What is Domain Name?
What is Web Hosting
What is E-commerce?
1.What is a Domain Name?
Your Domain Name is Your address
on the Web. Just like people use Your phone number to call You on the phone,
Your Domain Name allows people to access Your site on the Web. Clever, simple,
or easy to remember Domain Names are most desirable as they can play a large
part in attracting visitors to Your site.
Most Domain Names end with ".com (commerce)" (such as soufyandesigns.com), but
other extensions such as ".net (network)" and ".org (organization)" are also
available. In addition Domains can be used with Your e-mail accounts allowing
You to send and receive e-mail with addresses such as "support@Yourcompany.com"
Why do I need a Web site?
Five years ago having a Web site was a vanity.
Two years ago having a Web site was trendy.
Today having a Web site is a NECESSITY.
People are using the Web for
everything from researching schoolwork to buying dinner. It's quick and
convenient. You can do practically anything right from the comfort of Your
home!
Even people who prefer to shop off-line are researching products on the Web.
These days when people are trying to find You, the first place they look is on
the Web - and if they don't find You, they will probably find someone else!
What can a Web site do for me?
Your Web site can be used for a
large number of tasks such as:
Making public announcements
Providing support to Your customers
Receiving feedback from Your visitors
Sharing/distributing files and images
And, of course, selling Your products
Those might not sound impressive,
but don't forget that You'll be able to do those things for people around the
world at any time of day or night. You have the potential to become a house-hold
name 10,000 miles away.
How does a Web site work?
A Web site is simply a
collection of files that reside on a computer connected to the Internet. When
someone visits Your site, they are actually contacting that computer, and that
computer (called a Web server) gives the visitor the files they want to see.
It sounds very simple, but most normal computers don't have the power or the
software needed to constantly respond to all the requests made by all the
visitors to a site. And even if they did, they'd need an extremely fast
connection to the Internet to keep up with all the requests.
Most people and small companies don't have the resources to
run a Web server, and that is where Web Hosting comes in.
To have a Web site on the
Internet You first need to have a Web server. Unfortunately, owning a Web server
can be very costly and requires technical expertise that most businesses don't
have. This is where Web Hosts come in.
Web hosting companies provide the equipment and other
technical resources that You need without the headaches that come when You have
to do it Yourself.
Think of a Web Host as the
landlord of building. A landlord rents out storefronts to various businesses.
Each business decorates and runs their store differently, and doesn't worry
about the maintenance of the building.
In a similar way a Web Host rents out space on a Web
server (or entire Web servers), to various businesses. Each business builds
their own Web site and never has to worry about the maintenance of their Web
server.
In other words, the Web Host provides the place on the
Internet where Your Web site lives. It's a lot cheaper than buying You own
server, and You don't have to hire the technical staff to take care of it.
E-commerce is the buying and selling of goods
and services across the Internet. An e-commerce site can be as simple as a
catalog page with a phone number, or it can range all the way to a real-time
credit card processing site where customers can purchase downloadable goods and
receive them on the spot. E-commerce merchants can range from the small business
with a few items for sale all the way to a large online retailer such
as buy.com.
Why do I need a professional web designer/developer
to create, update or maintain my web site?
If you are serious about your Internet presence and you are
utilizing your web site as a marketing or e-commerce tool, you want your web
site to be optimized to reach your target audience. A professional
developer/designer goes beyond the visual aspects of the web site
and assures that the site functions properly, and provides "behind the
scenes" enhancements and development that may not be known by
non-professionals or seen by the user. This includes but not limited to
optimization for search engine readiness, meta tag development, graphics
optimization, and script and code development.
Can you "guarantee" top ranking on the Search
Engines?
Guaranteeing a top ranking in the search engines is
impossible. There are over 25 Billion web sites on the Internet and
thousands more submitted every day.
CyberSolution.co.uk will optimize your web site to be
search engine ready for key words that you believe your target audience will
use to find you. The web sites developed by CyberSolution.co.uk are
designed to be search engine ready for key words associated with
their business types, product, services and location.
How will clients find my web site?
