What is an ISP ?

An ISP (Internet Service Provider) is a company that provides you access to the World Wide Web.

What is Hosting

The host server at the ISP on which a Web Site resides.

What is a Domain name?

The domain name is an internet address (URL) that identifies an internet site. A domain name would be formatted www.yourdomain.com.

What are Meta Tags?

Meta Tags are tags within web site pages that inform search engines about the content of the web site. Search engines utilize these tags to rank and position individual web sites. Meta tags are used by search engines to allow them to more accurately list your site in their indexes.

What is FTP?

FTP stands for file transport protocol. This is the network protocol in which most web site data is transported to and from the Host Server. In general, FTP is used to retrieve and/or send files between two host servers.

What is HTML?

HTML stands for Hyper-Text Mark-up Language. This is the standard language for all web site design. Browsers read HTML from the host server and then display the content according to the HTML.

What is an SSL Certificate?

A SSL (Secured Socket Layer) Certificate enables secure, encrypted viewing and transfer of data across the Internet so that this information cannot be obtained by unwanted parties (hackers). This is a must for any E-Commerce Site which captures their Customer's Credit Card Information!

What is a Shopping Cart?

A shopping cart is a software application that allows customers to select products and quantities from a site, while the software captures this information and stores it in memory until the customer is ready to check-out.

What is Bandwidth?

This is simply, the data rate. The amount of data that can be transported over a network in a given instance is its bandwidth.

What is Broadband ?

It is a large bandwidth. Or, the ability to transport a large amount of data over a network in a single instance.

Why does my site load slowly ?

A slow web site usually occurs when the site is badly designed, contains large and too many graphic files, remote server access trouble, video, or audio files which eats up bandwidth,. In general, the more graphics, images, video, etc. you have on a site, the slower it will load.

Why do some web sites look fine on one computer, and awful on another?

Web sites look different on every computer, depending on the type of operating system, size of monitor, and type and version of browser the visitor is using. Therefore, a site created for a specific configuration may look awful on a different one. Some designers ignore these problems and design for only one set of users.

GULFCYBERTECH tests all sites on a broad range of computers, monitors, and software to ensure each site looks its best for every visitor

What will make my site a success?

A clear understanding of who your target audience is.
A basic understanding of the internet as it relates to business.
Measurable goals for your website.
Strategies that will achieve those goals.
What makes a good website design?

The answer really depends on who the website is for. If you're after younger audience, you'll do fine with flashy multimedia, graphic-intensive pages with small text and "cool" features. These same features wouldn't work if you're targeting an older generation or business audience.

Good design is subjective and the opinions that count are those of your prospective customers. If the site appeals to them, they can accomplish what they set out to do by visiting, and the goals of the site are being met, it's a good design

Why should my company be on the Internet ?

Once my company is on the Internet, how can I bring visitors to my website?
After designing my site, who will work on its maintenance?
These should be separate pages….

Why should my company be on the Internet ?

Internet has undoubtedly become the best source of information and services. Internet helps your company sell products and services. Having a web site on the internet is like being in every telephone book directory in every city, every state and in every country. Some companies have developed a cost-effective customer service through Internet. You may save a lot of money by promoting your business on the Net. For many companies Internet has become a powerful PR and advertising machine, since a website is like a digital catalogue.

Website is a boon to the people who are willing to expand their business worldwide. It has extra ordinary potential to reach millions of people worldwide & to interact with them. It offers businessmen new opportunities & wide market to sell their products.

Following are the advantages of a website:

Establishment of brand in international & local market.
Create product awareness among targeted customers.
Boost enquires & leads through Internet.
Quick & timely reach of leads & their corresponding response.
Generate new customers in global market.
Add new sales opportunities & dynamic channels.
Expand the clientele list on existing channel.
Provide prompt & speedy customer service & after-sale service.
Reduce material cost, manufacturing cost, distribution cost, advertising cost, delivering cost & service cost.
Provide high-reach & interactive medium to expand the business horizons.
All you need in order to do business on the Internet is an effective, efficient, beautiful and practical websites, which gel into your business model. Isn't it time to market your business world wide, inexpensively with a web site on the Internet? There is no reason or excuse for any business to not have a web site on the Internet.

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Once my company is on the Internet, how can I bring visitors to my website?

Well there are many ways you can promote the website:

Print your website address (www.mycompany.com) in your business cards, flyers, brochures, menus and any other informational materials you currently use to communicate with your existing and prospective clients. You can also print website addresses on cars, trucks and vans to get a wider exposure.

Your own newsletter will be of great help for your company's marketing efforts. Within your website, you can ask visitors to subscribe to your newsletter for free. So you can email them your newsletter with news about your company and advice on services they need. If you operate a restaurant or a beauty salon, you are an expert in your field. So you can share such expertise with your current and potential clients in your newsletter. It's a way to attract new clients to your business.

Search engine submission and optimization (SEO) is another way to promote your website. We can help your company with SEO. Search engines are able to index your company in business categories. People can find your site when they search for keywords such as "food," "health care," "travel" or "insurance." But submission doesn't mean that search engines will immediately index your site. Sometimes they ignore your submission. There are two formulas to promote your site with them:

Organic Listing.- A non-paid listing of your site after submission. Search engines pay great attention to popularity. They measure popularity by taking into account how many websites have placed links to your website. Most popular search engines and index directories are Google, Yahoo, Overture, AOL Search, MSN, Altavista, and Netscape. There is no guarantee that your site will be listed after submission, but chances are it will get it.

Paid Listing.- You may buy keywords as paid advertising from search engines. There are several plans that let you bid for keywords with Google AdWords, Overture and other companies. Paid advertising is also a way to drive visitors to your site. You can advertise your site in local newspapers, magazines, radio, TV, online publications and many other media outlets. If you own a well established company that regularly advertises, you should include your Internet address (www.mycompany.com) in your ads.

After designing my site, will you be able to work on its maintenance?

Site maintenance is important as no one wants to visit an outdated site. If you update your site's contents frequently we will charge you a monthly fee for maintenance, depending on the amount of images, animations, text and other services you will need to keep your site updated. If you are not planning to update your site very often, we can do it only when you need the service. So we will do the job for you on an hourly rate basis.

Please also refer to our outsourcing section to evaluate the benefits of outsourcing your web development work to us.