB DEVELOPMENT OUTSOURCED TO AN OUTSOURCER?

It's obvious that outsourcing your Web development to an e-business solutions provider can often bring cost savings and allow you to inherit e-business expertise without the investment of hiring in house. However, when considering using a company to develop your Web site, e-commerce system or other online application, it's necessary that you find a company to whom you can trust one of your most important investments.

Knowing how and by whom your Web development or e-business project is going to be implemented is one of the first questions you should ask. Ask to meet or speak directly to the programmers, designers or project managers who are going to be involved in the actual production of your system. Doing this will alleviate the possibility of the company you are outsourcing your e-business services to from outsourcing this vital task to another company. This happens very often in the e-business industry by smaller companies who do not have the development teams in house. Many times, they will outsource your project again to another company. In this case, they are simply acting as a middle man in the development of your e-business needs.

While this scenario isn't always bad, there are major risks on your part to having your e-business project outsourced to an outsourcer. The first issue lies within the fact that who do you turn to when there is a problem with your implemented solution? Can the middle man get answers to your questions and deal with emergencies within a timely manner? If they outsource overseas, there is a major time difference that must be dealt with. Are you prepared to be patient and deal with this time difference? Probably not. When it comes to e-business your business is operating 24/7. You may not have time to wait until the programmers across the Atlantic Ocean get into their offices when a problem arises.

Another drawback to working with a company to develop your e-business solution who outsources to another company is ownership of your e-business solution. If a company outsources a solution to another company on a contract basis and doesn't have provisions of ownership specifically addressed in their internal agreement, the original developer may own your e-business solution. Imagine the nightmare that could happen if the original contractor by whom your solution was actually developed brings an ownership claim or demands you retain them to maintain your Web site or online application. It could cost you big time in legal fees or additional fees to the original developer to settle the ownership issues.

When a company does all of its development in house by "work for hire" employees, ownership issues do not arise as there are no outside contractors that could make claim to the ownership of your e-business solution. There is also better control of communication between your company and those in house developers as they operate within the instruction of the e-business solution provider. You won't run into work hours problems and accountability is clear.

As part of Cenicola-Helvin Enterprises' BannerView.com e-business solutions, all development is done in house by "work for hire" employees. You can rest assured that when considering a BannerView.com e-business solution, your project won't be outsourced to another company, therefore the aforementioned issues won't arise.

To learn more about the BannerView.com E-Business Solutions available for your business call us within Las Vegas at 702-312-9444 or outside of Las Vegas Toll Free at (888) 221-8640. More contact methods are available on our contact page.

Stay tuned to the BannerView newsletter, sent every other week on Wednesday, for helpful tips, thoughtful advice and answers to questions you may be asking about how to conduct business online.

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Sincerely,

BannerView.com E-Business Solutions
A Cenicola-Helvin Enterprises Brand
http://www.BannerView.com

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