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Hobby Group 5928 Allday Drive Houston, TX 77036 713-780-8495 (Fax) 713-780-8716 If we don't do it, we know someone who does. At Hobby Group, we don't pass the buck. We take your problems and turn them into solutions. Count on us! (Contact Us) to see what we can do for you! Hobby Group Services   Websites 500 Megabytes, 400 Email accounts, and tons of other great features. Quality, Support, & Price! $12.95/month. Custom designed websites for your company or organization. Prices start at $300. (more info ...) Business Project Management, Security Consulting, networking, Linux, and server management. Hobby Group is equipped to answer your questions, plan your future, or fix your problems. With twenty years experience, Hobby Group has what it takes to give you the solutions you need. (more info ...) Residential Home computer running slow? Considering a new computer? Your computer may just need a TUNE-UP! Clean out the crud with our In-Home PC TUNE-UP, only $65 (restrictions apply). Want Wireless? Prices start at $199, installed! Upgrades? We got you covered! (more ...) Security Hackers? Upcoming Layoffs? Disgruntled Employees? Worried about Wireless? Need Protection? Security is the biggest area of concern for businesses today. You need to feel safe. You need to BE safe. (We Can Help) Customer service starts with listening. Hobby Group takes great care to ensure a satisfied customer experience. (more info ...) We pride ourselves in giving customer support that exceeds the expectations of our customers. Our support includes in-home services, telephone support, and more. You got a question? Just Ask! Customer Success Story: A recent web hosting customer chose Hobby Group for their retail web site. After the migration, we ran several quality tests on the customers website and found hundreds of broken links throughout the site. We repaired every link at no charge. Why? We value our customers and we go the extra mile. Hobby Group has several customers with comparable stories. Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. Referrals are how we grow our business.

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Testimonial Jerry has always displayed exceptional technical knowledge including, among other things, UNIX administration, web hosting, and PC technology. Jerry is a very effective communicator (both verbal and written), and works very well with both technical staff and non-technical users. I highly recommend the Hobby Group. Bob Atcheson Client Executive (Fortune 100 Corporation)   The Hobby Group was founded by Jerry Hobby as a service oriented computer consulting business. The complexity of technology continues to grow. Our mission is to provide technical services in a way that conceals this complexity so that our customers can enjoy the benefit of new technology without all the headaches that frequently come with it. Jerry Hobby, the President, has an extensive track record with over twenty years in the computer services industry. His work history includes numerous multimillion dollar projects for Fortune 500 customers as well as hundreds of residential projects since 1984. Jerry began his corporate career as a C programmer, developing system level software in various UNIX environments. He developed network utilities, device drivers, and systems software. Jerry also spent several years as a UNIX administrator and DBA where he received extensive training in performance tuning, operating system security, and network engineering. His extensive and diverse technical experience is complimented by several years of business development, account management, and project management experience. Jerry led projects with multimillion dollar budgets. Nearly every major project touches on several technologies. His diverse experience makes him uniquely qualified to lead large scale projects with an understanding of the various components and how they interact with each other. Jerry has built a highly qualified team of experts from his professional network. This team has the right skills to deliver quality solutions for your business technology challenges. The Hobby Group knows the importance of a satisfied customer. Your referrals are critical to our success. We will do whatever it takes to establish a successful and long term relationship with you. Thank you for visiting our website. Please contact us for more details on our services.

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Web Hosting Our web hosting accounts have tons of great features. With 500 megabytes of space, 400 email accounts, and more, you can't go wrong. (more ...)  Domain Names Register new domain names here and save BIG. We offer free domain forwarding, free DNS services, and more. Great for reserving a name for future use. (more ...) Custom Websites Your website is your company's image. It must reflect your company and be useful to your customer. Deliver the best image and provide the best service with a custom website. (more ...)   Samples Our customers are happy and they show it. Check out these sites that we created especially for a few of our other customers. (more ...) E-Commerce Digital Storefronts are excellent for selling products and services. Companies like Amazon.com have proven that it works. Reach the world with your own Digital Storefront.. (more ...) Sign Up Now! Are you ready to get started?   Sign up Now!

