Services

About WebMagic

WebMagic® is one of the Internet’s leading technology firms specializing in new venture creation and the construction of World Wide Web sites for start-ups, entrepreneurs and special interest groups. We also provide a wide range of consulting, networking and communications services for our clients. The WebMagic® hardware and software lines for Unix, Windows and Macintosh include the flagship WebMagic ® Pro Commerce Server and a variety of WebMagic® Wireless applications. If you’re interested in making the Internet work for you, let us show you the way!

WebMagic® has created numerous world-renowned companies and Web sites operating on the Internet’s best domains under the WebMagic® name, including Pets.com (spun off 1999), Toys.com (acquired by eToys in 1998), Cooking.com (spun off in 1998) and more. Our majority and minority investments in various companies span numerous industries, from technology, to film and entertainment, and to real estate. We have been featured by Newsweek, the Wall Street Journal, CNN, MSNBC, Forbes, Entertainment Weekly, CNET, and many other television and radio programs, magazines, newspapers, trade publications and Web sites. Before the full rise of the Internet and explosive growth of smaller sites, we hosted 1/10^th of 1% of all .com web sites globally. Over the years, we have honed our skill sets, decades of knowledge and experience, and well-oiled teams to pursue excellence for both our clients and for our own projects. If you have an exciting company, service, or project you are building, we may be able to help!

Today we primarily provide products and services to and for medium to larger sized entities, as well as for smaller entities we can acquire a controlling interest in and help drive growth.

Services

Business Development
WebMagic® provides a wide range of business development services for clients and their ventures, services, and products. We offer market analysis and feasibility studies, needs assessments, product and service development (business and technological), localization services, A-B and marketing testing, security and backup services, catalog and online store development, consumer guide development, merchant card processing, statistical reporting, and deep data analysis. We also provide guides, catalogs and other resources on client’s topics which feature both the products and services of our clients and third parties in order to maximize organic search engine traffic.
Intellectual Property Management
WebMagic® provides brokerage, intellectual property licensing,and brand management and strategy services and tools for a variety of clients. While most of our clients remain confidential, an example of one of the firms we have assisted on an ongoing basis is a media element licensing company, eFootage.com.
Hardware and Software
WebMagic® offers a full range of solutions for use with local area, wide area/virtual private, and global computer networks. The WebMagic® software line includes the flagship WebMagic Pro® Commerce Server — a leading tool for electronic catalog creation, site maintenance, back-end customer and inventory management, and other day-to-day operations. The WebMagic Pro® suite also includes a graphics software package for the design of Web sites, graphics, animated images and charts. Our WebMagic Pro® Log Analyzer provides a complete solution for site statistics gathering and analysis. Custom programming also is available for medium and larger sized projects. The WebMagic® hardware line includes information and virtual private network servers, modems, routers, firewalls and other networking equipment.
Merchandising
WebMagic’s Gift Shop features a variety of high-quality items for sale, each decorated with the company’s stylish and distinctive “hand” logo. Show your support for one of the Internet’s e-commerce pioneers by purchasing something for yourself — or as a gift!
Network Connectivity
WebMagic® has been providing e-mail, web hosting, domain name registration services, audio and video distribution and Internet access services since 1994. In addition to offering our own services, we became authorized agents for Pacific Bell & AT&T a quarter century ago, at that time offering customers then-innovative options such as T1, ISDN, DSL/ADSL, Frame Relay, and ATM connectivity. Today we offer fiber connectivity, and other services to connect your corporate offices with data centers and cloud networks.
Publishing and Editorial Content
The WebMagic Publishing® group provides original content as well as the custom services of writers, editors, graphic designers, and artists to our clients. We can provide a wide range of printed materials, including articles, catalogs, books and manuals covering all aspects of computing, entertainment, news, local-area content, travel, finance, education and e-commerce.
Trade Shows and Expositions
We have been conducting and assisting others in conducting numerous online trade shows, expositions, forums and symposia since 1982, and since 1994 under the WebMagic® name. Our offerings cover all areas of the design, development, implementation, security, repair and use of computing systems. We also provide searchable databases of education and entertainment content encompassing product and service information, commentary, descriptions and demonstrations covering computing, toys and games, and other consumer goods.

Wireless Applications and Services
WebMagic® Wireless provides wireless network access as well as wireless hardware and software for our clients. We also provide wireless consulting services and application design. From native Palm 7 applications years ago, to iPhone® and Android® applications and mobile-friendly, responsive web design today, we have consistently assisted our clients reach the next level of services and customer engagement. !
Marketing
WebMagic® develops and manages marketing, research, promotion, and Internet and print advertising campaigns in a variety of mediums for our clients and ourselves. Our ads have appeared more than 50 million times on Yahoo, Google, Lycos (back in the day!), America Online and over a thousand smaller sites. To learn more about advertising on WebMagic’s site network, read our terms and conditions. Our off-Internet marketing and promotional efforts range from press releases and ads to participation in Adopt-a-Highway programs. We also have used our resources to assist nonprofit organizations such as the Lymphoma Research Foundation of America, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Los Angeles, the Starlight Foundation, the International Arcade Museum Library, and others.
E-Commerce
We have conducted online mail-order product and membership sales since 1994 under the WebMagic® name (since 1982 under a previous name when we first launched an electronic bulletin board system). An established expert in both direct-to-consumer and business-to-business commerce, we operate in numerous industries including toys, pets, sporting goods, electronics, computer software and hardware, books, gifts, household appliances, art, news and editorial content. Our products and services have been sold in all 50 states and nearly 100 countries around the world. We maintain our own data cloud, physical warehousing, customer support, credit card processing, fraud prevention and related services. A known expert in the field, we have regularly provided assistance to the press and business research organizations such as Forrester. Let the e-Commerce experts help you!
Community Development
Through the implementation and use of niche social media networks, automated membership systems, interactive shows and games, online movies, newsletters and other features, we assist companies in increasing brand loyalty by developing communities around their Internet presence. We also provide interactive online services including chat rooms, polls, bulletin boards and email. Automatic pop-up notification services for desktops and mobile phones are also available. Finally, we can tie it all together with virtual and real-world branding events.
Design
WebMagic Studios®, our design division, has extensive experience in providing Web design services to corporate clients, nonprofit foundations and internal projects since 1994. Our sites have received billions of hits from visitors in over 180 countries.
Consulting, Education & Finance
WebMagic® provides business, technology, and career consulting and educational training on a variety of topics, including online commerce, finance consulting and asset management, needs assessment, database services, network installation, research, system integration, telecommunications systems, entrepreneurship, business financing and marketing.
Installation, Network Management & Troubleshooting
WebMagic® provides a full range of installation, maintenance and repair services for a wide variety of information systems and computing networks. We work at the system, software, machine, board and component levels. We can assist with your data center work, phone system management, and even the repair and maintenance of software and obsolete hardware systems as we do for clients such as the Museum of the Game®

Who we are:

We are detail oriented, leading edge innovators that love working on complex and large projects for corporate partners as well as for start-ups we will typically hold a major equity stake in.

Who we are not:

We primarily work with medium and large sized businesses. Our talented engineers, designers, and business teams don’t provide us an economies of scale to efficiently work on small site. If you are a small neighborhood business looking for a very simple starter site and very low cost hosting, you might want to explore Squarespace, Simplesite, or GoDaddy.