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- Web Design And Web Hosting For Beginners
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This is a basic start for beginners into the world of web design and hosting. In this article we won’t be covering such subjects as locating and researching niches. Our goal here is to get you, the beginner familiar with the groundwork of a marketing website. The address (URL) for a website is a domain name is that is typed into an Internet browser (Internet Explorer, FireFox, Netscape) to enable visitors to access your website, without having to undertake the much harder task of remembering your site as 263.119.69.12 or whatever the numbers might be.
Read more... - Great web site design features
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As a professional web design business, we have created and re-created many sites. The "great" ones have certain things in common. We thought we'd share those elements with you…
1. Easy to read. If background colors or images are used, the text on top of the background should be in a color that can easily be seen. Use a color scheme that complements and is pleasing to the eye. White space between images and sections of text make a page easier to view. Read more... - Generating Website Traffic with Sub-domains
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Sub-domains are websites that are located within a directory of your main site and have their own domain name. Because they use the same resources as the main website, they are normally much cheaper than getting another hosting account. Their low cost and flexibility make sub-domains a great device for directing traffic to your site without breaking the bank. Read more...
- What To Consider When Hiring a Web Design Company
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There are many businesses that want to make the transition from a brick and mortar store and eventually create an online presence. Quite often the business owner will hire a web designer or developer to create a custom based solution to help his or her business have an online appearance. The toughest part of the decision making process is to understand what exactly you want your web site to do. A website has been known as a tool for credibility and a way to draw leads to your thriving enterprise. Read more...
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1. How often do you back up the files? The answer you should be looking for is that they backup every night. You should also keep a up to date copy of your site on your computer to be on the safe side. 2. What sort of equipment and software are in place to ensure that my site is up? Most Internet Hosting Companies use some combination of equipment and software to ensure that the servers are up and working. You want to make sure that the server is hooked up to an UPS (uninterrupted Power Supply). The UPS is just a big battery that will provide the server with power for 30 minutes to several hours. Also most Hosting Companies have software and equipment that monitors the servers and restarts them if they quit serving pages. You will also want to know if this fails, does the company have a way to restart the server manually. 3. How many domains can I host per account? If you have 2 domain names, say joestools.com and cooltools.com, and wanted them to both go to the same site, would they charge you extra for the domain names or since it all goes to one site will you be charged just for one. If you plan on hosing several sites to see which ones will be successful, you might want to ask for a volume discount or ask if they have a reseller package. 4. What are their billing policies? You need to find out who to contact if you have a problem with billing and what is the process for resolving problems. 5. What is the procedure for uploading files to your account? You want to know if you will have 24 hour FTP access. Some hosting companies restrict how you can upload files to the servers. 6. Do they provide log files or Stats? Hosting companies usually do one or the other, either provide you with the raw logs for you account or provide you with some sort of online statistics. You will want to make sure that the logs contain information from search engines on the words and phrases used, how long the visitor stayed at the site, entry page, number of page visits, broken links and errors, and exit page. 7. Do they provide Form to email processing? Nearly every hosting company will provide atleast a basic form of this. You will want to know if there are any limitations on the size of the form. Also you might want to ask if there is a way to encrypt the form. If so you could use this for an ecommerce solution until you are ready for a shopping cart. 8. What exactly is included in the monthly charge? You want to know what the features of the account are, but you also want to know if you need them to do something extra whether there will be a charge for it. 9. How quickly they respond when you have questions? Before choosing a hosting company call them up or email them with a question and see how quickly they have an answer for you.
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