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Testimonial Jerry is a very talented, energetic individual who helped one of my customers understand their technology. He reviewed with them security, backups, server sizing requirements, future plans and more. He was exceptionally professional and friendly. My customer enjoyed working with him. Brenda Brinkley Epiphany Inc. Web Sites & Email - Nearly every business uses the Internet in some form or fashion. If your company is not using the Internet to it's fullest, we can help. Hobby Group will help you with everything from building a Web Site & integrating it with company data to analyzing the servers performance. For answers and solutions, give Hobby Group a call. Security - Inside & Out - Security is more than having a firewall. In most cases, the greatest risk is from your own employees stealing or destroying valuable company data. Can your business stay in business if a "trusted" employee goes berserk on your company data? Plan for the worst and you'll live to tell the tale. Hobby Group provides security audits and consulting that starts at the front door. Get practical solutions to your high risk problems. Call us! You'll be glad you did. Linux in the Enterprise - Nearly everyone has heard of Linux by now. Many companies are using Linux effectively in the enterprise. Is Linux right for you? Is it really cheaper? Have you ever talked to a consultant who thinks Linux is the only answer to every problem? Don't get stuck making a bad decision for your business. Get all the answers from an unbiased expert. Get solutions that will work for your business. Hobby Group will give you the straight scoop on Linux in the Enterprise. Backups & Recovery - Backups are arguably the most critical part of a business's information strategy. Most companies overlook this and can end up in BIG TROUBLE. If you lost all your company data after a theft or fire, what would happen to your business? Get the right solution at the right price. Hobby Group will design a strategy that's right for your company and we will explain everything to you. Don't mess around when it comes to backups and recovery. Let Hobby Group bring your business peace of mind. Consulting Services - Hobby Group is a consulting services company with experience in a wide array of platforms and technologies. If Hobby Group is unfamiliar with a given technology, we will refer you to a company who we believe can solve your problems effectively. At Hobby Group, the customer comes first.

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5/20  Residential PC Services

In Home Services Free Newsletters You@YourName.com Private Training Upgrades PC Upgrades - Need more memory? A bigger hard disk? Flat screen monitor? We can help!   Software Upgrades - Have you installed all the updates for your software? Are you running the latest version? We can help!   Home Networks - Want a wireless system for your home? Great! Do you know how to keep hackers out? We can help!   Backups - Do you have documents, email addresses, contact information, or other valuable information on your computer? Is it backed up? We can help! New Computer Blues? - When it comes to choosing your next computer, don't just run out and get any old computer. We highly recommend Dell desktops, IBM laptops, and Sony computers are really nice too. Repairs PC Tune Up - Microsoft Windows tends to run slower and slower over time. Programs launch that you don't even know are running. Every two years or so, your PC needs a tune-up. We can help!   Virus Removal - Do you believe you have a virus? Is your computer unstable? We can help!   Broken Software - Are you getting crazy error messages? Do your programs fail to start? We can help!   Hardware Problems - Are you getting "blue screen" messages? Does your computer have trouble booting up? We can help!

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Hobby Group is proud to offer our customers exceptional service. If we have provided you with outstanding service, we encourage you to share your thoughts. If you would like to comment on our service, please do so here. (click here) As a service to our customers, we offer a newsletter with information targeted to our non-technical customers. Please subscribe to our upcoming newsletter here. (click here)

7/20  Contact Us

Full Name Company Phone E-mail Address Comments       Hobby Group 5928 Allday Drive Houston, TX 77036   Office: (713)780-8495 Fax: (713)780-8716 I E-Mail: Jerry Hobby Internet: www.HobbyGroup.com

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9/20  Project Management, Security Consulting, networking, Linux, and server management.

Hobby Group is proud to offer our customers exceptional service. If we have provided you with outstanding service, we encourage you to share your thoughts. If you would like to comment on our service, please do so here. (click here)

As a service to our customers, we offer a newsletter with information targeted to our non-technical customers. Please subscribe to our upcoming newsletter here. (click here)

10/20  Residential Home computer running slow? Considering a new computer?

11/20 Customer service starts with listening.

Hobby Group is proud to offer our customers exceptional service. If we have provided you with outstanding service, we encourage you to share your thoughts. If you would like to comment on our service, please do so here. (click here)

As a service to our customers, we offer a newsletter with information targeted to our non-technical customers. Please subscribe to our upcoming newsletter here. (click here)

12/20 We pride ourselves in giving customer support that exceeds the expectations of our customers.

13/20 Customer Success Story: A recent web hosting customer chose Hobby Group for their retail web site. After the migration, we ran several quality tests on the customers website and found hundreds of broken links throughout the site. We repaired every link at no charge. Why? We value our customers and we go the extra mile. Hobby Group has several customers with comparable stories. Customer satisfaction is our #1 priority. Referrals are how we grow our business.

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Our clients are often quite proud of their new websites. We will showcase a few of those sites here if we receive permission from our clients. Be sure and let us know what you think of them. (click here)          www.HobbyGroup.com We developed our own website and we gave ourselves permission to show it off here. Of course, if you can read this message, you've already seen our website. www.McCormickSolutions.com A well designed site is built to increase contacts between the customer and the company. This site features buttons, contact forms, contact information on every page, and is built to sell. This site is beautiful and effective. www.HotSteppersMusic.com This is an e-commerce site. Featuring African music CDs and DVDs, this site has a bold presentation, shopping cart features, and credit card processing. www.TedwAllen.com This insurance company was more concerned with simplifying their paperwork. Switching them from a FAX driven business to an online form driven system saves them time and trouble. www.ChuckStanton.com This is a fine example of a single page website. This type of site is ideal for resumes, public speakers, or other individuals who have a brief message, but want a professional presentation. www.PillowTalkCity.com Selling hand made items, such as these beautiful pillow covers, requires a special touch. This site includes a nice single-item inventory system and around 1,000 photos. You can't find a site like this anywhere! No shopping cart services were used at the request of the customer. www.TheSourceNetwork.org A Houston area networking group. This site features extensive member database functionality. Features include automatic login, membership logins, and numerous dynamic pages. www.ProfessionalsInBusiness.com A Houston area networking group. This site features databases used for member profiles. The member profile on the home page automatically changes on each page refresh. Not only can members add their own profiles to the database, they can upload their own photographs as well. www.HennigGC.com A Houston area small business general counsel service. The verbiage of this site is still undergoing updates. The graphical banner is custom made.

