Introduction to Quill Services Ltd.

"Who are those guys anyway?"
Robert Redford in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Quill Services Ltd. has been in business since 1988 and specializes in designing and implementing commercial Web Sites. Our particular expertise is in linking databases to the Web (for searchable catalogs, product specifications, membership or dealer lists and on-line shopping), and many of our current projects involve re-designing and re-constructing existing Web Sites (originally produced by others) that have been found to be unmanageable and/or ineffective. Quill Services’ history and expertise in years of computer consulting, combined with decades of marketing experience, have been valuable assets in becoming a premier Web site developer.

One of Quill’s greatest assets in developing a Web Site is our approach to the planning stage of the project. Planning is the most critical part of designing and implementing any Web Site, as it forms the foundation on which the site will be constructed. It is through proper planning that the overall effectiveness of the site is determined:

• The look and feel of the site from the users’ perspective;
• The number of times the site is visited and re-visited;
• The ease of future up-grading of the site;
• The ease of keeping the site up-to-date with new information.

The planning process involves considerable research by Quill Services to understand exactly what is important on the particular Web site, not only from the Web site owner’s point of view, but also from the point of view of their customers. The process that Quill Services uses in developing a Web Site Plan is the G.A.M.E. Plan©, which refers to the:

• Goals of the site, what needs to be accomplished;
• Audience, who the audiences are, and what is important to them;
• Message, what the messages are that need to be conveyed;
• Effectiveness, what the growth potential of the site is in terms of activity.

Programming a Web site is easy—school children can do it. Designing and implementing an effective, attractive and cost-efficient Web site requires much more attention and expertise. Quill Services Ltd. is eminently qualified to implement your Web site, as evidenced by our work on high-profile Web sites across North America such as:

• Canadian Nursery & Landscape Assoc.: www.canadanursery.com Milton ON
• B.C. Transit Commission: www.transitbc.com/victoria Victoria BC
• StressGen Biotechnologies: www.stressgen.com/reagents/ Victoria BC
• Allergy Direct: www.allergydirect.com Atlanta GA
• Oregon Association of Nurserymen: www.nurseryguide.com Portland, OR
• Daniels Electronics: www.danelec.com Victoria BC
• Sheffield's Seed Company: www.sheffields.com New York
• Quill Services Ltd. Corporate Web site
• Quill Services Web Design References

We’d enjoy hearing from you. Please give us a call to discuss your ideas.

Phone (250) 382-6227 Email: web@quillserv.com

Member, Better Business Bureau,
Member, International Institute of Interface Design
Associate Member, Society of Graphic Designers of Canada

Quill Services
Web Products:

DIMS - Distributed Internet Messaging System
Secure, browser-based Internet communication system for trade associations and companies with widespread offices, employees, franchises or dealer networks.

Quill Plant Finder Web Database
On-line database of over 8,000 plants, common and botanical names, available for use as the foundation of a Nursery catalog Web site.

ClassSite -
Online Classified Ad system for newspapers

Quill
eCommerce Engine -
Shopping cart system based on an easy to use desktop database