What is a web host?
Website hosting is simply taking your web pages (html files) and
placing them on our servers so that the world can have access to
them 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Of course this is only very
small portion of what we do. Our
web hosting also
includes e-mail services, secured transactions, database
capabilities (shopping cart), web statistics reports, technical
support, and three separate levels of backup for your data.
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What are servers?
These are actually computers that have your web address and all your
info in them. The internet is a hungry place, so servers do just
that.... they serve your website up to the internet all day long
every day. That's what keeps your website up and running all the
time!
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"I need a website... how much will it cost
me?"
There are basically two types of websites...
informational and
e-commerce.
We do all custom work so matter how large or small your website is
you get the same individual attention. If you are just starting out,
we offer
small business website packages as well as e-commerce packages.
Need your existing website remodeled? We are happy to give you a
quote for that too. Because of the various sizes and needs of
websites, to quote you a price,
contact us and we
will be happy to discuss your needs.
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"How long does it take to have a website
made?"
It depends on how long it takes you to decide on your general
graphics and layout as well as the actual size of the content. Once
I have that information, plus the actual information for the body of
your site, the average small business website is completed
within a short few weeks. It largely depends on the communication
between us and how rapidly you get your information to us.
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"If I have a website, will you make changes
for me?"
We will be happy to make changes for you. We charge our hourly rate
of $45/hour for this work, and only charge for actual time spent.
There is no minimum charge.
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"Do you make your own graphics?"
Yes, we design all our graphics! We can use your favorite pictures
or other images and turn them into a graphic just for your site as
well as creating them from the beginning. We use only top software
for our graphic designing. (Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash...)
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"How do I add my website into the search
engines?"
We strongly believe each client should have knowledge of how to use
their website and promote it. Experience shows that knowledge has
power, and power gains success. Electronic feeds for search engines
are not the ideal way of submissions, and therefore encourage each
to be submitted manually. We have "how to" pages on our site
for our clients so they have some information readily available to
do this themselves. We also can do all that for you at the time we
complete your website for an additional fee. We feel it is important
to help you to be as successful as possible with your new website.
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"Do I need to have a registered domain name
and pay for hosting to get found in the search engines?"
Straight from GOOGLE SEARCH... "There are a lot of problems with
hosting your site at the free hosting companies, like Geocities.
First off, if your site is for your business, it doesn't make a very
good first impression if you haven't even purchased your own domain.
Next, spammers love the free hosting companies. So, if you put your
important site on them, you could be in the same "neighborhood" as
spammers, and you may even find that you can't get your site listed
at all because of it. I've heard of engines banning all sites from
particular free hosting companies before, so it can happen.
"Get your own domain. It's worth the small cost."
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