The news is that we are reviewing the databases for Webartsco

We’ve been doing some re-thinking and re-organizing here at Webartsco. The results of those activities will be seen on this site soon.

Key areas we are focused on are:

• Suzie is working on a range of initiatives to make her emergings book more widely known and read.
• Des is soon to launch his Social Media Mentor Coaching program – to be offered primarily on a group basis, via teleconferences and webinars

In was announced in 2009 that social media release platform PitchEngine is represented in Australia and New Zealand by Des Walsh, social media strategist, and his company, Webartsco – co-Director is Suzie Cheel.

Go here for contact details, sales and support.

PitchEngine is:

• a dynamic blend of traditional and progressive, conversational methods of PR
• a social media release platform
• a game-changer for the world of PR

PitchEngine cracks the code of how to get your message out most effectively through the social networks, optimized for the search engines and coded for maximum findability.

PitchEngine enables companies to effectively package their stories and share them with journalists, bloggers, and influencers worldwide, via the social web. PR professionals and individual companies now have the power directly to author, host and share visually rich and engaging press releases with all their audiences.

Why PitchEngine works for PR professionals and for every business large and small

1. Access to over 200,000 journalist and media contacts. This means that your business and new product releases will get maximum visibility with your intended audience.
2. High visibility in Google search. Our media releases will help you generate high organic rankings in major search engines, driving targeted traffic to your website.
3. Routine indexing in Google news. Our releases routinely get indexed in Google News, allowing your company more media visibility and increased Google rankings.
4. Social media access. PitchEngine gives users the option of sharing your releases through multiple social media platforms – Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, etc., generating more direct communication and interaction with your customers.
5. Branded newsroom. Your company can create a customized newsroom to promote your releases and support your strategic communication objectives.

Ease of Use

You’ll love how easy it is to create and share Pitchengine press releases. And fast! Our simple interface makes it easy for anyone to generate engaging dynamic press releases, even with no prior experience.

Today we are launching our new company brand, Webartsco, with a brand new site here on the Web.

“We” are Des Walsh and Suzie Cheel, the Directors of the company.

The official name of the company is The Webarts Company Pty Ltd. We think Webartsco is suitably sleeker for the 21st century.

A little historical note about the company and its Web addresses

The company was established in 1993 as Des Walsh & Associates (the name of our pre-incorporation consulting service), becoming The Webarts Company a few years later.

When we first established a presence online, back in the mid-90s, our business ventures were very Australia-centric, so the webarts.net.au domain made good sense. Although if our memory serves us well, we did not know then how smart it would be to own a top level, .com domain. And even if we had, we can’t recall that we would have known how to go about getting one.

In those days you signed up for an account and the Internet service provider organised your domain name. By the time we got around to looking for the domain webartsdotcom it was gone. There are now more generally accessible options and we are more self-reliant in Web-related matters.

A few months ago, doing a review of the web hosting arrangements for our various online sites, and with our business activities happily more international than they were in back in the 90s, we figured it would be a good idea to do some re-badging with a top level, .com domain and a more streamlined brand.

Result? http://www.webartsco.com – new online home for The Webarts Company Pty Ltd trading as Webartsco.

Why we love blogs, Web 2.0, WordPress, Thesis…

It’s fascinating to think that back in the 90s, to have a site with only a fragment of the functionality of this WordPress site (free download) with the Thesis theme (developer’s license $77) cost us thousands of dollars (f rom memory the quote was $5,000). And we can update this one and pimp it out to our heart’s content, whenever we want, without any more than a smidgeon of knowledge of HTML code and without having to fork out more money every time there is to be a change, as we did in those bygone days. Viva Web 2.0!