It is increasingly important for our culture to bring people together and to promote dynamics in professional organizations, mutual understanding, learning and harmony. Creating ''virtual communities'' is one major way to do this.
- IADIS International Conference Web Based Communities 2010 part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2010)

A regional or community 'web portal' is an online presence that offers much more than just a website.

A regional web portal is developed to cover a specific area which may have multiple, separate communities in the form of Cities, Towns and Villages.

Regional web portals that utilize traffic inducing features specific to a community, such as local weather and news, daily dining specials, events, all business & services, emergency contact information, lists of upcoming attractions , maps and more, will give the residents and visitors to the area a more complete look at what your community provides and has to offer, and therefore makes the region that much more attractive to spend time in.

As such, the community web portals we develop also become a vital economic stream for the community, promoting residents to shop local, and enticing visitors to travel to your region because it became an easy decision once they were able to see everything your community has to offer.

Most vacationers use the Internet to choose where they will be staying, dining, and how they will entertain themselves.

Businesses and large Companies looking to relocate or expand will also find that viewing your regional web portal makes it much easier when researching for a new location to move to.

Finally, since we list and categorize ALL the business in each community into easy to find categories, sectors and sub sectors for free, residents will be more inclined to shop locally.

The portals we develop are unique because we combine the features of tourism, chamber of commerce, events and attractions, newspaper and online magazine web sites all into one, interactive, community specific web portal.

It is easy to see how your region or community will benefit from being represented online with a web portal rather than just a website.

Features & Benefits of Community Web Portals

Features
Listings of ALL local businesses by category, sector and sub-sector.
Events Calendar
Community News
Integration of local weather, theatre listings, etc
Regional Connectivity with Global Reach

Benefits
There are numerous benefits of our well-designed, modern Regional Web Portals such as:

Advertising: Increase traffic to other sites in the community.
Businesses, Non for Profit Groups, Schools, Social Events, etc. can
be more easily found, and therefore accessed through our Community
and Regional Web Portals
Our well designed, search engine friendly, Community and Regional
Web Portals, with other sites in the community pointing to them, makes
it easier to find YOUR community on the Web.
Where your community is ranked in various search engine portals is
especially important for tourism and potential consumers who may
like to travel to your community.
Your Community or Regional Web Portal will be a viable recruitment tool
for families, workers, business owners, and entrepreneurs who are looking
for a better quality of life. All of these perspective residents are using the
internet to research places to live.

As an Economic Development Tool

Our Community or Regional Web Portal will be a critical part of the economic development effort set forth by your community.

Community and Regional Web Portals provide much more than a simple listing of local government officials, chamber of commerce members, community groups and/or meetings; it is a vital part of your economic development infrastructure, and will provide an image of an energetic, and "online" community that has an informed, tech-ready workforce and an informed population of residents.

As a Marketing Tool
As a significant marketing tool, your Community or Regional Web Portals will be a vital part of tourism endeavours, attracting travelers and visitors to come and spend money on lodging and meals, and to market local businesses to potential customers from outside your community, as well projecting a contemporary and vibrant image to the world.

Our feature-rich Community and Regional Web Portals have multiple ways to inform community members about what is happening in the community (e.g. community events calendar, local news, weather reports, etc.) and has the potential to increase civic participation.

Residents will be more inclined to get out of the house, attend community meetings and to take part in community activities when they have access to the right information at the right time.