{"id":3484,"date":"2009-09-24T05:16:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T05:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.msdn.microsoft.com\/webdev\/2009\/09\/24\/software-for-building-and-hosting-web-sites-at-no-cost-for-3-years\/"},"modified":"2009-09-24T05:16:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-24T05:16:00","slug":"software-for-building-and-hosting-web-sites-at-no-cost-for-3-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/software-for-building-and-hosting-web-sites-at-no-cost-for-3-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Software for building and hosting web sites at no cost for 3 years!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><A href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/02\/WebsiteSpark_Banner_2.jpg\"><IMG title=\"WebsiteSpark_Banner\" border=\"0\" alt=\"WebsiteSpark_Banner\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2019\/02\/WebsiteSpark_Banner_thumb.jpg\" width=\"316\" height=\"139\"><\/A><\/P>\n<P>I\u2019m excited to announce \u2013 <A href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/web\/websitespark\/\">WebsiteSpark<\/A> \u2013 a new program from Microsoft that provides software and support for building web sites, at no cost for 3 years.<\/P>\n<P><STRONG>What You Get<\/STRONG><\/P>\n<P>Software:<\/P>\n<P><A href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/web\/websitespark\/\">WebsiteSpark<\/A> provides software licenses that you can use for 3 years at no upfront cost (there is only an exit fee of $100 payable upon exit from the program).&nbsp; Once enrolled, you can download and use the following software from Microsoft:<\/P>\n<UL>\n<LI>3 licenses of Visual Studio 2008 Professional Edition <\/LI>\n<LI>1 license of Expression Studio 3 (which includes Blend, Sketchflow, and Web) <\/LI>\n<LI>2 licenses of Expression Web 3 <\/LI>\n<LI>4 processor licenses of Windows Web Server 2008 <\/LI>\n<LI>4 processor licenses of SQL Server 2008 Web Edition <\/LI>\n<LI>DotNetPanel control panel (enabling easy remote\/hosted management of your servers) <\/LI><\/UL>\n<P>Support:<\/P>\n<UL>\n<LI>2 professional support incidents <\/LI>\n<LI>Free training opportunities <\/LI><\/UL>\n<P>In addition to software and support, <A href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/web\/websitespark\/\">WebsiteSpark<\/A> provides partner opportunities to grow and build your business (including the ability to generate customer referrals).<\/P>\n<P><A href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/web\/websitespark\/ShowItem.aspx?LocalizedItemId=7177\">Click here<\/A> for full details on the program.<\/P>\n<P><STRONG>How to Qualify<\/STRONG><\/P>\n<P><A href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/web\/websitespark\/\">WebsiteSpark<\/A> is available to independent web developers and small web development companies.&nbsp; The only two requirements to join the program are:<\/P>\n<OL>\n<LI>Your company builds web sites and web applications on behalf of others <\/LI>\n<LI>Your company currently has less than 10 employees <\/LI><\/OL>\n<P><STRONG>How to Apply<\/STRONG><\/P>\n<P>If you qualify for the above requirements, you can email me&nbsp;at (<A href=\"mailto:omark@microsoft.com\">omark@microsoft.com<\/A>) and I can help get you enrolled into the program quickly.<\/P>\n<P>This is a fantastic program for anyone in the business of building websites.&nbsp; If you qualify, I encourage you to take advantage of it and sign up today!<\/P>\n<P>Omar Khan | Visual Web Developer<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m excited to announce \u2013 WebsiteSpark \u2013 a new program from Microsoft that provides software and support for building web sites, at no cost for 3 years. 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