The Branford-based web company with the funny name, Webbersaur.us, may have stumbled a bit in choosing a name so hard to spell, said co-owner Chris Hauman, but their tagline is spot-on: "Websites can survive extinction."  

Hauman and his brother Bruce launched Webbersaur.us in November of 2007 with Chris stationed in Branford and Bruce remotely working as the tech-guy in North Carolina. Their idea was to create a content management system for a website that would allow a client to change content at the click of a mouse and keep product timely and fresh.

With websites having a tendency to be static, said Hauman, often times requiring the website builder to make changes, Webbersaur.us functions as a client-maintained system.

Hauman expounded, "We create websites for clients, make sure they are thrilled with it and then we hand them the keys and teach them how to drive."

Gone are the days, said Hauman, of saying, "I can't find my web guy."

Webbersaur.us' sites are built with HTML and CSS code but the user never has to engage with the code if they don't want ­­– the code is something Hauman usually tells the web inept not to touch.

Instead, customers can drag and drop photos to their site with ease. Text boxes can be added next to photos and coupons can be dropped next to the text boxes. In a matter of minutes, a web page can be custom built and ready for traffic (see video).

Sites powered by Webbersaur.us include the ability for clients to utilize email marketing.

"Our system," said Hauman, "empowers people to use their website as a marketing tool."

Webbersaur.us currently has a feature for clients to add a streaming Twitter feed to their pages and Hauman said Facebook feed is next on the to-do list.

Website creation usually takes about two weeks commented Hauman, but he also noted the Dockside Restaurant's website was created in seven days.

Once a site is created, the client pays for the initial product and then a monthly hosting fee begins. The hosting fee includes advances in CMS as new technology becomes available.

Currently Webbersaur.us has over 100 clients and Hauman can also now add the Town of Branford to the list. Hauman has built sites for the Parks & Recreation Department, which can now easily keep its pages updated with seasonal information.

Department Assistant Director Dale Izzo said she updates the Parks & Recreation's web pages, which is over a dozen, on a weekly basis.

"We are totally satisfied," said Izzo, "and his [Hauman] customer service is excellent."

Izzo commented that Webbersaur.us' tools grant her instant access to items that need immediate changes. "If there is a change in the basketball schedule," she said, "it can go up right away."

Hauman is also proud to note the Branford Police Department as a client; its website launched in October.

While the early success of a web start-up can sometimes go to an entrepreneur's head, Hauman is quite the opposite.

He is a proud member of the Branford Chamber of Commerce and the recent recipient of their Volunteer of the Year Award.

If you are curious as to how the CMS of Webbersaur.us works, see a video above, or visit the company's website.