Over a cup of coffee we discussed a little known barrier island in Florida that had been badly damaged by hurricane Charlie. The businesses were finally returning, but none of the private homes had yet been repaired. It was then that Sheila Torgan and Bonnie Tyler thought of the idea of Cybersidewalks.com. If the customers can't get to the stores, well then bring the stores to the customers. This approach would make the Internet affordable for even the smallest business owner, and could help to stabilize any town during tough times. Torgan, a veteran web designer and developer and a life long resident of New Canaan, talked Tyler into making ShopNewCanaan.com the first town site. Unlike other web developers who have tried to put up massive numbers of town sites all at once, Cybersidewalks takes the approach that each town has its own character, and each town site has to accurately reflect what that character is. A slower process, but one which produces the quality that is so important in any web development.
The idea has taken many different turns along the road, but still the basic concept remains the same. A town site benefits not only the individual stores within the town by bringing the Internet shopper back home, but it is also a valuable resource for the town's people. Town Events, News, Weather, even a click to the Local Bank, all are available on one site, and yes, each town site is ruthlessly local. Web development is Cybersidewalks' core business, and we take pride in every site we build. Afterall, your success is our business. Whether it is print work or web work, Cybersidewalks makes certain that the end product is something of which we can all be proud. |