Why
Host a Website?
Before
I go into explaining all the other details involved in
web design you may be asking yourself Why you
would even want a web site. Well, the Internet and World
Wide Web is the fastest growing communication device know
to us at this time. The information located on the Internet
is accessible to everyone all over the world if they have
access to the proper equipment. At one time information
traveled slowly through mail, phone, papers, media, printed
material and word of mouth. At the touch of a button the
world is now at your finger tips.
Businesses
can run their own intranets(for their company employees
only) or internets for everyone. Post new company data,
highlights, company functions, safety issues, monthly news
letter or any information that affects your business, employees,
or your clients.
Retail
Businesses can offer clients 24 hours X 7 days
a week access to their products and companies.
Clubs and organizations can inform members of current
events, membership information, sign ups, volunteer schedules,
ticket sales, and other club details without having
to phone and e-mail all members. It is a chance to communicate
and obtain new members for the organizations.
Families
can exchange wedding pictures, baby pictures, information
on family events and other important information
to the ones they care about, any time, by creating a family
site and hosting them on a server. The Internet
is also one of the cheapest ways to advertise
your business. Companies can advertise
new products, business hours, specials, newsletters, and
other new and exciting ideas and items that are happening
in their busness.
E-commerce sites
are also one of the hottest types of sites that are now
offered to business. Why not sell your merchandise to the
general public by using the computer and sales by charge
cards!
Web
Pages are the way of the present and the future in communications
and business. Technology will only increase and the World
Wide Web will only continue to get bigger and stronger.
So
now that you have decided to do a web page now the real
questions start to surface.
How
do you start to put together the site?
This is
a very critical part of the design and planning process.
This part of the web process takes time, but if done correctly
will save many hours of corrections later on in the final
stages of the web page. The client must ask many questions
on how they would like the site to look and therefore decide
on many details such as:
how
many key pages are needed
how many different links are needed if any
what type of logo for your company, if one is not already available
what color theme for the
site
is animation or flash required, and if so is loading time worth the graphics
how much initial investment (your budget)will be put into the web page(s)
is digital photography required
is the site using E-commerce
is a database needed
are their forms to be filled by the user
are there any links involved
is e-mail to be used
how often is the site to be updated, and who will update the site
where is the site to be hosted
do you need an address, or URL address eg. www.yourdomainname.com
is an entrance page needed
do you need english and another language to click into
any special coding needed such as calculators, or specialty forms with
numbers
what is the time frame you need the site by
These
suggestions are just a start to get the client thinking
about how the design and look of their
web site. For a more detailed description click into Web
Designs
Where
do I host the site?
Once
the web site has been designed the next logical question
is where do we put it. Remember
that once the site is designed, hosting your site on a server
will also require a cost to you. A server can
be described as the storage space for your web site. When
someone on the Internet goes to the address of your web site
(also referred to as URL) the Internet will take them to
the server where your site is being hosted or stored.
So
now the question arises as to where these servers are.
Servers are located all around the world. Some major companies
have their own servers. Even individuals or offices sometimes
have their own servers. The normal everyday Internet user
usually does not have a server at home. It takes qualified
people and software to watch over these servers to provide
24 hour service to users and clients. Some type of security
needs to be supplied to the valued information stored.
So this now brings us to the important question....where
do we find a server? There are many companies out there
that offer hosting. Each company offers different prices
and amounts of space to store your information. You must
also register your domain name which will require another
additional cost but will be a one time cost usually for
two years. Make sure that when you are checking out servers
that you are getting a qualified and reliable company. Authentic
Web Designs can take care of
all your needs when it comes to a server and registration
of your domain name. We try to make it as easy as possible
for our clients to get their sites up and running. We are
very competitive when it comes to pricing. For further
information and pricing on Hosting your site please click
into the Web Hosting Page.
The
choice is up to you where you want to host your site.
Authentic Web Designs is reliable and experienced
and will Host the site if required by the customer.
