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GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR WEBSITE
There are three things you must do to get started on creating your online presence:
1. REGISTER YOUR DOMAIN NAME: The first thing you must do is to choose an available domain name for your website. For example www.1StopPS.com is our domain name or website name. You will want it to be as simple and short as possible. Difficult domain names are hard to remember and therefore undesirable. Try to make it as close to your companies name as possible. It is also better to have a dot com if at all possible. Dot net and dot org are also good choices if your dot com name is unavailable. Many people will register their name in all three (dot com, dot net and dot org) to ensure nobody else uses their name.
The cost to register your domain name for one year is $15.00 per
extension thru WorldWideYou.com. (Registering your domain name is free when you sign a one year hosting contract with 1 Stop.) That will give you the right to use your name for one year. World Wide You will notify you before your domain name expires and give you the opportunity to re register your name.
2. GET YOUR DOMAIN NAME HOSTED: Once you register your domain name you will need to host it. Think of hosting as the home (or host) of your website. Your website will be stored (hosted) on our server that is connected to the world wide web.
Hosting your website thru 1 Stop is only $12.95 a month and includes:
20 POP3 e mail accounts: Real e-mail accounts that you can add or delete e-mail addresses to. For example, if your company name was HotShotz and your name was Robert, your email would be
Robert@HotShotz.com not Robert3456@hotmail.com or Robert3456@yahoo.com So you can advertise your business every time you send an e-mail.
Webmail: You will have a sophisticated online e-mail center where you can send and receive e-mail from any online computer. This is great for managing your e-mails when you are away from home.
Your website will be banner and pop-up free.
Nothing is more unprofessional than big banner advertisements or pop-ups.
5 Gigs of web space: Your website will have up to 5
Gigs of space to use however you want. This is plenty of space for product pix, mp3’s and anything else you may need.
3. DECIDE ON THE TYPE OF WEBSITE YOU DESIRE. You have many choices when it comes to designing your website. You can choose the free basic website builder program where you design your own basic website, or you can go to
www.monstertemplate.com
and pick a flash website template and have us customize it for you, or you can have one of our web techs custom design a professional original site for
you.
Free Website: Go to www.HotShotzHeat.com
to see a sample of our free website. Keep in mind that the catalog section on this website where you can purchase products is an add on of the free website and is subject to a one time set up fee.
This website option is simple yet effective. It is for the company that wants a professional, easy to manage website without spending a lot of money. Your website features a Control panel that you can log on to from any online computer. With this Deluxe Control panel you can change your companies logo, text, add or delete digital pictures (products), change your background color or design, change your text color, change the text size, and you can even add or delete email accounts without having to learn any complicated programs or codes.
Flash Website Template: Go to www.MonsterTemplate.com
and look thru their flash templates. We can customize any website template you find there to represent your company. This is a great way to get a state of the art flash website without paying thousands of dollars. The average cost for a 5 page flash website that is completely customized to fit your needs is only $500.00. The same website customized could cost you over $2,000.00
Customized Website: If you have special needs or want something completely unique, you will be interested in a completely customized website. Please contact us directly. Our website development department will work with you on an individual basis to custom create and design a website that works for you.
It is a good idea to write down exactly what you want your website to do and what functions it needs to perform. You should make a list of what pages and links you need. Decide on what logos and graphics you want to use on your website and have the text for each page ready to post.
We look forward to working with you and establishing your online presence.
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