You do not want to rely solely on the search engines for
getting traffic to your site. The search engines can take weeks even months
to list your site unless you are willing to pay for submission. For your web
site to get noticed and used, you need to have a marketing strategy.
Make sure that your web site address is on all of your current
marketing tools, such as your brochures, newsletters, business
cards, e-mail correspondence, business letterhead, and other media
advertising such as newspaper or radio. Include your web site address in
your phone mail message. Make sure that all of your current clients know
your web site address. Send them an e-mail or a post card announcing your
site. I also recommend listing your site with all appropriate
indexing or link services, such as local and national business
listing sites. There are many sites that offer links to web sites within
business or interest categories.
How long does it take to get my site listed on the
search engines?
Each search engine has its own schedule for
spidering/indexing and listing web sites. Search engines do not guarantee
inclusion from their free submissions and do not give a time line for inclusion,
however most web sites that are optimized to be "search engine ready" do get
listed.(All web sites developed by CyberSolution.co.uk are optimized for
inclusion on the search engines.) You can choose to pay for inclusion
of your website to many of the search engines, normally they have information on
how soon your listing will appear with the paid inclusion. Most of the paid
inclusion plans require payment annually or monthly to keep you in their
database. There are also "Pay-Per-Click" advertising options.
CyberSolution.co.uk will be happy to assist you with your online marketing plan.
Google, the most frequently used search
engine, currently takes about one to three months to index and reindex pages.
Google does not have a paid inclusion option.
Yahoo/HotBot/Overture/MSN/About do not guarantee that they will list
all sites that are submitted to them for free. Other search engines have the
same one to three month inclusion time.
Once your URL has been submitted to the search engines, the
next thing for you to do is be patient. Unless you have paid for inclusion, you
may need to wait for up to three months. Repeated submissions to the search
engines does not increase your chances of a more rapid listing and resubmission
once you are listed does not improve your ranking unless you have changed your
page content.
If you choose or want faster inclusion, CyberSolution.co.uk
can assist you to find the most economical way to pay for inclusion. Paying for
inclusion is optional.
What if I change my mind about the design or
features, or want to add more features?
A web site is very flexible.
What you start with can change and evolve as you need or want.
A web site is not like purchasing printed material where once it is printed
you are stuck with it as it is. Your web site can change any time you want.
You can change anything from the text content to the overall design,
or add new feature to your existing site any time you choose.
Keep your visitors interested in returning by keeping the
information on your site current and changing the site to include new
information . As your webmaster I will assure that your site is kept current
and updates are done in a timely manner.
How do I choose a domain name?
Your domain name can be what ever you choose as long as it
is available for purchase. It is recommended that you try to match
your business name to your domain name as closely as possible. Many
people searching for your business on the web will try typing in www.yourbusinessname.com
to find you before attempting a search. Domain names cannot be longer than
63 characters. Your domain name must be registered and an annual fee paid.
(New domain name registration and annual renewal is included as part of the
webmaster package provided by CyberSolution.co.uk.) You can check
availability
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Domain Names |of domain names by sending a mail to
webmaster@cybersolution.co.uk
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If you have more question about having a professionally designed web
site, please feel free to contact . There
is no charge to have questions answered.
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HTML - Hypertext Markup Language is the basic
language for presenting a web-site.
XHTML - is the markup language with the same depth
as HTML, but XHTML also conforms to XML syntax.
XML - is a custom language for creating custom
markup.
RSS - Stands for 'Real Simple Syndication' and is a
popular format for publishing frequently updated articles and
stories like blogs.
ASP.NET - Is the Windows Framework used for dynamic
applications.
PHP
- Is a free (released under the PHP License) scripting language
for constructing dynamic web sites.
MySQL - Is a Open Source Database platform
(available under terms of the GNU General Public License) and
used in conjunction with PHP and other languages to store and
retrieve data.
AJAX - is a coding nickname for the combination
technique of XML and Javascript for making rich internet
applications.
Javascript - is an established client-side
scripting language commonly used by web site developers.
Perl / CGI - is an aging scripting language that
was developed originally for NASA in 1987.
Actionscript - is a scripting language primarily
used within and to integrate Flash. The latest version of
Actionscript is 3.0 but 2.0 is still widely used worldwide.
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