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Fat Atom Creed

1) We will do what we say, when we say it, for the price we quote you...period.

2) We will quickly and competently fix any mistakes we make relating to #1 without additional cost to you.

3) To ensure the success of a project, we will always be upfront and set realistic client expectations.

4) In order to accomplish #3, we will not be "yes men" to our clients, but will help them understand the obstacles and challenges of all projects...if that's ok with you.

5) Because of #4, we promise that behind any "smart ass" or "blunt" behavior on our end, we always have your best interest in mind.

6) To help with #5, we temper our straight-forward attitude with a fun-filled, casual environment.

7) We will not hug our clients....in public.

8) We will always quantify the worth of all our work to the client so that they know how much value we have brought to their business.

9) Left blank intentionally.

10) If our services do not lead to growth in your business, we will ritually abuse ourselves like Trappists monks.

11) Because 10 isn't loud enough.

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Open-Source Freedom

Business owners can often feel trapped by their IT vendors. They pay a substantial amount of money for a website, and then never feel like they actually own or have control over it. Fat Atom Internet Marketing is dedicated to website hosting and development solutions that put the client in control of their own website.

Freedom and Flexibility

It is very popular for IT firms and web development companies to use .NET and Mircosoft-based solutions, but these solutions come with many costs. Some of these costs are high licensing prices, reoccurring update fees and putting the website and software at the mercy of a third-party company for security and bug-fixes. This not only creates unnecessary expense, but often lengthens the development of a project.

Fat Atom Internet Marketing uses open-source based software and solutions for our clients. Open-source means that all of the code in the software is free to edit, change, and improve as needed, without having to wait on another developer.

You Have the Keys

Fat Atom Internet Marketing makes sure our customers hold the keys to their websites, hosting and domain names. We want to guarantee our clients never feel like they are "held hostage". We take it a step further by using open-source CMS (content management systems) allowing our clients to edit, manage and update their own website with easy to use tools. If you are a hands-on CEO or business owner, you will love working with Fat Atom Internet Marketing.

Lower Costs and More Features

Open-source software often contains more features and functionality than traditional software because of its openness for others to improve upon it. We can use pre-developed software from the open-source community to provide our clients with websites that have functionality they would have to pay tens of thousands of dollars to develop from the ground up with other IT firms.

Security

Many people are concerned about security because open-source software is open for development by anyone. The reality is that open-source software is more secure than traditional software because known bugs and security holes get fixed more quickly.

As an example, in a comparison with the open-source browser FireFox and the traditional Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, FireFox has continually proven itself to be more secure and to have problems addressed more quickly. In fact Microsoft’s Internet Explorer once went 284 days with a high-risk security bug before it was fixed. (http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/01/internet_explorer_unsafe_for_2.html)

Why Doesn’t Everyone Do It?

Traditional fee-based software companies offer incentives to IT providers to use their software. Also, traditional software from big companies is supported with corporate funded education in colleges and schools making it easy for programmers to take classes to learn. Documentation and support are readily available for open-source programmers, but they have to be self-motivated people who can learn on their own.

While open-source solutions lack the kick-backs and perks of traditional software, we believe it is often the best solution for our clients. You will not find a better combination of functionality and affordability with any traditional solutions.