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WEB SITE DESIGN 1.  Why do you need a web site? 2.  How much does it cost to build a web site? 3.  How much does it cost to maintain a web site? 4.  Can you maintain my web site which has already been built by another provider?  If so, how much will it be? 5.  How often do you redesign the web site? 6.  What is included in your web site package?? 7.  I'm interested in having a web site without having to register for a domain.  How can that be done? DOMAIN REGISTRATION 1.  What is a domain name? 2.  What are the valid characters in a domain name? 3.  How long can a domain name be? 4.  What is the InterNIC? WEB SITE DESIGN 1.  Why do you need a web site?  [top] a.  Competition:  More and more businesses set up their web sites.  If you don't have a web site, you may be overlooked by Internet users.  b.  Cost Effective:  It is cost effective to have a web site as compared to advertising in the newspaper, radio, television, or magazine.  Also, your web site is up to date and customers can access it 24 hours a day from anywhere in the world. c.  Increase Customer Base:  Potential customers can access your site from anywhere in the world and place orders on-line, make inquiries, request quotes, etc. d.  Information Distribution:  Distribute information and communicate with employees and prospective clients. e.  Product Awareness:  Create product awareness by marketing a product or service online. 2.  How much does it cost to build a web site?   [top] Since each web site requires different features/components, we do not have a set price available. As a result, we request that you fill out a form to request for a quote, along with additional information that you would like to include in your web site, so that we can determine a price for you. We can put a package together for any company that is interested in having a web site.  Let us know what your budget is and we will put something together for you.  Click here to request a Quote. 3.  How much does it cost to maintain a web site?  [top] The cost to maintain your web site depends on the complexity of the site and how often you need us to update your site.  After determining how often you need the site updated, we will set a fix price for you.  The price ranges from $50 to $100.  The monthly fee is due on the 15th of the month.  However if you pay the full cost in advance, we will give you a 10% discount.  The discount does not apply to the initiation fee in setting up the web site. 4.  Can you maintain my web site which has already been built by another provider?  If so, how much will it be?  [top] See answer to question #3 above. 5.  How often do you redesign the web site?  [top] In order to keep your customers coming back and not have to look at the same design and layout every time, it is advised that we redesign your site at least once a year.   Every time we redesign your web site, we require that you pay the initiation fee again. DOMAIN REGISTRATION 1.  What is a domain name?  [top] A domain name is the name that people use in order to locate your web site.  Most company's web site is noted as www.the-company-name.com.   The domain names are categorized by the type of organization.  Commercial organizations end with "com", military organizations end with "mil", educational institutions end with "edu", goverment agencies end with "gov", and other organizations end with "org". 2.  What are the valid characters in a domain name?  [top] The only valid characters in a domain name are letters, numbers and a hyphen. Domain names cannot contain spaces.  Also, you cannot place a hyphen at the beginning or ending of a domain name. 3.  How long can a domain name be?  [top] A domain name can be up to 26 characters long (including the 4 characters used to identify the type of organization (.COM, .MIL, .EDU,   .GOV, or .ORG). Examples:       your-company-name.com is a valid domain name (21 characters)       www.your-company-name.com is not a domain name, www is the name of one computer       http://www.your-company-name.com is not a domain name, it is a uniform resource locator (URL) used by Web browsers to find documents (your web site) 4.  What is the InterNIC?  [top] InterNIC is the organization responsible for issuing your domain name.   It also keeps records about its'ownership.  We work with InterNIC to reserve the domain name that you have selected.