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F.A.Q's:
What is a Web site?

By going through a simple two step sign up process, you can establish a
professional looking, personalized Web site for yourself or your business. Your
Web site even has built-in powerful communication and collaboration capabilities.

With your Web site, you can:

  • Attract customers and partners
  • Use your Web site to increase your sales and marketing efforts
  • Communicate information about your products and services
  • Use Public and Private folders to exchange files with visitors
  • Post graphics, photos, and links to other Web pages

A Web site increases your sales and marketing efforts by establishing a cost-
effective presence on the Web. You can utilize the site's powerful communication
tools to help reduce phone tag; lower long distance and conference calling fees;
and dramatically increase the quality of your customer service and the visibility of
your business.

How much does a Web site cost?

Every web site is different, which makes it impossible to set standard pricing.
This being the case, all web developers use different methods to determine the
cost for web design. We will describe some of the most common methods for
web site pricing below.

Charging Hourly:
A very common way for web designers to charge is by the hour. Depending on the
experience, location, and many other factors, the hourly rate can be anywhere
from $75.00 to $300.00 per hour! This is a huge difference but I have seen both
and just about everything in between. The important thing is to make sure the web
developer is worth their rate. Always check with the designers past clients and
remember - you really do "get what you pay for".

Per Project Pricing
Many web design firms will give you a set price to complete your project. Make
sure you have a thorough and complete requirements list before you begin the
project.

Corporate web site
Corporate or commercial site goes beyond the basic on-line brochure. More
complex sites feature a greater level of interactivity and database integration. You
may need a private intranet for employee communication and document sharing,
or an extranet to share information and track vendors and/or customers.
Corporate web sites usually start around $5,000 and can go as high as $100,000
depending on the complexity.

Interactive Database Site
A complex interactive site has a large amount of back-end programming. More
complex sites feature a greater level of interactivity and database integration. Most
complex corporate sites consist of data driven content and dynamically generated
pages. The amount of pages is not as relevant as the amount of programming
involved. The most important aspect to an interactive site is that its easy to
navigate, fast, and scalable. These web sites usually start around $15,000 and
can go as high as $250,000 depending on the complexity.

Back end programming can be done in a variety of different languages, some of
the more popular server-side languages are PHP and ASP. Web Interfaces are
normally written in CSS and HTML. If you don't know what these languages are,
don't worry, let your designer or programmer make a recommendation.

E-Commerce Site:

E-commerce websites can range from very simple to very complex. There are
quite a few things to consider when preparing to budget an e-commerce site.

There are a wide range of service providers, more experienced and "in-demand" providers may
charge premium prices, while beginners may work very cheap but lack experience. Different
skill sets demand different pay scales. If you choose the lowest price possible you will
probably not get any qualified providers to respond.

What does my Web site service include?

Your Web site service includes Web pages you can quickly and easily
personalize, integrated communication capabilities, 10MB of storage for files,
graphics and other documents, and a wide range of collaboration tools. These
tools include:
  • Public and Private folders for exchanging files with anyone who has
    internet access.
  • Areas to post your graphics, photos and favorite Web page links to share
    on the Web.

How will visitors find my Web site on the Internet?

In order to be found by an Internet Search engine, such as Yahoo! or InfoSeek,
Web pages use an embedded code called a META tag. META tags are part of the
HTML code and contain things such as keywords, or a short description of the
Web page, that are indexed on the Search engine.

Your Web site comes with an area to add customizable META tags in the HTML
coding. You will need to have your meta tag keywords and descriptions prepared
before submitting your site to the Search Engines. Meta tags can be created in the
setup area of your site (under Preferences). For more information on Meta tags
and registering with Search Engines, please call us at any time.

How do I get customer support for my Web site?

If you need customer support, you can first review the additional topics in this
Questions & Answers section which may have the information that you need.
Also, you can select the Customer Support link to submit questions and receive a
response via email.
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