The new business has been set up by a group of Welsh audio professionals, who have faced the problem of creating a convincing on-line presence for their studio. "Ten years ago we simply had to commission and build our own website," explains Donal Whelan, managing director of ProQloud. "These days, while there are countless companies offering easy website construction tools, none have really thought about what a freelancer or a facility in the audio or broadcast business needs. You can put something together using social media web sites, but then the first thing prospective clients see when they check you out is the social media logo, not your name or company. With ProQloud, you create something bespoke, that's professional and specific to you, but without having to spend a lot of your precious time - so you can get on with making music or editing films, or whatever your creative speciality might be."
Payment of a small monthly subscription gives users access to carbon-neutral cloud hosting and all the site construction tools for their website, including the ability to patch in their own domain name. Qloud+ customers pay slightly more per month for access to the business management tools and file-serving facilities.
"Most creative professionals don't have the time to effectively broadcast their abilities to their prospective clients," concludes Whelan. "We understand these issues because we've grappled with them ourselves. Being a freelancer in these industries is about making your creativity pay, and we believe ProQloud is a game-changer in that respect."
(Jim Evans)
