Hosting & Services

  • Published September 4th, 2009 by Websites and Services Support

Hosting Benefits

There is a monthly hosting charge of $24.95 per month or you may opt to pay annually for additional savings.
What's included:

Additional add-ons as a ONE-TIME setup fee:

  • BLOG - $95
  • Shopping Cart - $149 setup fee, no commisions on sales. Must use a payment gateway such as PayPal or Authorize.net

How do I get started?
Once you have browsed through our designer websites, please don't hesitate to call if you have any unanswered quesitons. An internet account representative will e-mail you a checklist to help gather the required number of images and content pages needed to build the website. You just gather your materials and Marathon will resize the images and build the site for you (we will NOT color correct or crop your images). If you are interested in a Custom Website, we can setup a consultation call.

Additional Services:

Domain Registration
Looking to purchase a new domain name or just hoping to see if one is available? Register or check for the availability of your desired domain name using Marathon's newly automated domain name registration process. Gain total access to your account when securing your domain name through this registration method.

Email Marketing
Marathon is affliated with a Mail House that allows for you to send large email campaigns to your target audience. No more worries of being black-listed by your local provider when using such a Mail House. You must abide the the Email Marketing Regulations and not use 3rd party email lists. They must be someone you have had personal contact with in the last 18 months. Marathon will setup your account with a header and footer design, account login, and access to many body style layouts to help build your campaigns. For more information, visit MarathonPress.com or contact us with additional questions.

If you already have your Email Marketing account setup, please follow our tutorial guide.

Website Statistics
 A web page of statistical data concerning the usage of your web site is included with your monthly hosting fee. This page is not password protected by default but can be made so upon your request.

To access your Stats page, open your web browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc,.) and go to http://yourdomain.tld/stats where yourdomain.tld implies your primary domain name or URL address.

The data on this page is updated on a daily basis. The detailed statistics are rolled over every month. Here is an example of what your stats page will look like:

You are provided with a number of interesting details about the usage of your site.

Unique Visitor
A unique visitor is a computer that has made at least 1 hit on 1 page of your web site.
Visits
This is the number of visits made by all visitors.
Pages
The total number of "pages" served.
Hits
Any files requested from the server. This includes pages, images, etc,.
Bandwidth
Total number of bytes served.
Entry Page
First page viewed by a visitor during its visit.
Exit Page
Last page viewed by a visitor during its visit.
Session Duration
The time a visitor spent on your site.