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are some of our most frequently asked questions.
1.
What is a Web Page? What is a Web Site? What is the difference
between the two?
A
web site is a place on the web that gives customers information
about your business. A web site consists of a Home Page and
one or more additional web pages detailing
what you do, where you are, who you are and what you sell.
It is the key to a customer's first impression of you on the
internet.
A
web site is "hosted" on a "virtual server" where many people
can visit your site at one time, 24 hours a day. Our "Servers"
have a secure connection to the internet, backed by large
battery backups and data backup units to protect your site
from going down or being inaccessible to your customers.
A
web page is a single page within a web site. Many businesses
may only need one or two pages to detail their business or
service. Other businesses may need 20 - 30 pages to detail
their products and services. You need to convey on the internet
what it takes to sell your product in front of a customer
or on the phone.
2.
What is a Domain Name? Should I have one?
A
Domain Name is an identifier for you or your business on the
internet that is used to help the customer remember who you
are and find your web site on the internet.
Your Domain
name is your "address" to your web site. You should pick a
domain name that people will associate to you and your business
and be easy to remember when looking for you.
Yes,
you should acquire a domain name (your business name, if possible).
Domain names are being purchased in the hundreds of thousands
daily. Check to see if your name is available by clicking
here.
Cost for
registration is $44.95 for 2 years or $89.95 for 5 years. We search, register and
post an "Under Construction page" for your domain name within 24 - 36 hours. You
can pay for your domain name for 1, 2, 5 or 10 years. You
will be billed thereafter based on the number of years you
have purchased your domain name. Although you own the domain
name, you must pay for registration of that name through out
the time you own it.
3.
Why should I have a web site? Do I need one?
You can
have a personal web site, a business web site or an informative
web site.
- Personal:
Let
your friends and family know what is going on with you and
your family. Post pictures, list your family tree and lots
more. It's fun and entertaining.
- Business:
Get new customers, keep your existing customers informed
of new things, products and happenings with your business.
- E-Commerce:
Sell
your house, valuable car, jewels and more on the web. Reach
millions of potential customers.
The
web can be a window to millions of people around the world.
- Sell
your products or services on the web with secure pages.
- Accept
credit cards on line.
- Correspond
with customers all over the world.
- Post
pictures of your products with as much or as little details
as you want.
Like
all other advertising, it is only as good as your content.
A good web site campaign is one in which you make sure that
your domain name is on everything that you hand out to customers
- letterhead, business cards, bags, brochures and all other
written communications.
You
may not want everyone at your site, you may want a particular
type of clientele. We can password protect your pages so that
only your customers can reach your site. If you are looking
for volume "hits", many people visiting your site, content
update is an important part to selling and promoting your
site, as well as frequent site submissions.
4.
How do I go about getting a web site?
You should
acquire your domain name. Once you have a domain name, we
can begin to create your web site. We can maintain it or you
can maintain it. Once the site is created, it is posted onto
the internet.
You are
charged a monthly fee to have your site on our servers. When
choosing a Host, you want to make sure your Host has big enough
and secure enough computers to hold your site, keep it secure
and be available for your customers to visit all the time.
It should be able to handle your volume of customers. These
are important things to consider. If the "server" is not large
enough to handle the volume of customers or is down all the
time, you can lose business.
You want
to make sure that enough people can access your site, that
it does not go down or become inaccessible and that it is
backed up often so it doesn't get lost if the server goes
down. You also want a battery backup in case of power outages.
Our Host
Servers have hundreds of large dedicated computers hosting
thousands of customers and web sites. They have large generators
for these servers with multiple lines connecting to the internet
to insure that lots of people can see your site 24 hours a
day.
5.
What are my options in getting and maintaining a Web Site?
You
can have us create and maintain your web site.
We can create your web site. You can participate and be as
active as you choose in maintaining and working on your site.
If you would like us to maintain it, you can submit changes
as often or as little as you like. Maintenance charges are
based on the number of times and amount of changes made each
month.
You can
create and maintain your own web site.
Many people are choosing take this option. We can train on
Net Objects Fusion or Microsoft Front Page 98 software. You
can change and update your pages as often as you wish at no
additional costs.
If you
are not creative, we can help you create your site and you
can maintain it from that point on.
6.
Why would I want to create and maintain my own web site?
One of
the best reasons for creating and maintaining your own site
is that you can change it daily.
- Another
good reason is it is lower in cost monthly because you don't
have to pay anyone else to maintain it.
- You
have control of your site. If something happens to the Host
or you decide to change Host, you can repost your site from
your own computer. You always have a backup.
7.
How long does it take to put up a web site?
It can
take anywhere from 1 week to several weeks to complete your
web site. We offer a FREE Consultation, so that we can help
you decide how you want on the internet. It depends on how
much time you have to spend with us when we need questions
answered about your business. If you can provide us with your
business information, we can have your site up in no time.
Give
us a call at (305) 293-3583. We will be happy
to give you a quote.
Click
here to go to our Inquiry Form.
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