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Web FAQs Every business needs a website whether offering products, services, or information. You can bet your competition has a Web Presence and is getting your business!
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What
is the difference between a Webmaster and Web Designer?
Why
do businesses delay getting a website?
How
will people know I have a web site?
What
can I expect to pay for a we
What
do I need to get started?
I
already have a web site but am not happy with the design or content. What do I
do?
How
many pages can my web site be?
How
can I add or change content on my web site after it has been designed and
functioning.
How
do I know if a Webmaster is a good Webmaster? What are Delaware Computer Techies Webmaster qualifications?
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What
is the difference between a Webmaster and Web Designer? A web designer creates the design for web sites. A Webmaster, on the other hand, handles all aspects of the web presence including selecting and setting up the host where the website will sit on the internet, registering the business web address name such as: www.yourname.com, works with the customer to create design and content that reflect the business, and maintains all aspects of the web presence, including submissions to the search engines and marketing the web site on the Internet. Why
do businesses delay getting a website? The
most common reasons I hear, from businesses, for not getting a website are
time, know-how, money, and reluctance.
It is time consuming to get a web site up and running if you don't
have the time or know-how to create and set it up.
Although it can be costly it really doesn't have to be, an expert
Webmaster can save you money by selecting a good, but inexpensive, host server
and domain registration. Reluctance is a factor in all new marketing adventures, it is
costing you money not having a web site. Most
businesses are so busy with the daily tasks associated with running the
business they do not have much free time to learn how to create and maintain
a good web site. Contracting an
experienced Webmaster to do the work solves the problem. With a Webmaster
all the business has to do is provide the business information and approve
the design and content once the Webmaster has completed it. A
web site can be time consuming if you don’t have the know-how. Learning a
new program and setting up the web site should be left to an expert
Webmaster who already has the know-how and resources to best design and
setup your internet presence in a timely, cost effective manner. Price
versus cost. Price is the up
front expense to have your web site designed and set up.
Cost on the other hand is the investment you make in your business
over a period of time creating residual income.
Cost should become a negative number over time as your web site
brings in more and more profitable business.
Going for price rather than cost can cost you money in the long run.
A web site does not need to be expensive.
Cost varies according to what you need and want on your web site.
Larger web sites cost more than smaller ones.
Don’t skimp on the costs of your web site just to save money.
If you go for price instead of cost you will most likely end up
losing money in the long run. A
Webmaster will help determine your needs while taking into consideration
your budget. A good Webmaster
can create and setup your web site in a timely manner and save you money by
setting up your web site on a reliable host server and maintaining
your web site as needed Submitting
your site to search engines should
be included in the cost.
See “Tips
for Contracting a Webmaster”,
below. Reluctance
to invest time and money into a new marketing venture may be the reason a
business does not have a web site. When
deciding whether or not your business needs a web site remember other
marketing methods target only the local market, where as, a web site will broaden
your target market to world wide. You
will be the loser by not getting your web site out there.
You can be sure your competition has a web site and is getting your
business. Your reluctance will
end up costing you money, in the long run, by giving business away to your
competition. The most successful businesses have active web sites. Service businesses may be reluctant to have a web presence because they have no physical products to sell so feel they do not need a web site. Every business needs to have a web site whether they sell products or services. Another reason for having a web site is informative content. For instance, a Doctor could have a web site with information about good health, letting his customers know what his office hours are, maybe some of his accomplishments. Customers like to be informed about the providers of their product and services. Enlighten your existing customers with a convenient, informative web site. How
will people know I have a web site? Use
your web site and email address in all marketing and correspondences. Have
them on your letterhead, business cards, all ads, and tell all of your
current customers about your web site, each customer has at least 10 friends
to tell about your business.
Your Webmaster will register you in the search engines and people
will be able to use these to find your web site. What
can I expect to pay for a we Hosting
costs range from $0/mo to $50.00+/mo depending on your needs. For example
having a shopping cart on your site, to sell your products, will increase
your hosting expenses. Most
hosting services give a better deal for paying annually.
A good Webmaster has a quality inexpensive hosting service that they
has used before with great success. The
lowest priced hosing service is not always the best hosting service. Some web hosts will give free set up for certain deals, this
can save you up to $90.00 a year. Registering
a domain name (www.yourname.com) can
cost up to $35.00 per year. Your Webmaster should already know
the best deal. Webmaster fees vary. Some charge by the hour, some charge a flat rate, some charge per page, and some charge a variable rate. Beware of Webmasters that charge totally by the hour. They can really be slow and rack up the hours costing you more. A Webmaster that charges flat rate fee to start and function or hourly fees after that may be OK for you if you are not particular with the design of your site, as they usually offer a choice of pre designed sites and place your information in them. There are good Webmasters out there that will charge you only for variable functions they design for your site, this is the most cost effective way for a quality web site with your unique personality in mind because you pay only for what you get with a unique design created just for your web site presence. How do you know if your Webmaster is the best one for you? See “Tips for Contracting a Webmaster” below. What
do I need to get started? A contract will usually be required upon agreement to contract the Webmaster you have chosen to set up and design your web presence. The Webmaster will want the information for the content of your web site. Logos, brochures, pictures, and text to get started on the design of your site. During your initial meeting the Webmaster will let you know what is needed from you for your site. Let the Webmaster know what color scheme your want, what information your want to have on the site, and what your goals for having the site are. If you have a design idea or favorite site in mind show this to the Webmaster. Make sure to convey your ideas for design and content clearly to the Webmaster. I
already have a web site but am not happy with the design or content. What do
I do? Good question. A Webmaster can look over your present site, talk with you about what you would like to have, and plan with you to change design or content to your liking and needs. After this evaluation the Webmaster will redesign your site to your specifications. How
many pages can my web site be? The number of pages varies from web site to web site. You can have as few as 1 to as many as you need. Remember the more pages, interaction, special programming, and functionality your web site has the more it will cost. How
can I add or change content on my web site after it has been designed and
functioning. After the site is completed you can make arrangements with the Webmaster to update and change your site as often as you need. Usually a maintenance contract needs to be signed stating what services you need and how often you need them. The options usually are hourly, weekly, monthly, semi-annually, and yearly. How
do I know if a Webmaster is a good Webmaster? Tips for Contracting a Webmaster
What are Delaware Computer Techies Webmaster qualifications? Delaware
Computer Techies Webmaster has 12+ years experience in setting up, designing,
maintaining, and marketing web sites. Delaware
Computer Techies Webmaster will register your domain name, set your site up on a reliable web
host server, and design a web presence that is unique to your business. Our Webmaster
has skills in special programming
(Cascading Style Sheets, DHTML, Java, Java Script, forms, guest books, shopping carts, etc), search engine
submission, as well as, marketing your website online and off. Samples of Web sites designed by Delaware Computer Techies Webmaster can be
found
HERE.
Check out our work and feel free to contact the owners of the web sites for
an evaluation report about our Webmaster and Web Design Services Read
our customer's testimonials
HERE.
Delaware
Computer Techies will give you the contact information for customers they
have designed sites for. Delaware
Computer Techies charge variable rates and no extra start up or set up fees.
Some miscellaneous functions are charged hourly, like uploading files
to server, and changing text content, etc. Delaware Computer Techies Webmaster will work with you and discuss in detail what you need and want and what your goals are, as well as design and content ideas, for your unique web site. Our Webmaster will let you approve the design and content before putting your web site on the Internet for public viewing and will maintain your site after the site is fully functional on the Internet.
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