We’ve now added a live chat feature to the contact-us page for Scotia Systems.

This will allow our current and potential customers to speak to our staff whenever we’re online.

The software used is the free Meebo client – which seems pretty good!

Give it a try on our contact-us page.

If you’re starting a web design business in Canada – here’s a good source of information from the government on where to start:

Graphic/Web Design Fast Facts

This is a good free tool to use for those starting out with SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

Website Grader analyses your site and gives recommendations on how you can improve the SEO aspects of it:

Website Grader

You’ll now be able to follow Scotia Systems updates on Twitter (scotiasystems). We’ve installed the latest version of WordTwit to automatically update twitter with new posts.

More information on WordTwit here: http://www.bravenewcode.com/2009/04/11/may-we-please-introduce-wordtwit-20/

Look out for posters advertising Scotia Systems Web Design and Computer Support services around Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia.   You’ll also find business cards with our contact details around town..

OK – so who are we?

Scotia Systems (Computer Support) is a new small business run from Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia.    The aim of the company is to

1) Support home users
2) Support small business users
3) Web design
4) Provide Hosting
5) Make a living

Obviously Number 5 really matters to us, but to get there we need to make 1-4 successful first!

It’s still early days for the company, so directions and focus may change, but for now it’s full steam ahead on the above 5 goals.  

Goal #1 (home users) has already started, and as you can see by the testimonial on our homepage (www.scotiasystems.com) is proving popular.   Using a new tool called GotoAssist (I think this tool deserves a blog post of it’s on – watch this space) we’re able to remotely support a PC anywhere in the world.   This means that rural users in Nova Scotia, no longer have to travel hours with their PC to get some help.

Goals 3 and 4 are also going well.   We’ve found an excellent hosting partner located in Toronto and have been trialling their services with great success.   It’s amzing how much you can learn in a short space of time when working on web projects!   The tools and technologies are changing and improving at such a great rate it’s a full time job keeping up!

So there you have a little background on us and what we’re out to achieve.   More to come over time!

So here it is!  My first blog…

Feels like the start of a new journey, but I’m not sure where to?

Anyway the purpose of this Blog is to share some of my experiences with IT and running an IT company in Nova Scotia.    Hopefully it’ll help, and maybe it’ll entertain – so let’s get started!