HostParrot.com, the firm of Bristol resident Zak Wolfinger, provides fully customized website design and hosting services. With 13 years of experience in website development, Zak is able to create or update any type of personal or business website, from the simplest to the most complex. His phone number is 966-5660.

Whether a company requires a single web page or a complex multi-level database-driven website, Zak is able to help. Consult http://HostParrot.com to request a quote. Some typical monthly hosting costs can also be viewed there.

Those interested in an example of Zak’s work can see his revision and updating of the Bristol Bugle’s website at www.bristolbugle.com. The complete May issue is online there. (See the related article in this issue on that topic.)

The wide array of services offered by Zak includes professional website design, website maintenance, web hosting, web page templates, graphics design, and Macromedia Flash (which creates animation, if desired). Other small business services, such as logo and banner design, are also offered.

Whether a website requires e-commerce functionality, dazzling animation, high-volume information management, and more, Zak can call on a specialized team of designers, programmers, and marketing specialists, each an expert in his or her own field.

Zak notes that, unlike an ad in a newspaper or phone book, a website can contain an unlimited amount of information at a fraction of the cost, and is accessible by millions worldwide.

Zak says that half of his business consists of designing new websites, and the other half is devoted to revamping and updating existing sites. For either new or current websites, he is able to build in tools which will enable his customers to update their own websites. Zak says that such updating is “very easy,” even for those who are not computer experts.