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Check out our website templates.   Who should have a website? A website is a marketing tool, a support tool, and an information tool. Any person or organization that uses direct mail, brochures, business cards, advertising, or newsletters to promote or support their organization probably needs a website. A website today is just as important as a business card and is a highly effective tool.  I don't sell anything, so what would I put on my website? Most websites on the Internet today are not there to sell products. Websites are used to provide information to potential customers. Think of it this way: Anyone who is looking at your website is a warm lead because they took the time to read your website. Now that you have their attention, its time to heat that lead up. Websites provide answers and encourage customers to call. By the time the phone rings, they are ready to do business.  Will a website grow my business? A bad website hurts business, a good website can bring outstanding results. There are two types of growth brought on by websites, active and passive. Active growth is when your site is a direct sales tool such as a shopping cart or a product brochure site. Passive growth is from growth caused by establishing a better experience for your existing customers. A professional site with answers to questions, access to support, etc., all help your customers to have a better experience. This makes customers happier. This leads to more referrals and better customer retention. Passive growth comes improving the customer experience.  My business is small, do I really need a website? Not all companies want to support the entire world. Consider a small landscaping company. They would not want customers from all around the world. They have to turn down any calls outside of their target areas. The landscaping can greatly benefit from a website though. The sales process can be greatly enhanced by a website and customers can use the website to learn how to resolve dozens of common landscaping problems. This is both active and passive growth in action.  How do I maintain a website? I don't want to learn HTML. There are several methods for maintaining a website and which tool is the best depends a lot on the specifics of your website. A consultant can help you determine which method is right for you.  How much does a website cost? Websites range in prices depending on what you need. If you build your own, you will need to spend some money of authoring tools, books, etc. If you hire a consultant, you will get a better site and you will get it faster. The most common types of sites typically costs between $500 and $1,000. Sites with shopping carts, streaming media, or programming requirements will cost between $1,500 and $2,500 in most cases. Of course, it's a dangerous game for us to post prices here. You really need to call and we will discuss your particular needs and give you a price that fits your requirements.  Please contact us to discuss your particular needs. (click here)

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Selling products on the Internet is so popular that it is difficult to find someone who has not shopped for something online. Some retailers have been so successful with their digital storefronts that they have closed their physical stores in favor of the huge international marketplace provided by the Internet.  I have no idea how this works. What do I do? There are many choices to make and you will probably need some help through them. We can help you on an individual basis when you are ready to get started. We will be glad to help. (contact us)  What options do I have for my Digital Storefront? There are three major choices for your store. Online Auctions - Typically, this means eBay.com. With online auctions, you can be very successful with a variety of techniques. Several companies have chosen eBay.com as their primary method for selling. There is a learning curve with this method. We can help you determine if this strategy works for your business and how to succeed. Portal Services - Yahoo.com, Amazon.com, and several other companies offer pre-built stores that setup quickly and inexpensively. The disadvantages include commissions on sales, slow support, less control over look and feel, and direct competition from other portal users. Custom Storefront - While these are more expensive, they are also the most popular. You get a store where you control the look and feel of the site. Having total control over the shopping experience is very important. We can help you through the choices so that you get the solution that best fits your needs.  How do I set my prices for online selling? Most people assume that selling online requires the lowest prices in the entire country. That's just not true. People buy for a lot of different reason and price is just one of them. How you target your customers, what they value, what your products are, and how you bundle service and support are all important parts of the sales process. Many companies sell online for the same price as they do in their stores. Some offer small discounts online to promote business. The companies that sell on low-price alone will always be there, but they are not always a threat to your success.  How do I advertise my new Digital Storefront? There are several options available and we need to discuss them as part of your total package. Options include: Search Engine Submittal Search Engine Advertising Banner Exchanges Direct Mail eMail campaigns Fax campaigns Site Name on your business cards Unique web site features encouraging existing customers to "surf" I want a Digital Storefront! How do I get started? Let us know and we'll help you through every step of the process. (contact us)

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Full Name Company Phone E-mail Address Comments       Hobby Group 5928 Allday Drive Houston, TX 77036   Office: (713)780-8495 Fax: (713)780-8716 I E-Mail: Jerry Hobby Internet: www.HobbyGroup.com

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