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Founded in 2000, Squid Internet (INS Digital Media LLC) is a professional web marketing services firm that works with companies to define strategies and implement innovative ways to build their businesses (image and sales) by combining the expertise of design, Internet technology and internet marketing communications.

Through www.insWebsites.com, INS Digital Media LLC delivers professional websites and web marketing services for the insurance industry, including P&C Agencies, Life/Health Agents, and Insurance Brokers.

Squid Internet works with clients both local and nationwide to create successful web marketing plans and realize the full potential of the Internet. Our client relationships are focused around the philosophy of a long-term partnership, with Squid Internet providing the experience, knowledge, and expertise in helping the client create a strong brand image and drive business to their websites.

Squid Internet offers a wide range of Internet marketing and development services for the small and mid-sized business market. We offer custom website design, flexible web hosting & e-mail services, Internet marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), Webmaster retainer services, and domain name management.

Strategic Partners

Strategic partnerships are essential in today's fast-paced and ever changing economic and technological climate. Squid Internet's strategic partnerships with proven industry leaders allows us to offer our customers the most reliable and complete Internet solutions available. We are very proud of the success of these partnerships, and benefit tremendously from the expertise our partners bring to our table - making our customers the beneficiaries of these partnerships.

InsureZone & AgentSecure

InsureZoneInsureZone, based in Fort Worth, TX, offers a spectrum of insurance services from fulfillment to complete turnkey e-commerce technology capabilities direct to consumers and independent insurance agencies. InsureZone offers customers multiple insurance quotes and products from top-rated carriers and the ability to purchase coverage online or offline in just minutes.

AgentSecureAgentSecure is the brand name under which InsureZone provides services to 1,800 agencies in 49 states. Its product line includes personal lines and all the coverages a business owner needs. AgentSecure works with nine carriers which include AIG, CNA, Encompass, Hartford, Hanover, MetLife, OneBeacon, Philadelphia, Progressive, Safeco, and Zurich. InsureZone/AgentSecure has been formally endorsed by 31 IIABA (Big I) state or regional affiliates. For additional information, visit www.insurezone.com and www.agentsecure.com.

Google

GoogleSquid Internet has partnered with Google™ to provide you with a proven ways to help you market your products to qualified visitors. Google AdWords connects you with new customers at the precise moment they're looking for your products or services via Google. With Google AdWords, we create your online ads, research keywords and keyphrases to help match your ads to your target audience, and pay only when someone clicks on your targeted Google ad.

Google is the world leader in online search, with billions of web pages crawled and hundreds of millions of images indexed. Information seekers around the world rely on Google's fast, accurate and easy-to-use service to find answers, while Squid Internet uses Google for our clients to reach new customers and to increase our clients revenues with highly targeted advertising. For additional information, visit www.google.com.

Yahoo!

YahooYahoo!® Search Marketing, formerly Overture, gives you huge reach on the Web and drives a large number of prospective customers to your website. In the paid listing program of Yahoo search marketing, you only have to pay for the leads that are generated through this program. Through Yahoo's vast network you can reach 90% of active internet users on sites such as Yahoo!, Ask.com, InfoSpace, CNN, and AltaVista. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com.

Insurance Journal

Insurance JournalInsurance Journal, considered the most read national property and casualty publication for independent insurance agents and brokers. InsuranceJournal.com was created in 1997 to provide regional, national and international news and information to the insurance industry. InsuranceJournal.com uses its 80 years of insurance expertise to provide the industry real-time news and analysis. For additional information, visit www.insurancejournal.com.

VeriSign

VeriSignVeriSign® is a leading provider of ecommerce security solutions. The company offers a variety of ecommerce security services ranging from secure sockets layer (SSL) and digital certificates to ecommerce payment gateways. Verisign provides Squid Internet with SSL encryption certificates. For additional information, visit www.verisign.com.

The Planet

The PlanetThe Planet is the leading provider of internet Infrastructure solutions. By offering the best choice of servers, software tools and world-class support, backed by state-of-the-art facilities and unmatched network connectivity, The Planet helps turn information technology into a powerful competitive advantage that enables customers to successfully grow their businesses. For additional information, visit www.theplanet.com.

Datacenter Facility

Squid Internet’s web servers are located in a state-of-the-art datacenter in Dallas, Texas. Our datacenter partner, The Planet, has a well-known history of reliability and security in the web hosting industry. Historical web server uptime is 99.5%. The .5% can be attributed to scheduled hardware improvement or software upgrades.

The datacenter facility is F5 rated and has 77,000 square feet with 35,000 sq. ft. of raised floor datacenter space. This facility has complete redundancy in power, HVAC, fire suppression, network connectivity, and security.

The facility features include:

  • Dual electrical utility feeds from separate TXU substations
  • One 2-megawatt diesel generator
  • Parallel redundant 750KVA MGE UPS
  • Dual 550 ton carrier chillers
  • (8) HVAC units totaling 240 tons
  • Double interlock pre-action fire suppression
  • Biometric hand scanners
  • Video surveillance (recorded and archived).
  • Security patrols through entire facility.

Our robust network infrastructure ensures maximum uptime and superior performance that provides you with the connectivity, bandwidth and stability you can't find anywhere else.

Our network architecture utilizes the Enterprise routing and switching engines from Juniper and Cisco. We utilize Juniper M20 routers as border routers, Cisco 6500 series switches in our distribution layer and Cisco 6500 switches in our aggregation layers, and Cisco 3500 and 2900 series switches at the customer layer. Our network is fully meshed and redundant with 8 backbone providers for a total of 27 Gbps of available bandwidth.

Company VALUES

Squid Internet is guided by the following core values and they represent the fundamental tenets that guide us in our day-to-day business activities. We want our decisions and actions to demonstrate these values.

  1. Customer First - Not just a slogan here, but the first rule of doing business. We believe in respecting our customers, listening to their requests and understanding their needs and expectations. We strive to exceed their expectations in affordability, quality, and service.
  2. Creativity - Whether it's web design or a web marketing solution for your business - we consider creativity to be as central to our mission as any other aspect of doing business. We look at every organization uniquely and decide on the most successful design, both functionally and creatively.
  3. High Quality - We are each personally accountable for the highest standards of behavior, including honesty and fairness in all aspects of our work.
  4. Responsive - We must avoid bureaucratic delays. We must be agile enough to act faster than our competitors. Always be available to promptly respond to client questions or requests.
  5. Innovation - We will deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement and respond vigorously to change. Do not settle for the obvious or easy solution; always search for creative solutions to simple or complex problems.

MISSION STATEMENT

"Squid Internet enables small and mid-sized companies to grow their businesses by building a professional brand image and increasing awareness of their company and products by providing a complete array of internet marketing services."

Our Guarantee

Squid Internet guarantees to provide every client with a website completely free of technical errors, typographical errors, or any malfunction directly caused by any work provided by Squid Internet. We will correct those errors expeditiously at no additional cost for the life of the website.

How Can We Help You?

Squid Internet prides itself on helping its clients determine the best solution for their current and future needs. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us anytime.