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.
Click to get a free price quote on having
a website made for your business.
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.
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