10. You realize everyone uses the internet - even your grandmother!
If this is your first web site then keep reading...
A: It's who you are and where you are wrapped up into one. If you don't have one already then start brain storming because almost every word in the dictionary has already been registered. Go now to a registery site like GoDaddy.com. and give it your best shot!
Whatever name you choose, make sure it's easy to remember. Try this: Tell a friend your idea for a name today and see if they remember it tomorrow. If they do, your probably on the right track. Give me a call and we'll secure your name today!
Q: How do I choose a good name?
A: Almost every word in the dictionary has been registered already so don't think you can get off easy. Should you buy a domain name with a hypen in it? Generally speaking the answer is no. There are several reasons why not. Describing a domain name with hyphens can be awkward. Customers have a habit of forgetting the hyphen and typing in the wrong URL. It’s a misconception that hyphens improve search engine rankings, the leading search engines now concentrate on content and pay only limited attention to the URL itself.
Q: What is the best domain name extension to use?
Some extensions are more common because they've been around since the internet was born and thus are more popular than others. What you want is an extension people can easily remember. Web surfers are more prone to remember ".com", ".org" and ".net" then lets say ".us" or ".bs" extensions. An extension will not have any affect on your search engine positioning.
If you register flowers.com or flowers.net they will both have the same equal ability to rank in the search engines. However, web surfers would probably remember the *.com version over the others. Thus, *.com names are esspecially difficult to find.
Q: How do I get my site on google or yahoo search engines?
If search engines are not aware of your site, you will receive very few visitors - even if you have managed to find a memorable, snappy domain name. So what you need to do is submit your site to the poplular search engines. Each search engine allows you to put your name on a waiting list. Once submitted it may take several weeks before you are processed.
The best way to get your site listed is to get a link on a site that is already on google or yahoo.
(We may be able to pull some strings for you!)
Once you have a web site, it needs some place to live where people on the internet can have access to it 24x7x365. Many companies have set-up computers just for this purpose. Generally, they are kept in a super clean, air-conditioned, warehouse size building with lots of generators and backup batteries. Yes, good living conditions do make for happy web sites.
Q: What should I look for in a host?
Many sites boast a 99.9% up-time. This is very difficult to verify and what it probably means is that their computers are turned on 99.9% of the time.
A more common problem is the band-width. A band-width problem is essentially a traffic jam. For example, most persons going to work in the morning do not have the same destination, but they often use the same roads. A good hosting company makes sure they have sufficent lanes in the area where your site is located.
We have carefully selected one of largest web hosting companies in the world. They have been in business longer than many of the companies you may find on the web and for the last 5 years are repeatedly reviewed as one of the top ten web hosting companines. They are constantly managing and fine-tuning to ensure that there is no traffic jam on their side of town.
Q: What should I keep in mind with my new web site?
Q: Who is a Web Master and what should I expect?
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