Clamshell Studios and Dugan's Travels Join Forces to Provide Websites for Independent Travel Agents

Aug. 15, 2010 - PRLog -- Dugan’s Travels, a popular, award-winning travel agent host agency and Clamshell Studios LLC, a website development company specializing in small business marketing and development have collaborated on providing an affordable solution for small and home-based travel agents to have a professional presence on the World Wide Web.

Jennifer Dugan started Dugan's Travels in 1997 with the hopes of having a business that would not interfere with her experiencing the bonding of at-home parenting. As a former agent for an outside agency, she quickly learned what she needed to do in order to make her business succeed. Dugan's Travels currently has over 650 independent agents across the United States and Canada.

Ed Spader, President of Clamshell Studios LLC recognizes the need for such programs, especially in today’s economy. “Small business owners have been at an extreme disadvantage since the Web became popular,” he said. “In 2000, 50% of all U.S. homes had access to the Internet. Today, with the advent of social networking, that number is up to around 80%. More and more people use the Internet to look into and make purchases. Small businesses run on small budgets, and web design, hosting and maintenance isn’t on the minds of small business owners because of the expense factor.”

Clamshell Studios and Dugan’s Travels hopes to level the playing field, creating a special program for Dugan’s Travels agents to build an affordable, professional home on the Web.
Comprehensive website packages for Dugans’ agents start at just $299 and include a domain name, the first year of hosting and a maintenance plan that provides website owners with a monthly bank of hours that can be spent to have Clamshell Studios’ professional staff make changes to or upgrade their websites.

For additional information, please visit: http://www.clamshellstudiosllc.com/affiliates/dugans

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